ALLOCATION OF UNIFORM MARKS IN GCSE (APPLICABLE FROM JUNE 2010) What is a UMS? The Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) is used in unitised specifications as a device for reporting‚ recording and aggregating candidates’ unit test performances. Why do we need the UMS? In a unitised specification candidates may take units at different stages during the course and may retake units before certification. Each exam paper is unique‚ and so the difficulty of exams may vary slightly from year to year. Senior
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development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as the local community and the society at large.” In broader terms‚ CSR means a collection of policies‚ programs and practices adopted‚ AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY followed and recognized by a company that is based on certain values‚ including respect for people‚ communities (in which the company operates) and the environment. Corporate plays a vital role in shaping
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The way that a defendant has acted in defamation‚ brings up the question of how reasonable the defendant was when breaching the Defamation Act. The Issues in Hockey v Fairfax‚ in terms of reasonableness‚ stemmed from the way that Fairfax acted in the creation of the newspaper article titled “Treasurer for Sale” and the decision of the chosen title as well as the poster and three tweets‚ posted about the newspaper article. Reasonableness in the way that Fairfax acted is a necessary consideration
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Course: Business Law. (BUS205) Assignment Title: Introduction to Law and Contracts Assignment #: Module One Case Should Yahoo have been forced to turn over Justin Ellsworth’s email to his parents? One in our shoes would venture to say “No”. Yahoo took a very firm stand backing its privacy acts that all account holders are entitled to as email address holders by saying nothing but “No”. I‚ in my opinion will say that Yahoo acted with legal responsibility in backing
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Environmental Management Corp. Soc. Responsib. Environ. Mgmt. 18‚ 285–293 (2011) Published online 6 October 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/csr.251 Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: A ‘Dynamic Capabilities’ Perspective Venugopal Ramachandran* Insitute for Financial Management and Research‚ Chennai‚ India ABSTRACT In this paper‚ strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined on the basis of Porter’s theory of competitive advantage. Two kinds of dynamic
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Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH / 316 11/25/2013 PHOENIX Cross Cultural Perspectives For many years‚ Nike Inc has been known worldwide as the champion of athletic gear producers‚ being a global leader in business and marketing. The company experienced a tremendous growth between 1970s and 1990s‚ dominating the global athletic footwear and apparel market (Cartey‚ 2002). However‚ in 1990s‚ Nike started facing a fierce criticism for its unethical practices of conducting business
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Cross-Cultural Perspective ETH 316 4/4/2013 LOU WOLNER Cross-Cultural Perspective In this paper‚ I will address Global organization and a cultural issue that affects organizations outside the United States. Culture is about the way we human beings definite ourselves for the purpose of uniting with one another‚ forming a group‚ determining an individuality and distinctive ourselves as unique. Cultural perspective is sensual in humans‚ in which we create activities‚ practices‚ and symbols that can
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An overview of six psychological perspectives Psychodynamic perspective Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) developed a theory of the human mind that emphasised the interaction of biological drives with the social environment. Freud’s theory emphasises the power of early experience to influence the adult personality. Freud’s theories are called Psychodynamic theories. Psychodynamic refers to the broad theoretical model for explaining mental functioning. ‘Psycho’ means mind or spirit and ‘dynamic’ means
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE LECTURER LEE LAI KEONG Assignment by Gunasekar s/o Murugaiah UH MBA INTAKE 4 ASSIGNMENT BY: GUNASEKAR S/O MURUGAIAH 1 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number Abstract CHAPTER I – LITERATURE REVIEW 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Core Competence 1.2 Competitive Advantage 1.3 Resource Based Approach CHAPTER II – INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 2.0 Industry Background 2.1 Income Statement 2.2 SWOT Analysis 2.3 Core Competence
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A deeper understanding of power and control emerges from considering the parallels between Animal Farm and V for Vendetta. Compare how these texts explore the ideas of power and control. George Orwell’s allegorical novella‚ Animal Farm and Alan Moore’s dystopian novel‚ V for Vendetta are prominent texts in English Literature which clearly establish the ideas of power and control. Both texts have a differentiation in terms of the ideas of power and control due to the contrasting political and social
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