DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Uppsala University Thesis Work Economics D Author: Jonathan Mårtensson Tutor: Lennart Berg Term and Year: Autumn 2005 Portfolio optimisation - improved risk-adjusted return? Abstract In this thesis‚ portfolio optimisation is used to evaluate if a specific sample of portfolios have a higher risk level or lower expected return‚ compared to what may be obtained through optimisation. It also compares the return of optimised portfolios with the return of the original portfolios
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Ethics & Reality TV Should We Really Watch? Media both in America and around the world seem to have "discovered" that so-called "reality" shows are very profitable‚ resulting in a growing string of such shows in recent years. Although not all are successful‚ many do achieve significant popularity and cultural prominence. That does not mean‚ however‚ that they are good for society or that they should be aired. The first thing to keep in mind is that "Reality TV" is nothing new - one of the most
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Synopsis : This movie follows about a couple of husband and wife that has three children. One of their children is Kate‚ who suffers leukimia disease and Kate have younger sister‚ Anna. Anna forced her self to be passive at school because she need to support her sister in order to make sure Kate continue her life. Then‚ Anna get know she need to donate her kidneys to Kate because Kate suffers from renal failure. Kate asked Anna to sued their parents because Kate would not survive the surgery and
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1.0 OBJECTIVE Our objective of this report is to highlight the importance of Training Needs Analysis in an organization. The study is based on BKK Co. Pte Ltd‚ a major trading company in the Asia Pacific Region. Although there is an existing Human Resource (HR) Department in place‚ there isn’t much emphasis on the employees’ Training and Development program. Recently there has been an increase in the overall rate of staff turnover‚ especially noticeable in the Sales & Marketing Executives from
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Training Assessment Tamara Carpenter Argosy University Human Resource Management & Talent Development B6032 Dr. Dale July 09‚ 2014 Contents KEY ISSUES TO ADDRESS‚ KEY SKILLS TO DEVELOP…………………………………...3 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT……………………………………………………………..4 DAY ONE: BEHAVIOR MODELING…………………………………………………………...4 DAY TWO: MEETING SALES GOALS………………………………………………………...5 DAY THREE: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION…………………………………………………..6 NEEDS ASSESSMEN PLAN: S.W.O.T………………………………………………………….7 PROGRAM FEES………………………………………………………………………………
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ISYS100 – Final Research Paper Weighting: 33% Due Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 (Due between: 8.30am – 1pm) SIBT Front Office (Ryde or City Campus) Questions: Your job is to complete one of the following research questions: (Please remember that you are to only answer one question) 1) Discuss the importance of improving the Digital Divide between all countries of different socio-economic climates. 2) ISYS100 was designed to help students see how Information Technology has made our
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Business Ethics versus Military Ethics June 18‚ 2005 Business Ethics versus Military Ethics "The ultimate basis for ethics is clear: Human behavior has consequences for the welfare of others. We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase or decrease the quality of their lives. We are capable of helping or harming. What is more‚ we are theoretically capable of understanding when we are doing the one and when the other. This is so because we have the capacity to put ourselves
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Benefits of In-House Training include: * Training Cost saving – the cost per delegate is typically less when compared to sending the same number on to public training courses. * Travel Cost saving – no need for employees to travel any further than their offices and incur extra costs. * More specific – generally running a course for a single client allows the training to focus on specific items that are causing issues within the business. * Customised training – Getting a group together
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Healthy Food Equals Healthy Happy Students Healthy Food Equals Healthy Happy Students What is your take about schools serving the students high calories‚ high fat‚ and low nutrition meal? When we drop off our children at school‚ we are under the impression that they are in good hands and receiving a good education. Nevertheless‚ are the schools negatively affecting the development of the students with unhealthy processed meals? Prepackaged‚ frozen meals‚ high in calories‚ and low
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8 Racial Diversity 10 Diversity in Age 11 Cultural Diversity 12 Religious Diversity 13 Importance of Diversity Training 18 Recommendations for Managers 22 Conclusion 26 References 28 Abstract This research paper addresses the importance of diversity training in the workplace. Having realized how pertinent workplace discrimination is globally‚ this paper will give a broad look into the various ways that diversity is
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