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reinforcing the adhering of policies and procedures. Unlike the private sector this style of HRM draws away from managerial integration to a separate secular entity. The 3rd sector consist of voluntary organisations, community groups and housing associations. It should be noted however that the 3rd sector contains a diverse range of organisations and those listed as example are not exhaustive. HRM input in the 3rd sector is very limited compared to the private and public sector. This is primarily due

Vol. X, No. Y, xxxx 1 Geely motors: a Chinese automaker enters international markets Ilan Alon,* Marc Fetscherin and Marc Sardy Rollins China Center & International Business Department Rollins College 1000 Holt Avenue 32789 Winter Park, FL, USA E-mail: ialon@rollins.edu E-mail: mfetscherin@rollins.edu E-mail: msardy@rollins.edu *Corresponding author Abstract: On 22 January 2006, Shufu Li, the Director of International Marketing for Geely Motors, was rushing to the check-in counter at the

Police Structure and Philosophy A traditional police department’s structure was a top-down, hierarchal system which generated policies and programs from a centralized authority. They were also almost strictly reactive in that they went from call to call and handled each incident by priority. The built-in rigidity of this structure hampered adaptability which became glaringly obvious in the late 1960’s when cultural and societal influences required a certain amount of flexibility. Additionally, communities

Introduction MGM Resorts International ( MGM) is a Fortune 500 company traded on the NYSE in the complex and unpredictable industry of gaming and hospitality. MGM is one of the leading global hospitality companies with a portfolio of 15 wholly owned resorts and gaming properties located in Nevada, Mississippi, and Michigan and 50 percent stakes in four additional properties in the US and China ( Exhibit 1). With approximately 45,000 full time employees, the company has an enterprise value of $ 18

is a form of political association, and political association is itself only one form of human association.. Human beings relate to one another, however, not only in associations but also in other collective arrangements, such as families, neighborhoods, cities, religions, cultures, societies, and nations. Other associations range from clubs to business enterprises to churches The state is not the only form of political association. Other examples of political associations include townships, counties

rationales described by accounting choice theory (information asymmetry, contractual efficiency and managerial opportunism) drive the decision to adopt fair value. Indeed, regarding contractual efficiency reasons in particular, we find that the larger the size (proxy of political costs), the less likely fair value is to be chosen, while leverage and consequent lenders’ protection seems to be insignificant for the choice. Furthermore, our results show that market-to-book ratio (MTBV) (proxy of information

Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Economics Studies Australia (ACESA) Guanxi Neglect at the Roaring Dragon in South-west China: The demise of an International Management Contract Stephen Grainger1 University of Western Australia ‘guanxi neglect – neglecting opportunities to show respect towards guanxi relationships’ Abstract This paper introduces the concept of guanxi neglect through a case study that describes the takeover of a formerly Chinese

Reputed international players like Levis, M&S, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Debenhams, GAP, S Oliver, EDC-Esprit etc. have expanded their presence in Indian markets in last 5 years or so. With the duties on imported goods being high, most of these retailers realized the importance of domestic sourcing to be able to offer better prices to the customer. These retailers are also governed by their international regulations of sourcing and hence cannot work with

Pregnancy and Eating Disorders Concerns about gaining weight and retaining a youthful figure are expressed by many pregnant women. When there has been a history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, weight gain and body shape changes accompanying pregnancy can provoke extreme distress (Rand et al., 1987). Very little is known about the impact of pregnancy on women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Despite the fact that amenorrhea, the lack of menstruation, and infertility are common

competitive advantages that can be exploited by PBL. Both primary and secondary sources of data have been used to gather the necessary information for the analyses of the study. Primary data sources are the cardholders (convenient sample size of 77), merchants (sample size of 20) and 4 issuers namely Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Prime Bank Limited (PBL), National Bank Limited (NBL) and Dhaka Bank Limited (DBL). All the primary data sources are reached through questionnaire survey. In the market share