...personal mobile phone use in staff and team meetings. A staff survey on attitudes towards the use of mobile phones in the staff / team meetings was conducted. The results indicate that the majority of staff find mobile phone use a major issue in staff meetings. The report concludes that personal mobile phones are disruptive and should be turned off in meetings. It is recommended that UniLab develops a company policy banning the use of mobile phones except in exceptional circumstances. Introduction There has been a massive increase in the use of personal mobile phones over the past five years and there is every indication that this will continue. According to Black (2002) by 2008 almost 100% of working people in Australia will carry personal mobile phones. Black describes this phenomenon as ‘serious in the extreme, potentially undermining the foundations of communication in our society’ (2002, p 167). Currently at UniLab 89% of staff have personal mobile phones. Recently a number of staff have complained about the use of personal mobile phones in meetings and asked what the official company policy is. At present there is no official company policy regarding phone use. This report examines the issue of mobile phone usage in staff meetings and small team meetings. It does not seek to examine the use of mobile phones in the workplace at other times, although some concerns were raised. For the purposes of this report a personal mobile phone is...
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...A mobile phone (also known as a wireless phone, cell phone, or cellular telephone[1]) is a very small portable radio telephone. The mobile phone can be used to communicate over long distances without wires. It works by communicating with a nearby base station (also called a "cell site") which connects it to the main phone network. As the mobile phone moves around, if the mobile phone gets too far away from the cell it is connected to, that cell sends a message to another cell to tell the new cell to take over the call. This is called a "hand off," and the call continues with the new cell the phone is connected to. The hand-off is done so well and carefully that the user will usually never even know that the call was transferred to another cell. As mobile phones became more popular, they began to cost less money, and more people could afford them. Monthly plans became available for rates as low as US$30 or US$40 a month. Cell phones have become so cheap to own that they have mostly replaced pay phones and phone booths except for urban areas with many people. In recent days, more and more mobile phones are considered as "smartphones". As well as making voice calls, they can be used as computers. History Mobile phones in the 1950s through 1970s were large and heavy, and most were built into cars. In the late 20th century technology improved so people could carry their phones easily. Although Dr. Martin Cooper from Motorola made the first call using a mobile phone in...
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...Mobile Phones As everybody knows, mobile phones have become an essecial tool, which plays a big and important role in our daily lives. Nowadays, there is no doubt that everybody has one of them. But why are they such popular? Are they useful? To start with, humans were meant to be sociable and talk to each other, we need to get in touch with other people, so that’s probably why it is convenient for us to have mobile phones, because we can call other people who are even in another country at any time! Moreover, they are portable, so we can carry them everywhere. In addition, they enable us to do emergency calls. For example, imagine that you have suffered a car accident and there’s nobody on the road or if you see a crime taking place…, it’s very helpful to do an emergency call in these cases. Police can locate kidnappers using the victim’s mobile phones’ networks! Furthermore, you can do many things with them. For instance, you can listen to music, make photos, share documents, surf the Net and so on. Nevertheless, there isn’t any evidence to prove they are safe to use and they are believed to give out radioactive waves and scientists believe the radioactivity can cause health issues such as brain tumor or damage our ears. Apart from that, people become addicted to them. People tend to talk to other people through the mobile phone instead of talking to the people they are with in that moment and there’s no doubt this affect students, because they use them during lessons...
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...new means of communication which have made our life so simple and easy going. Mobile phone can be seen as the most used present day phenomenon in this fast growing time. Mobile phone is a revolutionary step in the field of tele-communication. We had the days when the telephones only served the purpose of communication through sound. Mobile phone has completely changed the concept of the telephoning. Now a phone is not only a mere phone but it is a lot in itself. A mobile phone works on a unique networked system which needs no wiring, no fixation and no botheration. Originally it was used in cars, airlines, and passanger trains but increasingly it is becoming ubiquitous. It is basically low- power radio telephone. In this magical system calls go through radio transmitters that are located within small geographical unit which are known as cells. Since each cell's signals are too weak to interfere with those of other cells operating on the same frequencies and more channels can be used than would be possible with high power radio frequency transmission. Narrow-band frequency modulation (FM) is the most common mode of transmission, each message is assigned a carrier, unique to the cell from which it is transmitted. The cellular phone was first tested in 1978. The cellular market in Britain alone had grown at a rapid rate to 8.5 million users by 1997. In Japan it is as high as one mobile phone per ten people. However, when the number of cellulars users had increased many...
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...One reason that face-to-face communication is better than newer methods is that it allows one person to see the facial expressions of another. When a person is talking about good news they usually smile and their eyes light up. Or when a person is having a serious conversation, their eyebrows are usually lower and they keep a straight face on while talking. Without these facial expressions it can be tricky to figure out a person’s meaning behind what he says. Another reason why face-to-face communication is important is that you can tell whether the person is telling the truth or not. When people communicate over the phone or through an email it is impossible to tell when a person is lying. But when it comes to personal communication it is not as easy to get away with a lie. Many people in business prefer this face-to-face method because it helps them to figure out if the person speaking is honest enough to go into business with. When it comes to face-to-face communication there is one more reasons why it is better than other method of communication. When a person is expressing feelings of love or sympathy, no other method of communication will express them perfectly. When a person is showing his/her love for someone, he/she must do it face-to-face so that the other party can see how much he/she mean what he/she says. Also when it comes to expressing sympathy for someone, using any other types of communication is just not enough. By calling someone or emailing him/her to express...
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...Mobile Phone Technology - Disadvantages The development of mobile phones brought convenient and advantages to the world. Communication between people and people are easier and fast. Though, the disadvantages brought along with the fast grown technology cannot be ignored. These problems not only influenced people personally but also the society. Symptoms caused by the radiation of mobile phones are one of the most argued problems. Many scientists believe that the radiation from the mobile phones may cause the users to have different symptoms such as headache, earaches, blurring of vision and even causing cancer. Though, these problems are still under research. Mobile phone users are advice to reduce the usage on mobile phones if it is possible. Mobile phone addiction is a big social problem. Psychiatrists believe that mobile phone addiction is becoming one of the biggest non-drug addictions in the 21st century. Along with the age drop of the mobile phone users and the ease of prepaid method provide by the system operators, most teenagers now own their own mobile phone and network service. