...developing countries, are workers’ remittances (ReenaAggarwal, 2006). Pac news reports” Fiji is estimated to have received $247million (US$165m) in inward remittances in 2007. However, the report said that the true size of remittances including unrecorded flows through formal and informal channels is believed to be larger. The report noted that the acting deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Barry Whiteside, had highlighted that remittances to Fiji in 2006 amounted to $313million (US$210m)”. (PACNEWS, 2008).This case study outlines the developmental impact of remittances on the welfare of the recipients. Alleviating poverty and increasing education levels for the poor with remittance as assistance. The level of education that can be achieved with remittance as an aid and what would have been evident had remittance not subsist. Further to this, through this case, it can be interesting to distinguish how remittances affect other pacific island countries in similar context. What are the factors that lead to remittances and how remittance income is actually utilized? Contradictions on remittances has been based on increased dependence, but this gives rise to another major question as to where remittance income is used and has there been development in those areas or not and what could have been the circumstance/status had remittance income not being one of the major source of income. This case will also focus on the role of markets, communities and bureaucracy to suggest ways...
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...Unemployment and crime together with its causes, has been studied over the world. In particular, there have been noted studies on the cost and benefit of crime, state of the economy and crime, and the core of the all this, unemployment and crime. Some researchers have found relationships between unemployment and crime, while others have not. However, a more controversial issue is the explicit relationship between unemployment and crime. Mainstream economists generally believe that unemployment is associated with crime because reduced expected value from appropriate work decreases the opportunity costs of unlawful work. A balanced economic growth of the economy is the ideal way of development when all utilities work in order to provide healthy business growth. One of the misbalance factors of the market economy is unemployment and crime. The relationship between economic conditions, crime and other types of crime like violence is complicated. Therefore, the existence of positive connection between low quality of life, which is a sequence of the economic situation, and committing robberies or burglaries is almost obvious, while the existence of such relationship with violent crime is less straightforward. Moreover, unemployment as such is considered to be the main cause of poverty. As a result, people may not afford basic necessities which in turn lead to various businesses performing poorly. This in turn causes the laying off of more people and this becomes a chain reaction...
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...INSURANCE ADVISORS EFFECTIVENESS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSURER: A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY Krishan Kumar Pandey*Manisha Pandey** Manish Kerwar***Ashutosh Khare**** Dharmendra Singh***** Abstract : Few years back insurance was an arcane word for all of us. Insurance is no longer an unexciting business and the insurance advisor an apologetic salesman. New entries have actually changed the rules of the game in the insurance industry. One such change that has made a huge positive impact in the minds of Indian consumers is the product innovation by the insurance companies. New products are being launched; new distribution channels opened and thousands of sales advisers and managers are being recruited every month. This rapid change is demanding new regulations, new methods of management, new methods of operation and ofcourse considerable development in knowledge, attitude and skills of the workforce. Such times demand business/ output focused people who think widely, are confident about taking risks and decisions and prioritise their own and others’ actions to achieve the business need. Without these attributes the growth pattern that has begun will not be sustained. So are these attributes being developed in people? People know what they should do but they do not necessarily know how to do it. This study is well ahead to evaluate the effectiveness of Insurance Advisors. *, * * Faculty in Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior * * * , * * * * , * * * * * Alumni, Prestige Institute...
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...qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyui opasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdfgh jklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvb AF301 ACCOUNTING THEORY nmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwer & APPLICATIONS tyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopas dfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzx Group Seminar Report cvbnmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmq TOPIC:2 – CORPORATE SOCIAL wertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuio & ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING pasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdfghj klzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn mqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwerty uiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdf ghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxc vbnmqwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmrty uiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdf ghjklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopasdzxcvbnm STUDENT NAME MELISA SINGH ASHVINI SAHAYAM SHABINA FARNAAZ SHANEEL PRASAD KRITHNEEL SINGH TOTORIAL DAY / TIME TUTORS NAME GROUP MEMBERS STUDENT ID NUMBER S11066108 S11065177 S11065043 S11065627 S11065615 THURSDAY 8 – 10AM MISS FAZEENA HUSSAIN TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ........................................................................................... 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 4 IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTING FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ......... 5 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 6 THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING ...........................................
