rules and practices, we contribute to both institutional theory and the sociology of social class differences. We encourage future research on social class and discuss some of the challenges inher- ent in conducting it. Several contemporary developments—includ- ing the financial crisis of 2008 (Rajan, 2010), the shrinking of the middle class (Leicht & Fitzger- ald, 2007), and the rise of the “new poor” in America (Cohen, 2010)— have reinjected the is- sue of social class differences and inequality
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Employment News 31 May - 6 June 2014 www.employmentnews.gov.in 21 UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 09/2014-CSP (LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 30/06/2014) DATE :31.05.2014 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2014 (Commission’s website-http://upsc.gov.in) F. No. 1/5/2013-E.I(B) : Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 24th Aug
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Critical Perspectives on Accounting (1996) 7 , 409 – 435 RECONSIDERING THE ‘‘SOCIAL’’ IN POSITIVE ACCOUNTING THEORY: THE CASE OF SITE RESTORATION COSTS DEAN NEU AND CYNTHIA SIMMONS University of Calgary This paper seeks to challenge the hegemony of positive accounting theory explanations of managerial behaviour. We argue that the decontextualized perspective of positive accounting theory is limiting and that changing the perspective offers a more complete explanation of behaviour. Starting
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Study Guide for the Certification Examination Fifth Edition ACAMS.org ACAMS.org/español ACAMSToday.org MoneyLaundering.com Study Guide for the Certification Examination Fifth Edition a publication of the association of certified anti-money laundering specialists Study Guide for the Certification Examination Fifth Edition Executive Vice President John J. Byrne, CAMS Editor Robert S. Pasley, CAMS Co-Editor Kevin M. Anderson, CAMS Contributors Joyce Broome
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successful operational command and staff backgrounds from each Service are selected to receive their senior service college credit by training with Corporate America. The program’s intent is to allow officers to spend a year outside their traditional career paths to glean the best of change, innovation, and leading-edge business practices that could potentially transform DoD business and operational practices. To date, 65 corporate fellows have gone on to form a cadre of Service leaders, knowledgeable
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The Cosmopolitan Society and its Enemies Ulrich Beck I N THIS article I want to discuss three questions: (1) What is a cosmopolitan sociology? (2) What is a cosmopolitan society? (3) Who are the enemies of cosmopolitan societies? What is a Cosmopolitan Sociology? Let me start by attempting to nail a pudding to the wall, that is, defining the key terms ‘globalization’ and ‘cosmopolitanization’. At the beginning of the 21st century the conditio humana cannot be understood nationally or locally
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COMMON PROSPECTUS Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree Diplomas Certificates Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, INDIA | www.ignou.ac.in Price: Rs. 100/- by cash at the counter | Rs. 150/- by Registered Post Electronic version of the prospectus is available for download at: http://www.ignou.ac.in Online Admission & Payment Gateway RECOGNITION IGNOU is a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985). IGNOU Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates
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Management : 100% Special Economic Zones : 100% Air Transport Services (Domestic Airlines) : 100% for NRIs 49% for Others Single Brand Retail : 100% (0% for multi brand retail) Townships- housing- built up infrastructure and construction development projects : 100% Coal & lignite : 74% Mining (Mining of Diamonds and precious stones) : 74% Airports : 74% Telecommunications : 74% Trading : 51% Private Sector Banking : 49% Insurance : 26% Print media : 26% (Newspapers)
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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change. (Charles Darwin) Introduction In this chapter, we turn our focus to how organizations sustain advantage. We do this through exploring strategic change, while, to complement this in Chapter 12, we examine strategic innovation and corporate entrepreneurship. Strategic change is about ensuring that the organization is consistently relevant in its market arenas and, as the opening
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