sustainable development. It uses a case study of COFERENE, a successful women’s NGO in Costa Rica, to explore the nature of partnerships, the contextual factors that shape them, the successes that can be realized from their wise use, and the potential problems that may arise. There are lessons, both optimistic and cautionary, to be learned from COFERENE’S experiences. This article analyzes these lessons. In synthesis, partnerships are complex and demanding, though there are cases in which women’s NGOs have
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Chapter 1: Introduction to HSBC Group 1.0 HSBC Mission Statement: “We aim to satisfy our customers with high quality service that reflects our global image as the premier international bank” Objectives of HSBC: HSBC’s objectives are to provide innovative products supported by quality delivery of systems and excellence customer services, to train and motivate staffs and to exercise social responsibility. By combining regional strengths with group network HSBC’s aim
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do hereby declare that the summer internship project entitled Credit Appraisal Process on Working Capital Finance at HDFC Bank (MSME) has been undertaken by me for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration. I have completed this study under the guidance of Prof. Krishna M, Professor of Finance, Institute of Management, Christ University, Bangalore. I also declare that this project work has not been submitted for the award of any degree, diploma, associate ship or fellowship or
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Introductions Today, it is difficult to find anyone who is interested in cars, environmental protection, or IT technologies and who has never heard about Tesla Motors, the company which was found in 2003 by Elon Musk. He developed a person-to-person payment platform known as PayPal, which made him a billionaire. And after that he decided to focus on realization of his long-standing dreams: one is Space X – the company, the main purpose of which is the design of launch vehicles and the cargo delivery
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Long-term Finance and Economic Growth Working Group on Long-term Finance The views expressed in this report are those of the Working Group on Long-term Finance and do not necessarily represent the views of the individual members of the Group of Thirty. ISBN 1-56708-160-6 Copies of this paper are available for $49 from: The Group of Thirty 1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel.: (202) 331-2472 E-mail: info@group30.org; www.group30.org Long-term Finance and Economic Growth
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IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON SHAREHOLDERS’ VALUE: A STUDY OF INDIAN FIRMS Synopsis of the Thesis to be submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In MANAGEMENT By Sujata Kapoor Enrollment No: 064009053 Date of Registration: July 2006 Under the Guidance of Supervisor: Dr Kanwal Anil Co-Supervisor: Dr Naseem Abidi Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida A-10, SECTOR 62, NOIDA, INDIA (12) December, 2009 Sujata Kapoor, JBS, JIIT,Dec’ 2009
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McKinsey Global Institute June 2011 Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), established in 1990, is McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm. MGI’s mission is to help leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors develop a deeper understanding of the evolution of the global economy and to provide a fact base that contributes to decision making on critical management
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UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Aruna Chandra Hall (Near Post Office), Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh-160 014 (India) Telefax: 0172-2701403 Phone: 0172-2534889 Email: uiams@pu.ac.in Website: uiams.puchd.ac.in SYLLABUS OF THE 1ST YEAR TRIMESTER – I CODE MBA-011 MBA-021 MBA-031 MBA-041 MBA-051 MBA-061a MBA-061b PAPER Principles and Practices of Management Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision Making. Managerial Economics Human Resource Management Accounting
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SystemStandard Costing and Variance AnalysisContemporary Issues like Kaizen Costing, Target Costing, Life Cycle Costing, and Cost Audit and Cost Accounting Standards | 9 | 20 | 4. Teaching Pedagogy: The course will use the following pedagogical tools: (a) Case discussion covering a cross section of decision situations. (b) Discussions on issues and techniques (c) Projects/ Assignments/
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Harvard Business School 9-200-069 Rev. May 3, 2001 Debt Policy at UST Inc. In December 1998, UST Inc.’s board of directors approved a plan to borrow up to $1 billion over five years to accelerate its stock buyback program.1 For UST Inc., the leading producer of moist smokeless tobacco products and a company widely known for its conservative debt policy and high dividend payout (uninterrupted cash dividends since 1912), this announcement generated considerable attention on Wall Street
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