Legal and Regulatory Environment of Human Resources Affirmative Action Affirmative action is defined as positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment‚ education‚ and business from which they have been excluded. Affirmative action refers to policies that take race‚ gender‚ or ethnicity into account in an attempt to promote equal opportunity. It is supposed to maximize diversity in all levels of society and to redress disadvantages
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Agency theory Kenya has 62 micro-finance NGO’s. They have demonstrated that micro-business lending in Kenya is feasible‚ and that small borrowers do pay. They have pioneered new product types and innovations and some are moving toward sustainability. The microfinance NGO’s have played an important part in moving government toward recognition of the small borrower and have been instrumental in advancing the cause of the proposed Micro-Finance Bill. Small borrowers and the informal sector form a
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After studying this chapter‚ you should understand: LO1 The basic types of financial management decisions and the role of the financial manager. LO2 The goal of financial management. LO3 The financial implications of the different forms of business organization. LO4 The conflicts of interest that can arise between managers and owners. I NTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE mortgages getting into financial difficulties and 1 Overview of Corporate Finance Pa rt 1 IN 2007‚ A FINANCIAL CRISIS started
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and Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk Plan University of Phoenix Business Law LAW 531 Charlisa Edelin October 11‚ 2010 When operating any business‚ the company always has the potential of facing allegation about the quality of their product‚ their environmental impact‚ and many other forms of complaints. Alumina Inc is such a company. Alumina Inc is facing a possible law suit over allegation about their environmental record. Alumina Inc is facing possible law suit for negligence. Negligence
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B2C versus B2B Legal‚ Ethical and Regulatory Bob Holland EBUS/400 Milind Modi April 28‚ 2010 B2C versus B2B Legal‚ Ethical and Regulatory This analysis will provide the reader with information that explains how legal‚ ethical and regulatory issues differ on a B2C website compared to a B2B website. The analysis will examine these different elements and will describe the differences and the similarities. Overview The primary differences of a B2C and B2B website when discussing
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.......................................................................5 Appendix A: Glossary 6 Appendix B: To Be Determined List 6 Introduction Purpose * The purpose of this document is to present a detailed description of the Online Gas Agency Management System. It will explain the purpose of making the manual process easier by making it a computerized system for billing and maintaining stock and the constraints under which it must operate and how the system will react to external stimuli
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1 The Fundamental Agency Problem and Its Mitigation: Independence‚ Equity‚ and the Market for Corporate Control DAN R. DALTON Kelley School of Business‚ Indiana University MICHAELA. HITT Mays College of Business‚ Texas A&M University S. TREVIS CERTO Mays College of Business‚ Texas A&M University CATHERINE M. DALTON Kelley School of Business‚ Indiana University Abstract A central tenet of agency theory is that there is potential for mischief when the interests of owners and
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INTRODUCTION An organization is a system where a set of individuals who are operating in several subdivisions of the system and everyone is working for a one specific goal. Organization behaviour describes the actions and reactions of individual dyads‚ groups of employees who interact with each other in the course of their working day. This report was commissioned to analyze the structure and the culture of the two airlines and the comparison and contrasting the structure of the two organizations‚ Sri Lankan
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companies gain in return supportive work attitudes and high performance. Companies like Dell‚ Microsoft‚ Intel and Motorola are quoted for developing career paths and investing heavily in training and development to increase employees’ value to the organization and build a strong culture. One way of building a strong culture adopted by many companies (some deliberately‚ some accidentally) is to develop organizational ceremonies‚ rites and language. These help people to learn about and take on board
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY This study analyses the effect of the agency theory and accounting choice usually been made by managers of Nigeria listed companies. It (agency theory and accounting choice) can be demonstrated in the modern day companies where management is usually separated from the ownership of business. The professional managers are supposed to make decisions and take actions that are consistent with the objective of maximising shareholders wealth. But this
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