RESEARCH AT BITS 2009 Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani (Rajasthan) - 333031 January 2010 Appendix ‗L‘: Ref. BG Agenda Item No.63.11 Appendix ‗E‘: Ref. GB Agenda Item No. 49.07 RESEARCH AT BITS 2009 Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani (Rajasthan) - 333031 January 2010 PREFACE Research is an integral and important part of any higher education system. BITS‚ Pilani actively promotes research among its staff and students. In addition to basic research
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MAKE OR BUY Management decision should be based on careful consideration of all the factors‚ including implication as regard to tax liability. Keeping view various tax implications that are relevant while taking some specific management decision under different provision of Income tax Act have dealt with: Make or Buy: One of the vital investment subject to the influence of tax factor is “Make or buy decision”. Most of the companies have to decide sometimes or the other whether they should buy a part
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McDonald’s current practices are not sustainable? MSCI has given McDonald’s a rating of ‘A’ based on its performance. This rating was given based on key performance indicators. They are as follows: * Product Quality & Safety * Labor-Management Relations * Workforce Diversity * Management of Environmental Issues * Resource Management & Use McDonald’s has highlights in each of these categories‚ but this does not make them sustainable. Within product quality and safety
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To Rent or To Buy Should you rent or buy a house? This is an important question. There are some good reasons for renting a house. First‚ it is flexible to move. When you change your job which is far away from your current house‚ you can move out and rent another house near your new work place. Just bring your personal belongings to the new house with you. Second‚ the rental fee includes everything. That is electricity‚ water‚ TV cable‚ Internet‚ garbage charges. If there is any damage such as a
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this day and age‚ simply being a leader is just not enough. What we need today are sustainability leaders‚ who we need are people who will lead to ensure not only a better today‚ but a better tomorrow and better days to come. What exactly does sustainable leadership mean though? The term ‘sustainability’ is not something relatively new yet it is a theory often misunderstood. To most‚ the word usually conjures the thoughts of trees and the other usual imagery of the environment. It’s quite a short-sighted
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Question 1 What is the lifetime value of a typical customer in each of the four segments‚ in current dollar values? Compare these figures to the “Gross margin” figures in the original spreadsheet. What can you learn from this comparison? Solution 1 Following are the lifetime value of a typical customer in each of the four segments‚ in current dollar values. Segments / Segment description Customer lifetime value Gross margins Large accounts $78‚454 $63‚000 Large accounts‚ rebate $70‚769 $36
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EMEA Banking Practice Banking on customer centricity Transforming banks into customer-centric organizations 3 Banking on customer centricity Transforming banks into customer-centric organizations Around the world‚ ever more banking customers are feeling discomfort. They despair at terms of contract they cannot understand‚ are shocked by hidden costs‚ and bristle at sluggish complaints handling. Demonstrations on Wall Street and elsewhere around the world accusing the industry
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Introduction to Agenda 21 v The Earth Summit held in Rio De Janerio‚ Brazil was attended by 178 country leaders (including Malaysia) on June 1992. The Earth Summit provides world’s action plan towards sustainable development. This action plan was known as Agenda 21 - an agenda to achieve sustainable development in the 21st century. Agenda 21 is designed as a bridge v between environment and development v between the public and private sectors v between governments and civil society v between
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Sustainable Business Development A Study on USA and China for Triple Bottom Line and Sustainability Authors: Lisa Huynh‚ Tully Lanter‚ Nava Noori‚ Emma Pan and Jenny Xu Page 1 of 9 Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Sustainable Development in USA ................................................................................................. 3 Overview
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Buy American Buy American Requirements The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) was enacted in 1933 to encourage the federal government to buy from American companies it does not apply to professional or personal services. There are some requirements that listed under the Buy American Act (BAA) that companies need to pay attention to. The Act requires all iron‚ steel‚ and manufactured goods that are incorporated into a public building
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