Financing Social Enterprises: Investment and Impact Analysis
Key Issues in Social Enterprise Financing
Triple Bottom Line Complicates Investment Analysis
The triple bottom line (TBL) requires social enterprises to measure success across three dimensions: financial, social, and environmental. Traditional investment analysis focuses only on financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like ROI, ROE, and net profit. In contrast, impact investing involves metrics such as Social Return on Investment (SROI), well-being levels, CO₂ reduction, or underserved populations
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Grievance Redressal System (GRS)
The Grievance Redressal System is crucial for maintaining trust and transparency in the insurance sector.
Objectives of the GRS
- To protect the interests of policyholders.
- To provide a structured channel for resolving complaints.
- To enhance customer satisfaction and trust.
- To ensure compliance with IRDAI guidelines.
- To improve service delivery and transparency.
Key Components of the System
- Grievance Redressal Officer (GRO): The designated official responsible for handling
Medieval and Renaissance Spanish Literature: Key Works and Themes
The Reconquista and the End of the Middle Ages
The Reconquista, a process that gradually unfolded between several Christian and Muslim kingdoms, characterizes this period in the Iberian Peninsula.
- It concluded in 1492, when the Catholic Monarchs took Granada, the last territory occupied by Muslims.
- That same year, the Jews were permanently expelled from the mainland.
Popular Literature (11th and 12th Centuries)
During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, literature was limited, transmitted orally, and
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Organizational Behavior and Management Fundamentals
Organizational Behavior (OB) studies how people think, feel, and act in organizations.
OB uses models to simplify reality, analyzing independent (cause) and dependent (effect) variables to explain behavior.
Management: Art, Science, and Context
- Management is not an exact science; it blends social science, art, and craft.
- There is no single best way to manage; outcomes vary depending on context, people, and situations.
Leadership vs. Management
- Leadership
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: P&O Techniques and Disease Management
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as Physiatry, is a medical specialty focused on enhancing and restoring functional ability and quality of life to individuals with physical impairments or disabilities. It deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
Physiatrists, the physicians who practice PM&R, aim
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Business Fundamentals
A business refers to an organization or enterprising entity engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities. The purpose of a business is to organize the economic production of goods or services.
Key Business Aspects
- Business Structure: Sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation.
- Business Size: Micro-businesses, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), and macro-businesses.
- Economic Sector: Primary (extraction), secondary (manufacturing), and tertiary (service)
Legal Foundations: Common Law, Statutes, and Agency Regulation
Legal Principles and Sources of Law Assessment
True/False Questions on Legal Foundations
The doctrine of stare decisis, though vital to the creation of the common law when this country was settled, is not important to our modern, complex society.
Answer: False
ANS:F PTS:1 MSC:AACSB Analytic
While at the park, Tasha saw a small child fall into the lake. Tasha did not know the child. Under the common law of most states, Tasha has a legal duty to take reasonable steps to assist the child if Tasha is able
Effective Customer Management and Communication Strategies
Understanding Your Customers
The customer is the intended target of a business, and all company efforts are geared toward fulfilling the customer’s needs for a product or service.
Key Customer Roles
Within the buying process, individuals can take on several roles:
- The Decision-Maker: This person has the final say on the purchase of the product or service.
- The Inquirer: This person is in charge of the preliminary steps before a purchase, such as researching the product, comparing prices, and finding special
How Chinook Salmon Gills Achieve 90% Oxygen Extraction
Chinook Salmon Respiration: Challenges and Adaptations
The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), a member of the class Actinopterygii (ray-finned bony fishes), is an anadromous species native to the cold rivers and coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. This species begins life in freshwater streams, migrates to marine environments for adult life, and later returns to freshwater to spawn. Living in an aquatic environment poses considerable physiological challenges for gas exchange, primarily
Read MoreRedefining Freedom: The American Progressive Era (1900-1917)
The Progressive Era’s Challenge to the Gilded Age
The Progressive Era, spanning roughly from 1900 to 1917, emerged as a multifaceted reform movement challenging the perceived excesses of the Gilded Age, particularly rapid industrialization, the overwhelming power of corporations, and rampant class conflict. Unlike previous movements, Progressives advocated for government interventionism, believing that government entities must actively step in to restore order and protect genuine freedom. While not
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