CENTRE FOR MICRO FINANCE at IFMR Business Correspondent Model: A Preliminary Exploration Report compiled by Binit Rath‚ Minakshi Ramji and Alexandra Kobishyn Published for the Microfinance India Summit‚ October 2009 Thanks are due to Dan Kopf‚ a former Research Associate at the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)‚ and Upamanyu Dash (Summer Intern 2009‚ IIFM) who was closely involved in the Orissa case study. The entire research team expresses its gratitude to the staff at FINO‚ A Little World (ALW)
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JC Life of Pi: A Movie Review The movie “Life of Pi” is a story of survival. In order to survive‚ the protagonist‚ “Pi”‚ draws his inner strength from his spirituality and practicality. A scientist once said‚ [i]“A man‚ as a general rule‚ owes very little to what he is born with. A man is what he makes himself.” As Pi tried to survive in the ocean‚ he became a soldier in his own right. What Pi’s character portrayed is very similar to what a good soldier should be. On Military Professionalism
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same. 4. Do you agree that “all money is green”? What are the implications of that view? What are the arguments in favor? What are the arguments against it? All money is green‚ in the sense that all segments of a business need to be performing above the corporate hurdle rate‚ thereby creating economic value. You could argue that each segment could be viewed independently‚ but this could lead to a firm overinvesting in under performing divisions‚ over divisions that could earn
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student. I am now working on education satisfaction‚ asking for help when I need it‚ and working on my personal achievement goals. Deciding to return back to school is the best decision a person can make‚ and I am happy that I made that decision. Coming to NYU to obtain a higher education has provided me with endless opportunities. When I made the decision to return back to school‚ my first problem was getting back into writing and salving math problems. Taking a gap year in between college in High School
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What are the main limitations of the Solow model? Discuss with reference to theory and evidence. The Solow Model‚ also known as the neoclassical growth model or exogenous growth model is a neoclassical attempt created in the mid twentieth century‚ to explain long run economic growth by examining productivity‚ technological progress‚ capital accumulation and population growth. This model was contributed to by the works of Robert Solow‚ in his essay ‘A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth’
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in: Preprints Volume I of the IX. International Working Seminar on Production Economics‚ Innsbruck/Igls/Austria‚ February 19-23 1996‚ pp. 313 -327 1 THE KANO MODEL: HOW TO DELIGHT YOUR CUSTOMERS Elmar Sauerwein ‚ Franz Bailom‚ Kurt Matzler‚ Hans H. Hinterhuber* Department of Management‚ University of Innsbruck Which products and services can be used to obtain a high level of customer satisfaction? Which product features have a more than proportional influence on satisfaction‚ and which attributes
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3. The Light in My Head Went On Fábio Rosa‚ Brazil: Rural Electrification In 1982‚ at the same time that Gloria de Souza was launching her Environmental Studies curriculum in India‚ Fábio Rosa‚ twenty-two‚ a recent graduate in agronomic engineering‚ was trying to deliver electricity to poor people in Brazil. It all began when Rosa received a phone call from one of his university classmates inviting him to come to Palmares do Sul‚ a rural municipality in Brazil’s southernmost state‚ Rio Grande do
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firms. A key assumption in his model is a positive association between the rate of productivity growth and the stock of R&D workers (Izushi‚ 2008). They are research sector‚ intermediate sector and final goods sector. Research sector is like research labs or departments that produce ideas. Intermediate sector takes those ideas to make tools and machines. Final good sector uses ideas to produce consumer goods. Summary of Romer I Different from Solow model‚ Romer gives up the assumption of
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μ = mean number of people or items served per time period SAMPLE PROBLEM 1 Angie is the Branch Manager of Citibank Lagos and she wants to improve the service of the bank by reducing the average waiting time of the bank’s clients. She was able to determine the average arrival and the average number of clients serviced per hour. How many clients are in the bank at any given time? How much time does a client spend in the bank? How many clients are waiting to be served? How much time
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Characteristics of a Role Model Role models are people who inspire others with their superior qualities and their commitment for a good cause. Here are some main characteristics of a role model. Parents often tell their children about looking up to people who set good examples in their lives. Such people often end up being role models for youngsters or even adults and their habits are often emulated. Positive people can have a positive effect on the lives of others. These role models are often leaders
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