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accounting and international developments: implications for measurement of human capital Maria L. Bullen Clayton State University Kel-Ann Eyler Wesleyan College Abstract Human Resource Accounting (HRA) involves accounting for expenditures related to human resources as assets as opposed to traditional accounting which treats these costs as expenses that reduce profit. Interest and contributions to growth in HRA have been evident in a number of countries. The strong growth of international financial
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College hoops' black coaching issue Myron Medcalf [ARCHIVE] ESPN.com | July 18, 2013 When a national sportswriter calls to talk about minority hiring in college basketball, folks of all races seem to get nervous. As I sought feedback following last week's release of the "2012 Racial and Gender Report Card: College Sport" by Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport -- the report excludes historically black colleges and universities -- which states that the current pool
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Report on the Textbook Rental System at Appalachian State University Prepared by the University Bookstore Committee March 24, 2006 Glenn Ellen Starr Stilling, Chairperson Dr. Patricia E. Allen Dr. Terry Wayne Cole Michael G. Coston (ex officio) Dr. John P. Geary Christopher Pereira Dr. Thomas Patrick Rardin Rebecca Jean Stamilio Laura Westmoreland, Secretary 2 C ontents Executive summary........................................................................ 3 Introduction .............
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Technovation 34 (2014) 339–341 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Technovation journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/technovation Editorial The challenge of cyber supply chain security to research and practice – An introduction a b s t r a c t The tremendous potential to assist or degrade economic and national security performance make security in the cyber supply chain a topic of critical importance. This is reflected by the tremendous activity in the public and private
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ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GS2745 Advanced Strategies for the Technical Professional Onsite Course GRADED ASSIGNMENTS Table of Contents Graded Assignments 2 Unit 1 Assignment 1: It Takes Courage 2 Unit 2 Assignment 1: Left in the Lurch 3 Unit 3 Assignment 1: Gratitude Journal 4 Unit 4 Assignment 1: Create a Business Letter 5 Unit 5 Presentation 1: Small Group Presentation: Leadership, Conflict Resolution, and Teamwork 7 Unit 5 Assignment 1: Compare and Contrast Effective and Ineffective
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involves extensive tax research. 2. Tax vs. Nontax Factors For each of the following independent situations, identify whether the item would be primarily a tax or a nontax factor in performing tax planning. a. The taxpayer lost a quarter of her net worth when the dot-com bubble burst and does not want to own any investments with risk such as stock. b. The taxpayer hates to pay any federal income taxes and would rather pay an equal amount of money to an accountant or attorney than pay taxes to the federal
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Technology Management and Strategy (IMEN 301) 目录 1. Abstract 3 2. Introduction 3 1) A creator: James Dyson 3 2) Early products by James Dyson 4 3) A new idea 4 4) The $ 2000 vacuum cleaner 4 5) The first Dyson 4 3. Product 5 1) Vacuum cleaners 5 2) Hand Dryer 5 3) Washing Machine 6 4. R&D 7 5. Marketing 7 1) Evolution of Dyson in the market 7 2) Turnover 8 3) Differentiation Strategy 9 4) Focus Strategy 10 5) Cost Strategy 10 6. Innovation 11 1) The innovator’s
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