* case of one entity investing in another entity through the acquisition of share capital Significant influence * power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but not control or joint control over those policies Control * power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities Associate * an entity, including an unincorporated entity such as a partnership, over which the investor has significant
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Device (BYOD) Policy: Implications on Corporate Security Abstract: The paper discusses: 1) potential vulnerabilities in the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy when adopted by a company; 2) threats to a network from untrusted and unmanaged devices; and 3) best practices for implementing the BYOD policy in a workplace. The paper also proposes one of many solutions that can be implemented to make the policy robust. Bring Your Own Device or BYOD is the policy, whereby employees
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QUALITY POLICY What Does this Mean? ISO 9000:2005 defines a quality policy as the overall intentions and direction of an organization related to quality as formally expressed by top management. It also suggests that the policy be consistent with the overall policy of the organization and provides a framework for setting quality objectives. Furthermore, ISO 9000:2005 advises that the eight quality management principles be used as a basis for forming the quality policy. The quality policy can therefore
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might lose trust in the shop, which would hurt its business. In addition, ethical dilemmas usually arise not in simple, clear-cut situations but out of a clash between competing goals, responsibilities and loyalties. Inevitably, the decision-making process has more than one socially acceptable ‘correct decision’. In relation to the case, when Brawner offers me money in exchange for the email addresses and phone numbers, the ethical dilemma arises. Information has no ethics; therefore, it falls on the
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Determining Cause and Effect Eng. 115 Professor Matthew Norsworthy February 22, 2014 Rising unemployment may lead to a reduction in the supply capacity of the economy. If workers remain unemployed for a sustainable time, they may lose their skills, thus reducing their human capital. High rates of long-term unemployment in the economy may mean there is a mismatch between those skills that workers possess, and those for which there is a need. I believe that unemployment in your 20's has a
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manufacturing sector. II Opportunitie s The Indian telecom market is expected to grow three fold by 2012 & market size over US $ 8 billion. Moreover the government has set a target of 20 million broadband connections by 2010. The National Telecom Policy 1999 targets tele-density at 15 per cent by 2010. This will entail an investment of US $ 40- 50 billion over the next 6-8 years. There is an immense opportunity for DTH in the Indian market which is almost 10 times compared to the developed countries
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Introduction The Small and Medium scale Enterprise (SME) are recognized worldwide as engines of economic growth. The commonly perceived merits often emphasized for their promotion especially in the developing countries like Bangladesh include their relatively high labor intensity, dependence on indigenous skills and technology, contributions to entrepreneurship development and innovativeness and growth of industrial linkages. The case for fostering SME growth in Bangladesh is irrefutable as these
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Social Performance Organizations have a responsibility to monitor and enforce behavior that represents a sense of social responsibility. Therefore, the social performance of a company must be organized in a manner that takes into consideration the laws for which they should uphold. One way to ensure that organizations are aware of those laws and refraining from illegal behavior is to adopt a code of conduct. The code of conduct is contingent upon the industry in which a company operates, but
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what is required at different levels. • Make sure you read the precise wording of the Q and tailor the response accordingly. • Do not write the answer with the unit convener in mind. Essay scripts are moderated by two internal (School for Policy Studies) academics and potentially one external academic examiner. Your responses will potentially need to make sense to all three. • Reference your material using the Harvard system. Check your course handbook for details. Be consistent in your
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You have been asked to investigate a new procedure that physicians would like nurses to adopt in the hospital. Discuss the process you would apply to determine whether the procedure falls within the RN scope of practice and how you would go about introducing the new procedure with physicians and fellow nurses. The nurses should take a systematic approach when it comes to investigating a new procedure. When investigating a new procedure my main goal will be to identify the benefits and risks of
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