Abstract: The case portrays the evolution of the partnership between software giant Microsoft Corporation and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative was created in 1999, as a bottom-up idea, when Microsoft employees initiated to help the victims of the Kosovo crisis. The outcome was a software registration system that today helps UNHCR administer their refugee camps in a more efficient and constructive way. The case illustrates an
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ICT ENVIRONMENT” Case study: Prime Minister Office – Regional Administration and Local Government TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 4 1 INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 Overview of business records management in Tanzania 5 1.2 Statement of the Problem 6 1.2.1 Legal requirements: 7 1.2.2 Policy instruments: 8 1.2.3 The current situation 9 1.3 Objectives of the study 10 1.3.1 General objective 10 1.3.2 Specific objectives 11 1.4 Research Questions 11 1.5 Significance of the study 12 2 CHAPTER TWO:
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competitor without scientific studies to substantiate your claims could lead to charges of deception. Saying you make a better pizza is puffery. Saying two out of three people prefer your pizza when you have no studies to substantiate the claim crosses the line to deception. Literal false largely applies to promotional materials that involve statistical and testing proof of claims. The “tests prove” literal false advertising is where advertising relies on a study or test that establishes the supposed
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Concealed weapons in the workplace have been a legal issue in the business field for quite some time. Citizens shouldn't be permitted to carry a concealed weapon to their workplace because this would cause more danger than it would protection in the workplace. Besides the dangers it will cause, on the civilian side there are also liability issues that have arisen concerning employee rights and workplace safety. There are laws passed at both the state and federal levels that allow United States citizens
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My Learnings in Business Ethics, Social Responsibility and Good Governance What is ‘business ethics’? Business ethics talks on the behavior of people involved in a business. Business ethics is about ethical property. Business ethics affects one’s decision making of doing what is good, correct, and moral and avoiding doing evil. Business ethics means developing self. What is ‘social responsibility’? Social responsibility means doing well to others where in you need to consider the full scope
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through macroeconomic reform and structural adjustments that are needed to establish the Islamic financial system and the complications that arise when an effort is made to bring about the transformation without creating such an environment. In this study, an attempt has been made to answer some of these questions. Munawar Iqbal, Chief, Islamic Banking and Finance Division prepared the first draft. The second draft was prepared jointly by him and Mabid Ali Al-Jarhi, Director, IRTI. That draft was thoroughly
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CASE STUDY #1 | The Function of Accounting Information Systems in the Enron and Bernard Madoff Fraud Cases | | | | | | | What is the definition of accounting information system? The Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems textbook defines accounting information system “as a collection of data and processing procedures that creates needed information for its users” (Bagranoff, 2010). A key factor in determining the success in an organization is its accounting information
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NII TORTO QUAO (022 0207) DECEMBER 2009 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this long essay is the original research undertaken by me, including all references from other books, handouts, internet, magazines, textbooks, etc under the supervision of the under signed lecturer. Mr. Albert Akanferi …………………………….. ……………………………….. (Supervisor) Signature Date Nii Torto Quao …………………………….. ………………………………. (Student) Signature Date i ABSTRACT A strong and efficient tax system provides the basis
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How roles and functions contribute to organisational performance A Tarmac case study Page 1: Introduction A Nottingham County Surveyor, Edgar Purnell Hooley, discovered tarmac by accident in the early 20th century. He found a barrel of tar had spilled onto the road at a local ironworks. This had mixed with waste slag from the furnaces. The result was a dust-free, strong surface. Hooley created and patented the product that could take the weight of the new automobile. In 1903 the Tarmacadam syndicate
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coal operators who were only after exploiting the miners for their own profit gain. They would bribe the politician and the leadership so that they can flaunt all the laws in regard to the conditions of work and the state of the mines like in the case of Centralia N.o 5 mine where even after numerous inspections and reports about the law not being regarded and the risk it poised to the miners in the mine the company was still allowed to operate.Centralia was owned by Centralia coal company with Bell
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