WHAT IS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the process whereby residents of one country (the source/home country) acquire ownership of assets for the purpose of controlling the production, distribution and other activities of a firm in another country (the host country) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) defines foreign direct investment (FDI) as a category of international investment where a resident in one economy (the direct investor) obtains a lasting interest
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of general management, that of prompting and stimulating every employee to make his fullest contribution to the purpose of a business. Human resource management is not something that could be separated from the basic managerial function. It is a major component of the broader managerial function. French Wendell, defines ―Human resource management as the recruitment, selection, development, utilisation, compensation and motivation of human resources by the organisation‖. According to Edwin B. Flippo
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Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Volume13, 2004) 177-195 177 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Solomon Negash Computer Science and Information Systems Department Kennesaw State University snegash@kennesaw.edu ABSTRACT Business intelligence systems combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers. The objective is to improve the timeliness and quality of inputs to the decision process. Business Intelligence
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Department of Law, Economics, Accountancy and Risk AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE Introduction The concept of independence is strongly associated with professionally standard auditing (Olagunju, 2011, pp.85). In other to maintain the utmost standard for the accounting profession, independence is seen as being free from control or pressure and not allowing situations which would tend to weaken objectivity or create personal preconceived notions (Porter and Simon et al., 1996). Audit improves the trustworthiness
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government has focused on liberalization of policies to welcome foreign direct investments. These investments have been a key driver for accelerating the economic growth through technology transfer, employment generation, and improved access to managerial expertise, global capital, product markets and distribution network. FDI in India has enabled to achieve a certain degree of financial stability; growth and development to sustain and compete in the global economy. KEYWORDS: FDI, GDP, Growth
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CHAPTER-1 1.1 Abstract: As Bangladesh is a developing country, the corporate culture is growing very slightly in our country. One of the important aspects of a corporation is its "Dividend Policy" that affects the financial structure, flow of funds, liquidity, price of stocks, and shareholder's satisfaction. This paper attempts to determine how the British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Ltd. (BATBC) uses its dividend policy to increase the value of the firm and the impact of dividend
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Exam–Part 1 Answers ..........................................................................................56 Sample Waiver Exam–Part 2 Answers ..........................................................................................60 Corporate Finance (FNCE611/612) Placement/Waiver Exam–Part 1....................................................................................................65 Placement/Waiver Exam–Part 2.......................................................................
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stakeholders and involving the participation of over 6,000 individuals and organisations – members, students, employers (both existing and potential), CIMA tuition partners, universities and our examiner and marker team – we have designed a professional finance training and development solution that is second to none. I commend this revised CIMA Professional Qualification to you. It will be examined for the first time in 2010, so there is plenty of time to absorb the exciting changes contained in the pages
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aCHAPTER 1 BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS At the end of this Module the student shall be able to: Understand the various types of business organisations that can be established. Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business Introduction A business activity is any legal activity that may be owned by one person as a sole proprietor or can be owned jointly by two or more people thereby creating a partnership. The main aim of many business operations is to make a profit either in the
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An Assignment On Managing Risk in Business Table of Contents 1. Introduction: 3 1.1 Theoretical Review: 3 2. Relationship between Financial and Risk Management: 4 2.1 Role of Risk Management 4 2.2 Importance of Measuring Risk: 5 3. Types of risks faced by the college: 6 4. Responsibilities for Management of Risk: 7 5. Strategies and Objectives for Risk Management: 8 6. Support of effective risk management: 11 7. Conclusion: 13 8. References: 14 1. Introduction: In
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