...GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MGMT on October 22, 2007 © 2001 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or unauthorized distribution. JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY Schwartz, Bardi / CROSS-CULTURAL VALUE SIMILARITIES Beyond the striking differences in the value priorities of groups is a surprisingly widespread consensus regarding the hierarchical order of values. Average value hierarchies of representative and near representative samples from 13 nations exhibit a similar pattern that replicates with school teachers in 56 nations and college students in 54 nations. Benevolence, self-direction, and universalism values are consistently most important; power, tradition, and stimulation values are least important; and security, conformity, achievement, and hedonism are in between. Value hierarchies of 83% of samples correlate at least .80 with this...
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...Question A What are privacy policies and what are privacy protection features? “A statement that declares a firm’s or website’s policy on collecting and releasing information about a visitor. It usually declares what specific information is collected and whether it is kept confidential or shared with or sold to other firms, researchers or sellers”. (Business directory, 23rd of May) Electronic commerce websites must ensure that they have a strict set of privacy protection policies implemented to maintain consumer trust. For example, one of the most important features of privacy protection is giving the consumer the choice of whether their information can be collected by the e-commerce website. In addition to this, if information is collected by the website they have ensure that it’s protected and that all usage of that information has to be communicated to the...
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...INTRODUCTION Restiveness among youths globally and those in Nigeria has become a behaviour pattern which has degenerated into a topical global issue. Youth restiveness portrays man’s negative side of social development. This negative development is rather unfortunate and has become one of the many security challenges facing man in the contemporary society. In many occasions, lives and properties worth millions of naira have been lost or vandalized and some razed down by restive youths. As observed by Chukwuemeka and Agbara (2010), human society and in fact the entire universe is simply and squarely a complex entity. In view of this, individuals and groups have their complexities, needs, aspirations, hopes, goals, opinions, views and values which could be social, economic, religious, psychological or political. Consequently, there is bound to be restiveness among different groups of people especially youths who are at their prime age. The term youth has been variously defined. Ndu (2000) and Yusuf (2001) saw youths as neither adolescents nor children characterized by excessive energy that needs to be exerted, which if not guarded, is channeled into negative tendencies. The United Nations General Assembly and World Bank cited in Adewuyi (2008) defined the youth as people between ages 15 to 24 years. In Nigeria, the people within the age limit of 30 years are considered as youths hence they are allowed to participate in the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC). For this paper...
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...Content Quality Assessment Related Frameworks for Social Media Kevin Chai, Vidyasagar Potdar, and Tharam Dillon Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia kevin.chai@postgrad.curtin.edu.au, {v.potdar,t.dillon}@curtin.edu.au Abstract. The assessment of content quality (CQ) in social media adds a layer of complexity over traditional information quality assessment frameworks. Challenges arise in accurately evaluating the quality of content that has been created by users from different backgrounds, for different domains and consumed by users with different requirements. This paper presents a comprehensive review of 19 existing CQ assessment related frameworks for social media in addition to proposing directions for framework improvements. Keywords: content quality assessment, social media, discussion forums, wikis, weblogs. 1 Introduction Information quality (IQ) has been widely defined in literature by its fitness for use. Existing research in the field of assessing IQ within traditional information systems is relatively mature and has led to the discovery and validation of numerous quality dimensions and metrics [2, 15, 17, 29, 35]. Knight & Burn (2005) have presented a comprehensive review of literature in the realm of assessing IQ frameworks. Common IQ dimensions that were identified from their review are presented in Table 1. The definitions of these dimensions have been included from Wang & Strong (1996)...
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...Summary The term “Human Rights Impact Assessment” is new. References to human rights are everywhere. It is a topic constantly in the news, in analyses, in the mouths of the activists, academics, and government officials. “Impact assessment” is familiar when describing a study done on the environment, or on public health. But the novel combination of “human rights” and “impact assessment” can surprise and confuse. Human rights are constantly discussed, but rarely defined. Some companies take “human rights” to mean proper use of private security personnel. Some governments use it to mean freedom to protest. Adding to this confusion are new international structures, initiatives and protocols that require companies to conduct human rights impact assessments. When are these to be done? How are they to be done? What are they? How can they help the company? What’s the risk of not doing one? This Introduction answers these questions. We explain where the recognition of corporations’ obligations towards human right came from, what its status is today and what corporations need to do. We define what human rights mean in this context. We describe a method for human rights impact...
