INTRODUCTION Poverty refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as clean water‚ nutrition‚ health care‚ education‚ clothing and shelter. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution. Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country‚ or compared to worldwide averages. In the Caribbean‚ education is the most dominant way of getting out of poverty. It seems to be the main thing
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Dimensional Fund Advisors‚ 2002 1. What is DFA’s business strategy? What do you think of the firm? Are the DFA people really believe in efficient markets? Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is an investment firm based in Santa Monica‚ California‚ whose primary businesses are small stock funds. DFA’s core beliefs are efficient markets and two other principles: the value of sound academic research‚ and the ability of skilled traders to contribute to a fund’s profits even when the investment was
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GCE 2002 COMPREHENSION SUGGESTED ANSWERS : SINGLISH 1. ‘the less educated … will suffer economically and socially’‚ (lines 24 – 26) What two kinds of handicap is Mr Lee thinking of here? a He means that the less educated will be at a financial disadvantage / they will not do as well (as the better educated) in business 1 b in addition‚ they will lose out in relations with other people / they will not be able to communicate with other people effectively / they will not be well understood by
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Presented by: Ibrahim M. Conteh; Ruby Proctor Garcia; Kathleen M. Parry; Joseph M. Schmerling; Jaime Ulloa Auditing Theory and Practice 0902 ACCT422 4021 Due: April 29‚ 2009 Table of Contents Page Number What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? 3 Why was SOX established? 4 When did SOX take effect? 5 What companies were affected and how? 6 What does SOX compliance require? 9 Conclusion 11 References 13 What is the Sarbanes-Oxley
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Subject: Dell’s Value Chain Case 1. How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? Dell encourages suppliers to focus on their individual technological capabilities to sustain leadership in their components. Suppliers are also pressed to drive down lead times‚ lot sizes‚ and inventories. Dell constructs special Web pages for suppliers to plan based on actual end customer demand. On the distribution side‚ Dell uses direct sales‚ primarily
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Carnival Cruise Lines is the largest cruise company in North America and carries more than 60‚000 passengers a week. The Carnival experience is the standard against what past cruisers judge their later cruise experiences. Carnival has captured the "fun" psychographic and has a strong reputation for an enjoyable‚ relaxed cruise. Furthermore‚ Carnival has a strong market expansion strategy for selling the mass-market cruise category and first-time cruisers. They have a clear vision and knowledge about
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line managers have a lack of desire to implement HRM. However‚ willingness is essential for someone to perform effectively. Furthermore‚ line managers do not have capacity to implement HRM‚ since they have other‚ more pressing‚ short term operational responsibilities. This short-range focus may result in people management that is generally less effective. Besides‚ line managers have limited skills and competences in HRM due to a lack of training. It is suggested that these low competences are a significant
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SATURATION LINE OF WATER/STEAM INTRODUCTION When water is heated to steam‚ they are in thermal contact‚ are said to be saturated. The water is called saturated because it cannot absorb more energy without changing into steam‚ and the steam is called saturated vapor because it cannot absorb any more energy unless temperature increase and it becomes superheated. AIM: The aim of this laboratory is to find a mathematical model for the saturation curve for water/steam. APPARATUS The apparatus
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CULTURAL STUDY ON 2002 Gujarat violence The 2002 Gujarat violence was a series of incidents including the Godhra train burning and Naroda Patiya massacre and the subsequent communal violence between Hindus and Muslims in the Indian state of Gujarat. On 27 February 2002‚ the Sabarmati Express train was attacked at Godhra by a Muslim mob as per a preplanned conspiracy. 58 Hindu pilgrims‚ including 25 women and 15 children‚ returning from Ayodhya‚ were killed in the attack. This in turn prompted
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November 4 and 6‚ 2002 Goals and Objectives (1) Calculate the value of and interpret the sustainable growth rate for a firm (2) Trace the implications on financial policy of growth rates higher and lower than the sustainable growth rate for a firm (3) Discuss the importance of financial flexibility and critically assess the trade-offs from use of various financial options in implementing a firm’s strategy Suggested Review Reading for next Class RWJ‚ Chapter 18 Questions for Next Case (November 18
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