DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Uppsala University Thesis Work Economics D Author: Jonathan Mårtensson Tutor: Lennart Berg Term and Year: Autumn 2005 Portfolio optimisation - improved risk-adjusted return? Abstract In this thesis‚ portfolio optimisation is used to evaluate if a specific sample of portfolios have a higher risk level or lower expected return‚ compared to what may be obtained through optimisation. It also compares the return of optimised portfolios with the return of the original portfolios
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ISYS100 – Final Research Paper Weighting: 33% Due Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 (Due between: 8.30am – 1pm) SIBT Front Office (Ryde or City Campus) Questions: Your job is to complete one of the following research questions: (Please remember that you are to only answer one question) 1) Discuss the importance of improving the Digital Divide between all countries of different socio-economic climates. 2) ISYS100 was designed to help students see how Information Technology has made our
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Assignment 1: Training and Development in Small Businesses Today’s business world is very competitive. This can be attributed to more organizations entering the market and the current economic climate. This has many companies thinking of ways to increase productivity and gain a competitive advantage. In order to successfully continue to operate and grow‚ organizations often have to change strategies and better develop employees. This applies to any size organization. However‚ small businesses
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quality‚ integrity and excellence. Through recruitment‚ development and motivation of the best people‚ Wyeth Pharmaceuticals are continually growing and improving their business. They are acknowledged as a leader in innovation by linking pharmaceutical‚ biotechnology and vaccine technologies. Training And Development Training Top 125 No. 5: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ Rx for Excellence Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ learning and development team is a shot in the arm to the organization‚ keeping it
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and tend to occur outside the workplace. A core purpose of an education system is to provide and improve general skills. Training: There is no standard definition of training. However‚ it is generally expressed in behavioural terms‚ and refers to the planned acquisition of knowledge‚ skills and attitudes required to perform a role or job effectively. The purpose of training is to improve skills or abilities that will hopefully result in better work performance. Learning: Learning is seen as a
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Training and development areas The challenges facing SAP is the shrinking matched skill workforce for the needs of the organizations strategic goal. This makes the training and development area very important to the strategic planning involved in human capital management. It make the Human capital management part of the strategic plan. Training and development methods SAP utilizes a Career Success Center for employee and a Manager’s Success Center as some of the methods for training and development
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(quoted in Everard‚ 1991) concluded that ¡®development training‚ as its proponents claim‚ has an important part to play in the building of a positive and effective workforce¡¯. Actually‚ the ¡®academic research¡¯ literature of outdoor development emerged by Springett who had carried out his review. Outdoor development is presented as a suitable method for developing some team and individual skills. However‚ given the lack of supporting evidence outdoor development ¡®should not be seen as a panacea to
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Employee Training and Career Development The objective of organizational development is to increase the long-term health and performance of the company while inspiring the lives of its employees. The emphasis is on organizational culture that influences the way people work‚ by removing obstacles and increasing motivation‚ where there is culture of continual improvement and part of everyday life. Training and organizational development empowers individual employees and leaders‚ and aligns shared
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NATURE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT In simple terms‚ training and development refers to the imparting of specific skills‚ abilities and knowledge to an employee. A formal definition of training & development is… it is any attempt to improve current or future employee performance by increasing an employee’s ability to perform through learning‚ usually by changing the employee’s attitude or increasing his or her skills and knowledge. The need for training & development is determined by the employee’s
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SUBJECT: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEED FOR TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS 1. HRD skills or competence that an HRD manager needs and how these skills are acquired. The world is rapidly changing and to be a success‚ there must be maximum use of all resources (physical‚ financial‚ information‚ and human resources) whether for a nation‚ organization or individual. After huge investments in the physical‚ financial and information and knowledge resources‚ the human resources which comprises the workforce
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