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...commonly argued that voting behaviour in the USA is determined more by the socio-economic characteristics (religion, race, gender and age) of the voters than by issues, candidates and events. Arguments that support the question include race being an influence, religion being an influence and gender being an influence in all of the recent elections. However, there is evidence to suggest that issues and candidates are the deciding factors in an election. Firstly, many argue that in the U.S. race has large influence in voting behaviour. For example, in 2012, 93% of African Americans voted for Obama as did 71% of Hispanics. This suggests that racial minorities are more likely to favour Democrats, because of their liberal attitude on issues that are more likely to affect ethnic minorities, as seen with Obama’s promised immigration reform in 2012. This is also seen in the UK, where the Labour party have typically performed better amongst racial minorities. However, some would argue that this is not always the case. The African-American vote for Democrats has been stable (80%+) for over 30 years, but the Hispanic vote has not. Hispanics are typically swing voters. For example, on social issues such as abortion/same-sex marriage, some Hispanics tend to take a more social-conservative stance which attracted them to Bush in 2004, who received 44% of the Hispanic vote in that election (compared to 31% in 2000). However, in the 2008 election, their vote was 67% for Obama in 2008 and...
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...INTRODUCTION Country risk refers to the risk of investing or lending in a country, arising from possible changes in the business environment that may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in the country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes, or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events contribute to companies' operational risks. This term is also sometimes referred to as political risk; however, country risk is a more general term that generally refers only to risks affecting all companies operating within or involved with a particular country. Many investors choose to place a portion of their portfolios in foreign securities. This decision involves an analysis of various mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), or stock and bond offerings. However, investors often neglect an important first step in the process of international investing. When done properly, the decision to invest overseas begins with determining the riskiness of the investment climate in the country under consideration. Country risk refers to the economic, political and business risks that are unique to a specific country, and that might result in unexpected investment losses. This country risk analysis is a fundamental step in building and monitoring an international portfolio. Investors that use the many excellent information sources available to evaluate country risk will be better prepared...
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...FINAL PROJECT OF Submitted To: PROF. Submitted By: MBA PROFESSIONAL (EVENING) Superior University Lahore TABLE OF CONTENTS | Contents | Page No. | INTRODUCTION OF NISHAT GROUP | 4 | MIAN MUHAMMAD MANSHA (FOUNDER OF NISHAT) | 5 | NISHAT MILLS LIMITED | 6 | HR DEPARTMENT | 7 | RECRUITMENT | 10 | SELECTION | 13 | TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT | 16 | PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | 18 | PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL | 19 | COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT | 24 | Conclusion | 25 | Bibliography | 25 | INTRODUCTION Nishat group is grown up from the cotton export and now it became a leading business group of Pakistan with five listed companies, focusing on the four businesses, Textile, cement, Banking, Power Generation. Nishat group is world famous group in the sector of textile, and having a great participation in the export of quality products LISTED COMPANIES:- * Nishat textile mills * D.G. khan cement * MCB Bank limited * Power generation BUSINESS WORTH:- * Annual turnover 17 billion Rupees * 14 Billion from textiles * Earn foreign exchange US $ 236 million * Taxes and Levi of 2,080 million Rupees annually Mian Muhammad Mansha started his career as one of the most prominent industrialist of Pakistan. His textile mill in Faisalabad under the name of Nishat Mills still is one of the biggest textile units in Faisalabad. He formally joined the family business after completing his studies. Mian Mohammad Mansha...
