...DB2 & SQL Concepts 1.2.1 What is SQL? Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standardized language for defining and manipulating data in a relational database. In accordance with the relational model of data, the database is perceived as a set of tables, relationships are represented by values in tables, and data is retrieved by specifying a result table that can be derived from one or more tables. DB2 transforms the specification of a result table into a sequence of internal operations that optimize data retrieval. This transformation occurs when the SQL statement is prepared. This transformation is also known as binding. 1.2.2 Static SQL The source form of a static SQL statement is embedded within an application program written in a host language such as COBOL. The statement is prepared before the program is executed and the operational form of the statement persists beyond the execution of the program. A source program containing static SQL statements must be processed by an SQL precompiler before it is compiled. The precompiler checks the syntax of the SQL statements, turns them into host language comments, and generates host language statements to invoke DB2. 1.2.3 Dynamic SQL A dynamic SQL statement is prepared during the execution of an SQL application, and the operational form of the statement is not persistent. The source form of the statement is a character string...
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.... For Internal Use Only z/OS Application Development Standards & Guidelines for CICS Channels & Containers |Published Date: |21/10/2008 | |Version: |Version 1 Approved | |Status: |New | | |Approved by ADCB 21/10/2008 | |Classification |Strategic | |Sponsor: |Malcolm Lambell | |Owner: |Chris Parris | |Owning Department: |LifeCycle Support & Standards | |Author: |John Barrett | |Next Review Date: |21/10/2009 | Version Change History |Date |Version |Details | | |V0D1 |Following feedback from Reddy Srinivas | | | |Issued for Initial Syndication | | |V0D2 |Issued for secondary Syndication. ...
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...CHAPTER 5 – BUSINESS LEVEL STRATEGY Business level strategy – an action plan the firm develops to describe how it will compete in its chosen industy or market segment – how it will compete on a day to day basis – purpose is to create value for target customers in an area more than anyone else, most effective when everyone understands it (clear, specific statement of value) and it is implemented with zeal and efficiency. It is a function of the basic of competitive advantage (in cost or performance characteristics/uniqueness) and competitive scope (breadth of target market it wishes to serve) Types: 1. Cost leadership – broad, large share of market segment – action plan to produce goods/services at the lowest cost, standardized products appeal to the “average” consumer – must keep primary and support activities such as production, distribution, service costs low a. usually firms have well established economies of scale – continuously improving efficiencies in operations etc. to drive costs lower and lower – difficult for potential entrants b. Also usually have strong engineering skills, efficient manufacturing processes, access to cheap RMs, and performance evaluation systems that reward employees based on quantity of output c. Outperforming in the value-chain d. Low profit margins – often difficult to compete on the basis of price e. Careful of the bargaining power of buyers (buy a large amount of output) and suppliers (supply a large...
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...9-1-Which of the ff is an element of sampling risk?- concluding that no material misstatement exists in a materially misstated pop based on taking a sample that includes no misstatement;-2-In assessing sampling risk, the risk of incorrect rejection n the risk of assessing control risk too high-efficiency of the audit;-3-Which of the ff statistical sampling techni is least desirable 4 use by the auditors-block selection;-4-The auditors’ primary objective in selecting a sample of items 4m an audit pop is 2 obtain-a rep sample;-5-Discovery sampling is part eff when-the auditors r looking 4 critical deviations that r not expected 2 b frequent in no;-6-The auditors r using unstratified mean-per-unit sampling to audit AR as they did in the prior year. Which of the ff changes in chara or speci would result in a larger required sample size this yr than that required in the prior yr-larger variance in the $ value of accts.;-7-Which of the ff sampling tech is typically used 4 tests of contr-attribute sampling;-8-Which of the ff is accurate regarding tolerable misstatement-tolerable misstat is directly related to materiality;-9-In which of the ff circum is 8 least likely that tests of contr will b perform-the expected deviation rate exceeds the tolerable deviation rate.;-10-An auditor needs to estimate the average highway weight of tractor-trailer trucks using a state’s highway system. Which estimation mth would b most appropria?-mean-per-unit;-11-The auditors have sampled 50 a/cs 4m a pop...
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...Memory Managing mem needs in excess of physical mem automatically requires Virtual Memory. • Originally developed for single prog wt lrg mem needs • Now critical for multiprocessing/time sharing. • Divides physical memory into blocks and allocates these blocks to di↵erent processes • Allows a process to exec wt only part of process resident in memory. – Reduces startup/switch time! • Provides protection to prevent processes from accessing blocks inappropriately – Critical for multiprocessing Copyright Muzahid, Whaley 2010, 2012 2 46. Virtual Memory Terms • Page: virtual memory’s block. • Page fault: a main memory miss (page is on disk, not in memory). • Physical address: @ used to access main mem and typically cache as well • Page table: data structure that maps between virtual and physical addresses • Translation Lookaside Bu↵er : cache that contains a portion of the page table ‘@’ means address Copyright Muzahid, Whaley 2010, 2012 3 C-40 I is Virtually Contiguous, 47. Program Appendix C Review of Memory Hierarchy Not so Physically Physical Virtual • Small prog consumes minor address Comp Arch, Henn & Patt, Fig B.19, pg B-41 address A 0 0 amount of virtual space (virtual 4K B 4K C C 8K space bigger than physical on 8K 12K D 12K Physical main memory 16K A most procs) 20K Virtual memory • Some blks in mem (fully assoc) B 24K 28K & some on disk • Each blk can be loaded into any blk of physical...
