Emerging Markets: BP‚ AAR‚ and TNK-BP Energy Resources AAR‚ BP bury hatchet over TNK-BP Shareholders in joint Russian oil venture TNK-BP confirmed they reached an agreement to settle outstanding issues to avoid arbitration. "BP and AAR‚ joint shareholders in TNK-BP‚ today announced that they have reached a comprehensive agreement to settle all outstanding disputes between them‚ including the current arbitrations brought by each against the other‚" a statement released by BP read. Russia’s
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close to equilibrium. Focusing on the BPO sector of Mauritius‚ more precisely on Call Centres‚ it can be seen that Call Centres have increased rapidly in number over the past five years. They are now a significant part of the Mauritian economy as the economy is moving in the direction of becoming a cyber island. Call Centres represents 18 % of the BPO sector. The call centre industry is the highest generator of employment with 3590 people in this sector. However‚ even if call centres are attracting
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has their own dedicated target market. Few of them only work in rural sector while others in both rural as well as urban. Many even are only catering in cities. Some are of Indian origin and some are foreign players. India’s economy has been one of the stars of global economics in recent years. It has grown by more than 9% for three years running. The economy of India is as diverse as it is large‚ with a number of major sectors including manufacturing industries‚ agriculture‚ textiles and handicrafts
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GOVERNANCE OF THE SECURITY SECTOR. THERE ARE‚ HOWEVER‚ SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEGREE TO WHICH SUCH MECHANISMS COULD FOSTER DEMOCRATIC POLICING IN A SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY A LOW LEVEL OF OVERALL DEMOCRACY. WITH THE AID OF EXAMPLES FROM ANY TWO SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE STATEMENT IS TRUE. INTRODUCTION Civilian oversight of and engagement with policing are viewed as two methods of improving the democratic governance of the security sector. This is true because
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E-Gov and Public Sector Reform: What roles for Government in e-Government? Matthias Finger Technology Policy Institute College of Management Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne BAC 103‚ Station 5 CH-1015 Lausanne +41 21 693 00 01 matthias.finger@epfl.ch questions about privatization‚ de- and re-regulation‚ entrepreneurship and management in government‚ and others more. These questions are of course still relevant‚ even though less debated these days. The question in this paper therefore
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AN ORGANISATION AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR An organization is a social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to achieve collective goals. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationship between the different activities and the members‚ and it subdivides and assigns roles‚ responsibilities and authority to carry out different tasks. Organisations are open systems‚ this is to mean that they affect and are affected by their environment. On the other
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altered. This research explored the current state of leadership style among Malaysian managers and its effect on the perception of effectiveness. A survey method was employed and the data was drawn from subordinates who were working in private and public sectors in the Klang Valley area. When compared to past literature‚ the results imply that a shift has taken place primarily with regards to autocratic leadership. Respondents attributed leadership effectiveness to the use of participative and nurturant-task
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Role of It in Banking Sector Summary: The article presents a study which aims to analyze the role of information technology (IT) in the banking industry. Based on the article‚ technological innovations have enabled the industry to open up efficient delivery channels. It is said that IT has helped the banking industry to deal with the challenges the new economy poses. The study also examines the views of bank employees on the implementation of IT in banks. According to the author‚ private and
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SECTOR ANALYSIS BANKING SECTOR IN INDIA • SUMMARY GROWING LENDING AND DEPOSIT: Total lending and deposits have increased at CAGR of 22.8 per cent and 21.2 per cent‚ respectively‚ during FY06-13 • HIGHER ATM PENETRATION: Total number of ATMs in India have increased to 1‚04‚500 in 2012 and is further expected to double over the next two years • RISING RURAL PENETRATION: With the help of Financial Inclusion Plan (FY10-13)‚ the banking connectivity in India increased more than threefold to
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Running Head: APPLE‚ INC Apple‚ Inc and the Organization Michael J. Keith Organizational Behavior; BUS 322 Professor Ofori Boateng July 29‚ 2012 Apple‚ Inc and the Organization If I took over the leadership of a company‚ I would choose Apple‚ Inc. Apple‚ Inc is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and commercial servers. Apple ’s core product lines are the iPad‚ iPhone‚ iPod music player‚ and Macintosh computer line-up. I would be the CEO of
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