journey, guiding me from almost to utmost; Prof Gina Joubert for making a vision becomes reality; George Sabbagha for his linguistic input; and Linda Potgieter for friendship & advice; FARMOVS-PAREXEL for the opportunity to use the organization as a case study; Family and friends for encouragement; and above all to Him, who have never led me where His grace couldn’t keep me. Page ii A MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE .....
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Case Study on Fundamental Analysis of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Analyzed By Tarak Shah Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) Ahmedabad © IIPM, 2006 -1- Paradoxical phenomenon of Indian Media and Entertainment industry – reality or just a passing impulse? “Inconsistency, absurdity and contradiction usually surprise people but when question comes to invest in stock, it invariably leads to confusion, misjudged perceptions, miscalculated action and at the end
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For the exclusive use of Y. Likaku, 2015. 9-704-427 REV: NOVEMBER 29, 2005 PANKAJ GHEMAWAT MICHAEL G. RUKSTAD JENNIFER L. ILLES Arcor: Global Strategy and Local Turbulence These last few years have been spent constructing a Latin American Arcor. In the next five years, we are going to have a global Arcor. — Luis Pagani, President, Arcor Group In May 2003, Argentina was slowly beginning to emerge from the country’s most devastating financial crisis. Half a year earlier, the crisis
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9-204-109 REV: OCTOBER 23, 2006 MIHIR DESAI Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES In June 2003, Rob Venerus, director of the newly created Corporate Analysis & Planning group at The AES Corporation, thumbed through the five-inch stack of financial results from subsidiaries and considered the breadth and scale of AES. In the 12 years since it had gone public, AES had become a leading independent supplier of electricity in the world with more than $33 billion in assets
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Roberts, T. S., & McInnerney, J. M. (2007). Seven Problems of Online Group Learning (and Their Solutions). Educational Technology & Society, 10 (4), 257-268. Seven Problems of Online Group Learning (and Their Solutions) Tim S. Roberts and Joanne M. McInnerney Faculty of Business and Informatics, Central Queensland University, Australia // t.roberts@cqu.edu.au // cowlrick@optusnet.com.au ABSTRACT The benefits of online collaborative learning, sometimes referred to as CSCL (computer-supported
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December 2003 pp:140-175) Stanley C. W. Salvary, Canisius College ABSTRACT Some current research conclude that the numbers in financial statements are not relevant for three basic reasons. The numbers: (1) are not isomorphic with capital market values, (2) do not have a future orientation, and (3) are un-interpretable since they are based upon five different measurement attributes. The lack of isomorphism argument is invalid since actual current performance is not identical with the capital market
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Unit 12: Crime and its Effects on Society Unit code: Y/600/6030 QCF Level 3: BTEC National Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to give learners a knowledge of current UK crime and disorder legislation and the sentences and orders available to the criminal justice agencies. Learners will also develop knowledge of the effects of criminal behaviour on communities and an understanding of how society works to reduce crime, disorder and antisocial
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