Table of Contents 1 Introduction: 6 1.1 Objectives: 6 1.2 Scope of the Study: 7 1.3 Methodology and Data Collection: 8 1.4 Limitations: 11 2 Institute of Microfinance (InM) 13 2.1 Vision: 13 2.2 Mission: 13 2.3 Governance: 14 2.4 Governing Body 14 2.5 Current Governing Body of InM 14 2.6 General Body 15 2.7 Activities of the Institution: 16 2.8 Research: 16 2.9 Trainings: 17 3 Evaluation and Development of Microfinance Sector: 20 4 The Microfinance
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1999). In such circumstance‚ organizations must learn how to survive and prosper in a global environment that is highly dynamic and unstable. Managers in this setting not only deal with a set of social ‚ economic‚ legal and political factors in the home nation‚ but with entirely different set of these in each country of operation. International management involves balancing a firm ’s internal environment forces which is a system of shared meaning and beliefs within an organization that determines
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Why Do Businesses Internationalise? 1. Why do businesses internationalise? Compare and contrast mainstream and alternative theories. (Firms search for‚ efficient‚ cheap‚ productive locations) MNE – multinational enterprise Neoclassical Trade Theories Heckscher-Ohlin’s Factor Endowments: A mathematical model‚ It predicts patterns of trade (production and consumption) based upon a country’s factor endowments. Factor endowments include land‚ labour and capital. The amounts of these vary between countries
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Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated‚ with a small number of employees and relatively small number of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations‚ partnerships‚ or sole proprietorships. The definition of the term “small business” can vary from country to country. For e.g. In the U.S. the Small Business Administration generally specifies a small business as having fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing businesses and less than $7 million in
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Psychological Factors that Affect the Mindset of a Teenager to Commit Suicide By April Aquino Jamer Contreras Michael Ligon Mary Rose Lomboy Jeffrey Macahia ENGLISH 1023 PROFESSOR CONCEPCION MALANA January 7‚ 2013 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE MINDSET OF A TEENAGER TO COMMIT SUICIDE Thesis Statement: Experiences and environment affect the thoughts and feelings of a teenager which lead to committing suicide. I. Introduction A. Classification
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aspirations to gain qualifications‚ to * Get a job‚ to have a career * To have a family. Although children’s aspirations change throughout childhood they are shaped by the characteristics of their families‚ peers‚ schools‚ and the environment they live in. Living in a poor household leads parent to become depressed and their children develop feeling that their lives cannot be changed‚ this can lead to a lack of motivation which effects all areas of a child’s development. HELEN TANDY:
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The economic environment has impacted Belle Tire and its customers by increasing the auto repair industry over the last several years. As the economy slowly improves‚ customers are hesitant to buy new cars and thus have a greater need for auto repairs and maintenance. This impacts Belle Tire by increasing the amount of people who need vehicle maintenance and repair work. When looking at the impact of the socio-cultural environment on Belle Tire and its customers‚ the biggest factor is time orientation
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The concept of socioeconomic status is a significant factor that can ultimately affect a student’s education. What is socioeconomic status? It is a status that is measured by many different variables such as gross assets‚ wealth and parent’s education backgrounds (Chapman and Ryan 2005). This is an extremely basic definition and leaves room for ambiguity‚ due to the fact it does not take other complicated variables into account such as mortgages‚ rent‚ home ownership‚ and other various financial
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By Kirk A. Johnson‚ Ph.D. Few would argue that advanced teacher training does not make a difference in student achievement. In fact‚ Professor William Sanders of the University of Tennessee argues persuasively that "the single most dominant factor affecting student academic gain is teacher effect."1 However‚ little statistical research is available for evaluating which type of training and teaching degree has the best effect on student achievement. As the demand for higher academic achievement and
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