HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL EXCEL COURSE All Masters programs in the Lindner College of Business involve coursework that presumes facility with spreadsheets. In Statistics‚ Managerial Accounting‚ and Financial Tools‚ spreadsheets are indispensible tools. In a host of other classes they enable superior analysis‚ organization‚ communication‚ and planning as well. Therefore‚ before starting coursework in any Masters program‚ students must PASS the On-line Introduction to Spreadsheet Modeling Course available
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Unemployed graduates have become a cause of concern in Malaysia. The findings of a Graduate Tracer Study in 2006 involving 132 900 graduates from institutions of higher learning all over Malaysia indicated that 30.7% of graduates remained unemployed six months after graduation‚ while 5.7% were still awaiting job placement (Tan‚ 2007). The Minister of Human Resources revealed that more female graduates in this country were unemployed because they lacked the relevant skills required in the labor market
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CSR INITIATIVES OF INDIAN IT COMPANIES Sustaining and Enhancing Competitiveness in today’s Business Scenario Abstract The idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not new to Indian companies. Growing number of Information technology (IT) companies with the direct involvement of employees are implementing CSR projects. Dedicated departments in most of the companies are looking into much more than just funding or getting involved in one-time projects. The trend is especially strong in
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The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) is a popular meteorological drought index that is commonly used in the U.S. along with the Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) and the Palmer Moisture Anomaly Index (Z-index). Using precipitation and air temperature as inputs‚ the Palmer indices estimate moisture supply and demand within a simple two-layered soil moisture model. The PDSI has some
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[Type the company name] | Wal- Mart CSR Initiative | Case Analysis | | [Type the author name] | 10/30/2010 | | Case 1: Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Strategy Q. Given the fact that Wal-Mart’s Customer’s are unwilling to pay a premium for environmentally friendly products‚ how is the company deriving business value from its sustainability strategy or if not‚ how can it ensure that it does? Ans: Wal-Mart’s sustainability strategy has further improved its already efficient supply chain
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SCHOOL CATERING BUSINESS PLAN 2006 – 2011 1 INDEX Page 1. Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Purpose of the Plan Background Aims of the Catering Service Wider Context 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 8 8 9 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 2. 3. Key Current Activities and Business Level Environment in Which We Operate 3.1 3.2 3.3 Competition Government and Council Policy Other 4. Resources 4.1 4.2 Management and Personnel Finance 5. 6. Performance and Quality Standards Strategic Development 6.1 6.2
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A skill I have that will effectively help me be a valuable Graduate Assistant would be that I am motivational. A Graduate Assistant should create a captivating‚ vivid‚ and rich vision of the future of their delegates that will inspire them to want to achieve their goals and aspirations. Being motivational has helped me assist others in taking on new challenges‚ showed them to see a positive perspective of life‚ and has also resulted them to confide in themselves and in their abilities. For instance
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Balanced versus Unbalanced Growth: Nature and Limitations. (68) Define the terms in question‚ consider the underlying economic logic of each approach‚ and identify the major criticisms of either. Can a case be made for a strategy based on one rather than the other? After the Second World War‚ theorists began to analyse how less economically developed regions could become more developed. The most notable original theories of development were of balanced and unbalanced growth. These strategies posited
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*Branding Strategy: Establish Rosewood as a true brand incorporated into the name of each hotel. *Problems: How far can management push this branding strategy without undercutting the distinctiveness of each individually branded hotel? Traditional Emphasis on Individual property brands: Pros: -the company became known for its ability to enhance a property’s value by creating unique‚ one of a kind properties with a small ultra-luxury residential style that differentiated it from other chain-like
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The GE Energy Management Initiative (A) By taking the position as Raj Bhatt‚ Business Development manager of GE Canada‚ I am comfortable and confident that energy efficiency is an attractive industry and business opportunity. What makes Raj Bhatt believe that the Energy Efficiency projects will be successful in Canada is that the project helps not only the ESCo‚ which conducts the performance-based contracting‚ but also the customers‚ who are more aware of the benefits of Energy Efficiency project
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