Testing Oral Proficiency: Difficulties and Methods Introduction: Although testing language has traditionally taken the form of testing knowledge about language‚ the idea of testing communicative competence is becoming recognized as being of great importance in second language learning. In testing communicative competence‚ speaking and listening tasks are commonly used. Those require tasks such as the completion of an information gap and role play (Kitao & Kitao‚ 1996). As language
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“THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF TALENT ACQUISITION’’ ALLIANCE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SUBMITTED TO : Dr. Aswathi Nair‚ Faculty‚ Alliance School of Business SUBMITTED BY : BAIVAB MAJUMDAR-PROV/MBA-7-13/061 MBA‚ Batch 2013-15‚ Section E Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere most gratitude towards my teacher‚ Dr. Aswathi Nair (Assistant Professor‚ Alliance University) for providing me with the opportunity to do a research on this subject matter and present my findings
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Abstract Many individuals do not understand the full significance of the terms outlined in a contract until they find themselves at the receiving end of litigation. In addition‚ they do not recognize that a contract can be established with as little as a verbal agreement between parties which can‚ as with a written contract‚ become the basis to award damages in the event that one or more members default on the agreement. When individuals make purchases they form contracts with the entity whose
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ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart and Sears Who knows? Which one of the retailers had the greatest revenues in 1987? 6/12/12 ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart and Sears 2 Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 Introduc5on Kmart‚ Sears‚ ESL Strategic vs. Financial buyer ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart From Kmart to Sears Results
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` Title: Go-Green with Cloud Computing: Benefits to HR Name: Mala Srinivas & Animesh Giri (Assistant Professor‚ Dept of Information Science technology‚ PEs Institute of Technology-BSc) Affiliation: III Semester‚ MBA – HR‚ PES Institute of Technology – BSc Email: Mala.s44@gmail.com animeshgiri@pes.edu Title: Go-Green with Cloud Computing: Benefits to HR Name: Mala Srinivas Affiliation: III Semester‚ MBA – HR‚ PES Institute of Technology – South Campus‚ Bangalore Email:
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Vertical integration - Definition In microeconomics and strategic management‚ vertical integration is a theory describing a style of ownership and control. Vertically integrated companies are united through a hierarchy and share a common owner. Usually each member of the hierarchy produces a different product‚ and the products combine to satisfy a common need. It is contrasted with horizontal integration. A monopoly produced through vertical integration is called a vertical monopoly. Contents
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Oats-Snapple Acquisition Professor Sherif A. Ebrahim Corporate Strategy‚ Spring 2012 May 1‚ 2012 Pauline Guittard Linn Gustafsson T.J. Henry Jr. Sevinc Ulu Brittany Williams Many successful businessmen and women have concluded that the most successful acquirers are also the most disciplined. In order to secure a lucrative and profitable acquisition all strategic alternatives ought to have been considered and prudently explored. Furthermore‚ a clear operating strategy post-acquisition is something
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Connections and Information Acquisition in Capital Allocation Mariassunta Giannetti Xiaoyun Yu Stockholm School of Economics‚ Kelley School of Business CEPR and ECGI Indiana University mariassunta.giannetti@hhs.se xiyu@indiana.edu August 2010 This paper was previously circulated under the title “Favoritism or Markets in Capital Allocation?” We thank Franklin Allen‚ Utpal Bhattacharya‚ Philip Bond‚ Brian Bucks‚ Chun Chang‚ Todd Gormley‚ Denis Gromb‚ Dalida Kadyrzhanova
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The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition Introduction There are many factors that affect second language acquisition (SLA). For example‚ SLA is affected by the role of the mother tongue‚ the role of gender differences‚ the role of personal differences and the role of age differences. The role of age differences is one of the most important factors that affect SLA. It is often claimed that children learn faster than adults. The younger the learner of a foreign language‚ the more
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958 The Impact of Mergers & Acquisitions on IT Governance Structures: A Case Study Pauline O. Chin Florida Atlantic University‚ USA George A. Brown Technologies Consultant‚ Jamaica Qing Hu Florida Atlantic University‚ USA Chapter 2.32 ABSTRACT Developing information technology (IT) governance structures within an organization has always been challenging. This is particularly the case in organizations that have achieved growth through mergers and acquisitions. When the acquired organizations
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