Walkability Index Walkability is mainly function as a measurement tool for proximity and connectivity between endpoints. The term denotes walking specifically; the features of walkable neighborhoods also support other forms of transportation‚ like cycling and transit. It measures the nuances of proximity and connectivity as they relate to travel and health outcomes that can notify land use and transportation planning‚ policy‚ and investment decisions. They have developed a tool‚ called the Walkability
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Flextime Work Schedules Flextime Work Schedules Hrm 102: Introduction to Human Resources April 23‚ 2010 “Flextime permits employees the option of choosing daily starting and quitting times‚ provided that they work a certain number of hours per day or week. Flextime work schedules are most prominent in service type organizations‚ government agencies‚ and other large clerical operation companies (Bolander‚ 2007‚ p. 175). Flextime provides benefits to both employers and employees. Organizations
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CLASS SCHEDULE WORKSHEET Name ID# Semester/Year For planning only. Do not mail this form. Northern Virginia Community College 125-028 010/11 Please fill this form out completely before enrolling. For online enrollment‚ please use NOVAConnect. Sample Trans Code* (circle) A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D *Transaction Codes: A = Add or Enroll D = Drop Class # Course Prefix Course # Section # and Campus Course Title Credits Days Course Meets Course Start Time Course End
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BUILDING A CSR INDEX In our CSR index‚ companies would be judged in 6 key assessment areas. Not only should the company have formulated goals or CSR targets but also achieved them within the stipulated period of time for a maximum score. The 6 key assessment areas are as follows: ASSESSMENT AREAS 1. ENVIRONMENT: This assessment area includes the physical surroundings in which the company operates including waste disposal techniques‚ energy saving initiatives‚ or climate change. POINTS OF
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workers are paid more compared to hourly employees. This makes them lack of overtime inconsequential‚ though not always. In addition‚ most salaried jobs have benefits‚ which hourly employees do not enjoy. These may include among others‚ flexible schedules‚ where they can make other appointments such as meeting the doctor without having to lose their pay. Further‚ salaried employees can work remotely. Salaried employees will be of greater help to the organization. Their job description will be broader
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Reviewing Beneish’s manipulation index‚ we note a high probability of manipulation for both fiscal Year 5 and Year 6. The major factors of this are the rapid growth in sales and the level of accruals in earnings. The Company experienced negative cash flows from operations for both years as a result in significant decreases in A/R and inventories. Reviewing the financial ratios‚ we also noted the relationship between inventories and COGS‚ which is not included in Beneish’s index. The high growth rate of
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TM Democracy index 2011 Democracy under stress A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit www.eiu.com Democracy Index 2011 Democracy under stress The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2011 Democracy under stress This is the fourth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index. It reflects the situation as of the beginning of December 2011. The first edition‚ published in The Economist’s The World in 2007‚ measured the state of democracy in September
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BIG MAC INDEX WHAT IS A BIG MAC INDEX? The big Mac index is a theory dealing with PPP purchase power parity. The big Mac index was created by the Economist based on the Purchase Power theory‚ the first step understands what the Purchase power theory is. Here is a brief example to better understand the purchase power theory; suppose that one US dollar is currently in the market for ten Argentinean pesos. In the United States a soccer ball costs $40 while in Argentina they sell the same soccer
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of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a price index that tracks the prices of a specified basket of consumer goods and services‚ providing a measure of inflation. \CPI is a fixed quantity price index and considered by some a cost of living index. Under CPI‚ an index is scaled so that it is equal to 100 at a chosen point in time‚ so that all other values of the index are a percentage relative to this one. Economists Shunmugam and Prasad say it is high time
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In creating the Freight Market Information for dry cargo indices‚ the Baltic Exchange currently requires its panellists to report their opinions based on the following ship definitions Capesize 172‚000 metric dwt‚ 190‚000 cbm grain‚ gearless Main Components Of A Vessel’s Costs For the purpose of estimating and accounting‚ the expenses of a vessel are usually divided into voyage costs and daily running costs. The former are those expenses which are incurred solely when a vessel is engaged
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