started in 1957. Construction Starting in 1957‚ the initial phase of the construction was completed in 1962. By this time the dam‚ spillway‚ penstock and two 40 MW Kaplan turbine-generators were built within the power station. In August 1982 a 50MW generator was comissioned. In October 1988 the 4th and 5th generating units‚ both 50 MW Kaplan-type turbines‚ were installed which raised the total generation capacity to 230MW.[3] The total cost of Unit 1‚ Unit 2 and a part of Unit 3 was Rs. 503 million and
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tenure at Tyco was named one of the “Top 25 Managers of the Year” and became one of the highest-paid CEOs (Kaplan‚ 2009‚ p. 14). Along his rise to the top‚ Kozlowski became subjected to a lavish lifestyle of extravagant vacations‚ company jets and cars‚ and memberships. During this rise‚ he also treated himself to a “$31 million Fifth Avenue apartment‚ a vintage yacht‚ a Renoir‚ and a Monet” (Kaplan‚ 2009‚ p. 15). However‚ in 2002‚ Kozlowski’s world began to crumble around him. He was initially accused
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time periods. On the other hand‚ as practitioners and academics focused much on business performance (Venkatraman &Ramanujam‚ 1986)‚ measures of business performance systems (Neely‚ 1999)‚ and various techniques and models for measurement (Kaplan and Norton‚ 1992; Ratnatunga et al. 2004)‚ the performance management and measurement in organizations have received more attention. The challenge has been that the design and implementation of performance measurement systems for traditional measures
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------------------------------------------------- AN evaluation of the effectiveness of debtors’ management systems: ------------------------------------------------- A CASE study of puzey and payne INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction This chapter briefly provides the background of the study on the effectiveness of debtors’ management systems at Puzey and Payne‚ Harare. In this chapter‚ the researcher rationalized the topic‚ clarified the objectives
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident Kaplan University Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident Stakeholders are people that are affected by business decisions and/or who make those business decisions. Concerning the Case Study: Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment‚ the confluence of events led to a great tragedy and in return there were many who were affected by the decisions of all parties involved
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negotiation‚ and payoffs (Kaplan). The force the Taliban used to take over of the government was based on strict Islamic law‚ which caused the people of Afghanistan to change their ways of living. This changed many of the lives of people living in Afghanistan. According to Mcnarma
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implementation of a long term strategy‚ the organization must ensure that they have a balanced scorecard (Kaplan & Norton‚ 2007). A framework is provide by the balanced scorecard to ensure the successful implementation of the company’s strategy‚ while simultaneously allowing the strategy to evolve in order to respond to any changes in the company’s technological‚ market‚ and competitive environments (Kaplan & Norton‚ 2007). Without a balanced scorecard‚ most organizations fail to achieve the consistency
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accounting review vol 35‚pp. 257-280. 2. CICMA (2001) Management accounting official terminology ` London chartered institute of management accountant. 4. Foster‚ G(1996) Management in 2000 journal of cost management 9(4) winter‚pp36-38. 6. R.s Kaplan & D .P Norton (1992) The balance score card- Measurement trends and research implication `journal of management accounting research implication ` journal of management accounting Research.vol. 1992. Pp. 205-228. 9. Goergen‚ Marc‚ international:
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sought to measure the extent to which they meet organisational goals. Performance measurement may sound simple‚ but is often a complicated process that requires deep strategic thinking and assessment. Performance measurement systems (PMS)‚ such as Kaplan and Norton’s (1992‚ 1996a) Balanced Scorecard‚ focus on organisational performance and‚ although the impacts of these systems on organisational performance is a much debated question‚ they may be considered as a means of reaching performance objectives
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Being Middle Class: The American Dream Slipping Away The keystone to the American dream has always been the certainty that the next generation can do better economically than their parents. Americans pride themselves with the understanding that through hard work they can do better than those before them‚ but this may no longer be true. Climbing the economic and social ladder in the United States is becoming increasingly difficult and the middle class is shrinking. The decline of the middle class
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