American-Eurasian Journal of Scientific Research 3 (1): 7-14, 2008 ISSN 1818-6785 © IDOSI Publications, 2008 The Influence of Class-Size on the Quality of Output in Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria T.O. Adeyemi Department of Educational Foundations & Management, University of Ado-Ekiti, P. M. B. 5363, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Abstract: This paper examined the influence of class-size on the quality of output in secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all the 141 secondary
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business corporation, it is the shareholders who stand in this relationship to the firm. Yet as the recent wave of corporate scandals has demonstrated once again, it can be extraordinarily difficult for shareholders to exercise effective control of management, or more generally, for the firm to achieve the appropriate alignment of interests between managers and owners. After all, it is shareholders who were the ones most hurt by the scandals at Enron, Tyco, Worldcom, Parmalat, Hollinger, and elsewhere
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Tournaments and Piece Rates Revisited: A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Premium Incentives Werner Guth Rene Levnsky Kerstin Pully Ori Weiselz June 22, 2010 Abstract Tournaments represent an increasingly important component of organizational compensation systems. While prior research focused on xed-prize tournaments, i.e., on tournaments where the prize or prize sum to be awarded is set in advance, we introduce a new type of tournament into the literature: premium incentives
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company use its resources profitably so that it can pay interest and principal on its debt. Owners are concerned that the company be profitable so that stock values will increase. Company managers must show they can manage the owners’ investment and produce the profits that owners and creditors demand. Because top management must meet the profit expectations of company owners, it passes down to the lower levels of management those profitability goals, which are then spread throughout the company
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Europe, Hong Kong, the rest of Asia-Pacific, including the Middle East and Africa, North America and South America. Its total assets at 31 December 2009 were £579 billion. The Bank is the HSBC Group’s principal operating subsidiary undertaking in Europe. As at 31 December 2003, the Bank’s principal subsidiary undertakings and their main geographical areas of activity were: * CCF S.A. (formerly Credit Commercial de France S.A.) France * HSBC Asset Finance (UK) Limited United Kingdom *
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that engagement? There are specific fraud risk factors that were apparently present during the 2000 NextCard audit. Those fraud risk factors are listed below. (A) NextCard’s management team did not have a good internal audit team set up. NextCard also was not honest about the accounting reports. (B) NextCard’s management made financial promises to financial analysts regarding their company’s future
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Word or both and all the work must be presented in a detailed manner. Requirements of the Case Analysis which require a written response are expected to consist of an introduction, well-referenced body with appropriate headings and sub-headings, conclusion and reference list. APA style is required. Completed papers will typically be 4-5 pages in length and must read as a well-edited, professional paper. All papers will be typed, double-spaced, spell-checked, grammar-checked, and prepared in APA format
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Report about Airline Industry 1. Introduction Airline is a large and growing industry. It facilitates economic growth, world trade, international investment and tourism therefore it is a central industry in Canada. Airlines are companies that provide air transport services for passengers and freights. Airlines lease or own their aircrafts with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit. Airline services can be categorized as
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Faculty of Management Studies in Islamic International University, Islamabad & Director Research Iqra University Islamabad Abstract This study explores the role of interpersonal relationships as an impact factor in stress healing and job performance among Gomal University teachers. The determinants of stress healers which have been investigated include the role of relationships with family members, close relatives, friends, and colleague teachers and with management including the principal/head
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