2.1 Board s assessment and divestment decision As part of the Guardians on-going review of a range of issues‚ the Guardians analysed if the Fund s investments in tobacco companies was inconsistent with their responsible investment standards. This analysis (as outlined in sections 1.3 and 3.2 of the Responsible Investment Policy‚ Standard s and Procedures)1 included: · · · · · the nature of involvement by the company and the Fund; the
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Linda Geddes mentioned in her “Control Yourself” article two methods that I plan to start utilizing to help me control emotions during stressful situations‚ which are the “reappraisal” approach and practicing mindfulness. Under the reappraisal approach‚ I would need to practice my ability to look at the situation from the other person’s point of view‚ or as the article states‚ “put myself in their shoes” (2017). I then need to make a point to understand how my reaction would impact others‚ which
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Discussion Paper No. 10-093 Maintaining (Locus of) Control? Assessing the Impact of Locus of Control on Education Decisions and Wages Rémi Piatek and Pia Pinger Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1739746 Non-technical summary This paper investigates the impact of an individual’s level of locus of control‚ a concept commonly used in social psychology (Rotter‚ 1966)‚ on educational choices and wages. We establish that more internal individuals‚ i.e.‚ who believe that
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Social Control‚ Discipline and Regulation Crime is defined as a deviant act which goes against the norms and values of society which can be culturally and historically determined. The term crime really has no reality beyond the application of the term to particular acts. The acts themselves are not always classed as criminal‚ for example to kill a person during peacetime would be classed as criminal (murder)‚ but to kill them on a battlefield would not. Criminal acts consist of many petty acts which
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its knees was the incompatibility of two competing ideological systems relating to how Enron was to operate as a company and make its money. Prior to the resignation of Richard Kinder in 1996‚ Enron’s President and COO‚ a contentious struggle for control was taking place within the upper tier of
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BUDGETARY CONTROL Budget is a plan which is expressed in terms of definite members: Eg. of a plan – Production has to be increased in the next quarter Eg. of a budget – Production has to improve by 10000 units from the last quarter to the next quarter. Definitions: According to ICMA “budget is a financial & / quantitative statements‚ prepared & approved prior to a defined period of time of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining a given objective. They may
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static and dynamic situations. In this context‚ ‘constant’ refers to maintaining a pressure that is continually within the margins of the drilling window. Typically within CBHP MPD operations‚ an automated system such as Weatherford’s Microflux Control system is used to measure and apply the required level of surface backpressure. The following describes the basic mathematics behind this system. [2] Well-bore pressure during circulation is greater than in static conditions due to friction. ECD
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CORPORATE CONTROL AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: DOES THE TYPE OF OWNERS MATTER? Muhammad Agung Prabowo* Universitas Sebelas Maret‚ Surakarta‚ Indonesia Abstract: The paper extends the ownership study by examining the different types of large shareholders in relation to its impact on organizational outcome in Indonesia using a dataset consisting of 190 non-financial companies listed in Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2002. The study investigates the effect of family ownership‚ foreign blockholder‚ domestic institutional
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6 The Complexity of Control Travis Hirschi 1935– University of Arizona Author of Social Bond Theory Hirschi’s Two Theories and Beyond T ravis Hirschi has dominated control theory for four decades. His influence today is undiminished and likely will continue for years‚ if not decades‚ to come (see‚ e.g.‚ Britt & Gottfredson‚ 2003; Gottfredson‚ 2006; Kempf‚ 1993; Pratt & Cullen‚ 2000). Beyond the sheer scholarly talent manifested in his writings‚ what accounts for Hirschi’s enduring influence on
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The topic of immigration has been and is still today a very highly controversial topic. The secondary source that I researched brings to light many of the views of immigration already mentioned in My Ántonia. The secondary source‚ “Case Studies: Immigration Control” by BBC supports many of the claims that Willa Cather emphasizes in her book which makes it a strong secondary source. Immigration is not stated nor seen as a bad thing in My Ántonia as it clearly tries to let the world know of the harsh
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