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...TM This application is for the following exemption programs for your New York City primary residence: Basic and Enhanced STAR (School Tax Relief), Senior Citizen, Disabled, Veteran and Clergy. Please read the instructions at the end of this application before you fill it out. If you have questions, contact 311. Finance EXEMPTION APPLICATION FOR OWNERS NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE G PROGRAM OPERATIONS DIVISION 2013/2014 Please check the box of each exemption you are requesting: STAR SECTION 1 - PROPERTY INFORMATION Sections 1, 2, 4 & 8 Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2013 to be eligible for the 2013/14 tax year. K Enhanced STAR Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8 K Senior Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8 K Disabled Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 & 8 K Veteran Sections 1, 2, 6 & 8 K Sections 1, 2, 7 & 8 Clergy K 1. Address: 2. Type of Residence (check one): Date you purchased the property: ______________________________ ________________ Block: BOROUGH ZIP CODE DD MM YYYY _______________ HOUSE NUMBER ______________________________________________ STREET NAME YOUR PROPERTYʼS BLOCK AND LOT CAN BE FOUND AT nyc.gov/finance Lot: _______________ APARTMENT NUMBER SECTION 2 - OWNER INFORMATION If there are more than two owners, please complete the Additional Ownersʼ Sheet on page 4. Other (please specify): ___________________ and the percent of space used for primary residence:_______% 3...
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...Comments on “The Turmoil at Barclays” The article briefly summarizes the Libor scandal that involved the world’s biggest banks and its impact on Barclays. Mr. Bob Diamond, the head of Barclays for over 15 years, took the blame and was forced to resign. Barclays was fined near a half billion dollars and might have to pay more to settle the lawsuit. The misdeed is expected to be explained by the executive’s and traders’ misunderstanding of the indication conveyed by the bank of England, but the prevarication did not excuse Mr. Diamond’s breach of duty. Apart from Barclays, there are other dominant banks that being investigated. The large scale of involvement infers interest manipulation is ubiquitous in the financial market. Because Libor is determined by taking the average of the world’s most influential banks’ reported interbank offered rate after omitting the highest and lowest 25 percent of submissions, it is a critical reference when banks set interest rate on consumer and corporate loans. This is not the first time Barclays had manipulated London Interbank Offered Rate in favor of its earnings. During the global economic upswing in 2007, they conspired with other banks to report the artificial interbank rate. Libor was maneuvered somehow higher or somehow lower so as to generate profit from derivatives pegged to the benchmark rate. The previous head, Mr. Diamond resigned after pressure from senior investigation department increased and the impact of the misconduct start...
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...years after the end of the Second World War, Singapore was a developing nation and life expectancy was on the rise. People were struggling to get by. Consequently, the British introduced in 1955, the Central Provident Fund (CPF), a social security savings scheme as an alternative to a state pension scheme. The CPF has evolved significantly since its humble beginnings more than half a century ago. With multiple modifications over the years, citizens now can use their CPF savings to purchase public and private housing, pay for medical expenses, education, investment options and even insurance protection plans. However, with changes come a myriad of benefits as well as flaws. General public discontent lies in a few main issues. Firstly, the fact that interest accrued by CPF savings is too low. Secondly, much of the government approved investments of CPF monies were lost due incorrect timing of the investments and high transactions costs. Thirdly, the minimum-sum scheme introduced in 1987, disallowed full withdrawal of one’s CPF savings at age 55. CPF savings are invested in Special Singapore Government Securities (SSGS). These bonds have consistently achieved a triple-A (AAA) rating, the highest possible credit rating by the three main credit rating agencies worldwide. Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Group. The income from the issuance of these bonds are then combined together with other government funds which are then placed with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)...
