GLOBALIZATION: BOON OR BANE INTRODUCTION Globalisation can be defined as the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows through the rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. The fact that is important in today’s globalisation that really matters is that the accelerating speed is very fast. In the past it takes years or decades for
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Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad. © Gujarat Institute of Development Research First Published ISBN Price January 2013 81-89023-70-5 Rs. 40.00 Abstract There exists a glaring gap in the literature studying the role of subnational factors in the export performance of enterprises. A preliminary analysis of the spatial determinants of firms’ export activities by Indian states has been undertaken in this study. The size of technological knowledge stock, port facilities and
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Who Cares? Why the Shortageof Nurses Should Matter Dondi A. Dancy Webster University INTRODUCTION The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that between calendar years 2001 and 2018 the most significant increase in job growth will occur in the healthcare industry, primarily within the nursing sector. Registered Nurses (more commonly known as RNs) complete an Associate degree nursing program (ASN) or higher (BSN, MSN, ND, DNSc, or DNP). Every healthcare experience involves the knowledge
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success of corporations and to their long-term sustainability (going concern). It is also recognised that good corporate governance can enhance corporate responsibility and improve the reputation of companies, which in turn can attract local and foreign investors. Corporate governance is also seen as a deterrent to corruption and unethical business practices that has scared our business image.( WOYO MANNERS 2013) The market discipline and transparency
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Accountant from Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Prior to his lecturing career, he served as a Group Financial Controller of a local company. Mr. Mohd Jamil has a wide experience in the teaching of Accounting and Finance, as he has been involved in the academic field for more than 9 years. Subject Overview The subject aims to develop an understanding of a representative range of issues in international finance and global financial markets. It covers topics such as sport and forward exchange rates
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economic and policy factors related to the potential adoption of IFRS by the United States. In this part, we develop the conceptual framework for our analysis of potential costs and benefits from IFRS adoption in the United States. Drawing on the academic literature in accounting, finance, and economics, we assess the potential impact of IFRS adoption on the quality and comparability of U.S. reporting practices, the ensuing capital market effects, and the potential costs of switching from U.S. GAAP to IFRS
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strategy that is one of the core factors of an innovation success. We research the influence of nine external and internal factors on product and business processes innovation. For the analysis of important relations and conclusions, beside theoretical literature, we use the results of several studies. Key Words: product innovations, business processes innovation, industry maturity, customer needs, demand, technological opportunity, investment attractiveness, company size, export orientation INTRODUCTION
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter contains the gathered researches from different sources. These different studies will be used as a guide and support to the research. The related literature starts with the good and important effects of different gadgets used in learning areas and goes on with the possible effects that might happen to Students when technology is being used extensively. On the later part of the chapter are the gathered related studies and articles done by various
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English Majors’ TEM-4/8 Performances 姓 名 俞星星 学 号 30608160 专业班级 英语0603 所在学院 外国语学院 指导教师（职称） 指导教师（讲师） 二○一○年 五 月 二十 日 毕业设计（论文） 开 题 报 告 （包括选题的意义、可行性分析、研究的内容、研究方法、 拟解决的关键问题、预期结果、研究进度计划等） RESEARCH PROPOSAL An Analysis of English Majors’ Writing Ability and Improvement Strategies: A Case Study on ZUCC English Majors’ TEM-4/8 Performances 1. Purpose and Significance
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paper employs techniques from stochastic production frontier and panel data literature to test a spillover hypothesis for large sized ®rms that `presence of foreign-owned ®rms and foreign technical capital stock in a sector leads to reduced dispersion in eciency in the sector and fall is higher for the ®rms that invest in R&D activities'. Dispersion being a relative concept, it may still fall if both the leading foreign ®rm and domestic ®rms show fall in technical eciency over the period and the
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