WHAT ARE BANKS AND W H A T D O T H E Y D O? 1 1.1. Introduction1 The term ‘‘banking’’ can be applied to a large range of financial institutions‚ from savings and loans organisations to the large money-centre commercial banks in the USA‚ or from the smallest mutually owned building society to the ‘‘big four’’ shareholder owned banks in the UK. Many European countries have large regional/cooperative banks in addition to three to five universal banks. In Japan‚ the bank with the largest retail
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MODERN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION Introduction What is Communication? Communication (from Latin commūnicāre‚ meaning "to share" [1]) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of people. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and a recipient‚ although the receiver doesn’t have to be present or aware of the sender’s
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CASE STUDY US MAGNESIUM SEEKS PROTECTION In Feb 2004‚ US Magnesium‚ the sole surviving US producer of magnesium‚ a metal that is primarily used in the manufacture of certain automobile parts and aluminum cans‚ filed a petition with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) contending that a surge in imports had caused material damage to the US industry’s employment‚ sales‚ market share‚ and profitability. According to US Magnesium‚ Russian and Chinese producers had been selling the metal at prices
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(Mathews‚ R et al) in the Academy of Entrepreneurs‚ it states that according to a study by Northeastern University’s School of Technological Entrepreneurship in 2006‚ it showed that “entrepreneurs are born‚ not made” (Taylor 2006). Thus it will be argued that entrepreneurs are neither born nor made‚ and rather that they can learn to have an entrepreneurial mind but‚ that it does help to be born with certain personality traits of an entrepreneur. The Business Dictionary defines entrepreneurs as; “someone
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? Critically discuss. Introduction An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business by taking on financial risks in hope to make a profit. The word entrepreneur stems from the French word entreprendré which means ’to undertake ’. A couple of examples are Lord Alan Sugar and Bill Gates. Lord Sugar is an entrepreneur worth £800 million. He started by selling car aerials out of a van‚ he then set up his company‚ Amstrad which sold affordable hi-fi turntable covers
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In Part One of this series we briefly examined modern and contemporary witchcraft‚ discussing some of the major beliefs of this syncretistic movement. The present article will further expound on witchcraft‚ and also critique it from a biblical‚ metaphysical‚ epistemological‚ and ethical basis. It is essential to keep in mind that this movement encompasses a wide range of practices and beliefs. Consequently some of the critiques presented in this article may require some adaptation or modification
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throughout this childhood‚ and he appreciated the land‚ language‚ and oral traditions of American Indians. Momaday drew on this familiarity while writing the book‚ the title of which comes from a Navajo religious ceremony song‚ "House Made of Dawn." In House Made of Dawn‚ Momaday explores complex ideas about American Indian identity‚ language‚ landscape‚ and cultural conflict in a lyrical‚ stream-of-consciousness style. His sometimes fractured and circular narrative includes folk tales and legends
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mother of invention Inventions‚ ideally‚ are result of needs and necessities of a certain generation of humankind. Human beings prospered and progressed over time because of his inquisitive nature and the ability to explore. Discoveries and inventions helped them to know more about the mother earth and made them to make their stay on this planet more comfortable. Needs and necessities of different ages and times encouraged humankind to come up with new inventions‚ however‚ some inventions simply originated
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research was “Leaders are born not made”. The objective of this research paper is to determine how leaders react to this line‚ & to determine how it affects their leadership. The paper also tries to find out the ultimate logics behind this comment. Our hypothesis in some cases was proved to be true and in other cases proved false. Upon conclusion of the surveys and the interviews‚ we came to the conclusion that leaders are not necessarily born instead they are made. We also concluded that traditionally
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Shaping Time After many long-lasting years in the history of our world‚ it is difficult to pick a time frame and place from where the modern world originated. Although there are many important and dramatic events in history‚ the birth of the modern world happened in Europe from 1500-1600 AD because of the incredible renaissance‚ the defying reformation and the courageous age of exploration. All these critical moments in time shaped the world into what it is today. Merchants trading‚ Italian
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