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Business And Plurilingualism: The Advantage Of A Foreign Language, Anabelis E. Martinez
Business And Plurilingualism: The Advantage Of A Foreign Language, Anabelis E. Martinez
Honors Theses
Nowadays, global economy has implications that suggest the need for an adaptation to operate efficiently in this new environment. Is bilingualism a skill that professionals should be acquiring? To investigate this aspect, I am researching how many online job postings come out over the course of a week asking for language proficiency across three different business specialties (Accounting, Management and Marketing). My project will answer the following questions: How often do job openings require bilingualism within the sample? Which states have a higher demand for bilingual candidates? And which languages are the most sought after?
Investors' Reaction To The Passing Of The Indian Companies Act, 2013, Melisa Ann Ruhupatty
Investors' Reaction To The Passing Of The Indian Companies Act, 2013, Melisa Ann Ruhupatty
Honors Theses
This research seeks to determine whether mandated corporate social responsibilty (CSR) is value relevant to investors, specifically investors of Indian companies affected by the Companies Act, 2013 which requires companies meeting specific financial criteria to spend 2% of their three-year average net profits towards social initiatives. Recommended social initiatives include the development and implementation of environmentally sustainable businesss practices. Using the event study methodology, this study compares the cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) of companies recognized as CSR-active on the Bombay Stock Exccange (BSE) with those not recognized as CSR-active. Recognized CSR-active companies were determined through the use of the BSE …