387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors‚ including governments‚ consumers‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe‚ relying
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raised us in the Legalism Value system. I was taught to respect the woman. I dated woman. We did share our affections with each other‚ such as holding hands‚ hugging‚ and kissing. We did not fondle one another or have premarital sex. I never cheated on them‚ either. I also never produced children out of wedlock. As I have grown older‚ society had changed. I have adjusted my way of thinking] while preserving my moral values. I still hang on to my Legalism value system and lean to the situational
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Cereal Industry: Global‚ Irish and European Market Size and Growth Rate: Global Figure 1 (Appendix...1) ------------------------------------------------- Year Market Size (Billion) Growth % $ 2004 21.6 2005 22.3 3.20 2006 23.0 3.30 2007 23.8 3.30 2008 24.5 3.30 2009 25.3 3.30 2010 26.2 3.30 2011 27.0 3.30 2012 27.9 3.20 2013 28.7 3.10 CAGR‚
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designing the first pair of denim high-wasted overalls‚ later known as jeans. In 1873‚ Levi Strauss used his money from his already successful dry-goods business to fund‚ and patent‚ tailor Jacob Davis ’s idea of placing metal rivets at the points of strain on the pants; thus‚ Levi ’s brand was born. Such a simple innovative technique grew to cultivate what is one of the worlds best-known products‚ and the number one maker of brand-name clothing. The company ’s innovative heritage‚ values‚ highly recognized
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Course name: Strategic Management Semester: SPRING 2013 Instructor: Dr. Richard T. Mpoyi Office Number: BAS N146 Phone: 615-898-5767 Email: richard.mpoyi@mtsu.edu Class Schedule Section No. Days Time Building Room BUAD 4980-03 MWF 11:30am – 12:25pm BAS S262 Office Hours* Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday – 12:00pm – 02:00pm 04:00pm – 05:00pm 12:00pm – 02:00pm – * Other hours: By appointment Course Expectations X Multiple-Choice Exams X Essay Tests
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Developing Robust Asset Allocations1 Working Paper First Version: February 17‚ 2006 Current Version: April 18‚ 2006 Thomas M. Idzorek‚ CFA Director of Research Ibbotson Associates 225 North Michigan Avenue Suite 700 Chicago‚ Illinois 60601-7676 312-616-1620 (Main) 312-616-0404 (Fax) tidzorek@ibbotson.com Abstract Over the last 50 years‚ Markowitz’s mean-variance optimization framework has become the asset allocation model of choice. Unfortunately the model often leads to highly concentrated asset
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Work(painting): Pair of Shoes (1886) Artist: Vincent Willem van Gogh Theme: Van Gogh made Pair of Shoes from a pair of boots he purchased at a flea market. He wore the boots on an extended rainy walk to create the effect he wished for this painting‚ which may have been a tribute to the working man. The Van Gogh Museum speculates that they may also be symbolic for Van Gogh of his "difficult passage through life." Reason: In this painting of Vincent Van Gogh‚ all we can see is an old pair of shoes
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PAIR TRADING STRATEGIES Presented by: Industry Guide: Faculty Guide: Anand Agrawal - 09206 Sulagn Patanaik - 09150 Mr. Vivek Gupta Prof. Devi Prasad Bedari & Dr. Jaba M. Gupta Company: CapitalVia Global Research Ltd. Road Map About CapitalVia Why Pair Trading? Project Objective Scope What is Pair Trading? Methodology Strategy Analysis Observations Findings Limitations Future Scope Pair Trading 1 November 2010 CapitalVia Global Research Ltd. Investment advisory firm Stock tips Commodity
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“consumerization” of services within the business means that areas such as mobile and VoIP are increasingly taking control away from enterprise CIOs and exposing the business to both cost and security risks. • Rationalizing all of the communications systems and aligning them to business processes‚ making IT and telecom services a true part of the business and not something hidden below the ground. • Examining the degree to which third parties can be used to reduce the number of suppliers essential
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