12/17/92 Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction In early June 1991, Salomon Vice-Chairman John Meriwether had a problem. The U.S. Treasury was inquiring about the possibility that Salomon had engineered a "squeeze" in the market for $12 billion in new Treasury notes auctioned on May 22, 1991. Ordinarily, the Treasury's concern over the possibility of a squeeze was not particularly problematic. Squeezes—that is, an unpredicted shortness of supply or high demand for a security—were not uncommon and
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structured and systematic approach of achieving a sustained change in human behavior within an organization. The success of implementing change is generally associated with those who facilitate the change process. The change agent is defined here as a manager who seeks “to reconfigure an organizations roles, responsibilities, structures, outputs, processes, systems, technology or other resources” (Buchanan and Badham, 1999) in the light of improving organizational effectiveness. The role of change agents
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the terminal open to the 20 million annual travellers. In 2004 BAA and the Star Alliance network, established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach and seamless service to the international traveller, signed a memorandum of understanding that would result in Star Alliance moving into Terminal 1 at Heathrow Airport. Terminal 1 had previously been for short-haul European destinations only, but the introduction of Star Alliance meant that international passengers would
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POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES IN KANO STATE FROM THE COLONIAL TO THE CONTEMPORARY TIMES 1.Introduction: Prior to the advent of colonialism and colonial overlords in Nigeria, an indigenous system of communication was already well-established in the traditional Kingdoms. The royalty operated a postal system of relays on caravans of camels, horses and donkeys. The Alaafins of old Oyo Empire had Ilaris; the Emirs in the Hausa land had the Dagaris (plural) and the Tor Tivs of Tivland had Adugeri
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15-A Chaman Housing Scheme Airport Road, Quetta. Tel: (081) 831623, 831702 Fax: (081) 831922 helpdesk-qta@smeda.org.pk December, 2006 Pre-Feasibility Study Fast Food Restaurant DISCLAIMER The purpose and scope of this information memorandum is to introduce the subject matter and provide a general idea and information on the said area. All the material included in this document is based on data/information gathered from various sources and is based on certain assumptions. Although
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MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Chief Executive Officer, Toy Company Manager, Toy Company October 14, 2012 Constructive Discharge Claim Per your request, I am providing the following initial research into the recent claim of employment discrimination by a former employee. I provide background on the legal framework on which this employee’s charges are based including how “constructive discharge” and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act are pertinent to this case. I then make my recommendation
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Executive Summary Banks and other financial institutions play an important role in the financial intermediation and thereby contribute to the overall economy. Standard Bank Limited started banking operation on 11th of May, 1999 & commenced commercial operation on 3rd June, 1999; and since then it is trying to satisfy customers’ needs in full speed. The credit department of the bank plays a vital role in keeping its operation smooth. In the case, the relationship of banker & customer take the form
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Army Regulation 600–8–10 Personnel–General Leaves and Passes Rapid Action Revision (RAR) Issue Date: 4 August 2011 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 15 February 2006 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 600–8–10 Leaves and Passes This rapid action revision, dated 4 August 2011-o Implements the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 in the area of policy for payment of accrued leave by deleting all references to separation for homosexuality or homosexual conduct (rescinded paras
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AN INTERNSHIP REPORT ON Analyzing the Problem of General Banking System of United Commercial Bank Limited Prepared By Sirajum Munira ID NO: 10254030 Department of Finance & Banking University of Rajshahi Supervised By Md. Monimul Haque Assistant Professor Department of Finance & Banking University of Rajshahi July 2012 Analyzing the Problem of General Banking System of United Commercial Bank Limited
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GLOBALIZATION Globalization is a term that is constantly being referred to when discussing the current market. What does it really mean? Definition: The process of making world economy dominated by capitalist model ( World System Theory By I.Wallerstein) | Joseph chin (2006) stated that globalization is all about increasing the links amongst organizations around the world to the mutual benefit of all concerned. This involves shrinking space, shrinking time and disappearance
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