CENTRE FOR MICRO FINANCE at IFMR Business Correspondent Model: A Preliminary Exploration Report compiled by Binit Rath‚ Minakshi Ramji and Alexandra Kobishyn Published for the Microfinance India Summit‚ October 2009 Thanks are due to Dan Kopf‚ a former Research Associate at the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)‚ and Upamanyu Dash (Summer Intern 2009‚ IIFM) who was closely involved in the Orissa case study. The entire research team expresses its gratitude to the staff at FINO‚ A Little World (ALW)
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abstinence in their health class‚ so students are only being taught very briefly about sex and diseases. However‚ they need to be in a comprehensive sex education class. This way they can learn about their body’s health and about being sexually active so when they do decide to be sexually active‚ whether they wait till marriage or not‚ they will be prepared. Comprehensive sex education is more effective than abstinence-only because it teaches a broader and more in depth view about health and sex‚ it does
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Executive summary This paper will discuss a comprehensive strategic plan for google. First‚ an analysis of Google’s competitors: Microsoft‚ yahoo and Amazon analyzed. A critical analysis of Google’s operational and business strategy follows that. Then Google’s approach to corporate strategies that include vertical integration‚ diversification and Google’s global reach. The comprehensive strategic plan (CSP) is extrapolated from the critical evaluation of business and corporate strategy and based
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was raised was how e-commerce companies are internationalizing into new countries‚ and why they go about in a certain way. Using the Uppsala-model and its operationalizations as a theoretical framework‚ four case studies were conducted. The companies studied were Bokus‚ Boxman‚ Dressmart‚ and LetsBuyIt. In the study it was concluded that the Uppsala-model and its operationalizations could not alone describe and explain the internationalization process of the case companies. These companies seem
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THE CONGRUENCE MODEL The Congruence Model A Roadmap for Understanding Organizational Performance The critical first step in designing and leading successful large-scale change is to fully understand the dynamics and performance of the enterprise. It’s simply impossible to prescribe the appropriate remedy without first diagnosing the nature and intensity of an organization’s problems. Yet‚ all too often‚ senior leaders– particularly those who have just recently assumed their positions or joined
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for so long‚ abstinence-only sex education has proven to be ineffective in preventing pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in teenagers and young adults. In order to reduce the growing rates of teen pregnancy and STD’s‚ a comprehensive sex education program that explains the importance of contraception and sexual health for the active teen should be taught in conjunction with the benefits of abstaining from sexual activity. In 1997‚ Franklin County‚ North Carolina removed chapters
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European Journal of Operational Research 154 (2004) 345–362 www.elsevier.com/locate/dsw Returns to scale in different DEA models Rajiv D. Banker a‚ William W. Cooper b‚ Lawrence M. Seiford c‚ Robert M. Thrall d‚ Joe Zhu e‚* c School of Management‚ The University of Texas at Dallas‚ Richardson‚ TX 75083-0658‚ USA Graduate School of Business‚ The University of Texas at Austin‚ Austin‚ TX 78712-1174‚ USA Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ MI
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1. Abstract (One page) One of the challenges for companies that have invested heavily in customer data collection is how to extract important information from their vast customer databases and product feature databases‚ in order to gain competitive advantage. The retail industry collects huge amounts of data on sales‚ customer buying history‚ goods transportation‚ consumption‚ and service. With increased availability and ease of use of modern computing technology and e-commerce‚ the availability
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happened because of your mental illness would be dismissed as a placebo effect. Although over the last 50 years the medical model has slowly began to change‚ the “Biopsychosocial model” has become more widely adopted. This medical model accepts that health and disease are strongly influenced by a combination of biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors. The biopsychosocial model describes health as a state of well-being that we can actively attain and maintain. This shows
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Similarly to the informative model‚ the interpretive model assumes that the physician is responsible for giving the patient with all important information concerning their state and treatment. However‚ the practitioner goes beyond providing the information and accepting the patient’s choices. Unlike the informative practitioner‚ the interpretive practitioner knows that the patient’s values are not completely recognized by the patient‚ in fact their values are often conflicting and underdeveloped
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