Patents: General: Meaning of patent The word patent is not defined in the tax legislation. The legislation covers patents granted anywhere in the world except where it specifically refers to a UK patent. A patent consists of rights conferred by letters patent to the exclusive use and benefits of a particular invention. It will last for a specified period. The period for which a patent lasts is often referred to as the term of the patent. A patent is a form of protection for an inventor. A person
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Khalil Ferguson English 10a Professor Neuffer 2-9-13 FXB International Every advertisement is supposed to appeal to a certain group of people; the purpose of the ad is‚ to draw the attention of anyone who can relate to its message. According to Jib Fowles‚ professor of communications at the University of Houston Clear Lake‚ and author of the book: Advertising and popular culture‚ “…. Emotional appeals fall into several distinguishable categories‚ and that every ad is a variation on one of
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Good governance‚ democracy and development By Aftab Ahmad Khan Government may be taken as connoting how people are ruled and how the affairs of the state are administered and regulated. It encompasses the state’s institutional and structural arrangements‚ decision-making process and implementation capacity. Conversely‚ it also implies the possibility that the government may be captured by self-seeking elites intent on plundering the nation’s wealth. Good governance depends on the extent to
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MAGISTER MANAGEMENT UNIV. MERCU BUANA STUDY CASE MARKETING MANAGEMENT Samsung Electronics Company : Question for Study Case discussion: 1. What are the ingredients of SEC’s corporate turnaround strategy? What are the implications for marketing mix policies? 2. How strong is the Samsung brand? Can Samsung pass Sony and become a top ten global brand? 3. As Chief Marketing Officer‚ what are Kim’s role and responsibilities? 4. What does Samsung (and Kim) have to do to become one of the top ten brands
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Executive Summery 2 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Success of Grameen Bank 4 3.0 Analysis of leadership qualities of Mohammad Yunus 5 3.1 Situational leadership 5 3.2 Transformational leadership 6 4.0 Managing Organizations 7 5.0 Influencing governance 7 6.0 Applying Behavioral leadership 8 6.0 References 8 1.0 Introduction The concept of leadership is very elusive‚ and even more it is defining is too difficult. This report tries to put a relation and explain the leadership styles
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E-Governance Traditionally‚ the interaction between government and citizen took place in a government office. Now Govt. are facing problem in wake of social and technology‚ publics are demanding efficient and transparent public administration. Governments worldwide are striving hard to transform and reinvent the government system. E-Government: It can be defined as the application of ICT-particularly internet based information technology by government agency to improve efficiency‚ effectiveness‚
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Euroscepticism and the Financial Crisis Marloes Bas 1871994 04-12-2012 Master Political Science EU Politics and Multilevel Governance B. Crum & T. Lenz Inhoudsopgave I. Introduction 3 II. Theoretical Framework 4 2.1 Euroscepticism 4 2.2 Sources of Euroscepticism 5 2.3 Party Euroscepticism 5 2.4 Are these causes likely to be strengthened by the financial crisis 6 III. Literature 7 Introduction Over the last few years the process of European integration is
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BUSM3199 Ethics & Governance Introduction to ethics and governance Questions for tutorial 1 I. Questions a) What are the differences between immoral and amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? b) What are the differences between intentional and unintentional amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? c) How should an organisation deal with an activity that is legal but unethical? d) Why is plagiarism an ethical issue? II. Case study: The not-so-great Gatsby The hourly employees at Appleberg Electric
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Subsidiary Companies from the Perspectives of Growth and Development THEME - Role of Competition‚ Flexibility and Trade in Economic Growth This Research Paper throws light on the efforts of Indian corporations in their objectives of maximization of shareholders wealth. To achieve this‚ they have taken the route of subsidiarization. This Paper only takes the results achieved by Indian business corporations in fulfilling the objective of maximization of shareholders wealth‚ to some extent by studying
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International Business Review 9 (2000) 345–361 www.elsevier.com/locate/ibusrev An emerging model of employment relations in China: a divergent path from the Japanese? Ying Zhu a a‚* ‚ Malcolm Warner b Department of Asian and International Studies‚ Victoria University of Technology‚ PO Box 14428‚ Melbourne City MC‚ Victoria 8001‚ Australia b Cambridge and the Judge Institute of Management Studies‚ University of Cambridge‚ Cambridge CB2 1AG‚ UK Abstract This article sets out an
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