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...institutional shareholders – not just Morgan Stanley but also Private Capital Management, T Rowe Price and Vanguard? e. How should Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. respond to Morgan Stanley’s proposal? 2. Valuing AOL Merger a. The Merger was completed on January 11, 2001. Was it a good idea? Did AOL stockholders receive value? Did Time Warner shareholders receive value? b. Do you believe the new company will succeed? If so, how will value be created short and long term? c. What could go wrong with this “mega merger”? What are the most significant threats on the horizon for AOL Time Warner? d. Do you believe the company will achieve its aggressive goals for 2001? e. Any advice for AOL Time Warner execs in summer of 2001? 3. Upjohn Case a. Evaluate the strategic reasoning behind the merger. Will the merger effectively address the strategic alliances faced by Upjohn? b. How do you interpret the stock market reaction to the announced deal? What is the magnitude of performance improvement the market is expecting? Are these realistic? c. Can you create an alternative restructuring strategy that might address the strategic challenges of Upjohn better? What are the risks and rewards from you strategy? d. As a shareholder of Upjohn, would you support this merger? 4. Middleby a. What caused Middleby's struggles in the 1990s? b. To what extent were these...
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...institutional shareholders – not just Morgan Stanley but also Private Capital Management, T Rowe Price and Vanguard? e. How should Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. respond to Morgan Stanley’s proposal? 2. Valuing AOL Merger a. The Merger was completed on January 11, 2001. Was it a good idea? Did AOL stockholders receive value? Did Time Warner shareholders receive value? b. Do you believe the new company will succeed? If so, how will value be created short and long term? c. What could go wrong with this “mega merger”? What are the most significant threats on the horizon for AOL Time Warner? d. Do you believe the company will achieve its aggressive goals for 2001? e. Any advice for AOL Time Warner execs in summer of 2001? 3. Upjohn Case a. Evaluate the strategic reasoning behind the merger. Will the merger effectively address the strategic alliances faced by Upjohn? b. How do you interpret the stock market reaction to the announced deal? What is the magnitude of performance improvement the market is expecting? Are these realistic? c. Can you create an alternative restructuring strategy that might address the strategic challenges of Upjohn better? What are the risks and rewards from you strategy? d. As a shareholder of Upjohn, would you support this merger? 4. Middleby a. What caused Middleby's struggles in the 1990s? b. To what extent were these...
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...HRM 361 – Human Resource Management Final Exam Study Guide Chapter 11 – Compensation * What is total rewards * How is it different than traditional compensation * Why compensation philosophies vary by organization * Entitlement vs. performance philosophies Intrinsic vs. extrinsic rewards- Intrinsic rewards may include praise for completing a project or meeting performance objectives. Other psychological and social forms of compensation also reflect intrinsic type of rewards. Extrinsic rewards are tangible and take both monetary and nonmonetary forms. * Role of the HR unit in compensation * Internal equity * External equity * Meet/lag/lead strategies * FLSA * Exempt / nonexempt * 5 categories of exempt employees * Overtime * Training & travel time * Independent contractors * How to classify * Tax implications for employers / employees * Market pricing and pros/cons * Pay grades * Red/green circle employees * Pay adjustments (e.g. seniority) Chapter 12 – Incentives * Variable pay philosophy * How variable pay motivates employees * 3 categories of variable pay * Types of individual incentives * Gainsharing and how different from profit sharing * 3 types of commission pay plans and which is the most common * Examples of performance incentives * Why incentives should be tied to organizational goals * Pros/cons of bonuses vs. merit...
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...Audit Failure of TierOne Bank This report covers the audit failure of TierOne Bank that was hiding millions of dollars in loan losses from investors and banking regulators during the financial crisis in 2008 and finally filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Incorporated in 1907, the TierOne Bank acts as First Federal Savings and Loan Association located in Lincoln, Nebraska. After a change of the name to First Federal Lincoln Bank in 1995 and a rechange to TierOne Bank in 2002, the bank was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of TierOne Corporation. In the same year TierOne completed a mutual-to-stock conversion and shares of TierOne Corporation began to sellwere sold in an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The shares were traded on NASDAQ. Before the IPO, the main business was to set the focus on was set on residential and agricultural loans in the Nebraska/Iowa/Kansas region. With the IPO, especially with the obtained capital from stock conversions, TierOne expanded its operations into areas outside of the thrift’s traditional geographical market. For example, in 2004, the bank engaged in high-risk types of lending in regions such as Las Vegas, Florida and Arizona, which were experiencing unusual, rapid escalation in market values. From 2002 through 2005, TierOne opened or acquired nine loan production offices (LPO), covering six states. The primary purpose of the LPOs was to originate construction and land development loans. This shift in the corporation’s strategy made the bank...
