their merchandise up and down the rivers. They have to trust the boat man with their goods. There were a lot of disagreements about how much was shipped versus what was received at the other end between the merchants and the shippers. To deal such problem, merchants came up with small clay tokens, in various shapes and with various markings, to indicate different products, which would mean a basket of grain, another would mean a pot of oil, etc. They had over 200 such tokens to indicate a large variety
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RISK AND RETURN IN CAPITAL MARKETS SECURITY RETURNS Components of security returns • Stocks – Capital gains/losses and dividends • Bonds – Capital gains/losses and interest • Returns stated in absolute dollar or percentage terms o Absolute dollar return = (end price – beginning price + cash flow) o Percent return = (end price – beginning price + cash flow)/beginning price = absolute dollar return / beginning price • If the security is a stock, the percent
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1.0 HSBC Mission Statement: “We aim to satisfy our customers with high quality service that reflects our global image as the premier international bank” Objectives of HSBC: HSBC’s objectives are to provide innovative products supported by quality delivery of systems and excellence customer services, to train and motivate staffs and to exercise social responsibility. By combining regional strengths with group network HSBC’s aim is to be the one of the leading banks in
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Harvard ManageMentor | Marketing Essentials | Printable Version Page 1 of 70 Click here for a definition of marketing; ways to analyze market opportunities, plan a marketing program, launch new products or services, and put your marketing program into action; and the nature of direct marketing and relationship marketing. Click here to discover the steps for conducting market research. Click here for tips on building a marketing orientation in your group or firm, selecting the right marketing-communications
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Harvard ManageMentor | Marketing Essentials | Printable Version Page 1 of 70 Click here for a definition of marketing; ways to analyze market opportunities, plan a marketing program, launch new products or services, and put your marketing program into action; and the nature of direct marketing and relationship marketing. Click here to discover the steps for conducting market research. Click here for tips on building a marketing orientation in your group or firm, selecting the right marketing-communications
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INTRODUCTION TO CRM 1.1 INTRODUCTION [pic] CRM, or Customer relationship management, is a number of strategies and technologies that are used to build stronger relationships between companies and their customers. A company will store information that is related to their customers, and they will spend time analyzing it so that it can be used for this purpose. Some of the methods connected with CRM are automated, and the purpose of this is to create marketing
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fulfilling the requirements of program. In order to fulfill this requirement of the Internship program I have chosen National Bank Limited. The main purpose of the program is to know the real world situation. The tropic of my report is “Commercial Activities and Competitive Advantage Of National Bank Limited”. In this regard I have opportunity to make my internship in National Bank Limited (Progoti Soroni Branch). The National Bank Limited is a scheduled private commercial bank established on 23rd March
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help you learn how to act ethically when facing dilemmas in your business and personal life. This is important because the decisions you make will affect your own future and those of stakeholders of the organizations that employ you. A Question of Business How Different Ethical Stances Can Help or Harm a Company How can companies ensure their managers and employees follow their ethical codes of conduct? In 1982, managers at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the well-known medical products company experienced
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paper and pray for a good result? This chapter will help you learn how to act ethically when facing dilemmas in your business and personal life. This is important because the decisions you make will affect your own future and those of stakeholders of the organizations that employ you. jon24565_ch05.qxd 11/2/05 1:22 PM Page 139 A Question of Business How Different Ethical Stances Can Help or Harm a Company How can companies ensure their managers and employees follow their ethical
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Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment This page intentionally left blank Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment Avoiding Simplicity, Embracing Complexity Stephen D. Cohen 1 2007 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New
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