...is about the benefits of some employees working from home. The argument is that some not all teleworkers do see a boost in productivity, employee retention and work life balance. Mr. O’Leary an assistant processor at the prestigious Georgetown University, Directly sites Yahoo’s recall of employees back to the office as an example of a mistake. The author uses research from Stanford University, The US census and the Harvard school of business to further strengthened his position on the subject. 2. Tolentino, M. (Oct 14, 2013). Telecommuters Vs. Office Workers: Who’s More Productive? Retrieved from http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/10/14/telecommuters-vs-office-workers-whos-more-productive/ a. Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard CEOs Marissa Mayer and Meg Whitman have faced criticism for their decisions to limit employees from...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The report intends to provide the CEO of Yahoo! Inc with a marketing and financial plan to turnaround the company. Yahoo! Inc is facing significant threat from rival companies such as Google, MSN, AOL, Face book etc. The report has provided an overview of the company and the industry in which it is operating. The industry analysis has been done using porters five forces analysis. The analysis indicates that Yahoo! Inc is facing a moderate threat of new entrants. The industry has a moderate level of bargaining power of suppliers. On the other hand, the buyers have a higher degree of power. Moreover the threat of substitute products is also high. Yahoo! Inc is facing competition in the domains of search, communication, advertising and social networking from some major companies as rivals, thus resulting in high threat of competitors. The report has also analyzed the position of the competitor companies from their market and financial position. Yahoo is focusing on the target market of people belonging to different age groups, professions and lifestyle. The marketing and financial plan is based on the central objective of increasing the market share, sales and revenue of the company. It has been recommended that in the domain of marketing, the company should focus on developing its search, communication and media functions to fulfill the individual, professional and social needs of the people. Moreover, investment in social networking can also be beneficial....
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...Yahoo. We continued to rethink and rework the Search user experience. We are investing in Mail—the ultimate daily habit—to keep users connected with friends and family. We are focused on bringing users the best content from across the Web, through our partnerships with Comedy Central, SNL, NBC Sports, ABC News, CBS’s The Insider and others. We are also investing in editorial excellence, bringing top talent from news and journalism on board. Tumblr, the Web’s platform for curators and creators alike, joined Yahoo in May. The Yahoo Weather app made the otherwise mundane task of checking the weather beautiful and inspiring, with curated Flickr photos. Yahoo News Digest, powered by Summly technology, captures the day’s most important news in summary form with...
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...From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Changes must be reviewed before being displayed on this page.show/hide details Google Search Logo Google 2013 Official.svg Screenshot [show] Web address www.google.com (US) Commercial? Yes Type of site Web search engine Registration Optional Available in 123 languages Written in Python, C, C++[1] Owner Google Launched September 15, 1997[2] Revenue From AdWords Alexa rank Steady 1 (April 2015)[3] Current status Active Google Search, commonly referred to as Google Web Search or just Google, is a web search engine owned by Google Inc. It is the most-used search engine on the World Wide Web,[4] handling more than three billion searches each day.[5][6] As of February 2015 it is the most used search engine in the US with 64.5% market share.[7] The order of search on Google's search-results pages is based, in part, on a priority rank called a "PageRank". Google Search provides many different options for customized search, using Boolean operators such as: exclusion ("-xx"), alternatives ("xx OR yy OR zz"), and wildcards ("Winston * Churchill" returns "Winston Churchill", "Winston Spencer Churchill", etc.)[8] The same and other options can be specified in a different way on an Advanced Search page. The main purpose of Google Search is to hunt for text in publicly accessible documents offered by web servers, as opposed to other data, such as images or data contained in databases. It was originally developed by Larry Page and...
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...2 01 2 A N N UA L R E PO R T — 1 2012 Annual Report Every day, millions of people around the globe choose to make Yahoo! a part of their daily digital routines. Yahoo! is relentlessly focused on making the world’s daily habits inspiring and entertaining. We’re well positioned to serve users’ everyday passions and needs — whether they’re searching for information, emailing, sharing photos of their families or friends, or simply checking the weather, sports scores or stock quotes. We are committed to bringing users the best products and the most immersive digital experiences, personalized to their interests, across screens and platforms. This focus on product excellence is key to engaging even more users, delivering value for our partners and advertisers, and creating powerful momentum for a new cycle of innovation and growth at Yahoo!. We believe that our commitment to the people who work at Yahoo! will have long-lasting benefits for our users, advertisers, partners, and shareholders. To our shareholders It’s been an exciting year at Yahoo! — one of great change and great inspiration. We have significantly increased our pace of execution and focused on product excellence, user experience, and growth. Our financials have seen continued stability; in fact, 2012 was our first year of ex-TAC revenue growth in four years. Over the past 18 years, Yahoo! has become a daily habit for hundreds of millions of users worldwide and has grown into one of the Internet’s most...
