economic variables, theories of consumer behavior and of the firm: linear economic models; market structures; social accounting and basic elements of economic planning. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course and having completed the essential reading and exercises, the students will be able to – Analyse and interpret the relationship between factors influencing demand and supply Explain and analyse the nature of production and its relationship to costs. Analyse business practices with respect to
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in children? Are children over-protected in early childhood education environments? Economics and Business What factors are behind stock market fluctuations and how do they impact? Which have the most significant impact, and why? (suitable for Banking and Finance). How do government tariffs impact on imported goods? What are the pros and cons of these tariffs and what are the likely future trends? What is the impact on organisations of implementing corporate social responsibility? What are the
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opened for business a year later; being one of the most admired banks in Sri Lanka and a leading innovator of banking services in the country, the fifth largest Bank in Sri Lanka and part of the mighty Ceylinco Group. The goal of the founding chairman, Dr. Lalith Kotelawela was to offer customers a more welcoming, customer friendly and service-oriented alternative to the traditional banking environment that was generally perceived to be formal, regimented and austere. The Bank quickly differentiated
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research is to find out if Islamic Banking is a better alternative to the Western, Conventional Banking. The information provided will reveal various Islamic Banking principles that would have prevented previous major economic crises and if applied globally today could prevent a major economic collapse. Islamic Banking is banking system based on Shari'a (Islamic) Law on which it developed its unique characteristics that will be discussed in this paper. Shari'a Law does not allow the use of Interest
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institutions (particularly, Islamic banking) around the world. This paper examines the influence of the board of directors’ characteristics, consisting of board size, board composition, and the separation roles of CEO and chairman, on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in 53 annual reports of Islamic banks of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries after controlling of bank size, financial performance and relevant public. Based on the framework of legitimacy theory, the findings show that CSR
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Mudaraba-based Investment and Finance by A.L.M. Abdul Gafoor* In any economy, private investment occurs in two different ways: active investment, where one or more persons put their own capital into a project, manage it themselves and enjoy the fruits of their labour and capital themselves; and passive investment, where the investor provides the capital and receives a return but takes no further part in the project. Broadly speaking, a passive investor has three options: one, buy shares
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Background of AB Bank Limited: AB Bank Limited, the first private sector bank was incorporated in Bangladesh on 31st December 1981 as Arab Bangladesh Bank Limited and started its operation with effect from April 12, 1982. AB Bank is known as one of leading bank of the country since its commencement 28 years ago. It continues to remain updated with the latest products and services, considering consumer and client perspectives. AB Bank has thus been able to keep their consumer’s and client’s trust
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Assignment 1 – Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Tialia Booth LEG 500 – Law, Ethics, & Corporate Governance Strayer University Professor Lateefah A. Muhammad July 20, 2015 Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Peter Buxtun. Linda Almonte. John Kopchinski. Edward Snowden. Everett Stern. J. Kirk McGill. The commonality in each of the individuals listed is that they have been identified as a whistleblower. This paper will review the key characteristics of a whistleblower, examine an example
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College of Computer Studies April 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 5 CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 6 CHAPTER 2 2.0 OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE 8 2.1 CYBERCRIME 9 2.2 THEORIES OF CRIME 2.2.1 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES 10 2.2.2 PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES 12 2.3 TYPES OF CRIME 14 2.3 CAUSES CYBERCRIME 19 2.4 CYBERCRIME PREVENTION 22 CHAPTER 3 3.0 ANALYSIS CYBERCRIME CASES 26 SUMMARY OF CYBERCRIME CASES 38 CONCLUSION
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The Recovery of the US Economy March 13th, 2010 | Author: admin Is the US economy recovering as fast as we are being told? We keep hearing about the US recovery; mostly due to “less” unemployment benefits’ applications, less losses or better than “expected” revenue and/or profits etc. Naturally correct information will help us in deciding the best options trading method at this time, whether we should use options spreads, single options, covered calls or a combination. Disney World in Florida
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