Equity is defined as the sentencing principle that similar crimes and similar criminals should be treated alike. (Frank Schmalleger‚ 2007)Equity in sentencing has been an issue for quite a while. It has sparked heated discussions in the U.S. Congress‚ as well as arguments among community members. Supporters of equity in sentencing try to inspire changes to our current legislation‚ and its opponents are attempting to abolish it in its entirety. The Federal Drug Abuse Act of 1986 created the guidelines
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Project Title:- A study on measuring brand equity of Nokia‚ Cadbury and SBI. Brand equity:- Brand equity refers to the marketing effects or outcomes that accrue to a product with its brand name compared with those that would accrue if the same product did not have the brand name Keller‚ Kevin Lane (2003). It is also the intangible‚ but real‚ value of words‚ graphics or symbols that are associated with the products or services offered by a business. In other words it is the value - both tangible
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SUMMARY OF THE FACTS * The donor‚ Mr Chet died recently‚ and left directions in his Will to his executors relating to a couple of gifts. * This hearing relates to the execution of the will which have been causing difficulties. * The Executors have adopted a neutral stance between the competing claims‚ and with the Court’s permission have merely undertaken to abide by the Court’s eventual decision: as such they will not be represented in this hearing. * Clause 6: My trustees
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settlement as incompletely constituted trust. Once the settlement is deemed to be incompletely constituted trust‚ the beneficiary could not enforce their right in the trust. This is due to the maxim in equity “equity will not assist a volunteer” and “equity will not perfect an imperfect gift”‚ which meant that equity is reluctant to offer assistance to those who does not provide consideration. Hence an absolute owner must transfer the legal ownership of the property to the trustee in accordance to the relevant
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The Equity Theory of Motivation What is it? It is the theory that goes forward and tries to explain the relational satisfaction in terms of understanding of the fair distribution of the resources with the various interpersonal skills. Also known as the justice theories‚ the theory was found by John Stacey Adams‚ who maintained his pool of thought where employees who were searching for the maintenance of equity between two inputs that bring the jobs and the regular results that they will be
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Return on Equity ((ROE) Return on equity(ROE) refers to he amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested. ROE measures how much the shareholders earned for their investment in the company. The higher the ratio percentage‚ the more efficient management is in utilizing its equity base and the better return is to investors. The numbers
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Does shareholders ratification of auditor selection enhance auditor independence? Sear Amiri 894560 Accounting Supervisor : S.N.M. Van den Bogaerde -2012- Abstract: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ’s Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession (ACAP) recommends that all public companies must have an annual shareholders ratification of external auditor selection. An important aim of their recommendation was to enhance auditor independence. However the ACAP did not provide
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restrict their legal capital from distribution to stockholders. 14.The SEC requires companies to disclose their dividend policy in their annual report. 15.All dividends‚ except for liquidating dividends‚ reduce the total stockholders’ equity of a corporation. 16.Dividends payable in assets of the corporation other than cash are called property dividends or dividends in kind.
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STARBUCKS Company Background Howard Schultz is the Chairman‚ and Chief Global Strategist in Control of the Starbucks Company. In 1971‚ a small coffee shop which specialized in selling whole Arabica beans was opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market by Gerald Baldwin‚ Gordon Bowker and Ziev Siegl. In 1982‚ Schultz joined the Starbucks marketing team and he was inspired by the Milan’s coffee culture to set up an espresso bar in the corner of its only downtown Seattle shop. At that time‚ he stated‚ “The
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EQUITY RESEARCH IN BANKING SECTOR Research Project submitted In Part Completion of Masters of Management Studies University of Mumbai By Amit Kanowjia Under the guidance of Mr. Nikesh Ruparel Vidyalankar Institute of Technology Wadala (E)‚ Mumbai – 400 037 JULY 2010 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project work entitled “Equity Research in Banking Sector “ submitted to “Vidyalankar Institute of Technology‚ wadala(E)‚ Mumbai-400037 “ is a record of an original
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