security of its investment. Diversification can involve investing in a variety of stocks as well as a variety of bonds. “A portfolio strategy designed to reduce exposure to risk by combining a variety of investments‚ such as stocks‚ bonds‚ and real estate‚ which are unlikely to all move in the same direction. The goal of diversification is to reduce the risk in a portfolio.” (2008). In a perfect world‚ a diversified portfolio would receive returns on all of their investments‚ including stocks‚ bonds
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Context That Motivates Adult Learning There are four “distinct context” to motivate adult learners according to the research of Malcolm Knowles (Alexander‚ M.‚ Clugston‚ W‚ & Tice‚ E. (2009) these are; Practical‚ Personal‚ Experiential and Idealistic Context. Practical context describes one who is motivated by intentional or specific personal gain where you deliberately choose to learn a subject or activity knowing in advance of starting the learning process that it will benefit and /or be
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12 Concepts that Shape the American Way of Life (The concepts below are a compendium of ideas developed by anthropologists and sociologists over the past 40 years. They demonstrate a central tendency which should not rule out a range of differences within each concept.) 1. Assertiveness: U.S. Americans tend to be candid and outspoken in communication with others‚ and they seldom shy away from disclosing facts about themselves. They prefer "direct" questions and respond with "straight" answers
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Receivables Turnover According to the table that shows Gamma turnover is 5.8 times and it’s mean Gamma collect his receivables about 5.8 times each year but alpha turnover is 1.4 times and it’s mean that alpha collect his receivables about 1.4 times each year. So‚ Gamma Corporation has higher proportion than Alpha Corporation and it shows that gamma corporation operates more efficiently with smoother cash flow and collects the money from the creditor easily and on the time. Also‚ that probably gathered
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symbolizes three things‚ he symbolizes the corruption of society‚ the eyes also act as a God‚ and he implies carelessness and mistreatment. "The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but‚ instead‚ from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose." (27 - 28) Nick Carraway‚ the main charactor of the story and the voice of Gatsby‚ describes his first occurance seeing the billboard. He takes on an image of
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REWARDS AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION The study examined the influence of rewards (payment‚ promotion‚ recognition and benefits) on employee work motivation. Subjects for the study consisted of one hundred and sixty seven employees of commercial banks of Kohat‚ Pakistan. Data for the study were gathered through the administration of questionnaire. The data collected was subjected to appropriate statistical analysis using “Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Analysis
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Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit Ashford University Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 203 Charles Fanning July 1‚ 2013 Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit For as long as people can remember‚ the United States has been in debt. Every presidents have tried to reduce our country debt. Some presidents have brought the debt down while others have watch it rise. Many people here in America are starting to wonder whether or not our country will ever be economically stable‚ or continued to be
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Transitory employees are defined as experienced‚ skilled workers who have less than five years of tenure with their current employer. There are two types of transitory employees: Intra-industry and Extra-industry. An intra-industry transitory employee already possesses knowledge of the business/industry language and technical aspects of the job and only requires training in their new company’s culture and ways of doing business. Sources for these candidates can be either: • Internal—transfers
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Effects of Downsizing on Employees Statement of Problem Downsizing is a major problem faced by employees during tough times of recession. Apart from the economic reasons‚ they also have severe psychological effects on the employees. This project is about comprehending the effects of cut backs on employees. Employees suffer from severe self-esteem issues‚ due to which it’s very hard for them to jump back into the same mental stableness. The structure of this study is to assess the effects of downsizing
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THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON JOB SATISFACTION AMONGST EMPLOYEES OF A NATIONAL BROADCASTER XOLANI ENOCH TYILANA SHORT DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT in the FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT at UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG STUDY LEADER: PROFESSOR WOLHUTER BACKER OCTOBER 2005 Acknowledgements I dedicate this work to my country South Africa. I also want to express my sincere gratitude to my family
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