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...1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................... 3 Intro ...................................................................................................................... 4 Issues & Outlook Profile ......................................................................................... 6 Mission and Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Key Issues .............................................................................................................. 8 Slow to Innovate ................................................................................................................................................. 8 PC Market in Decline ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Mobile Device’s Poor Performance ............................................................................................................ 9 The External Environment .................................................................................... 10 PESTEL Analysis ............................................................................
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...The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience Carmine Gallo Columnist, Businessweek.com New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2010 by Carmine Gallo. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-0-07-163675-9 MHID: 0-07-163675-7 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: ISBN: 978-0-07-163608-7, MHID: 0-07-163608-0. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. To contact a representative please e-mail us at bulksales@mcgraw-hill.com. TERMS OF USE This is a copyrighted work and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”) and its licensors reserve all rights in and to the work. Use of this work...
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...Even Semester 2009/2010 | Erlina Juliani Kalangi | Ida Ayu Kartika | international management | “The nonmarket environment and Issues in the google inc.” | DAFTAR ISI Daftar Isi 02 Executive Summary 04 History of Google 04 Google Timeline 05 The vision, Mission and Focus of Google 19 Google Management 19 Uses of Google 28 Market Share 29 Usage Application of Google 29 Share of Advertiser 30 Google For Education 30 Google and User 31 The Google Culture 31 About Google Office 32 Google Workspace 32 Top 10 Reasons to Work at Google 33 SWOT Analysis 33 * Strengths 33 * Weaknesses 34 * Opportunities 35 * Threats 35 * Recommendations 36 Google Product Development Process 37 Google Ethics 37 Criticism of Google 39 Issues in Google life cycle 39 Another Issues in Google 40 Copyright Issues 40 Privacy Issues 41 Why won’t Google be affected by the crisis? 42 How do Google measure success of a new product? 42 Google deal with the host of privacy issues associated with its application 43 Antitrust 44 Google and Antitrust 44 Some spesific activities have been made for anti trust claims 45 The Issues are associated with the launch of Google Health 45 * The look of Google Health 46 * Screen shot deeper on the application 46 * The Issues of google health 46 * Google Response 47 The issues might arise in Google’s ownership of Tianya.cn 47 ...
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...One mission: 2013 Annual Report A history of delivering strong results More than Approximately Approximately 10,700 retail units operated in 27 countries 245M customers served weekly in our stores in 27 countries 75 % of U.S. store operations management joined Walmart as hourly associates Increase of Increase of More than 59% in earnings per share(1) (1) Data reflects five-year period from fiscal 2009 through 2013. 123% in free cash flow(1)(2) $ 60B returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases(1) (2) Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure. Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations is the closest GAAP measure to free cash flow. Reconciliations and other information regarding free cash flow and its closest GAAP measure can be found in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report and on our website at www.stock.walmart.com. About the cover: Regardless of the market where we operate, the retail format or the website, Walmart serves customers with one core mission: to help people save money so they can live better. To learn more about Walmart’s business strategies and company mission, please visit our electronic report at www.stock.walmart.com. You’ll hear from management, associates and customers about our business. Many of Walmart’s most innovative ideas originate from the insights of associates across...
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...store,hypermarket/supercenter/superstore,supermarket, eCommerce | Revenue | * * US$ 476.294 billion (2014) * US$ 468.651 billion (2013) | Operating income | * US$ 26.872 billion (2014) * US$ 27.725 billion (2013) | Net income | * US$ 16.022 billion (2014) * US$ 16.999 billion (2013) | Total assets | * US$ 204.751 billion (2014) * US$ 203.105 billion (2013) | Total equity | * US$ 81.339 billion (2014) * US$ 81.738 billion (2013) | Owner(s) | Walton family | Employees | 2.2 million (2013) | Divisions | Walmart Canada | Subsidiaries | Asda, Sam's Club, Seiyu Group,Walmex, @WalmartLabs, Walmart eCommerce | Website | Corporate.Walmart.com Walmart.com | Executive Summary: Wal-Mart has shown continued success in their use of information technology with e-commerce, a system that allows managers to view point-of-sale information, and the possible use of RFID chips in the near future. After reviewing the 2005 Harvard Business School study of Wal-Mart, it is evident that this company has been successful in expanding its operations in several foreign markets. Wal-Mart had established itself as the largest retailer in both Canada in 2003 and Mexico in 2004. Through acquisitions, partnerships, and go-it-alone strategies, Wal-Mart began the expansion of large-scale operations in other countries...
