EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Venture capital is the capital invested in a business where the chances of success are uncertain. It is the term to describe the financing of startup and early stage businesses as well as businesses in ‘’turn around’’ situations. Venture capital investments generally investments generally are higher risk investments but offer the potential for above-average returns. A venture capitalist (VC) is a person who makes such investments. The initial‚ start-up money is referred
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What is social capital ? A Critical Literature Review Student: Ying Jiang Instructor: Jorge Sousa Course: CED1 The theory of social capital is one of the most rapidly developing social science research fields in the last 20 years. In the dictionary of classical economics‚ capital‚ mainly physical capital‚ is considered to be a production
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I will be the first to admit that there are people in this world that has done some pretty terrible things. Maybe to themselves or to other people! Even though those people may have no remorse over the things they have done us as human beings have to be the ones to say when enough is enough. The history of the death penalty is a long and brutal one. From the stoning and crucifixion killings of the B.C. era to today’s methods of the electric chair and lethal injection‚ governments of one kind or
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ABSTRACT Nowadays‚ many social scientists agree that social capital is present and positively contributes to economic growth in the light of many studies. In other words‚ social capital is important to the efficient functioning of modern economies. It constitutes the cultural component of modern societies‚ which in other respects have been organized since the enlightenment on the basis of formal institutions‚ the rule of law‚ and rationality. Building social capital has typically been seen as
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enterprise need to rely on social capital ways to communicate effectively and efficiently. Earning trust among organization including libraries to maintain good reputation’s is essential for its existence. Gaining respect of other people using social networks is big topic which is called social capital that is widely spread in 1990 when internet founded. In my opinion‚ social capital with adopting collaboration 2.0 technology such as social networking platforms can facilitate
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1. Job analysis is systematic process of determining the skills‚ duties and knowledge required for perfoming jobs in organizations. Job evaluation is a systematic way of determining the value of a job in relation to other jobs in an organization. It tries to make a systematic comparison between jobs to assess their relative worth for the purpose of establishing a rational pay structure. Job evaluation needs to be differentiated from job analysis. Job evaluation begins with job analysis and ends at
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Social problems: Capital Punishment Social problems have been a part of society for thousands of years. Some have vanished over time while others have uprooted to accommodate with the changing times of the world. One of the great problems of our society is capital punishment‚ which is still controversial issue. Is it acceptable and appropriate system of punishing criminals or not? As for me I support the death penalty‚ because it serves as retribution. Guilty people deserve to be punished in
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Business Ethics Ethics Issues in “Pirates of Silicon Valley” The film‚ “Pirates of Silicon Valley‚” is a review of the building of both Apple Computer and Microsoft as told through the lens of people that worked with both Steve Jobs at Apple and Bill Gates at Microsoft. The film addresses both the inner working of the two companies and the ethical issues that arise from their leaders‚ Jobs and Gates‚ desire to be the most important person in their chosen industry. While the film primarily
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During and following the Protestant Reformation‚ an innumerable measure of dignitaries lost‚ as well as gained a great deal due to the Reformation. Dignitaries or authority figures during this time period consisted of highly ranked members of the Church and Government. As a result of this 16th century movement‚ both were affected negatively and positively. The authority figure that lost the most was the Pope. It was established that the Bible held more authority than the Church in the 1400’s by
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Capital Expenditure vs Working Capital Capital expenditures are money spent by a company to acquire long-term assets. It is neither for short-term gain nor can be easily translated into cash. These investments are inevitable to ensure the continuing business operations and also for future expansion of the company. Types of Capital Expenditures Typically‚ capital expenditure refers to the expenses that a company incurred to purchase tangible fixed assets and intangible assets. Additionally
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