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...Informal communication styles benefit McDonald’s and Ford The way ahead in an era of social networking Anas Khan and Riad Khan A Anas Khan is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Riad Khan is based at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. s communication methods evolve faster than ever, how can organizations adapt their communication styles to suit new business realities? Fast-food restaurant McDonald’s and vehicle-maker Ford provide examples. In formal bureaucracies, employees report to the supervisor, who then communicates with a middle-level manager who may, in turn, report the matter to a senior manager. This traditional model of communication is typical in government and quasi non-governmental organizations, many large businesses, universities, schools and other large organizations. Bureaucratic, hierarchical and other traditional management styles have generally strict communication channels. These help to provide greater consistency of decisions, and help to avoid indiscipline, employee disloyalty, misperceptions, disagreements, personal animosities, intentional disruption and sabotage. But they can also stifle initiative and militate against employee involvement. Innovative, smart and customer-relationship-centered organizations are more likely to adopt easy, flexible and team/project-friendly communication styles. They break the formal communication channels if decision making is compromised, delayed or if customer delivery is harmed. Higher levels of...
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...and even at the end, my hair setup did not turn out quite well, and thus it made me very unhappy about it. Another example is my favorite restaurant Wishbone, recently the service quality seemed very poor to me as the staffs do not greet in a friendly manner plus the food takes so much time to get served which makes us even more frustrated. As with manufacturing firms, successful service businesses use marketing as a tool to strongly position themselves to selected target markets. These firms develop their positions by using marketing mix activities. Since services are different from tangible products, they need additional marketing approaches. For example, products of Pure Fiji are manufactured to the premier American Quality Control Criteria with the use of the proper manufacturing guidelines. Pure Fiji produces in bulk, stocks their outputs and sells them as orders pour in. Even procedures and tests of the products are tested on a person’s skin to check for allergies or to see if it is suitable for their skin type. Thus, at the end of the day, the buyer is fully satisfied purchasing the product due to good internal quality service or greater service value. Another example is Rewa Co-Operative Dairy Company. It adds value to local raw milk...
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...S w 909A08 FIJI WATER AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY — GREEN MAKEOVER OR “GREENWASHING”?1 James McMaster and Jan Nowak wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2009, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: 2011-09-21 “Bottled water is a disaster, for several reasons. First there’s the issue of the sustainability of underground aquifers, from where much of the bottled water is drawn. And then there’s the carbon footprint. Water is heavy, and transporting it around the world uses a lot of energy.” Jeff Angel, Total Environment Centre, Sydney, Australia2 “We survived before we had water in bottles. It is unnecessary. When you see water imported from Fiji in plastic bottles, you know it’s bad for the environment...
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...Table of Contents Section A short answers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 Section A short answers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Section A short answers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…3 Section B Essay………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Section B Essay………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1Section C calculations Question 1- productivity…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Question 2- forecasting………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Question 2- forecasting………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Question 2- forecasting…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 Question 2- forecasting…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….11 Section A: Short Answers 1) It is difficult to improve service productivity because services cannot be stored on shelves for sale at a later date. Also, in the service sector, it is not always possible to increase output given the same number of input, as the input is usually people and the service experienced by them contains many variables, each of which can lead to a different outcome for the consumer. For example, whenever I visit my hairdresser in Jades Hair Salon, I come back very happy knowing that my hair will look neat and perfect. However, recently, my hairdresser seemed very rough while combing and trimming my hair and even at the end,...
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...2035. India is heavily dependent on crude oil imported from the Middle East and imports more than 70% of its domestic demand. Due to a stagnation of domestic production, the import of crude has gone up from 11.68 million tons (mt) in 1970–1971 to 196 mt in 2007–2008. Oil import bill for India in 2007–2008 was $144.93 billion. With the high demand of oil and other petroleum, and their fluctuating price in the global markets, we are at a very high risk of foreign exchange risk. With so much purchase of energy imports, it might lead to exchange rate movements. And the volatility in the exchange rates (caused by the oil price volatility) may have severe effects on the economy, especially on infrastructural projects and FDI. There have been new studies which are even extending the linkage of the oil rate and exchange rate to the stock markets. Oil is the second largest source of primary commercial energy in India after coal. Share of oil in India’s total energy consumption is 31% (source: EIA). India was under fixed exchange regime till March 1992, where exchange rate of rupee was determined and...
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...Instructor Mr Atishwar Pandaram for for the learning, Mr William Kurt of Cost-U-Less for allowing us time to interview him and for the valuable information and also Mr Aslam Janiff of Kundan Singh Supermarket and Andrew Powell Rajendras FoodTown Supermarket for giving their time to attend to us. Introduction In this project, we will attempt to highlight the implications of free trade amongst the south pacific island countries that are under the auspices of the 'The Pacific Islands Forum'. PIF is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. Member countries are: Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have observer status. , we will briefly cover the background of free trade within the PIF countries. Then we will...
