Working Capital Financing Preferences: The Case of Mauritian Manufacturing SMEs Kesseven Padachi*; C. Howorth1 and M. S. Narasimhan2 *School of Business‚ Management and Finance University of Technology‚ Mauritius La Tour Koenig‚ Pointe – aux – Sables‚ Mauritius kpadachi@utm.intnet.mu ABSTRACT This paper investigates the approach to working capital finance among the small to medium sized Mauritian manufacturing firms‚ using a survey based approach and case studies. Finance has been cited as the
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Educate Them In the debate over sex education‚ one thing is undeniable: the average kid today is immersed in sexual imagery. A generation that has grown up on the sordid details of the Starr Report‚ watched thong-clad teens gyrate on Spring Break cable specials‚ or see the cover of virtually any women’s magazine in the grocery checkout line is familiar with the facts of life. Young people face a barrage of confusing messages. Along with titillating images from the media‚ some kids are told to “just
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Few recent scientific issues have stimulated so much media attention‚ public debate and government involvement as that of stem cell research. Stem cells offer people hope by promising to greatly extend the number and range of patients who could benefit from transplants‚ and to provide novel therapies to treat debilitating diseases such as diabetes‚ Parkinson’s‚ Huntington’s‚ heart disease and stroke‚ as well as accidental damage such as spinal cord injury. So why would anyone object to research in
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Essay Choice C: Martin Luther King Jr. said "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? Living is a form of not being sure‚ not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how‚ you begin to die a little." What have you done to serve others around you? What is the next thing you imagine doing for your community? In spite of its imperfections‚ the world is not as apathetic as it can be. In the midst of the insensitive nature of the society‚ there are still those
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Savannah Morning News Feb. 06‚ 2003. Retrieved September 6‚ 2005 from http://www.SavannahNow.com. Better Health Information.(2004) Lifesharers .(2005) Organs for organ donors. Retrieved on September 2‚ 2005 from http://www.lifesharers.com Osorio‚ C.(2004) http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/weborgansica.html Simnoff‚ L.(2001)
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George Wallace The 1960’s were characterized as an era full of turmoil. During this era‚ one of the most controversial topics was the fight over civil rights. One of the key political figures against civil rights movement and pro-segregation was George Wallace. Wallace represented the racist southern view. Many Americans were segregationist‚ but Wallace was adamant about the topic. Many established political figures were assassinated‚ during the 1960’s. Martin Luther King‚ JFK‚ and RFK
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Imagine an intruder entering your residence‚ picking the lock and invading your families’ personal and private place‚ your home. Now‚ remember that your father has a rifle locked away in a case in the back of the bedroom closet. You barely hear him as he removes the firearm from its resting place and loads a cartridge until to action‚ perhaps it’s your imagination. Yet‚ you can hear the intruder passing through the house as the eerie silence of time speeding by launches your senses into a fit of
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Award-winning journalist Ray Sanchez pointed out that “Civilians in the United States own about 270 million guns‚ according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey. That’s almost the population of Indonesia‚ the world’s fourth most-populated country.” Many violent shooting accidents have been occurring in the United States partially as a result of the proliferation of guns. Restrictions on gun ownership can reduce the number of deaths associated with guns and crime rates. In addition
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AMBUSH MARKETING – A DEBATE How can official sponsors of sporting events prevent competitors from using the event for marketing purpose? ________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Malaysia with its big ambition has finally immerge as the first country in the South East Asia to have a Formula 1 track‚ second in Asia‚ after Japan. First the Worldcup‚ next the Olympic and Formula 1 is currently the third most watched live sporting event in the world
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practice and research (4th Ed.). F. A. Davis‚ Publishing‚ Philadelphia‚ PA. Power. (n.d.). In Power- Family Relationships‚ Marital Relationships. Retrieved from http://family.jrank.org/pages/1316/Power.html Schoppe‚ S.‚ Mangelsdorf‚ S.‚ & Frosch‚ C. (2001). Co-parenting‚ family process‚ and family structure: Implications for preschoolers ’ externalizing behavior problems. Journal of Family Psychology‚ 15(3)‚ 526-545. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.15.3.526. Retrieved from University of Phoenix Library at:
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