strategy, business environment, operations resources and performance: an empirical study of retail firms in China. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. Access from the University of Nottingham repository: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14191/1/546558.pdf Copyright and reuse: The Nottingham ePrints service makes this work by researchers of the University of Nottingham available open access under the following conditions. · Copyright and all moral rights to the version of the paper presented
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economic integration, markedly, the preferential trade area, free trade area, custom union, common market, economic union and complete political integration (“What are trading blocs?”, n.d.). Customarily, the preferential trade area denotes the lowest level of commitment to reducing tariff barriers; typically member nations reduce trade barriers sans eliminating any amoung themselves (Finance Train, 2012). Whereas, the free trade area exists under the terms whereby trade barriers are removed on all member
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Sample Final Exam Name:___________________________________________ 1. Which of the following are advantages of owning bonds? I. diversification properties II. higher long-term returns than equity holdings III. current income IV. relatively low risk A. I and II only B. I, III and IV only C. I, II and III only D. I, II, III and IV 2. The bond market is considered bearish when A. market interest rates are low or falling. B. market interest rates are high or rising. C. the risk-free
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Loyalty in Private Retail Banking: An Empirical Study S Arun Kumar1, B Tamil Mani2, S Mahalingam3 and M Vanjikovan4 This paper examines the service quality dimensions of Indian private banks dealing with retail banking. Overall service quality level acts as an antecedent for customer satisfaction. The factors extracted give perceived service quality dimensions which correlate with overall attitudinal loyalty. Overall service quality further tested for any significant relationship with attitudinal
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm JMD 30,2 Leadership behaviors, organizational culture and knowledge management practices An empirical investigation Hai Nam Nguyen and Sherif Mohamed School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between leadership behaviors and knowledge management (KM) practices. More specifically
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Stock Company 1 1. History 1 2. The achievements 1 3. The company’s organization 1 4. Leadership and management capacity 2 5. Charter capital 2 6. The deverlopment orientation 3 7. Business development plans in the future 6 8. Prospects for development 6 B. Analysis of financial statement 7 I. Analysis of the general situation. 7 1. Assets allocation 7 2. Capital structure 12 II. Analysis of business performance . 14 III.Analysis of financial indicators 17 1. Analysis
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UVA-F-1537 INVESTURE, LLC, AND SMITH COLLEGE In January 2004, Alice Handy’s new investment advisory firm, Investure, LLC, was attempting to land its first client, Smith College, an elite liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts with a $913 million endowment. Handy, fresh from her previous position as chief executive officer of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO), had 25 years of experience managing money and a track record of success. Over
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Course Code: C201 Cost and Management Accounting (CMA) 1. Objectives: The course intends to equip students with the ability to apply cost concepts in managerial decision making. At the end of the course, they are expected to have learnt the methodology and techniques for application of cost and managerial accounting and information in the formation of policies and in the planning and control of the operations of the organization. The course covers the nature of managerial accounting; activity
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T H E J O U R N A L THEORY & PRACTICE FOR FUND MANAGERS O F FALL 2013 Volume 22 Number 3 RISKBASED PORTFOLIOS special section The Voices of Influence | iijournals.com Pursuing the Low Volatility Equity Anomaly: Strategic Allocation or Active Decision? ERIK KNUTZEN ERIK K NUTZEN is the chief investment officer at NEPC LLC in Cambridge, MA. eknutzen@nepc.com FALL 2013 JOI-KNUTZEN.indd 75 I n the past several years, asset managers have built investment
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