Against the backdrop of recent mass failures in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations‚ Taiwo Olanrewaju and Rosemary Akano report on one of the causes of the failure. IT was about 11a.m. and these reporters was rushing to work when a young boy of about 13-years ran after her‚ shouting “aunty‚ aunty” to attract her attention. She stopped‚ wondering what the matter could be. The unkempt boy ran to meet up with her and begged her for money to
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exerts impacts on the company performance. Executive pay includes their salaries‚ shares and subsidies while company performance is defined as the profit and stock value of the company. This issue is in fact highly complex. To a larger extend‚ it is believed that executive pay influence company performance. In the following‚ the degree and reasons behind of how executive pay affect company performance will be discussed. First of all‚ executive pay will directly affect the working incentives of the
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Employers use these personality tests when they are recruiting staff and it provides significant information about candidates’ strengths and weaknesses. Despite this‚ some other researchers argued that well structured-personality tests do not predict job performance under certain conditions. They suggested social analytical effects (Blickle‚ et al.‚ 2009)‚ frame-of-reference effects (Bowling & Burns‚ 2010)‚ cultural variation (Borkenau‚ et al.‚ 2013)‚ gender variation (Costa et al.‚ 2001) and the
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the location on which they chose to settle‚ the swamp. This geographic condition started the colony off to a negative start. The southern colonies did however‚ have a warm climate‚ swamps‚ and thick rich soil. None of the original settlers of the Southern colonies were use to working; therefore they had no food to eat. When John Smith‚ a key leader in keeping Virginia alive‚ said to his colonists "No work‚ no food the colonists took control and began a new life. As a result of the location of Jamestown
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Financial Crises and Firm Performance Financial crises • Financial crises could happen anywhere‚ although emerging markets tended to be more seriously afflicted in recent times • Companies operating in a region where a financial crisis had broken out could undergo corporate disasters as a result. • The following sections describe what happened during three major financial crises in the late 1990s and early 2000s‚ and how the business sectors of the regions were affected. • The best-known of
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Do we need a warehouse? Roles and Functions of Warehouse The role of warehouse is important for the trade. Traders‚ carriers‚ retailers‚ exporters‚ manufacturers and wholesalers need warehouse because of the different functions of warehouse. Warehousing really useful for them. 1. Seasonal Production Some products like agricultural products and fruits are harvested on certain season. Manufacturers need to bridging the time gap between production and consumption of goods. So‚ they need the warehouse
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Safety in Warehouses Warehouses‚ large or small‚ can be hazardous places. The following details highlight some of the risks that might exist in your warehouse and the steps you can take to prevent accidents. The list is by no means exhaustive and will vary according to the particular type of premises and operation. As a starting point‚ use the blank sheet provided in this pack and carry out your own simple risk assessment. Main Types of Hazard Storage and Racking Incorrectly stacked goods may
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Volcanoes affect people in many ways‚ some are good‚ some are not. Some of the bad ways are that houses‚ buildings‚ roads‚ and fields can get covered with ash. As long as you can get the ash off (especially if it is wet)‚ your house may not collapse‚ but often the people leave because of the ash and are not around to continually clean off their roofs. If the ashfall is really heavy it can make it impossible to breathe. Lava flows are almost always too slow to run over people‚ but they can certainly
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2012 DIVIDEND POLICY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA Uwalomwa UWUIGBE1 Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria Jimoh JAFARU Auchi Polytechnic‚ Edo State‚ Nigeria Anijesushola AJAYI Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT This study basically investigates the relationship between the financial performance and dividend payout among listed firms’ in Nigeria. It also looks at the relationship between ownership structure‚ size of firms and the dividend payouts. The
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different people. Among the types of diversity commonly described are: gender‚ national origin‚ race‚ sexual orientation and viewpoint. In my report I have selected three companies and have focused on “The Impact of board of diversity on the company performance’. In my report I have mostly concentrated on gender‚ educational and age diversity of the board of directors. Board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. It is
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