Performance appraisal based on a forced distribution system: its drawbacks and remedies Rachana Chattopadhayay International Management Institute‚ Kolkata‚ India‚ and Anil Kumar Ghosh Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit‚ Indian Statistical Institute‚ Kolkata‚ India Performance appraisal based on a FDS 881 Received 8 August 2011 Revised 29 January 2012 1 May 2012 Accepted 24 June 2012 Abstract Purpose – Performance appraisal based on a forced distribution system (FDS) is
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The Internet use by the Luxury industry An interactive tool for a very demanding sector Supervisor: Margareta Paulsson Authors: Charlotte LARBANET Benjamin LIGIER Master Thesis Umeå School of Business Spring Semester 2009 1 Acknowledgements Assistance from many people contributed to the accomplishment of our master thesis. Therefore we wish to express our thanks to Umea School of Business and Economics for contributing toward the success of our year abroad in Sweden. Also‚ we would
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The first unions were organized during the economic depression of the 1820s. The Sherman Antitrust Act‚ enacted in 1890‚ was initially applied to any activity that interrupted the free flow of commerce. Applied to unions to stifle their activity. The Clayton Act‚ enacted in 1914 with good intent toward labor‚ exacerbated the problem by strengthening the application of the Sherman Act against labor. A yellow-dog contract is a stipulation mandated by the employer that the employee will not
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Uses of Radiation in the Medical Industry Although scientists have only known about radiation since the 1890s‚ they have developed a wide variety of uses for this natural force. Today‚ to benefit humankind‚ radiation is used in medicine‚ academics‚ and industry‚ as well as for generating electricity. In addition‚ radiation has uses in such areas as agriculture‚ space exploration‚ law enforcement‚ geology and many others. However‚ in the medical industry‚ radiation is used for x-rays‚ therapeutic
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1. In the late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firm’s market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problem/ 2. What financial statement adjustments will Lucent have to make to correct the revenue recognition problems announced in late 2000? 3. How would you judge whether a firm is likely to face revenue
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PRIME Faraday Technology Watch Fundamental Productivity Improvement Tools and Techniques for SME Productivity improvement techniques can be applied effectively in enterprises of any size‚ from one-person companies to corporations with thousands of staff. The majority of the techniques were first seen in mass-production operations but the benefits they can yield in SMEs is not to be underestimated. Indeed‚ the absence in SMEs of many of the rigidities commonly found in large companies make it
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Most Filipinos cannot survive without eating rice or a meal without rice is incomplete for most. Rice products have invaded the afternoon snacks or meriendas of the Filipinos. Based on Food and Nutrition Rice Research Institute‚ processed rice products have accounted for about two percent of rice consumption in the Philippines. Rice is most commonly used as the main course in making kakanin which comes in varieties; the first class is used best in producing kakanin. The round and a short grain of
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January 28‚ 2013 To Whom It May Concern‚ Good Day! I am Rhenee Joyce C. Vivas‚ a graduate of Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High School‚ batch 2000‚ currently processing my documents for work opportunities abroad. May I request for three (3) certified true copies with dry seal signed by the principal‚ of each of the following documents for certification: 1. High School Diploma 2. Form 137a (Transcript of records) 3. Certificate of Graduation/Letter of Recommendation. The above
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Питання до вступної співбесіди на освітньо-кваліфікаційні рівні “спеціаліст” (англійська мова) Methods of teaching 1. Aims‚ objectives and content of teaching foreign languages at school. 2. Methodological classification of English sounds and its relevance for developing articulation skills. 3. Activities to develop pronunciation skills. 4. Approaches to teaching grammar. 5. Grammar practice activities. 6. Ways of presenting vocabulary. 7. Activities for developing vocabulary skills. 8. Stages in
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ASSIGNMENT 1 1. For a given arithmetic sequence‚ the sum of the third term and the sixth term is 86. The eleventh term is 56. Find the a) first term and the common difference. (6m) b) nth term. (2m) 2. A couple estimates that the expense of caring for their baby will increase by RM1.80 from the previous month’s expenses. The cost for the first month when the baby was born was RM22. What a) were the expenses for the 10th month and the 15th month after the baby was born? (4m) b) were the
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