Ray Anderson‚ CEO of the company has had tremendous impact on the greening of energy. The move was not favorable by his colleagues in the first place‚ but it turned out to be very profitable that other companies follow. A saving of $400 million a year would certainly open one eyes on how going green is really a profitable shift. In general‚ the article focuses on going green through cost saving from energy consumption. It does not include green energy in the form of natural anaerobic digestion‚ geothermal
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The work of managers in new organizational contexts The Authors Judith Ann Chapman‚ University of Western Sydney‚ Richmond‚ Australia Abstract Focuses on the work of managers in new forms of organisations which are flexible‚ horizontally integrated‚ and decentralised. Although much has been written about managers‚ including their roles‚ functions‚ and skills‚ the organisational context is changing‚ and new perspectives are needed. A process perspective is a way of understanding the work of
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Tax Description Income Tax is a tax on a person’s income‚ emoluments‚ profits arising from property‚ practice of profession‚ conduct of trade or business or on the pertinent items of gross income specified in the Tax Code of 1997 (Tax Code)‚ as amended‚ less the deductions and/or personal and additional exemptions‚ if any‚ authorized for such types of income‚ by the Tax Code‚ as amended‚ or other special laws. Types of Income Tax Personal Income Tax (PIT) is a direct tax levied on income
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MICRO-FINANCE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LIFT ABOVE POVERTY ORGANISATION (LAPO) IN EDO STATE By Lucky Ossai JANUARY‚ 2011 DEDICATION This work is dedicated to the glory of ALMIGHTY GOD and to all good people that love progress. ABSTRACT The efforts by the managers of Micro-Finance Institutions to tackle the seemingly intractable
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Population of Red Deer The name may be strange to some‚ but it is just a reflection of how misinterpretations can occur. The name Red Deer was a reference to the elk in the area. The British traders thought that the elk were the red deer that are popular in and around England and the name just stuck. The city of Red Deer is located in Alberta‚ Canada and is the third most popular city in the area with only Calgary and Edmonton ahead of the city. Population Thee population of Red Deer has been steadily
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Investment Trusts Trading At Discount TOPIC # 3 Introduction According to Cheng et al. (1994‚ p.813)‚ ‘an investment trust company (ITC) is a UK public limited company‚ the business of which consists of investing its funds mainly in securities‚ with the aim of spreading investment risk and giving members of the company the benefit of the results of the management of its funds.’ In the UK‚ investment trusts started to form as early as the mid 1800s and helped small investors to diversify
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Adding Value Scorecard Contrary to popular opinion‚ the world is not flat. In fact‚ as this author writes‚ a company must understand that there are differences between and among countries. In this context‚ a manager will come to see globalization as an option to be considered rather than an imperative to be automatically taken up. The author offers the ADDING Value Scorecard‚ which managers can apply to assess the option. Most managers - 88 percent in a recent online survey I conducted - think of
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and other initiatives . From the above‚ it is obvious that economic development is a permanent preoccupation of policy makers in all economies worldwide and more so in developing economies which are still not fully industrialized. Huge capital investment is necessary for economic development. This is lacking in developing countries as they are principally consumer based economies as opposed to the producer based economies that constitute the developed world. The classical economists are of the view
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off as they wished. After a month in the room‚ each individual tended to develop a steady cycle. Their cycle at the end of the study was as follows: 25‚ 27‚ 25‚ 23‚ 24‚ 25‚ 26‚ and 25. Using the 5% level of significance‚ what should we conclude about the theory that 24 hours is the natural cycle? (That is‚ does the average cycle length under these conditions differ significantly from the 24 hours?) (a) Use the steps of hypothesis testing. (b) Sketch the distributions involved. (c) Explain your
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