UVA-F-1489 Version 2.0 GAINESBORO MACHINE TOOLS CORPORATION In mid-September 2005‚ Ashley Swenson‚ chief financial officer (CFO) of Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation‚ paced the floor of her Minnesota office. She needed to submit a recommendation to Gainesboro’s board of directors regarding the company’s dividend policy‚ which had been the subject of an ongoing debate among the firm’s senior managers. Compounding her problem was the uncertainty surrounding the recent impact of Hurricane
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REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION One of the most important developments in the world trade system in the 1990s has been the emergence of regional cooperation. The end of the Cold War reduced political tensions between countries in Asia as well as globalizing production processes and increasing vertical integration. Cities like Bangkok‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ and Singapore have been lifting their populations out of poverty in part through cooperative arrangements with neighboring countries. Transnational economic
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE S ECURITY SECTOR Nicole Ball Center for International Policy‚ Washington‚ DC Center for International Development and Conflict Management‚ University of Maryland Prepared for: UNDP Workshop on “Learning from Experience for Afghanistan” 5 February 2002 INTRODUCTION That the subject of governance in the security sector is being addressed in the context of rebuilding Afghanistan is‚ I believe‚ a reflection of two important shifts in development thinking over the
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REGIONAL GROWTH AND DISPARITY IN INDIA: A COMPARISON OF PRE AND POST-REFORM DECADES Abstract Has the regional disparity widened in the post-reform period? This study attempts to probe into this by analysing growth rates of aggregate and sectoral domestic product of major states in the pre (1980s) and post-reform (1990s) decades. Our results indicate that while the growth rate of gross domestic product has improved only marginally in the post-reform decade‚ the regional disparity in state domestic
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A crowded shopping centre The crowd had not dwindled. On the other hand‚ it had become more boisterous: animated. It had come to life. I looked about me as I waited for my friend in the middle of the shopping centre. The crowd was made up of a myriad of characters. Everywhere‚ children dashed about. Groups of teenagers with multi- colored spiky hair walked about from one shop to another. They were essentially window-shopping. They were not carrying any shopping bags with them. I noticed some of
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Task1. Two plans show the construction of a health centre in both conditions: how it looked like in 2005 and how it is nowadays. In 2005 the health centre had three consulting rooms‚ a physiotherapy room and an office. Out of the door there were a car parking consisted of 12 places and a big garden behind the building. The entrance was located in the middle of the face wall of the centre. Then they built one extra chamber for minor operations and made two rooms for consulting in another one. By
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Honda in Europe( Introduction The Honda Motor Company first entered the European market in the early 1960s through the sale of its motorcycles. The company’s motor vehicles were introduced into Europe at a much later date. Honda’s motor vehicle sales in Europe have been relatively poor‚ especially in the previous five years. Despite its huge success in the North American market‚ Honda is struggling to gain a significant foothold in the European market. Honda executives wonder why their global
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Introduction In the book‚ If Aristotle Ran General Motors‚ Tom Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today’s corporation. His message is that the four virtues - truth‚ beauty‚ goodness‚ and unity - form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment‚ but ultimately to an open‚ nurturing‚ and ethical workplace that is more productive and successful in the long-term. The purpose of this essay is to examine
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A)Profile of the company Name of the Company: Force Motors Ltd. Address: Head Office Force Motors Limited Force Motors Limited Pithampur Industrial Area Mumbai-Pune Road‚ Pithampur‚ District - Dhar‚ Akurdi‚ Pune - 411035 Madhya Pradesh – 454775 Maharashtra Tel: +91-(0)7292-253004 Tel: +91-(0)20-27476381‚ 27404274 Fax: +91-(0)7292-308180 Fax: +91-(0)20-27404678 Email: compliance-officer@forcemotors.com Website: http://forcemotors.com Board of Directors: Director
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COR167e Managing Your Personal Finances Tutor Marked Assignment 01 Name: Jamilah Binte Hamzah PI Number:Question 1 a) I want to acquire $20 000 for my wedding in 4 years’ time‚ this can be done by saving up $500 every month. I want to acquire a savings of $50 000 in 40 years’ time for retirement‚ this can be done by saving more money and cutting down on the expenses that I do not need. I would like to clear my loans worth of $11 000 in total in 5 years’ time‚ this can be done by paying back
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