and reductions in unproductive or idle work time. Increasing working hours may appear as a magical solution to increase productivity. However‚ Shepard & Clifton (2000) research show that longer working hour resulted in decreasing productivity. . More working hours can mean increasing fatigue rather than increasing productivity. On contrary‚ decreasing working hours enhance WLB and productivity‚( Bloom et al 2006). Increasing working hours could negatively influence WLB ‚ which means less family
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WEATHER WORKING DAYS Print By Per Zerman‚ Assistant Vice President‚ Skuld Copenhagen Published 03 November 2010 Legal news The term ”weather working days” often forms part of the definition of laytime . Although the meaning should‚ at first glance‚ be straightforward‚ it continues to be a source for dispute: The intention is that where weather conditions make it impossible to load or discharge‚ then that day (or period of a day) should not count as laytime. This carries with it a fairly broad
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“built to order” business model and customer service focus which includes direct selling. Dell’s ability to maintain low levels of finished goods inventory minimized the cash conversion cycle to a high extent‚ thus minimizing the need for costly working capital. In past years‚ Dell has mainly financed its operations internally and secondly through the issuance of shareholder equity and small amounts of long term debt. Statement of Problem Being more flexible and responsive to market demands‚ Dell
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CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 1.1. WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Working capital may be regarded as life blood of a business. Working capital management is a process of planning and controlling the level and mix of the current assets of the firm as well as financing these assets. A study of working capital is of major importance to internal and external analysis because of its close relationship with the day-to-day operation of a business. Even in a well-established business with a long history
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FLEXIBLE WORKING POLICIES: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW The long hours culture and the intensification of work Both a cap on working hours‚ and a broader reorganisation of working time‚ are necessary pendants to policy approaches based on individual rights to flexible working. The experience in countries such as Germany‚ France and Denmark shows that reductions in working hours‚ where employees are consulted over implementation‚ can provide greater work-life balance without reducing competitiveness
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analysis and interpretation Introduction to working capital “Working Capital is the Life-Blood and Controlling Nerve Center of a business” The working capital management precisely refers to management of current assets. A firm’s working capital consists of its investment in current assets‚ which include short-term assets such as: Cash and bank balance‚ Inventories‚ Receivables (including debtors and bills)‚ Marketable securities. Working capital is commonly defined as the difference between
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Working Capital SimulationSanjeet Kaur RodriguezFin/571October 13‚ 2014William Stokes Managing Growth Simulation Introduction The working capital simulation has allowed us to analyze the financials of Sunflower Nutraceuticals Company(SNC). The decisions made by the CEO increased the working capital and maximized the overall organizational growth potentially with respect to time. Moreover in addition to various details of the SNC firm we have also examined various decisions which
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LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Report on Capstone Project “Relationship between determinants of working capital and profitability in Cement sector” Submitted to Lovely Professional University In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration Submitted by: Mohammad Hasan‚ Nishant Kumar‚ Pawan Singh‚ Ravi Kant In the guidance of:Ms. Ruchi Kakkar Assistant Professor Lpu. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT LOVELY
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WORKING CAPITAL SIMULATION LT10 – B PHASE 1: SELECTION CRITERIA: In selecting what option to select the team came up with the following criteria: 1.) Selected option should lead to a reduction in working capital requirement and reduce short term debt in the process. 2.) Selected option should reduce the Cash Conversion Cycle. 3.) Selected option should free up locked capital in receivables and inventories. 4.) Selected option should lead to a zero working capital policy in the
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The employee prefers the flexible working time. It’s more family friendly and they can decide their own working hours. But they don’t experience the community at their place of work. The company saves a lot of money so it’s a big advantage for them. More and more companies choose to let their employees have flexible working hours. Flexible working boosts productivity and staff morale‚ and helps them keep their top talent so that they can grow. Flexible working hours can help people balance their
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