ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (ZIMSEC) ADVANCED LEVEL SYLLABUS BUSINESS STUDIES 9198 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR 2008-2012 2 BUSINESS STUDIES ZGCE Advanced Level 9198 CONTENTS Introduction Syllabus Aims Assessment Objectives Scheme of Assessment Curriculum Content Notes for Guidance Resource List PAGE 2 2 2 3 3 10 25 3 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The aim of this syllabus is to enable Centres to develop Business Studies courses that are suitable for Advanced Level candidates
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1 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Laziness is a mental state of an individual when it lacks energy and/or the desire to perform tasks, which can have several causes (Steve, 2010). A lazy person is one who is not aware of their thoughts, emotions and actions. One who is aware of their thoughts as they occur, the feelings that pass through them and the actions they take, are the ones who are not lazy. So, one can be very active and still be very lazy, or one can be not active
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Accounting and Economics 39 (2005) 509–533 www.elsevier.com/locate/jae To blame or not to blame: Analysts’ reactions to external explanations for poor financial performance$ Jan Barton, Molly Mercerà Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA Received 3 March 2003; received in revised form 17 March 2005; accepted 4 April 2005 Abstract Managers often provide self-serving disclosures that blame poor financial performance on temporary external
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Strategies for Conflict Management in Nursing Carmen Buzea Lewis University Almost J, Doran D, Hall L, Laschinger H. Antecedents and consequences of intra-group conflict among nurses J. Almost et al. Antecedents and consequences of intra-group conflict. Journal of Nursing Management [serial online]. November 2010; 18(8):981-992. Available from: CINAHL Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 3, 2013. A research made at Ryerson University, in Toronto by Almost J. PhD, RN, Doran D, M,
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implications this has for accounting theory development. Introduction Accounting is a subject that is guided with principles and regulations. Thus, it is often regarded as a rigid, rigorous, and highly analytical discipline with very precise interpretations. However, this is far from the truth. For instance, two organizations that are otherwise homogeneous can apply different valuation methods giving entirely distinct but equally correct answers. One may argue that a choice between accounting schemes
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Chapter 1 1. The most probable price which a property will bring in a competitive and open market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale is: a. transaction price. b. most probable selling price. c. market value. d. investment value. 2. Investment value: a. is an objective estimate of a property’s worth as an investment. b. is the value of the property as an investment, and therefore is also the most probable selling price. c. from the present owner’s perspective sets the upper
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“User acceptance and Behavioral Intention towards using Airtel 3G Mobile Services ’’ By Tasnia Binte Sikder ID: 1120328
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INTRODUCTION Education aims to provide learning and knowledge, also to enhance the skills and abilities of every student, to bring competence, and guide them with positive attitudes and values. Quality education is considered as an important factor to produce globally competitive professionals in order to build a strong nation and to bring out the best way to get along with global competition. Education is facing challenges in terms of worldwide movement of international students mostly from the
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history, attitudes, etc.) (Kennickell 1998) Using SPSS we will analyze this data and determine what correlations exist between the variables and our dependent variable, household debt. Other government sites we will examine are the Bureau of Labor Statistics and The International Monetary Fund, but most of our regressions and other data information will come from the Federal Reserve data. We examine this issue on a macroeconomic level, prior to the recession of 2008. With the extensive amount of research
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Identification of relevant social factors that affect customer behavior in purchasing car 1.1 Background of the Study The main purpose of this research is to identify the relevant social factors that affect purchase intention in purchasing car. The result of the research could be used as reference by the car dealer and manufacture which allows to understand the requirement of the market demand in Malaysia. Since there are a lot of competitors in vehicle industry provides advance manufacturing
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