Intellectual capital Table of contents Intro 3 Definitions 3 Components of intellectual capital 4 1- Human Capital 4 2- Structural Capital 5 3- External Capital 5 6 References 7 Intellectual capital Intro The idea of intellectual capital started a decade or so ago‚ as two trends began to emerge: 1) The shift from production-based economies to service and knowledge-based businesses; 2) The notion of “the invisible balance sheet”. Intellectual capital has more value for
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The Cosmological Argument has been disputed over since the beginning of religion. Greek philosophers such as Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and other theologians have provided reasons for either their belief or disbelief of the existence almighty being; God. Thomas Aquinas adapted a personal answer for the controversial argument. Aquinas provides five ways for the existence of God that he devised through his observations and logical analysis. His arguments provide reasoning for many people that cannot believe
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The first Klan flourished in the Southern United States in the late 1860s‚ then died out ... The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s Members adopted white costumes: robes‚ masks‚ and conical hats‚ designed to be outlandish and terrifying‚ and to hide their identities. The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s‚ and adopted the same costumes and code words as the first Klan‚ while introducing cross burnings Three events in 1915 = catalysts to the revival
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Tristan C Brown Period 3 APUSH The Greatest Awakening Starting in the early 1700’s‚ the role of religion in the average American’s life had diminished considerably. As a result‚ many religious customs and beliefs were re-introduced. In the 1720’s‚ The First Great Awakening‚ as it became known‚ was a radical change in American religious beliefs and customs‚ as well as a change in political and social beliefs. As time passed and the United States was formed‚ these changes began to fade away
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analytical study of Consumer behavior while buying a motorcycle”. An analysis of consumer’s behavior in terms of consumer consumption patterns‚ consumer preferences‚ consumer motivation‚ consumer buying process and shopping behavior is very much help to formulate a firm’s marketing strategy. Thus the marketing concept is consumer oriented and the emphasis is more on the consumer rather than the product. This research shows opinion of consumers‚ buying motives‚ factors of influencing consumer behavior and
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Summary of It’s Good Business The author Robert Solomon argues that ethics has to an integral part with regard to business management. He does not believe that business management must include unethical or illegal methods to be able to succeed. Solomon preaches that business management is not as simple as obtaining revenue. “Businesses need to abide by fair policies and their owners have to be ethical in dealing with their customers” (Shaw p. 37). The author acknowledges that while illegal practices
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Prosocial behaviour is described as a voluntary behaviour in order to benefit someone else (Eisenberg & Fabes‚ 1998). This prosocial behaviour such as sharing‚ helping‚ sympathy and empathy form an important part of the social interactions. It has been studied in terms of where these behaviours come from.There are various theories regarding the prosocial behavioural tendencies of individuals. Prosocial behaviour is regarded by Reber (1995)‚ as a “descriptive label for those social behaviours that are
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The Second Amendment America has given many rights and has offered protection to US citizens. Like the second amendment states‚ “The right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” However many riots and shootings have recently broke out in the last couple of years. So therefore the right to bear arms has been taken advantage of and as lead to many malicious events like The Columbine Shootings‚ Virginia Tech‚ Aurora Shooting‚ and New Town Shootings. In 1999‚ a failed bombing which
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in India are sold on credit. M&M sells ‘Swaraj’ brand of tractors. When Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquired Punjab Tractors Ltd (PTL) for RS 1‚489 crore in March 2007‚ the latter was a pale outline of its former self. Why? Chennai-based Tractor and Farm Equipment (TAFE ) bought Eicher Motors’s tractor division‚ increasing its market share to 22%. This brought TAFE‚ whose earlier market share was just 14 per cent‚ within striking distance of M&M‚ whose share was 31 per cent.
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whether anything in our multicultural‚ diverse world can be truly universal. Some ask‚ isn’t human rights? an essentially Western concept‚ ignoring the very different cultural‚ economic and political realities of the South? Can the values of the consumer society be applied to societies that have nothing to consume? Isn’t talking about universal rights rather like saying that the rich and the poor both have the same right to fly first-class and to sleep under bridges? At the risk of sounding frivolous:
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