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... Agenda • Creating Alignment with Business Capabilities • Case Study • Optimizing Investments: Governance -4- Creating Alignment with Business Capabilities Evolution not Revolution Strategy Capability Process Capability Capability Capability People/ Organization People/ Organization Strategy Process Skills/Training Framework/Methodology Framework/Methodology 2006 2007 2008 2009 Developed Thrivent Capability Map Used capabilities to communicate common needs and project overlaps to achieve reuse savings. Defined roadmaps relevant to Thrivent Create a business architecture practice -5- Creating Alignment with Business Capabilities Business Capability Planning Strategies Vision 2011 Comp Redesign Member Access Points Service Strategy Integrated Fraternal Vision 2011 PMO Brand Member Experience (Lateral Mechanism) Fraternal Integration PAC (Lateral Mechanism) (Lateral Mechanism) Change Mgmt Roadmaps 2008 Q4 This Quarter 2009 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2010 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q2 Strategy Components Web Strategy Program Roadmap Last updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Legend Business...
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...White Paper: An Analysis of Harrah’s Total Rewards Players Rewards Program © 2006 Gaming Market Advisors December 2006 Prepared by Gaming Market Advisors 330 E. Warm Springs Rd Las Vegas, NV 89119 4340 E. Kentucky Ave. Suite 311 Denver, CO 8024 Table of Contents I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS............................................................................................................................................1 II. PROJECT OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................4 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................4 III. TOTAL REWARD PROGRAM OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................5 Tiers and Tier Credits ............................................................................................................................................5 Reward Credits .....................................................................................................................................................7 IV. TOTAL REWARDS MARKETING STRATEGY .............................................................................................................11 V. TOTAL REWARDS TIER BENEFITS...................................................
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...Python Reference Manual Release 2.3.3 Guido van Rossum Fred L. Drake, Jr., editor December 19, 2003 PythonLabs Email: docs@python.org Copyright c 2001, 2002, 2003 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved. Copyright c 2000 BeOpen.com. All rights reserved. Copyright c 1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives. All rights reserved. Copyright c 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum. All rights reserved. See the end of this document for complete license and permissions information. Abstract Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it very attractive for rapid application development, as well as for use as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components together. Python’s simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes readability and therefore reduces the cost of program maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages program modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are available in source or binary form without charge for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed. This reference manual describes the syntax and “core semantics” of the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete. The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the built-in functions and modules are described in the Python...
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...Guide to Assessment 2 for MKC1200 Principles of Marketing Due to space constraints, the Unit Outline contains the bare minimum of information needed for this assessment task, so I have put together a few notes here to guide you through. I hope it helps you and results in better quality assignments for us to mark and more rewarding results for you! 1.0 Format and style Basically, you are writing a report on some marketing issues. Make sure you use a consecutive numbering system throughout the report, and an appropriate heading/sub heading for each section – probably somewhat as I am doing in this paper. Your assignment must be submitted in Times New Roman size 12 pitch with 1.5 spacing. Any smaller and it’s very tiring to read after about 25 papers; and with single spacing there isn’t any room for feedback. Remember not to use any personal pronouns: we, us, I, our, your and so on. This is a formal paper and must be written in the third person. Please don’t use slang, either. Sometimes I see phrases such as ‘heaps of…’, and ‘a great idea…’ - this informal style of writing is OK when you’re writing to your friends, or when we’re having an informal conversation, but doesn’t belong in an academic paper that you submit for assessment. Use marketing language wherever you can – think in terms of the core concepts. Abbreviations are also inappropriate in a formal document: hasn’t, doesn’t, won’t, can’t, ad, advert, advt’g. Remember to give words their...
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...With total revenue and comp sales down again in the first quarter of 2010, Borders Group's two top executives discussed way to improve the chain's profitability (loss in the quarter was reduced to .1 million, from .0 million) and its digital strategy, in a conference call last Thursday. CFO Mark Bierley said Borders will look to maximize the profitability of its stores by "aggressively" pursuing lease buyouts of underperforming outlets; it had 680 stores at the end of the first quarter. Borders will also implement new measures to cut shrinkage and explore ways to increase the efficiency of its supply chain, including shipping more product directly to stores. [Show less] You have requested "on-the-fly" machine translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Show full disclaimer Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. The translations are automatically generated "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and are not retained in our systems. PROQUEST AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES FOR AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Your use of the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in your Electronic Products License Agreement...
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...BSR 64000 Command Reference Guide Compass ID: 271820115 Version 3 Release 5.0.0 Notice Copyright © 2008 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication my be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without written permission from Motorola, Inc. Motorola reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of Motorola to provide notification of such revision or change. Motorola provides this guide without warranty of any kind, either implied or expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Motorola may make improvements or changes in the product(s) described in this manual at any time. Motorola and the stylized M logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Broadband Services Router, BSR, BSR 64000, RiverDelta, and SmartFlow are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Caring for the Environment by Recycling When you see this symbol on a Motorola product, do not dispose of the product with residential or commercial waste. Recycling your Motorola Equipment Please do not dispose of this product with your residential or commercial waste. Some countries or regions, such as the European Union, have set up systems to collect and recycle electrical...
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