DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Uppsala University Thesis Work Economics D Author: Jonathan Mårtensson Tutor: Lennart Berg Term and Year: Autumn 2005 Portfolio optimisation - improved risk-adjusted return? Abstract In this thesis‚ portfolio optimisation is used to evaluate if a specific sample of portfolios have a higher risk level or lower expected return‚ compared to what may be obtained through optimisation. It also compares the return of optimised portfolios with the return of the original portfolios
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ISYS100 – Final Research Paper Weighting: 33% Due Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 (Due between: 8.30am – 1pm) SIBT Front Office (Ryde or City Campus) Questions: Your job is to complete one of the following research questions: (Please remember that you are to only answer one question) 1) Discuss the importance of improving the Digital Divide between all countries of different socio-economic climates. 2) ISYS100 was designed to help students see how Information Technology has made our
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Topic: Training and Employee Development I. Introduction: a. Audience Hook: Have you ever thought of what it takes to have a strong organization? I’ve spent 10 years’ in the production and manufacturing environment investigating the belief that in order for performance to be improved‚ organizations need to have trained and experienced people. (Fareed 2009) states that “Training is a way to create confidence among the employees so that they can operate the tasks without any obstruction‚ with
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DETERMINING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE EMPLOYEES ON THE BANKING INDUSTRY A Thesis Presented to _____________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the requirements in ____________ By: Christine Corpuz October 15‚ 2014 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) was founded in 1865 to finance trade between Asia and the West‚ today HSBC is the world’s second
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Assignment 1: Training and Development in Small Businesses Today’s business world is very competitive. This can be attributed to more organizations entering the market and the current economic climate. This has many companies thinking of ways to increase productivity and gain a competitive advantage. In order to successfully continue to operate and grow‚ organizations often have to change strategies and better develop employees. This applies to any size organization. However‚ small businesses
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quality‚ integrity and excellence. Through recruitment‚ development and motivation of the best people‚ Wyeth Pharmaceuticals are continually growing and improving their business. They are acknowledged as a leader in innovation by linking pharmaceutical‚ biotechnology and vaccine technologies. Training And Development Training Top 125 No. 5: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ Rx for Excellence Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ learning and development team is a shot in the arm to the organization‚ keeping it
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(quoted in Everard‚ 1991) concluded that ¡®development training‚ as its proponents claim‚ has an important part to play in the building of a positive and effective workforce¡¯. Actually‚ the ¡®academic research¡¯ literature of outdoor development emerged by Springett who had carried out his review. Outdoor development is presented as a suitable method for developing some team and individual skills. However‚ given the lack of supporting evidence outdoor development ¡®should not be seen as a panacea to
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I. ACTIVITY TRAINING TO IMPACT TRAINING A. Training for Activity 1. The HRD dept. is held accountable for its activity‚ not for its results · There is no formal output of results so managers are left to decide weather it is beneficial or not. 2. The HRD staff is held accountable for design and delivery of training programs. · In training for activity‚ trainers are held accountable for the number of programs they deliver or design. · 80% of their time is activity so there’s
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managements Staff Training & Development Every organization needs to have well-trained and experienced people to perform the activities that have to be done. If current or potential job occupants can meet this requirement‚ training is not important. With the present scenario it’s not the case. It is necessary to raise the skill levels and increase the versatility and adaptability of employees. By considering the issues raised by the Team the importance of employee training and development is essential
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Pfizer - Development and Training Pfizer is the world’s largest research-based biomedical and pharmaceutical company (Pfizer 2009‚ p.2). To ensure continuous improvement in all areas of the organization‚ leadership believes in the effectiveness of proper training. Having training based programs allows employees to gain new knowledge‚ exchange ideas‚ and search for answers to his or her concerns or issues. According to McGlynn (1998)‚ Pfizer is a knowledge business. It is not enough to just discover
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