The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was established to “Make it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Nevertheless‚ “The law also makes it illegal to retaliate against a person because the person
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International Finance SMM475 Maik Schmeling 2014 Maik Schmeling International Finance (MSc) 1 / 268 How to reach me Contact details: e-Mail: Office: Office hours: Maik.Schmeling.1@city.ac.uk 5055 Tuesday‚ 10.00 – 11.30 If you have questions regarding the content of the course you can always send me an e-mail (and expect a quick answer) or come to my office hours. Maik Schmeling International Finance (MSc) 2 / 268 Readings As a general rule‚ the slides contain
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April 5‚2014 Teacher’s Salaries Based on Their Performance in Class The idea of merit pay originated in the year 1950 (Turner‚ 2010). Other industries are often using performance based pay in order to reward their employees‚ and one field that uses these methods is professional athletes. There are very few fields where employees can work “as they wish” (Solmon & Podgursky‚ 2000). Originally‚ using merit pay in the teaching field failed due to the lack of buy-ins from districts and also due to
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Q1) Answer- International HRM (IHRM) is the process of procuring‚ allocating‚ and effectively utilizing human resources in a multinational corporation‚ while balancing the integration and differentiation of HR activities in foreign locations (Briscoe et al‚ 2009). IHRM should function in a way it should avoid cultural risks‚ regional disparities and must manage diversified human capital.The managerial responsibilities must include developing a global “mindset” by weighting on informal control
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Q1) Contrast and evaluate the chartalist and commodity view of how barter economies transformed into monetary ones? Early civilise trading relations were established by barter exchange. Barter economy is a system of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services. This was an inefficient method of exchange due to double coincidence of wants: two people both would need to have the other want‚ the time and effort spent searching for trading partners increases
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International trade Payment methods Payment Methods for International Trade * Prepayments: The goods will not be shipped until the buyer has paid the seller. * Time of payment: Before shipment * Goods available to buyers: After payment * Risk to exporter: None * Risk to importer: Relies completely on exporter to ship goods as ordered * Letter of Credit (L/C): These are issued by a bank on behalf of the importer promising to pay the exporter upon presentation of the shipping
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DOING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS © International Trade Centre‚ August 2010 Model Contracts for Small Firms: International Distribution of Goods Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 International Contractual Alliance Introduction ITC Model Contract for an International Contractual Alliance Chapter 2 International Corporate Joint Venture Introduction ITC Model Contract for an International Corporate Joint Venture Chapter 3 International Commercial
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Explain the origins‚ features‚ functions and importance of international banking? The origin of international banking dates back to the 2nd century BC when Babylonian temples safeguarded the idle funds and extended loans to merchants to finance the movements of goods. The loans extended by the Florentine banking houses were the first instance of international lending. During the nineteenth century many innovations were witnessed in the international lending‚ leading to trade financing and investment banking
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Performance Pay for MGOA Physicians The Massachusetts General Orthopaedic Associates are a physician group within the MGH formahospital. MGH was the first hospital to provide orthopedic services in the country‚ and since its inception‚ MGOA has led the way in clinical care and research. Although their reputation for high level research and patient care was impeccable‚ MGOA faced serious financial deficiencies that put the future of the group in danger. The group was hemorrhaging money at a rate
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NOTES- INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Learning objectives After reading this topic you should be able to: • • • • • • Understand the background of international finance Define international finance Explain the reason for studying international finance Explain the roles of international financial manager Understand the background of multinational corporations Distinguish between international finance and domestic finance 1.1 BACKGROUND TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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