Legal and Regulatory Environment of Human Resources Affirmative Action Affirmative action is defined as positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment‚ education‚ and business from which they have been excluded. Affirmative action refers to policies that take race‚ gender‚ or ethnicity into account in an attempt to promote equal opportunity. It is supposed to maximize diversity in all levels of society and to redress disadvantages
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Chapter 1 Law and Legal Reasoning N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new‚ modified‚ or unchanged‚ as follows. N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank. + A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank. = A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank. TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Laws and government regulations affect almost all business activities. ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal 2. The U.S. Constitution
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Singapore started out as a British colony in 1819‚ primarily as a “British commercial base”‚ at the advent of the European discovery of an Oriental maritime trade route. Singapore started out as a British colony in 1819‚ primarily as a “British commercial base”‚ at the advent of the European discovery of an Oriental maritime trade route. With the formation of the East India Companies‚ the doors of the East were opened for European superpowers such as the British and the Dutch‚ and Singapore was put
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Assignment ONE: Consider Burma (named Myanmar by its military rulers). What political rights do you have that the average Burmese citizen does not? Post your response. Having an authoritarian government‚ the people of Burma face intense control by the government with limited‚ if any‚ elections or choices. The people must show complete obedience to the government to avoid harsh and usually unjust consequences. While my democratic government posses strong authoritarian elements‚ I still have the
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Download the original attachment ANSWER 1 The best known IT system‚ and the one that plays a most significant role in Singapore ’s trade‚ is TradeNet. TradeNet is an EDI system that links over 12‚000 traders (an increase from 1‚000 in 1990)‚ support companies‚ and government agencies that are involved in Singapore ’s international trade‚ for the purpose of exchanging trade documents electronically. Through TradeNet‚ companies and agencies can submit‚ directly from their computers
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The critical concern Political environment has a very important impact on every business operation no matter what its size‚ its area of operation. Whether the company is domestic‚ national‚ international‚ large or small political factors of the country it is located in will have an impact on it. And the most crucial & unavoidable realities of international business are that both host and home governments are integral partners. Reflected in its policies and attitudes toward business are a governments
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Doing Business in Singapore DOING BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE 1 CONTENTS 3 4 11 FOREWORD INTRODUCTION - Getting to know Singapore OVERVIEW OF LEGAL ENVIRONMENT - Legal Framework - Handling Civil Disputes - Employment - Immigration - Competition Act - Singapore’s Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) STARTING A BUSINESS BANKING RELATIONSHIP IN SINGAPORE - Introduction to the Financial Landscape in Singapore - Banking in Singapore - Business Credit Facilities - Business Protection TYPES OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS
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The impact of Political‚ Legal and Social factors on a business Describe how political‚ legal and social factors are impacting upon the business activities of the selected organisations and their stakeholders. Political factors: ‘’Political factors are how and to what degree a government intervenes in the economy.’’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEST_analysis) Political factors include: * Environmental regulation and protection * Taxation ( corporate: consumer) * International
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CASE 3: STRATEGIC CHOICES AT THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES GROUP Strategic Management and strategic Competitiveness Productivity Enhancement 1) Deployment of Technology 2) Total Involvement 3) Incentives The External Environment A) General Environment 1) Demographic • Malaysian Airlines (regional competitor)‚ which is geographically closed to Singapore‚ were imitating SIA’s strategy (threats) 2) Economic • Global financial crisis – reduced demand
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Course Syllabus COURSE TITLE: DESCRIPTION: BUS 4400 02 Marketing Planning & Analysis Studies the application of marketing as an integrative process. Topics include analysis of markets‚ planning and product strategies‚ and developing a balance in marketing decisions that considers prices‚ channels of distribution‚ concerns‚ sales force‚ and other factors. PREREQUISITES: None SEMESTER: Spring 2013 COURSE START: January 15‚ 2013 CLASS HOURS: 6:00pm-9:15pm‚ St. Mary’s Hall‚ Room 208
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