Local Employees‚ Local Pay? William O’ Dell‚ vice president for human resources at LeBert Graphics (LG)‚ a fast growing software development firm headquartered in Boston’s Route 128 technology belt‚ was visiting the firm’s first overseas subsidiary‚ LeBert Graphics Bangalore Ltd. (LGB). The visit had been going well‚ but a recent lunch with his good friend Ashok Rao had left him troubled. Rao was one of many Indian expatriates who had migrated to the United States in the 1980s. He had been
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issue becomes more convoluted when the internet is the platform for speech. Government is in a difficult position‚ and following are my opinions on what the different levels of government should
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suppler are delayed in Nigeria. All these factors affect the liquidity and cash flow and raise the total cost of the company. Maintaining the operation was also complicated by problems in staffing. Expatiate staff is very costly. Additionally‚ entry visas for those expatriate are very complicated. The recruitment of qualified skilled experts is difficult and they are not staying long in the country. Because Larson had a promise to increase the share of local ownership‚ the local partner’s participation
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Year Publish: 1999 Place of Publication: NDCP (National Defense College of the Philppines) Author: SALINDONG‚ CORAZON G Title: The Role of Local Government Units in National Security Administration ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the extent of awareness of Local Chief Executives (LCEs) concerning their tasks and responsibilities in promoting the welfare and well being of their people and in preserving territorial integrity. Actual situations and constraints were studied
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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ENTREPRENUERSHIP IN NIGERIA Entrepreneurial forces are relatively strong in this country‚ as the lack of jobs and a rise in poverty leave few other options for the Nigerian people. Although difficult due to a lack of resources‚ there are non-profit organizations such as the Fate Foundation in Nigeria that are dedicated to promote entrepreneurship. Apart from the information about Nigeria that is so widespread and often negative‚ there appears to be a recognition of the critical role and place of
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IT COUNTRY STUDIED: NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Nigeria‚ officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. There are over 500 ethnic groups in Nigeria of which the three largest
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TAXATION AND FISCAL REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION The Nigerian Tax System has undergone significant changes in recent times. The Tax Laws are being reviewed with the aim of repelling obsolete provisions and simplifying the main ones. Under current Nigerian law‚ taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of Government‚ i.e. Federal‚ State‚ and Local Government with each having its sphere clearly spelt out in the Taxes and Levies (approved list for Collection) Decree‚ 1998. Of importance at this juncture
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tourism industry is seeing a positive growth‚ with impacts on sectors indirectly linked with tourism. It was earlier argued that because of the rising significance of tourism in the world‚ there is potential for making tourism industry a vehicle for local‚ peripheral development. Given the knowledge we have regarding the economic power and influence of the tourism industry it makes sense that its presence is also felt socially and environmentally. The multitude of unsustainable activities embedded in
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global recession‚ combined with the rapid growth of web-based alternatives‚ caused a serious decline in advertising and circulation‚ as many papers closed or sharply retrenched operations.[1] General-interest newspapers typically publish stories on local and national political events and personalities‚ crime‚ business‚ entertainment‚ society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing editorials written by an editor and columns that express the personal opinions of
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