Delivering growth and value First quarter 2012 results May 2012 Legal notice The following presentation contains forward-looking statements concerning BG Group plc’s strategy‚ operations‚ financial performance or condition‚ outlook‚ growth opportunities or circumstances in the countries‚ sectors or markets in which BG Group plc operates. By their nature‚ forward-looking statements involve uncertainty because they depend on future circumstances‚ and relate to events‚ not all of which can be
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In his paper‚ ’The Secret Joke of Kant’s Soul’‚ Greene argues that deontological moral theory is a post hoc rationalisation. That is‚ although deontological philosophy claims to base its judgements in reason‚ deontological judgements are instead typically emotionally driven judgements which are then rationalised after the fact. In this analysis I will briefly explain Greene’s argument‚ which is grounded in evolutionary theory‚ particularly evolutionary psychology‚ and backed up by empirical studies
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Consumers Markets and Culture | Compare and contrast the changing experiences of consumers from the year 1900 until present day. How do the theories of Marx‚ Durkheim and Weber help to explain the changing consumer experience and the emergence of contemporary consumer society? “Until the eighteenth century the word consumption meant waste...” (Williams‚ 1976) As consumers our experience of consumption today is exponentially different from that at the turn of the twentieth century in
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(Some of the) Key Thinkers: Beliefs in Society NAME CONTRIBUTION CONCEPT Armstrong Feminist: Religion ‘not been particularly good to women…usually male affairs with women relegated to marginal positions’ Barker Making of a Moonie: most members from middle class (link to relative deprivation as appeal of sects/NRMs) Bellah Functionalist: religion in US = ‘Americanism’ + Decline in influence of religious institutions not evidence of secularisation‚ but move to individual belief/practice
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attitude needed to create economic success and ultimately the success of the industrial revolution. The concept of rationalization was thus the result of the protestant work ethic and attributed to the new modern economy itself. In this context rationalisation means the elimination of magic as a means to salvation‚ replaced with constant self control and rational calculation. This essay will firstly explore the development of the protestant ethic‚ in particular the Calvinist strain‚ before relating
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The book Offshore Outsourcing by Robinson & Kalakota (2004) defines offshore outsourcing as ‘the delegation of administration‚ engineering‚ research‚ development‚ or technical support processes to a third-party vendor in a lower-cost location’. Among the examples used in this book‚ the best is that of the San Francisco–based firm Embarcadero Technologies‚ which is a leading provider of database and application lifecycle-management solutions in the USA. Embarcadero relies on Aztec Software‚ another
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Introduction This module describes ’what is strategy ’ and ’what kind of strategic challenges can be faced by the organisation in the next century ’ by the impact of globalisation. The module of ’Strategic Challenges ’ consisted of 10 weeks time. During these sessions‚ I will be able to understand the strategy and its positive implementation and how to plan a strategic plan. The different seminar and presentations helped me in the development of personality. It also gave me direction to explain
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What do you understand Max Weber’s contention that sociology should be the study of social action to mean? Society in Max Weber’s eyes consists of actions of the individuals. Weber believed that actions of individuals are what form society and the basis of sociology. Humans are aware of their surroundings and naturaly create different situations. The actions of individuals are “Behaviour with a subjective meaning” meaning the action is done with intention and meaning. Social action according
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Public Bank has begun to further rationalise its Group operations after its successful acquisition and integration of the former Hock Hua Bank in 2001. This rationalisation involves the privatisation of Public Finance to achieve economies of scale‚ improve cost efficiency and to enhance the market presence of the Group. This rationalisation also helps the Group to achieve its objective of being a preferred one-stop financial service provider in Malaysia. The management and staff of the Public Bank
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Currency risk: Finance committee should assess interest rate risk‚ market risk‚ and currency risk by using hedge derivatives. Wells Fargo recorded derivatives on balance sheet at fair value‚ and volume measured in terms of notional amount. Wells Fargo enters into cross-currency swaps‚ cross-currency interest rate swaps and forward contracts to hedge Wells Fargo’s foreign currency risk and interest rate risk associated with the insurance of non-U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt. Likelihood of
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