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...DIVINE WORD UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATIC DUE: 6th March 2015 Globalization and its impact on Pacific Island Nations PNG STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR PAPER PREPARED AND COMPILED BY JOHN STARLING IRO BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY 4 DIVINE WORD UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATIC DUE: 6th March 2015 Globalization and its impact on Pacific Island Nations PNG STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR PAPER PREPARED AND COMPILED BY JOHN STARLING IRO BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY 4 Table of Contents Introduction3 1.0 The features of globalization 1.1 Economy…………………………………………………………………………………………………...4 1.2 Trade………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5 1.3 Communication and Technology……………………………………………………………….7 1.4 Environmental…………………………………………………………………………………………..8 1.5 Culture………………………………………………………………………………………………………9 2.0 Impacts of globalization on pacific island nations…………………………………11 3.0 The serious problem facing the world today…………………………………………13 3.1 Global warming……………………………………………………………………………………….13 3.2 Poverty, Disease, conflict and natural disaster………………………………………..14 4.0 How it affects the Government and people of Solomon Island……………..16 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………..18 Introduction Definition Globalisation is define as; “A process in which the economic, political & cultural separation between nations is breaking down & an international order is emerging” It is further define as the occurring in the economic, political &...
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...Commonwealth Bank of Australia Table of Contents Executive summary ……………………………………………………………………………….2 1. Part A……………………………………………………………………………………...3 a. Introduction………………………………………………………………………..3 b. Mission…………………………………………………………………………….3 c. Current value strategies……………………………………………………………3 i. Creating Value for Its People……………………………………………...4 ii. Legal Responsibilities……………………………………………………..4 d. Market definition of the firm……………………………………………………...4 2. Part B……………………………………………………………………………………...5 a. Situational Analysis……………………………………………………………….5 b. Internal Analysis…………………………………………………………………..5 i. Resources………………………………………………………………….5 ii. Capabilities………………………………………………………………..7 iii. Core Competencies………………………………………………………..8 iv. Competitive Advantage…………………………………………………...9 c. Strengths and Weaknesses……………………………………………………….10 d. Internal Opportunities……………………………………………………………11 3. Part C…………………………………………………………………………………….11 a. Situational Analysis with regard to Information and Communication Technology………………………………………………………………………11 4. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….12 References………………………………………………………………………………………..14 Executive Summary This is a marketing strategic report, which is divided into three parts. Part A describes about the mission, current value strategies and the market definition of the...
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...Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora: A Survey of Human Rights 2011 www.HAFsite.org March 12, 2012 “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” “One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self. This, in brief, is the rule of dharma. Yielding to desire and acting differently, one becomes guilty of adharma.” “Thus, trampling on every privilege and everything in us that works for privilege, let us work for that knowledge which will bring the feeling of sameness towards all mankind.” Swami Vivekananda, “The Complete works of Swam Vivekananda,” Vol 1, p. 429 Mahabharata XII: 113, 8 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, Article 1 "All men are brothers; no one is big, no one is small. All are equal." Rig Veda, 5:60:5 ...
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...Published by Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise Griffith Business School Griffith University, South Bank campus 226 Grey Street, South Brisbane Queensland, 4101 Australia www.griffith.edu.au/business-commerce/sustainable-enterprise All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Copyright rests with the individual authors. ISBN 978-1-921760-45-7 Foreword The conference reflected lessons learnt and being learned from the global financial crisis, from the climate change prognosis and from rethinking global governance. The conference preceded the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2010 Meetings and Summit (7-14 November in Yokohama, Japan) and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, and the UN Year of Biodiversity. Given the birth of the G20 group of nations, the inexorable diffusion of economic power to the Asia Pacific region, and the rise of new organisational forms and business models, the conference was particularly timely and relevant. Speakers from various organisations took part in the conference, including: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan; Unilever; Ernst and Young; The World Bank; The International Monetary Fund; Sompo...
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...Edited by Kristen Walker Painemilla, Anthony B. Rylands, Alisa Woofter and Cassie Hughes Edited by Kristen Walker Painemilla, Anthony B. Rylands, Alisa Woofter and Cassie Hughes Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22202 USA Tel: +1 703-341-2400 www.conservation.org Editors : Kristen Walker Painemilla, Anthony B. Rylands, Alisa Woofter and Cassie Hughes Cover design Paula K. Rylands, Conservation International : Layout: Kim Meek, Washington, DC Maps [except where noted otherwise] Kellee Koenig, Conservation International : Conservation International is a private, non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 c (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ISBN 978-1-934151-39-6 © 2010 by Conservation International All rights reserved. The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Conservation International or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writers, and do not necessarily reflect those of Conservation International (CI). Suggested citation: Walker Painemilla, K., Rylands, A. B., Woofter, A. and Hughes, C. (eds.). 2010. Indigenous Peoples and Conservation: From Rights to Resource Management. Conservation...
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