production and sales levels, businesses adopted a sales oriented philosophy. This philosophy held that "if you do enough advertising, promotional activities, and direct selling, you can convince the market to buy all of your output." Initially, companies capitalized on the emergence of the radio as an advertising vehicle and the employment of large sales forces to reach prospective customers in new markets. In the 1940s, the introduction of television enabled them to expand sales efforts even
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Publication Date: AUG 2010 5,201 (million CAD) 290.70 (million CAD) 11,240 Retailing Company Overview Sears Canada Inc. (Sears) is a multi-channel retailer. The company engages in providing a variety of merchandise ranging from apparels to electronics to house wares. Its product line includes apparels, footwear, jewellery, home improvements, furniture, appliances, electronics and several others. The company offers its merchandise through specialty stores, including department stores, outlet stores
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Chapter 1—Changing Nature of Human Resource Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Human resource management is |a. |supervising, monitoring, controlling, and disciplining employees in order to achieve organizational goals. | |b. |the designing of organizational systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively to accomplish organizational | | |goals. | |c
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Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory Elisabet Garriga, ` ´ Domenec Mele ABSTRACT. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field presents not only a landscape of theories but also a proliferation of approaches, which are controversial, complex and unclear. This article tries to clarify the situation, ‘‘mapping the territory’’ by classifying the main CSR theories and related approaches in four groups: (1) instrumental theories, in which the corporation is seen as only
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positioned to move into the new business of regasifying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), imported from across the globe – ensuring a sustainable supply of clean and green energy for the nation. In our aspiration to be a world class gas and utilities company, we will continue to see beyond the expected as we transform new opportunities into invigorating growth. ANNUAL REPORT 2 011 LNG Regasification Facilities Project PGB will own and operate the country’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
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ISCHOOL OF FINANCE AND BANKING (SFB) UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin AMAHORO REGISTRATION NUMBER: GSF 20103386 PLACED IN: FINA BANK LTD ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012-2013 INTERNSHIP PERIOD: FROM: 28TH JANUARY TO 28TH MARCH 2013 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN: ACCOUNTING NAME OF ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR IN FIELD: DR IBRAHIM MUSOBO Acknowledgements I would like to sincerely thank the management and staff of FINA BANK Ltd for allowing me to do my internship within this
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conc About Pfeiffer Pfeiffer serves the professional development and hands-on resource needs of training and human resource practitioners and gives them products to do their jobs better. We deliver proven ideas and solutions from experts in HR development and HR management, and we offer effective and customizable tools to improve workplace performance. From novice to seasoned professional, Pfeiffer is the source you can trust to make yourself and your organization more successful. Essential
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PART II Fundamentals of Human Resource Management [12:34 14/4/2009 5298-Wilkinson-Ch09.tex] Job No: 5298 Wilkinson: The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management Page: 133 133–154 [12:34 14/4/2009 5298-Wilkinson-Ch09.tex] Job No: 5298 Wilkinson: The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management Page: 134 133–154 9 Recruitment and Selection Filip Lievens and Derek Chapman RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION Few people question that recruitment and selection are key strategic
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Internship Report: BANK ALFALAH LIMITED Submitted By: MAIDAH MASOOD Roll # 107 Section: “C” Morning B-Com (Hons) Session: 2005-2009 Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The evolution of Bank Alfalah signifies a movement from concept to reality; a reality to bring about a change in the banking industries of Pakistan; offering an alternative way of banking; providing people an opportunity
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PREFACE This report has been written in response to a comprehensive study, conducted on the “SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT” of “HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED”. The report mentions and evaluates the various aspects, pertaining to the distribution channel of the company. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the onset I must bow down in reverence to the almighty that blessed us with the understanding & prevalence that is needed in this kind of project report. With great pleasure I express
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