the rules of earthquake resistant design‚ especially about those that should be respected during initial conceptual design of the building. In this way we can approach the problem of constructing an earthquake resistant structure from another end‚ by trying to avoid the “bad” structure layouts already during the initial design phase. Introduction The experiences from the past strong earthquakes prove that the initial conceptual design of a building is extremely important for the behaviour of the building
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Audit Checklists & Continuous Auditing for Financial Close and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Audit Procedures December 2006 This document provides a consolidated set of audit checklists typical of those used by internal and external auditors to evaluate the financial close process and test compliance with SarbanesOxley (SOX). These checklists identify all of the typical controls that comprise a typical audit and highlight ways that you can automate many of the tasks by using an independent controls monitoring
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Module Three Paper Organizational Structure is the formal arrangement of jobs within an organization. To develop an organization structure‚ managers go through a process called organizational design that involves decisions on about six key elements i.e. work specialization‚ departmentalization‚ and formalization etc. I’ve analyzed Citibank’s organizational structure according to these factors. Work Specialization is used to describe the degree to which activities in organizations are divided
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TAX STRUCTURE IN INDIA Introduction: India has a well-developed tax structure with clearly demarcated authority between Central and State Governments and local bodies. Central Government levies taxes on income (except tax on agricultural income‚ which the State Governments can levy)‚ customs duties‚ central excise and service tax. The Tax Structure in India is quite strong and follows the financial year. The taxation under the tax structure in India is applicable for any kind of income pertaining
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trends that are beyond the control of the organization. It can be divided into five broad categories which are economic forces; social‚ cultural‚ demographic‚ and natural environment forces; political‚ governmental‚ and legal forces; technological forces; as well as competitive forces. From this article‚ there are some external opportunities that can be pointed. One of the opportunities is P&G desires to accelerate its growth in developing markets‚ such as Brazil and India. This activity will
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The social structure of 1800’s Russia was a rigid hierarchy. According to the 1879 census 82% of the population were peasants‚ 4% was the working class‚ 1.5% were the middle classes‚ and 12.5% were the upper classes. The peasants were small farmers that used outdated methods. They were mostly former serfs that were freed in the 1861 serf emancipation under Alexander II. This “freedom” was accompanied by a land redistribution that hurt more than helped because most of the land went to the nobles and
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Example Lab Report and structure Monash Uni ------------------------------------------------- The lab report The laboratory report is an important form of writing for scientists as it provides a record of experiments completed. Depending on the type of task or investigation you carry out‚ the sections of the written piece may vary‚ but a lab report or project report will usually have a title page‚ abstract‚ introduction and methods‚ results‚ discussion sections‚ a conclusion and references test
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Organizational Structure Introduction Every organization needs to decide how to divide its work or activities‚ how to coordinate all work – related activities and how to control these activities to ensure that goals are achieved. The organization must consider its external environment and the internal systems and processes used to transform inputs to outputs. A manager of any organization must ensure consistency between the structure of the organization‚ the scale of its operations‚ the tasks at
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3) When studying cells structure using a microscope the smallest unit of measurement commonly used to describe findings is the nanometre. Explain why. Magnification and Resolution 1) Define the following terms: Magnification: Resolution: 2) Visible light has a wavelength of 400-700 nm. Calculate the best resolution achievable with a light microscope? Show your working out: 3) If the electron gun produces an electron beam with 2 nm wavelength‚ what is the best resolution achievable
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Communication Structure for an Organization Paul Cody COM425: Communication in Organizations Prof. Demetra Blacknell September 10‚ 2012 ? Human communication is the lifeblood of any organization. The interactive social process of communication is what enables organizational participants to elicit cooperation from others (Kreps‚ 2011). There are several different concepts that are important to an organizations communication structure. The concepts to be discussed in this paper are active
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