The achievement gap in education has been the subject of discussion for many years due to the disparity among groups of students in relation to language ability‚ race and ethnicity‚ and socioeconomic status (SES). Experts offer many possible explanations for the gap‚ including the assertion that an achievement gap is inevitable‚ and others placing blame on inadequate education systems that are ill equipped to meet the needs of all of its students. Others still may place an emphasis on environmental
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interest rate-sensitivity gap. As implied in the case‚ the methodology is to classify assets and liabilities in terms of the time to certain repricing events (maturity‚ adjustment upon a change in market rates‚ amortization of a portion of principal‚ expected prepayment of certain assets‚ and early withdrawal of liabilities before maturity). What factors would you cite to show weaknesses in the precision of the methodology for creating the interest rate-sensitivity gap report? Limitations in
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The gender pay gap is a measure of the difference between the earnings of men and women. Equal pay is the issue that women have been facing for long time in the history. Despite of many policies introduced starting in 1970 the Equal Pay Act. This has lead to many law changes until introduction of Equality Act 2010 which according to the Government Equalities Office (2010) it simplifies the removing inconsistence and making it easier for people to understand and comply with it. The office states that
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Major ethical issues: • Gap Inc. is a multinational casual apparel chain retail store with “3000 supplier in 50 different countries”. The manufacturing environment‚ human right treatment and labour policy vary substantially among suppliers from substandard to appalling. • Gap Inc.’s customer were deceived to assume the products were “Made in USA”‚ under United States labour standards and human right policies; whilst‚ manufacturing factories were located in Saipan –a U.S. protectorate in Southeast
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Chile Country Background A 180 km wide on average‚ Chile is 4‚300km long from the border with Peru on the north to the Strait of Magellan on the South. Sheltered by the Andes on the East and the Pacific Ocean on the west‚ Chile is all but impervious to foreign pets and disease. The north is rich in mining and marine resources. Central Chile‚ home to the nation’s capital‚ is a major agricultural and industrial hub. In the south‚ rich fisheries and forest resources are managed under stringent conservation
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should prioritize on seizing and optimizing opportunities and prepare to counter and minimize the effect of potential threats. Gap Inc. It was the summer of 1969: Man took his first walk on the moon. Nearly 450‚000 people gathered in upstate New York to witness the historic Woodstock concert. And Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco. Today‚ Gap Inc. is one of the world’s largest specialty retailers‚ with approximately 3‚100 stores and fiscal 2009 revenues of $14.2 billion
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Political and legal impacts on doing business in Korea Korea is known as a country that showed miraculous economic growth‚ and considered one of the four tiger economies of Asia. Since the 1950s‚ South Korea has built a modern‚ internationally oriented industrial economy largely from scratch. This economy‚ the fourth-largest economies (after China‚ Japan and India) in Asia (World Bank 2014) is based on low –cost‚ high quality export production. Between the late 1980 and 1990s‚ the country has
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The wage gap is a statistical value commonly used as an indicator of the status of women’s earnings relative to those of men; this gap is calculated by dividing the median annual earnings for women by median annual earnings for men. According to the institute for Women’s policy Research‚ in 2015 it was recorded that female full-time workers earn about 80 cents for every dollar earned by men‚ indicating a gender wage gap of 20%. To understand the wage gap that exists today and what factors contribute
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Orpa Ali 02-06-12 APLAC A2 Morris Considering The Gap Year As senior year fast approaches‚ students have suddenly been caught in the headlights with future plans. Most of them are working hard and to make those perfect grades‚ perfect test scores‚ and overall ideal outlook as a student to the colleges they hope to attend. Throughout the four years of high school‚ kids have been bogged down with and incredible amount of work; and by the time graduation rolls around they will be exhausted. But
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Case Study: GE: Jeffrey Immelt – Change in Strategy‚ Style and Culture Sandra Armenta South University Online Dr. Patrick Udeh January 30‚ 2012 Case Study: GE: Jeffrey Immelt – Change in Strategy‚ Style and Culture In all companies changes in strategies‚ style and culture are experienced when management changes occur. This was no different with GE. As Jack Welch stepped down as CEO after 20 years‚ Jeffrey Immelt was chosen as his successor. He had some big shoes to fill. “Immelt became
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