Andrew Tucker Honors Thesis March 31‚ 2004 Fantasy: A World of Sunshine or Shadow Fantasy literature is an object of considerable controversy‚ but this controversy is not specifically or uniquely modern. Arguably‚ fantasy literature has been controversial since its very beginnings in Western Society‚ though I am by no means certain of when that is‚ nor is it the aim here to determine it. The controversy regarding fantasy stories exists mainly on two levels. The first‚ a concern regarding
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The animals have been driven away from their natural habitats and are being ruthlessly poached. The so-called ’sheltered sanctuaries’ too‚ have not been able to provide total security to these animals. There is constant conflict between the wildlife and the people. The farmer’s plough and the poacher’s gun are responsible for the extinction of several species. Take the snow leopard‚ for example. With its grey‚ soft coat and rosette-shaped black dots‚ it ruled over the Himalayas. This beautiful cat
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A Critical Analysis of: Investor Irrationality and Self-Defeating Behavior Introduction For many years‚ finance traditionalists have held on to the theory that markets are efficient and that prices correctly reflect the information available to the market as a whole. This has come to be known as the efficient market hypothesis which was originally postulated by Eugene Fama in 1965. After a thorough statistical study of the movements of investment prices Fama concluded that
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WEEK 1 HOMEWORK | Entrepreneurial Finance | Professor: Caryl Pedersen | | Roxanne Robinson | 5/12/2013 | Chapter 1: Exercises/Problem #1 pp.33-34 1. [Financing Concepts] The following ventures are at different stages in their life cycles. Identify the likely stage for each venture and describe the type of financing each venture is likely to be seeking and identify potential sources for that financing. A. Phil Young‚ founder of Pedal Pushers‚ has an idea for
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unique‚ effective‚ successful and valuable integration of the public domain elements.) 3. The lawful owner must take reasonable steps to keep it secret [Source: http://www.asiaiplaw.com] 1.b) Intellectual property Right: An Overview The study of Protection of Trade Secrets comes under the scope of Intellectual property rights. The term “intellectual property” denotes the rights over an intangible object of the person whose mental efforts created it and refers to a loose aggregation of legal doctrines
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SAINT AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA [pic] TOPIC: FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTORS ON LONGTERM INVESTMENTS CASE STUDY: NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND‚ HEAD OFFICE‚ DAR ES SALAAM RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED TO FACULT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF AN AWARD OF BACHELOR DEGREE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RWEGOSHORA‚ JUSTUS .K 2008/2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS COPYRIGHT…………………………………………………………………………..(i) DECLARATION………………………………………………………………………(ii)
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African Journal of Business Management Vol.6 (29)‚ pp. 8637-8643‚ 25 July‚ 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.2984 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2012 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Importance of mutual relations on customer satisfaction in industries with no/low direct contact with customers Farzad Sattari Ardabili*‚ Shahram Mirzaie Daryani‚ Manouchehr Molaie‚ Es-hag Rasooli and Mohammad Hasan Kheiravar Department of Management‚ Ardabil Branch
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The Strategy of using Foreign Investors and Licensees: a Philippine Perspective • In a certain objectives‚ use foreign companies • Cooperation with a foreign company can provide a shortcut-attainment of certain goals at a lower cost and in much less time Certain risk or potential problem in cooperation with a foreign firm 1. Government’s approval be obtained 2. Satisfaction of the goals of the foreign company • The Philippine firm must examine the alternative
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A STUDY ON “VARIOUS SCHEMES IN MUTUAL FUND FOR INVESTORS” AT “KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK” Synopsis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF BANGALORE UNIVERSITY By PRAKASH RANJAN Reg. NO: 11KUCMA044 Under the guidance of Mrs. SOHINI GUPTA Lecturer M.S. RAMAIAH COLLEGE OF ARTS‚ SCIENCE AND COMMERCE MSRIT POST‚ MSR NAGAR Bangalore University Bangalore- 2011-2013
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Share repurchases and the protection of shareholders* KATHLEEN VAN DER LINDE** 1 Introduction From a creditor’s perspective there is not much difference between the payment of a dividend in respect of a share and a payment for the acquisition or repurchase of that share. However‚ from the point of view of the shareholder a dividend is a return on capital while a repurchase is a return of capital to the vendor shareholder. Share repurchases change the structure of the company’s share capital
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