HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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in Cambodia face is food insecurity. Food security is having enough food that is safe (not contaminated or potentially harmful) to sustain a population’s needs‚ in other words food security is having a reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable‚ nutritious food. Currently only 19% of the world’s population has full food security while 32% of the world’s population face food insecurity. The top three reasons why some countries like Cambodia don’t have a secure food supply is because of
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should have the right to say when someone else’s life is to end. Much like the laws there are lots of things that you can do‚ but just because you can do these things does not mean that it is necessary to do them. As innocence projects across the country can prove to‚ the criminal justice system does not always get it right – even for the most monstrous crimes. According to the Death Penalty Information Center‚ there have been 142 exemptions of death row inmates since 1973. Unfortunately‚ the system
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I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country is weird. At least for my town‚ which has no stoplights and one main intersection‚ we are a little strange‚ I think. We don’t get out much. We think running across the freeway is a thrill. I grew up playing in mud with frogs and snakes. Is that weird? I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in mixing with others. I almost feel like if I had lived in the city‚ I might understand more about other types of people
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BACKGROUND Introduction Bulacan was officially called “Bulacan Province”‚ is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region (Region 3) in the island of Luzon‚ North of Manila (the nation’s capital)‚ and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. Bulacan pries itself for its rich historical heritage. Bulacan has fast become an ideal tourist destination‚ owing to its vital role in Philippine history‚ and its rich heritage in culture
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Background Fast food culture‚ which began in the United States from the last century. Nowadays it has spread all over the world because of its convenience and cheapness. Especially in Asian countries that where are living on rice‚ the sudden increase of fast food restaurants have brought major changes in conventional food culture. For example‚ the amount of importation beef which is indispensable to a hamburger has increased since hamburger restaurants expanded into Japan in the 1970s. On the other
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Advertising Critique A Kellogg print advertisement for its new "Krave" snack bar was chosen for this assignment. The print ad appeared in the Men’s Health Magazine‚ October edition. I choose this print ad because it grabbed my immediate attention while I was intensely reading the magazine. The appeal and effectiveness of this print advertisement will be discussed in terms of the marketing communication techniques and concepts (intended target‚ message structure‚ ad appeal‚ ad execution elements
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Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the critical turning points in the Revolutionary War. Interestingly enough‚ the battle was not actually fought on Bunker Hill‚ but on Breed’s Hill. The original orders to the American Colonel William Prescott‚ was to fortify Bunker Hill‚ but he decided to fortify Breed’s Hill because it was closer to Boston. Because of the original orders‚ after the battle was over everyone continued to refer to it as the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British
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Capital budgeting is the process of analyzing alternative long-term investments and deciding which assets to acquire or sell. An objective for these decisions is to earn a satisfactory return on investment. The process of evaluating and prioritizing capital investment opportunities is called capital budgeting. Capital budgeting relies heavily on estimates of future operation results. These estimates often involve a considerable degree of uncertainty and should be evaluated accordingly. In addition
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