seen as an opportunity. Since there is less children and more working force relatively‚ the situation would optimize the structure of labor market. Moreover‚ the children will be given more attention and education that they could be more skilled human capital in the future. Reasons of Low Fertility Rates The reasons behind the slumping birth rates in developing countries are complex to identify. Here are some possible causes: Economic development Demographic research shows that the economics
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Economist Theodore Schultz invented the term human capital in the 1960s to reflect the value of our human capacities. He believed human capital was like any other type of capital; He believed that investing on human capital would lead us to a higher production‚ (Investopedia) Investopedia defines human capital as a measure of the economic value of an employee ’s skill set. The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and that the quality of employees can be improved by investing
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As the global crisis deepened‚ the foreign investors decided to exit the Nigerian capital market‚ by off loading their large volume of shares into the market. The market got saturated with shares without corresponding buyers. On the part of the retail investors they could not catch in to take profit as share certificates were not being issued promptly and the process of certificate verification at the Registrars offices took so long to be completed. Since the retail investor could not exit and there
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Long Human Capital affects our everyday life. It does not discriminate against anyone no matter what race or part of the world you are in. People blinded by human capital can have a mislead future. David Brook states: “But skills and knowledge-the stuff you can measure with tests-is only the most superficial component of human capital. U.S. education reforms have generally failed because they try to improve the skills of students without addressing the underlying components of human capital” (The
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study on working capital management in Integral coach Factory‚ Chennai ’. Working capital management ensures that a company has sufficient cash flow in order to meet its short term obligations and operating expenses. Any company whatever the business it carries can ensure profitability only through working capital management. Through the management of the working capital at Integral coach Factory‚ Chennai‚ it assures the availability of funds to meet the required working capital or day to day operations
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Challenges Faced by Management Managing and supervising people are not an easy job. Every day we are facing different problems and challenges. Maybe a small or big problems that we must enhance or motivate our people‚ talk with them and even sometimes help them to solve their day to day problems. Every individual has his own characteristic to portray. Variations of people should take into consideration in managing them. Factors like timing‚ place‚ and situation would work well for the managers
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1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 BOKO HARAM: A 21st CENTURY CHALLENGE IN NIGERIA A. F. Ahokegh‚ PhD Department of History & Int. Studies Kogi State University‚ Anyigba Abstract Though‚ Nigeria has ever faced series of security threatening challenges‚ the one caused by the activities of the Islamist sect‚ the Boko Haram remains quite unique in all ramifications. For instance‚ the Jos crises that claimed dozens of human lives were known to be limited to Plateau State and so also were the
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Working Capital Management rbs.com/insight Executive Summary In November 2011‚ RBS and Greenwich Associates launched a new study on working capital management among large companies around the world. In conducting the research‚ the firms interviewed 50 companies in Asia (excluding Japan)‚ Europe and North America. The results of this research reveal that past efforts to build efficiencies in working capital management have been incorporated into post-crisis strategies centred on ensuring
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EFFECT OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON PROFITABILITY OF FIRMS IN MALAYSIA ( M. A.‚ Zariyawati a‚ M. N.‚ Annuar b and A.S.‚ Abdul Rahim c a ‚b & c Univeristi Putra Malaysia‚ Malaysia. ABSTRACT Working capital management is important part in firm financial management decision. An optimal working capital management is expected to contribute positively to the creation of firm value. To reach optimal working capital management firm manager should control the trade off between profitability and
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understand and appreciate high involvement management‚ one must first understand what it is. Once you understand high involvement management it is easy to see the many advantages to this type of leadership and work practices. High involvement management is by definition “carefully selecting and retaining associates and giving them significant decision-making power‚ information‚ and incentive compensation” (Hitt‚ 2011‚ p. 592). High involvement management may seem to be as if one is giving up control
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