Compare/ assess HSBC and Citi-corps IT strategies. Do they invest in IT primarily as a way of cutting costs and improving their operational efficiencies‚ or do they invest strategically with a view to entrench their competitive positions? As noted in the conclusion of the article written by the Asia Case Research Center and the University of Hong Kong HCBC and Citigroup have both developed into global financial institutions. Both organizations have heavily invested in Information Technology and
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Internal customer essay The internal customer is not new‚ nor is it a purely public sector concept. The idea was first used almost forty years ago to describe different forms of administrative relationships within the private sector (Sayles‚ 1964). It stemmed from an understanding that in any organisation all staff are both the providers and receivers of services and‚ critically‚ if poor internal service exists‚ then the final service to the external customer will be diminished. The quality
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The Gender Pay Gap PROBLEM Introduction The pay gap between men and women has fallen quite dramatically over the past 30 years though a sizeable gap still remains‚ but this headline figure masks some less positive developments in recent years. We are used to each generation of women making progress relative to the one before‚ but this process has slowed slightly with the better than the previous one(Centre Piece Summer 2006). The gender pay gap measures the earning differences between
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Energy Efficient Buildings Internal Heat Gains and Design Heating & Cooling Loads Internal Heat Gains People and electrical equipment in buildings give off heat. These internal heat gains must be included in energy balances on the building or zone to determine the net heating or cooling load. Heat Gain From People Typical sensible‚ latent and total heat rates given off by people are shown in the table below (ASHRAE Fundamentals‚ 2005). The sensible heat gain results from radiation and
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Introduction Every student has a cherish desire to get admitted in a well reputed university. I am a student of the University of Dhaka and I fulfill my dream to get admitted in this university. The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. It was Established on July 21‚ 1921. Students and teachers of this university have played a major part in shaping the history of Bangladesh
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Capital structure describes how a corporation has organized its capital—how it obtains the financial resources with which it operates its business. Businesses adopt various capital structures to meet both internal needs for capital and external requirements for returns on shareholders investments. As shown on its balance sheet‚ a company’s capitalization is constructed from three basic blocks: Long-term debt. By standard accounting definition‚ long-term debt includes obligations that are not
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Paper Series The Characteristics of Performance Related Pay Schemes Dr Mark W Gilman Canterbury Business School Working Paper No. 59 March 2004 THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY SCHEMES Mark W Gilman Dr M W Gilman Canterbury Business School University of Kent at Canterbury CT2 7PE Tel: 012227 823797 E-mail: m.g.gilman@ukc.ac.uk 1 Abstract Despite the growing amount of literature on performance related pay (PRP) schemes there is still very little‚ which examines
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internal analysis The Cs: Culture‚ Capabilities and Composition * Culture: auditing values‚ belief and attitude Management will conduct culture audits to determine how far the quality of the employee’s working environment. One common way is by using an employee survey. From the employee survey‚ company can obtain variety of things ranging from environmental problems that exist in the organization to provide feedback to management. * Capabilities: people as strategic resources Core capabilities
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In the article the authors explain the different hypotheses behind merit pay‚ along with the Principle Agent Model to show why merit pay in public schools is so rare. The “nature of teaching” hypothesis states how difficult it is to evaluate a teacher. This hypothesis shows that the likelihood of merit pay working in public school very inconceivable‚ do to all the other factors that affect public school curriculum‚ like focusing on a topic for longer then the curriculum states should spent on a topic
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Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. Explain what is effective community? Effective communication is important because it ensures that information is clear‚ brief‚ accurate‚ non-judgmental‚ and useful. This reduces the possibility of mistakes being made‚ and ensuring suitable care service delivery. It is important to work as a team with your colleagues‚ so that you all work to achieve the same outcomes and targets.
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