Executive Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of some local banks and track the performance of these banks with superior ratings for environmental, social and governance practices in Bangladesh and these banks are: Eastern Bank Limited, One Bank Limited and Mutual Trust Bank Limited. The study specifically focused on the extent to which companies practicing CSR complied with basic legal labor standards involving their
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course or being withdrawn from this course by your instructor, School of Business Dean’s Office or by the Graduate Studies Department. The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary. COURSE PREREQUISITE: All MBA Foundations classes must be completed or waived before enrollment in FIN 611. REQUIRED MATERIALS: 1. Textbook – Corporate Finance: The Core, by J. Berk and P. DeMarzo, published by Prentice Hall, ISBN (10‐digit) 0132153688. Available in loose
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mba elective summaries table oF coNteNts Page 1. accounting and control Page 2. Decision sciences Page 3. economics and Political science Page 5. entrepreneurship and Family enterprise Page 9. Finance Page 11. marketing Page 13. organisational behaviour Page 14. strategy Page 16. technology and operations management Here is a list of electives that were offered to the MBA Classes of 2012. This list is not comprehensive and is likely to change annually to reflect changes in the economic
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Journal of Business Case Studies – November/December 2010 Volume 6, Number 6 Calculating The Beta Coefficient And Required Rate Of Return For Coca-Cola John C. Gardner, University of New Orleans, USA Carl B. McGowan, Jr., Norfolk State University, USA Susan E. Moeller, Eastern Michigan University, USA ABSTRACT In this paper, we demonstrate how to compute the required rate of return for Coca-Cola using modern portfolio theory with data downloaded from the internet. We demonstrate how to
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FIN 442 MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE Winter 2013 Lee McClain Parks Hall 39 (360) 650-3973 Lee.McClain@wwu.edu OFFICE HOURS: TR 10:00-11:50 and by appointment PREREQUISITES: FIN 341 REQUIRED MATERIALS: Moffett, Stonehill, Eiteman; Fundamentals of Multinational Finance, 4th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2012) ISBN: 0132138077. Access to The Wall Street Journal. COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. To expand a student’s knowledge beyond domestic financial management. 2.
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International Finance: A Course Overview Mihir A. Desai* Harvard University and NBER ABSTRACT This paper describes the International Finance course at Harvard Business School for instructors considering adopting the associated material. The paper begins by arguing that the forces of globalization have fundamentally changed the scope and activities of firms thereby altering the practice of finance within these firms. As a consequence of an increasing reliance on tightly-integrated foreign operations
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Dividends on Stock Prices– A Case of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry of Pakistan Kanwal Iqbal Khan University of Central Punjab, Lahore Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Business Management (ISBN: 978-969-9368-06-6) Effect Of Dividends On Stock Prices 2 Abstract In Pakistan corporate sector is adversely facing competition due to economic downturn in the world and making efforts to survive in a competitive and uncertain economic environment. This study will help to improve dividend
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responsibilities for selecting, deploying, training, appraising, rewarding, relating to and retaining human resources. Learning Outcomes: On completing the module, students are expected to be able to: • Explain the contribution of the HR function to corporate strategy; • Discuss the processes of recruitment, assessment and selection; • Outline activities involved in developing human resources and facilitating learning; • Explain the link between rewards, motivation and performance;
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The effect of the board of directors’ characteristics on corporate social responsibility disclosure by Islamic banks: evidence from Gulf Cooperation Council countries Abdullah Awadh Bukair and Azhar Abdul Rahman Abstract Corporate social activities have become major subjects because of their effects on the quality life of citizens, in particular, and on the society at large. Therefore, today, there is an increase awareness of social responsibility due to the challenges meeting the financial institutions
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January 2007 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MALAYSIA: THE EFFECT OF CORPORATE REFORMS AND STATE BUSINESS RELATION IN MALAYSIA Nor Azizah Zainal Abidin 1 and Halimah @ Nasibah Ahmad2 1 Faculty of Public Management and Law, 2 Faculty of Accountancy Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia ABSTRACT The Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 not only introduced the term of corporate governance but also drew attention of the public about the weaknesses of Malaysian corporate governance practice
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