it leads to management adopting anti-union strategies, intensifying conflict, while the union mobilization needed for the union to have monopoly power may lead to anti-management views on the part of the workforce. Pay bargaining may have similar effects in the public sector where wage demands must be satisfied, along with competing claims for resources, from fixed budgets set by officials. On the other hand, unions can lead to improved employment relations through effective communication between
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CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION This research is conducted on the topic, “Employee Health and Safety”. Under this topic we have managed to cover many aspects of employee protection. This chapter contains the introduction to the research conducted, the basic research objectives and the importance and logical basis of the study carried out. 1. INTRODUCTION Employee Health and Safety is a very vast topic that comes under human resource management and is a very important one at the same time. Every
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century. While Chapter One examines the forces and criticisms associated with the globalization process, Chapter Five focuses upon the impact of foreign direct investment on home and host countries. Following an explanation of the balance-of-payments effects of FDI, a series of ethical issues concerning the social responsibilities of MNEs is explored. The cultural and legal foundations of ethical behavior are examined, and the challenges of global warming, pharmaceutical sales, and child labor are highlighted
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employee expectations and occupational arrangements. Construct a Cost-Benefit Analysis matrix for an organization that is considering replacing its internal payroll system with a payroll outsourcing service. Include direct and indirect revenue enhancements and direct and indirect cost reductions. "As software tools become easier to use and vendors start to focus on smaller businesses, a shift is taking place. Enterprises are finding that payroll, the process that gave birth to BPO (business process
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projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows generated and the timing of these cash flows; they should also consider both positive and negative side effects of these projects. n n Choose a financing mix that minimizes the hurdle rate and matches the assets being financed. If there are not enough investments that earn the hurdle rate, return the cash to stockholders. • The form of returns
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INTRODUCTION You’re at home, watching your favourite sports team, when you begin to notice something: Every time the camera zooms in on the coach for his reaction to a play, there’s always the same group of people wearing the same t-shirts sitting directly behind the bench. Then it hits you—they’re promoting a brand -- one that hasn't officially sponsored the game. It refers to a situation in which a company or product seeks to ride on the publicity value of a major event without having contributed
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equivalent when preparing a statement of cash flows, an item must be (a) readily convertible to cash, and (b) so near its maturity that there is insignificant risk of changes in value due to changes in interest rates. As a general rule, only investments with original maturities of 3 months or less qualify. The original maturity is determined from the date of acquisition of the investment by the entity, not the date of original issuance of the security. 3. Operating activities
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mentioned in the assignment which shows the faulty political interest responsible of collapse of investment banking and later government have to come in picture to save the banks. This assignment also mentions about other direct and indirect social, economic effects influencing political decisions on investment banking. At the end, conclusion summarizes about the impact of political factors on the development of investment banking. Investment Banking Sector:- Investment banking is one of the
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BOTSWANA AND THE WASHINGTON CONSENSUS HAVE THE RECOMMENDED POLICIES OF THE WASHIGNTON CONSENSUS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN BOTSWANA? WHAT RES (Harvey C, 1996) (Botswana, 1966)ULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WHERE THE RECOMMENDED POLICIES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND OR NON-IMPLEMENTED? INTRODUCTION The term “Washington Consensus” was the brain child of the English economist John Williamson. According to Williamson, the term referred to a set of ten specific economic policy prescriptions that he considered to represent
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Principles of Measurement Mosso member of the FASB FASB’s Conceptual Framework project over the period 1973-1985 Define measurement Measurement is the assignment of numerals and other symbols to represent the magnitude of an attribute of a phenomenon Phenomenon A thing or event of interest E.g. a table, a performance, an exam Attribute A characteristic or quality of the phenomenon to be measured Magnitude The extent to which the phenomenon has the attribute Often we can’t directly observe
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