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...(1999-2010), “you know, the mayor has said it several times before that while we cannot change the past, we can learn from the past” (Learning Quotes, para. 4). Dispositional versus Learning Although Allport’s theory did not generate a lot of research it, has the capability as he focuses his research on psychologically healthy adults. He receives a moderate rating in generating research because his hypothesis leads to research in only religion, values, and prejudice. Trait and factor theories, however, rate high as Eysenck’s, McCrae’s, and Costa’s theories all generated significant amounts of research. Skinners’ learning theory rates high because his theories generate large quantities of research just as Bandura’s does whom also receives a high rating. The cognitive social learning theories of Rotter and Mischel rate extremely high as their theories generate quantity and quality research. Falsifiability receives a low rating as most of his insights go beyond sciences abilities in determining if other explanations may be equally appropriate. Trait and factor theories receive a moderate rating on falsifiability. Eysenck’s research has not been duplicated by outside researchers, and Costa and McCrae’s research is falsified. Again, Skinner and Bandura’s learning theories rate high on falsifiability as well because a majority of their ideas can be...
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...management – MBA 513 Fall 2011 – Med-Term October 20, 2011 Dr. Shawn Richmond Question 1: Is the "Fight-or-Flight" response evident in this case? Explain Yes. The fight-or-flight response refers to the biochemical and bodily changes that represent a natural reaction to an environmental stressor. When Colombo e-mailed the regional vice president for operations to report the wholesaler who tried to bribe her, he brushed off her complaints in a meeting and she left the office in tears. Question 2: What influences on the stress experience appear to be present? More than one factor influence how the individual experience stress: * Perception of situation Colombo says that the work environment turned hostile in 2005 and therefore it became stressful. * Past experiences Colombo had excellent work in the past, she knew her job was a senior underwriter, and she knew that it do not include bribery. * Social Support There was an absence of social support, Colombo co-workers wanted her fired because of her complaint which made her anxious and could not cope. * Individual Employees are different of the way that they experience and respond to stress, based on their personality. Colombo’s professional standards were being compromised and this caused her to experience stress. Colombo received a top rating that exceeded expectations. But after that was asked to pay bribes. Question 3: What were the primary work-related stressors for Coleen Colombo and Sylvia Vega-Sutfin...
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...eBusiness Online Proposal Fatmata D. Koroma eBusiness/QRT2 02/11/2014 eBusiness Online Proposal Introduction Creation of African Origin is a business that sells African products, like clothes, shoes, accessories, and hair products. It was established in 2011, and located in Elk grove California. This business has one owner and several workers; it has an online system that needs expansion. This paper will be about the benefits and way to expand its online system. Viability of Products or Services Stokes (2013) stated, “While the Internet and the World Wide Web have enabled what we call new media, the theories that led to the development of the Internet have been developing since the 1950s”. Other Medias like newspapers and magazines are having difficult time in sales presently because of the increasing use of the internet and World Wide Web. Although e-commerce is diminishing due to the bad economy, its average growth is around 25% per year (Platz, 1999). Therefore, Creation of African Origin will benefit greatly by expanding its business online system. The location of the business is a challenge, because there are few Africans living around the vicinity, and even though the demands of the goods are great, people find it difficult to make purchase because of distance. Traditionally, to make sale people have to go to your shop. However, by expanding their online system people can visit the website, see what they want and make purchases without going...
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...GUIDANCE SERVICES The systematic and organized procedures, tools and facilities to assist an individual in securing knowledge and skills needed in making plans and services, and in interpreting life. These services provide comprehensive information about opportunities, personality development, effective studying and learning. Purposes: * Help students recognize, accept and develop their potential, adjust to the school, and develop the skills needed to cope with the problems they meet. * Help young people come to know and accept themselves, their aptitudes and interests. * Teach pupils/students learn to use their interests and capabilities. * Teach pupils/students develop the skills to cope with the problems they meet both inside and outside the school. Scope 1. Services rendered to an individual and his needs; inventory of each pupil, information regarding opportunities, counseling for all pupils, follow-up on studies, placement, and assisting teachers in case studies. 2. Services to staff members in providing for leadership, in securing cooperation of the staff members, in assisting teachers in utilizing information, in organizing and conducting in-service training. 3. Services pertaining to evaluation of services; follow-up making results available, surveys, securing cooperation of parents and community, and conducting research to further improve guidance services. . Characteristics of a Good Guidance Service 1. Identifiable aids to...
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