various degrees of option, attitude and other concepts. This can be done in two ways viz, (i) making a judgment about some characteristic of an individual and then placing him directly on a scale that has been defined in terms of that characteristic and (ii) constructing questionnaires in such a way that the score of individual’s responses assigns him a place on a scale. It may be stated here that a scale is a continuum, consisting of the highest point (in terms of some characteristic e.g. preference,
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Concept Accounting Conventions Conservatism Consistency Materiality Full Disclosure Your Check Your Understanding Descriptive Questions Interview Questions Accounting for Managers 24 2.1 INTRODUCTION Accounting is the language of business. When we speak in any language, our intention is our ideas are to be understood by others. Language can be understood only when words used by us convey the same meaning to the listener. Both the speaker and listener should mean the same for the
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and organizational (I/O) psychology has been studied since the infancy of psychology itself (Spector, 2008). In the beginning, I/O psychology was wholly concerned with the industrial side of the field—which concentrated on the management aspects of business and emphasized human resources—as opposed to the organization side, which is concerned with improving work conditions in the workplace. Yet, as the field has grown over the years it has come to include the full spectrum of industry and organization
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Stenström* Jessica J. Thorell** Abstract: This paper investigates the performance of regular mutual funds compared to Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) mutual funds, over the time period of January 2001 to September 2007. The paper extends the research on the performance of SRI funds by using holding data of regular funds to create replicating portfolios. In the replicating portfolios, unethical investments are excluded according to a norm-based screening list, hence creating artificial SRI funds
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change” rather than trying to understand if this foresight activity has added any value to the growth or success of the corporate. Consequently, in this study the author sheds light on the value creation from corporate-foresight activities and methods and practices used in different companies for corporate foresight. The paper focuses on the data from 20 case studies to assess if potential value contribution is done through the corporate foresight activities. Corporate
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This research was carried out to find out the challenges and the economic and operational impact of change on supply chain, including the options available to improve the challenges and create increased performance on the chain. To drive home the study we focused on PHRC Limited in Nigeria. We also undertake a comprehensive review of current literatures in the topic area as to lay ground work for the study. We equally adopted narrative and descriptive methods in analyzing the data
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schools Subject: Guidelines for Project Work in Business Studies for Classes XI and XII w.e.f. the academic session 2012-13 and the Board Examination 2013. Dear Principal, Kindly refer to the Business Studies syllabus for Classes XI and XII pertaining to the Board Examination year 2013 which provides for Project Work of 10 marks in both the classes at senior school level. The Board has brought out Guidelines for Project Work for perusal of the Business Studies teachers. Kindly bring these to the notice
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schools Subject: Guidelines for Project Work in Business Studies for Classes XI and XII w.e.f. the academic session 2012-13 and the Board Examination 2013. Dear Principal, Kindly refer to the Business Studies syllabus for Classes XI and XII pertaining to the Board Examination year 2013 which provides for Project Work of 10 marks in both the classes at senior school level. The Board has brought out Guidelines for Project Work for perusal of the Business Studies teachers. Kindly bring these to the notice
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Reviewer: 3 1.5. Purpose of the Article 3 II. Analysis and Synthesis 4 2.1. Most important conclusion 4 2.2. Special issue about the study subject 6 2.3. Relating issues raised in the article with the business environment and financial system in Ethiopia 7 2.4. Points we Agree or Disagree with 7 2.5. One part of the article that helped to understand finance 8 III. Hypothesis Comparison. 8 IV. How the information in the article affect the business manager in us 9 4.1. Becoming a better financial
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Appendix : Comprehensive Cases Case 1: Managing Motivation in a Difficult Economy Learning Goals In this case, you’ll have an opportunity to assess a motivational program designed to re-energize a troubled company’s workforce. Acting on behalf of the company’s executive board, you’ll evaluate the board’s current strategy based on survey data. You’ll also advise board members about improving the effectiveness of this program based on what you’ve learned about goal setting and motivation
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