at 48% they have already overtaken corporate icons like Coca-Cola and Microsoft. So we can conclude that although UST in extremely sound financial health‚ there are systematic risks associated with tobacco industry. UST has historically maintained an A-1 credit rating for its commercial paper. As UST increases its debt level‚ it will likely issue long-term debt and hence we can safely assume it to have AA credit rating for long term and maintain the short term A-1 rating. 2) UST’s past performance
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Reflection Michael Cade and Sean Broughton Res/351 April 30‚ 2013 SUBHASHIS NANDY Reflection Paper In week three of my syllabus‚ my objectives were too differentiate between qualitative and quantitive methods of research. Too differentiate; Qualitative methods provide the context against which to more fully understand those results. They capture what people have to say in their own words and describe their experiences in depth. Qualitative data provides the texture of real life in its many
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Introduction Airline industry is one of the most efficient and competitive among long distance transport today. It has also changed the way in which people live and conduct business by shortening travel time and altering our concept of distance‚ making it possible for us to visit and conduct business in places once considered remote. Not only airline industry facilitates economic growth‚ world trade‚ international investment and tourism‚ it is also one of the major engines powering the globalization
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Daniel Heski Analysis Paper 11/24/2015 ECO 222 The Trucking Industry’s Savior: Autonomous Trucks The commercial trucking industry is arguably one of the most important players in the U.S. economy. Each year‚ it moves over 70% of all goods transported within the nation (“Reports‚ Trends & Statistics”). If not for the truckers‚ the majority of the businesses throughout America would not be able to function. Today‚ the trucking industry is faced with some of the most challenging issues that the
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Army Public College of Management Sciences (APCOMS) Ordnance Road‚ Rawalpindi profsajid@hotmail.com ABSTRACT PURPOSE The past few years have been the most threatening period for the Telecom sector of Pakistan in retaining their employees. This research has been conducted to study the impact of career development opportunities‚ supervisor support‚ working environment‚ rewards and work-life policies on employee retention in Telecom sector of Pakistan. METHODOLOGY The data collected through questionnaire
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intermediaries and banks‚ varies over time and across countries. An efficient and well-developed financial structure usually fosters long-run economic growth. This paper builds on the above concept of ‘Optimal Financial Structure’ and examines its association with economic development in the Indian context. Specifically‚ the present paper intends to: (1) examine the evolving importance of banks and markets during the process of economic development in India; (2) evaluate the sensitivities of economic
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policies and programs for the Indian Hoteliers to facilitate them to maintain stability for their work and life needs. Through this research‚ an attempt is also been made to make out the different personal motives and its main concern among the different demographic groups which could help us in designing the Work-Life Balance policies for employees in Indian Hospitality Industries. The Human Resource Management function has to constantly plan and carry out such policies which enable their employees to
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BETWEEN LAPTOP AND DESKTOP PC Nowadays‚ laptop and desktop PC is very important and needed in our daily life. Laptop (also known as notebook) is a personal computer designed for mobile use. A laptop includes most of the typical components of a typical desktop computer‚ including a display‚ a keyboard‚ a touchpad as well as a battery‚ into a single small and light unit. A desktop computer is a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location‚ as opposed to a laptop or portable
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My acedamic research paper WASTE REDUCTION AT CHARTWELLS By ANURADHA KOLLI A Research Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Masters of Science in Technology Management COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dr. Shaojun Wang Dr. Khaled Bawaneh Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology College of Science‚ Technology‚ and Agriculture Southeast Missouri State University CAPE GIRARDEAU‚ MISSOURI March 22‚ 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I sincerely thank
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101449 MODULE: APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS LECTURER: DR. FREDERICK HALCON Table of Contents Chapter 1: Research Problem 1.1 Introduction and Background3 1.2 Statement of the problem 4 1.3 Statement of Research Objective5 1.4 Conceptual Framework6 1.5 Research Hypotheses7 1.6 Significance of the Study and Research Value8 1.7 Scope and Limitations9 Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature and Studies..................10 Chapter 3: Methodology 3.1 Research Design11 3.2 Population
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