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...One mission: 2013 Annual Report A history of delivering strong results More than Approximately Approximately 10,700 retail units operated in 27 countries 245M customers served weekly in our stores in 27 countries 75 % of U.S. store operations management joined Walmart as hourly associates Increase of Increase of More than 59% in earnings per share(1) (1) Data reflects five-year period from fiscal 2009 through 2013. 123% in free cash flow(1)(2) $ 60B returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases(1) (2) Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure. Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations is the closest GAAP measure to free cash flow. Reconciliations and other information regarding free cash flow and its closest GAAP measure can be found in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report and on our website at www.stock.walmart.com. About the cover: Regardless of the market where we operate, the retail format or the website, Walmart serves customers with one core mission: to help people save money so they can live better. To learn more about Walmart’s business strategies and company mission, please visit our electronic report at www.stock.walmart.com. You’ll hear from management, associates and customers about our business. Many of Walmart’s most innovative ideas originate from the insights of associates across...
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...A SECOND COURSE IN STATISTICS REGRESSION ANALYISIS Seventh Edition William Mendenhall University of Florida Terry Sincich University of South Florida Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Toronto Madrid Delhi Milan Mexico Munich City Sao Paris Paulo Montreal Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Deirdre Lynch Acquisitions Editor: Marianne Stepanian Associate Content Editor: Dana Jones Bettez Senior Managing Editor: Karen Wernholm Associate Managing Editor: Tamela Ambush Senior Production Project Manager: Peggy McMahon Senior Design Supervisor: Andrea Nix Cover Design: Christina Gleason Interior Design: Tamara Newnam Marketing Manager: Alex Gay Marketing Assistant: Kathleen DeChavez Associate Media Producer: Jean Choe Senior Author Support/Technology Specialist: Joe Vetere Manufacturing Manager: Evelyn Beaton Senior Manufacturing Buyer: Carol Melville Production Coordination, Technical Illustrations, and Composition: Laserwords Maine Cover Photo Credit: Abstract green flow, ©Oriontrail/Shutterstock Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and Pearson was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mendenhall, William. A second course in...
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...Educational Psychology: Developing Learners This is a protected document. Please enter your ANGEL username and password. Username: Password: Login Need assistance logging in? Click here! If you experience any technical difficulty or have any technical questions, please contact technical support during the following hours: M-F, 6am-12am MST or Sat-Sun, 7am-12am MST by phone at (800) 800-9776 ext. 7200 or submit a ticket online by visiting http://help.gcu.edu. Doc ID: 1009-0001-191D-0000191E DEVELOPING LEARNERS JEANNE ELLIS ORMROD Professor Emerita, University of Northern Colorado EIGHTH EDITION ISBN 1-256-96292-9 Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Educational Psychology: Developing Learners, Eighth Edition, by Jeanne Ellis Ormrod. Published by Pearson. Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. Vice President and Editorial Director: Jeffery W. Johnston Vice President and Publisher: Kevin Davis Editorial Assistant: Lauren Carlson Development Editor: Christina Robb Vice President, Director of Marketing: Margaret Waples Marketing Manager: Joanna Sabella Senior Managing Editor: Pamela D. Bennett Project Manager: Kerry Rubadue Senior Operations Supervisor: Matthew Ottenweller Senior Art Director: Diane Lorenzo Text Designer: Candace Rowley Cover Designer:...
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...4 TH EDITION Managing and Using Information Systems A Strategic Approach KERI E. PEARLSON KP Partners CAROL S. SAUNDERS University of Central Florida JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. To Yale & Hana To Rusty, Russell &Kristin VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER DESIGN DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR SENIOR MEDIA EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES This book is printed on acid-free paper. Don Fowley Beth Lang Golub Lyle Curry Carly DeCandia Harry Nolan Kevin Murphy Patricia McFadden Lauren Sapira Pine Tree Composition Copyright 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, website www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, website www.wiley.com/go/permissions. To order books or for customer service please, call 1-800-CALL WILEY (225-5945)...
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...4 TH EDITION Managing and Using Information Systems A Strategic Approach KERI E. PEARLSON KP Partners CAROL S. SAUNDERS University of Central Florida JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. To Yale & Hana To Rusty, Russell &Kristin VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER DESIGN DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR SENIOR MEDIA EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES This book is printed on acid-free paper. Don Fowley Beth Lang Golub Lyle Curry Carly DeCandia Harry Nolan Kevin Murphy Patricia McFadden Lauren Sapira Pine Tree Composition Copyright 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, website www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, website www.wiley.com/go/permissions. To order books or for customer service please, call 1-800-CALL WILEY (225-5945)...
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