A company that has higher cash volatility is likely to face financial strains. Pension plan is an example of a risk facing such company, an in return, the company is more likely to withdraw its investment on such risky projects and chooses to invest in more on reduced risks that will enable the company lay proper financial strategies (Kortleve et al
Interest rates, therefore, should be decomposed to expected inflation and real interest rates to avoid higher liabilities. Volatility of company's cash is one of the risks posed by pension plans (Sortino, 2001)
IFRS (International Financial Report Standard) enables the company to realize whether the pension plan scheme is a profit (asset) to them or loss (liability). This enables the company to determine whether the pension plan is overfunded or underfunded (Stickney et al
The 'pro-Hyksos' version described the Hyksos as originating from Asia, and as 'foreign invaders' of Egypt, they have managed to assimilate themselves into Egyptian culture, creating little to no disruption to the social and economic activities of native societies already established in their conquered territories. The 'anti-Hyksos' viewpoint, however, describes Hyksos society as a precursor to the constant conflict and poverty that Egyptians experienced during their rule, illustrating Hyksos as mere "mercenaries" and incapable of establishing peace, order and a formal socio-political system in their own territories (Beck, 2010)
Sumerians are known to be polytheistic, worshipping numerous gods and even the nature (as evidenced in their belief in sun-god and moon-god) (Smitha, 2011). Historical artifacts and accounts provide indications that Hyksos society, under its king rulers, have largely remained monotheistic, worshipping "Baal," or "Sutekh" or "Seth," which the Egyptians have been known to worship, too (Gibson, 1962)
However, historians determined Hyksos society as also driven mainly by the military and its warfare technology. Most of the evidence linked with Hyksos society illustrate it as a society driven primarily by warfare and the military through its technologies, such as "horse-drawn chariots, new types of daggers and swords, bronze weapons, the strong compound Asiatic bow" (Save-Soderbergh, 1951:61)
That is why in terms of determining the social structure and environment that existed in both civilizations, there are more descriptions and social influences attributed to the Sumerians than Hyksos. Sumerians' social structure is highly politically or (militarily) motivated: Sumerian society is led by warriors, and even the king himself is elected by warriors and considered the 'lead warrior' (Smitha, 2011)
The first sentence is not particularly 'catchy' and is somewhat awkward. "The implications of aging of the population in Mexico are complicated and in some respects, serious" (Blanco & Pacheco 2009: 143)
Like Hinduism, Christianity aims to create a balance between its religious teachings and its application to the people's realities. Thus, Hindus being secular because of the multi-faceted nature of their religion, Christians have similarly tried to achieve secularism as an integral and inevitable part of what is called the 'dialogue in Christology' (Bhakiaraj, 2006:280)
Moreover, it is sympathetic to the African-American male, whatever his socio-economic level is, because Buddhism primarily teaches the individual to deprive himself of worldliness in ideals and materialism, two criteria that makes the African-American male more oppressed when compared to the white American or the non-African-American male. It is through Buddhism that the black American male realizes the triviality of the world he lives in, and achieves satisfaction and anticipation of enlightenment by becoming contented of what he is -- being an African-American male discriminated against or prejudiced because of his race or status in the society (Elmore, 2006)
In Christianity, the soul represents the individual as he reaches the next stage, the eternal life, after death. In Buddhism, the soul functions as part of the "karma" cycle, in which the individual becomes another entity in the next stage of his life, and the kind of entity the karma will take is dependent on the kind of life the individual lived while he was still a human (Fair, 2005:73)
In Buddhism, enlightenment is experienced individually, while Muslims believed that enlightenment can be experienced collectively and concretely. For the latter, enlightenment is said to happen when human society is able to progress in its ultimate modern state, a society so progressive it has achieved enlightenment not just in its religious experience, but in its existence in the world, most importantly (Jeffrey, 2005:55)
Islam and Hinduism share similar teachings when it comes to describing the concept of self-realization, called "jnana" in the Sanskrit language. Like the Islam objective of achieving self-realization by discovering the truth in human existence, which is through the establishment of a society wherein the political structure is guided by the teachings of Islam and thoroughly learning the teachings of the prophet Muhammad (Shahi, 2006:16)
This insight actually provides the notion that ESL learners and speakers are not incompetent communicators per se -- that is, they only become incompetent within the locale of the language (English language). In arguing this point, he distinctly provided definitions and a discussion on the difference between competence and performance (Chomsky, 1991:3): Competence, in this sense, is not to be confused with performance
This is because the vision of an "idealized" communicator is not applicable in real life, because all individuals as communicators are influenced and sometimes bound by the culture they were strongly influenced with. And because all communicators are culture-bound, all communication therefore are also culture-bound -- making communication and language susceptible to becoming a process, a performance (Smith, 1999:12)
.a scholar chose to ignore the presence of conflicting norms" (Young, 1992:66)
Formal communication related to meetings appointment is of utmost importance. Even meeting a senior manager is not an issue if the meeting is well-planned (Butler, 2006)
However, dress code is always dependent on the person or party one is dealing with. Degree of intimacy in the relationships plays a vital role (Novais, 2011)
Use of heavy jewelry, watches or makeup is not recommended. Reasonable simplicity and elegance combined with formal sense of dressing will do the needful (Poelzl, 2002)
Therefore, it can be said that during initial business meetings with Brazilians and NZ citizens, dress code will not act as a hindrance. However, after first few meetings, the dress code may become reasonably casual including ironed jeans and shirts (William, 2010)