government implemented the New Educational Reforms Programme with the ultimate aim of eradicating the defects in the old educational system. The main objectives of the Reform among other things include: 1. To reduce the period of basic education to 9 years (primary 6 JHS – 3 year). 2. To raise the quality of basic education to give all children some secondary education. 3. To encourage practical programmes which lead to the acquisition of skills for self-employment 4. To provide opportunities
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GROWTH Ziwei Hao z_hao@mit.edu TA: Joaquin MIT Department of Economics, 14.05 Spring 2012 Word count: 5000 I. INTRODUCTION China’s economic achievement over the past three decades has been one of the most outstanding of our time. Since its “reform and opening-up policy” in 1978, foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed a great deal to China’s economic growth by injecting capital into the economy, creating jobs, transferring technology and knowledge, enhancing trade
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BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERS PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE OF HONG KONG by SHING Kwan Ho DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Sciences (Corporate Environmental Governance), The Kadoorie Institute The University of Hong Kong June, 2009 ABSTRACT This research assessed the local building services engineers’ general perceptions of climate change. The participants’ (1)
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MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE Unit I Management: Science, Theory and Practice - The Evolution of Management Thought and the Patterns of Management Analysis - Management and Society: The External environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics - Global and Comparative Management - The Basis of Global Management. Unit II The Nature and Purpose of Planning - Objectives - Strategies, Policies and Planning Premises - Decision Making - Global Planning. Unit III The Nature of Organizing and
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Submitted to the ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUBMITTED BY CHAKRAPANI AWASTHI Enrollment No:-083173871 [pic] Project Guide Mr.-Manohar Ramesh MBA NIILM School of Business Bangalore-560025 DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY KARAIKUDI – 630 003 JUNE 2010 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the
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difficult task. The need of existence of management has increased tremendously. Management is essential not only for business concerns but also for banks, schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels, religious bodies, charitable trusts etc. Every business unit has some objectives of its own. These objectives can be achieved with the coordinated efforts of several personnel. The work of a number of persons are
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is undergoing quite a change insofar as the representation of generations and the result is that organizations are experiencing a necessity to make changes as well. The workforce will become increasingly more diverse in the future and this greatly affects the organization in its capacity of hiring and retaining employees. The literature reviewed within this study illustrates the fact that the expectations of employees differ within the generations represented in today’s workforce and unless managers
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more than 75 percent of consumers make food purchases based on sustainability standards and 30 percent try a product for the first time based on its ethical value. Given these trends, companies that focus on sustainability not only need to learn how to develop new products along these lines, but improve
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CONSORTIUM Understanding Poverty From Multiple Social Science Perspectives A Learning Resource for Staff Development In Social Service Agencies Michael J. Austin, PhD, Editor BASSC Staff Director Mack Professor of Nonprofit Management School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley 510-642-7066 mjaustin@berkeley.edu August 2006 1 Table of Contents Introduction – Michael J. Austin, Guest Editor Part I Multiple Social Science Perspectives of Poverty Theories of Poverty:
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