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    Corporate Social Responsibility and Emergent Models in Management of Stakeholder Capital in Philippine Conglomerates Serafin D. Talisayon Fifth International Research Workshop on Asian Business Singapore Management University, Singapore 13 April 2009 Abstract The paper adopts a social benefit-cost analysis framework to look at three stages in the historical development of management of stakeholder capital of corporations in the Philippines. The first two stages were government-driven. Stage One

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    Capital accumulation not only refers to economic capital, but according to Pierre Bourdieu, we must consider the cultural and social aspects of our lives also. He believed that capital contains inertia because people tend to be resistant to change and as a result, they do not like to place themselves in unpleasant situations that they feel as though they do not economically, culturally, or socially belong to. Instead, individuals continue to coincide with the lifestyle, values, tastes, and expectations

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    knowledge in the context of the real world. Abstract There has been an increasing use of the social networking sites to aid in the decision making process for making investments in the capital markets around the world by both individuals and organizations. Social networks enable a faster and easier access to information regarding capital markets to all. According to various researches, data from the social networking sites can be used to create

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    Social capital for educators is the K-12 industry almost seems to come with the job description. Teachers tend to socialize and create networks both within their immediate teaching circles and throughout the profession. This could be due to the fact that the majority of teachers are women. I finished my original post and then attended our schools graduation on Thursday evening. After the encounters I had this evening, I decided to adjust my post. Social capital is extremely important to any career

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    Why is social capital seen to be important for economic and social well-being? How might a government attempt to enhance it? Student ID: 77154410 Name: Marios Andronikou Email: m.andronikou9576@student.leedsbeckett.ac.uk Subject: Managing in Public and Private Sectors Year: 2016/17   CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................................................3 Social capital................................................

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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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    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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    Social and cultural capital are two very important factors for school success as these factors explain the differences in achievement gap. ¬According to Golash-Boza, social capital is “the relationships and networks that students have” and cultural capital is “the cultural resources a student has at his or her disposal” (Golash-Boza 225). For social capital, it is basically knowing someone who already has experience of accomplishment in education. It is important to know someone close to a student

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    Abstract Yik Yak is a relatively new social media platform. It functions through anonymity and by locational restrains. These functions make Yik Yak a unique and important platform to study. Since Yik Yak was first created it has been a source of controversy. The anonymity of the platform allows students make any comments they desire about almost anything. This research uses data to determine if Yak Yak effects the self-esteem or social capital of individuals on college campuses. Through using two

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    As a student from a working-class background, I did not have access to the type of cultural capital needed to gain upward social mobility. For example, I come from a family that has had no formal education beyond high school and so I was without the knowledge of how to gain access into the realm of higher education. My family had never gone through the application process and so they did not know how to access and utilize the college help that my school provided. Also, my high school only had fourteen

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