development. It will also suggest that the WRATD case study is a prime example of the reality of Corporate Citizenship and the idea that a business is dependent on its host community (Birch & Glazebrook 2000). The past century has seen corporations expand on a global level‚ this expansion has been made possible due to a number of contributing factors such as technological developments‚ stronger education and improved advertising methods. However it is these same factors that have given way to a number
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. The country is located in West Africa. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation
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in Nigeria “Nigeria’s oil production reached 2.1 million barrels per day in 2010.” Nigeria is currently the sixth largest crude oil producer and it is the top oil producer in Africa. Similar to Bougainville Island‚ Nigeria is being exploited by many western countries and their multinational corporations because of their rich natural resource. Oil wasn’t the first thing that was exploited in Nigeria; in 1471 Portuguese traders landed near the Niger Delta‚ the southern tip of Nigeria‚ and
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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What Citizenship Means to Me “You are a citizen‚ and citizenship carries responsibilities”‚ a simple yet striking statement from Paul Coltier. Citizenship depicts the rights of a person to belong in a certain country‚ thus this call for a responsible living. But as young citizens in this country‚ how far do we know the meaning of the said term? As one of the youths of 21st century‚ I am entitled to assert my citizenship and considered as a lawful Filipino. In addition‚ the said term is said to
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Recent activities of secret fraternities in Edo and Anambra States of Nigeria have once again brought to focus the impact of the activities of the nefarious groups on the polity. Not too long ago‚ two prominent movie stars were brutally assassinated in Edo State in what was alleged as a frat-related offensive‚ which culminated in the death of about twenty individuals. Most recently inhabitants of Anambra state were terrorised by frat men‚ who held the state capital hostage in a brutal frat war between
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meaningful development to occur in a nation. Census is a total process of collecting‚ compiling and publishing at a specific time or time of all person in a country or delimited territory‚ (united nations‚ 1972). Viewed as a whole‚ census involves five steps‚ namely planning‚ and preparation‚ enumeration‚ compilation of data collected and report analysis of data collected and issues of reports. Taking cognizance of data needs for most purposes the United Nations has drawn up a list of items of information
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RELEVANT AND IRRELEVANT INFORMATION 1. It is easy to understand why Mrs. Smith is always so busy between 5:45 and 7:45 in the evening. At about 5:45 she has to start cooking because Mr. Smith gets home from work at 6:30 and wants his dinner soon after he arrives. At the same time she has to keep an eye on her two sons to see that they do their homework. At 6:15 it is time for the baby to be fed‚ bathed‚ and then put to bed. The two boys have to be ready for bed at about 7:15‚ and if Mrs. Smith does
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send money to his children. Many immigrants come from Mexico‚ El Salvador‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ and China. Also about 8 million of undocumented immigrants are in the U.S workforce. The United States should give citizenship to illegal immigrants. One reason that immigrants should get citizenship is because there intelligent and could invent new technologies‚ create jobs‚ and maybe help boost up our economy. According to
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Specifically‚ from the four qualitative characteristics‚ Relevance and Reliability are critically examined to see what role they take in the conceptual framework. Accounting information that is to be placed under Relevance‚ are data that are relevant to the subject currently being discussed and its inclusion the accounting process will likely to affect the decision that is to be made. On the other hand‚ information that is to be placed under Reliability‚ are data that can be acknowledged from
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