HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Part A Employment Internal Control Weakness Specific risk of fraud or error Weakness of authorization procedures‚ According to case‚ Miss Knag call Simon Black to advise him on the relevant salary or wage to be paid to that employee. The risk is new employees would be higher than normal ones. In addition‚ it may give the leader a chance to add the employees who do not actually on work in order to cheat the money from company. Weakness of authorization procedures According to case‚ company has
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Links: School Brochure | | Apply for Admission | | | Why Co - Educational Presentation College is‚ by choice‚ a co-educational school. We believe that co-education is the most natural form of education and that it has distinct advantages for girls and boys alike. There has been much discussion throughout the eighties on the benefits
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Lecture III The traditional grammatical classes of words are called "parts of speech". Since the word is distinguished not only by grammatical‚ but also by semantico-lexemic properties‚ some scholars refer to parts of speech as "lexico-grammatical" series of words‚ or as "lexico-grammatical categories". It should be noted that the term "part of speech" is purely traditional and conventional. In modern linguistics‚ parts of speech are discriminated on the basis of the three criteria: "semantic"
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Effects of working capital management on the profitability of Portuguese manufacturing firms Sónia Silva* sonia@eeg.uminho.pt Florinda Silva** fsilva@eeg.uminho.pt July 2012 Abstract This study provides empirical evidence about the effects of working capital management on the profitability of Portuguese manufacturing firms. A database covering the period 1996-2006‚ collected from Portuguese Statistical Office‚ is analyzed under panel data methodology. In line with previous research
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General Information HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited. is one of India’s leading private insurance companies‚ which offers a range of individual and group insurance solutions. It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited)‚ India’s leading housing finance institution and a Group Company of the Standard Life Plc‚ UK. HDFC Standard Life believes that establishing a strong and ethical foundation is an essential prerequisite for long-term sustainable
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ASSESS IPHONE- MAN WORKING PAPER Overview of Apple‚ Inc. iPhone Product Line At launching 2007 the iPhone Apple‚ Inc. was new entrant in the market of mobile handsets in the Porter’s 5 forces framework (Porter‚ 1985). Although it was not the highest technology standard on the market it was perceived by Apple customers as the pinnacle of the mobile handset hardware because of two main factors: the offering was from a firm‚ being strongly branded and recognized as an innovative firm‚ well known by
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Ekaterina Firsina FEM 3-3 Texan chicken The focus of this case is choosing the right strategy and a plan of action which will turn the company round. Texan chicken is a chain of restaurants in the fast-food industry. The company used a franchising system for the expansion. The reason for the success was the quality of the product. When Texan Chicken went public the share price rose by 120% within a week. Unfortunately the company’s share price has fallen recently by over 80%. The demand for
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORGANIZATION CHART OF BPCL INTRODUCTION OF COMPANY CUSTOMER OF BPCL PRODUCT PROFILE QUALITY ASSUARANCE SWOT ANALYSIS STRATEGY FORMULATION MARKETING STRATEGY MANAGEMENT PROBLEM SEGMENTATION RECOMMENDATION PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHT FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE REPORT CONCLUSION CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION BIBLIOGRAPHY PREFACE The instrument of government owing
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offices implemented suggestions from their senior managers and initiated pilot program to offer flexible work schedules because of the fact that in these regions majority that is working is not white. Therefore‚ in order to be more socially responsible‚ the company is suggesting giving perk in the form of flexible working hours so that the company can be known for its anti-ethnocentrism. The other reason could be that mostly workers from these regions need improvement. The best non-financial way to
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