Abstract What is the role of entrepreneurship in economic development? At a minimum the answer should be able to explain the role of entrepreneurs in the structural transformation of countries from low income, primary-sector based societies into high-income service and technology based societies. More broadly though, it should also be able to explain the role of entrepreneurs in the opposite pole of stagnating development (including conflict) and in high innovation-driven growth. Although economic development
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illness.[12] Later, he passed the matriculation examination from Chittagong Collegiate School securing the 16th position among 39,000 students in East Pakistan.[13] During his school years, he was an active Boy Scout, and traveled to West Pakistan and India in 1952, and to Canada in 1955 to attend Jamborees.[13] Later when Yunus was studying at Chittagong College, he became active in cultural activities and won awards for drama acting.[13] In 1957, he enrolled in the department of economics at Dhaka University
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A. FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES Financial Services in India- Brief Overview: The Indian financial services sector is one of the most complex, yet one of the most robust service segments of the Indian economy. Spanning from insurance to capital markets, banking to foreign direct investments (FDI) and from mutual funds to private equity (PE) investments, the financial services sector covers all related segments under its umbrella. Having major effects in its abstract as well as physical form post liberalization
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P age |1 Summer Internship Project “Scope of investment in Real Estate in India & Real State investment: A case study of Jaipur region” Submitted in partial fulfillment of PGDM program 2011-13 Submitted by: Harshit Jain 19/093 Corporate Mentor Mr Shantanu Mehra ( Channel Retail Sales Head) Faculty Mentor Mrs. Monica Arora (Assistant Professor) Apeejay School of Management New Delhi July 2012 SIP Project Report BY: Harshit Jain(harshitjain.asm@gmail.com) | 1 P age |2 CERTIFICATE
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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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16 – 19 not getting hired, or working as much as they used to. The article talked about how the unemployment rate of older teenagers has risen due to higher minimum wages. I really liked this journal. I have been working every summer since I was young, then when I turned 16 I entered the “real” work force, so this topic deals close to me. I think this article is right on saying that raising minimum wage only makes things worse. Sure we make more money an hour, but now everything we buy now costs
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Accepted: January 9, 2012 doi:10.5296/ber.v2i1.1434 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ber.v2i1.1434 Abstract This study explored the effects of motivational factors on women entrepreneurship venturing in Malaysia. The research was conducted on 80 entrepreneurs through random sampling technique. All hypotheses were tested using regression analysis and Pearson correlations, controlling for demographic variables of gender, age, and education, years of experience, and start-up funding. While the results
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fast technologically that an enormous demand for IT has developed globally. In light of the outsourcing phenomenon, Bangladesh should leapfrog into the ICT Sector. Bangladesh has some competitive advantages over other outsourcing options (China and India) in terms of its potential population in the ICT sector. Unfortunately in Bangladesh, there are technology challenges caused by the country’s infrastructure problems. Some of these problems include poor telecommunication facilities, few software development
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MAJOR DRIVERS OF GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND TRADE IN INDIA INTRODUCTION It is interesting and rewarding to study India as an economy that has evolved over a period of 65 years since its independence. The country has grown economy-wise and population-wise since 1950 and the major contributors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has gradually shifted from agricultural sector to the services sector. Widespread globalization of industries and liberalization of trade along with technological advancements
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Infosys Case Study ICMR India Media "A true leader is one who leads by example and sacrifices more than anyone else, in his or her pursuit of excellence." - N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys. "The US. has discovered India's high-tech industry, and the credit is largely due to shy, unflappable engineer N.R. Narayana Murthy." - Business Week, June 14, 1999 Introduction In February 2001, Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Infosys)1 was voted as the Best Managed Company in Asia in the Information
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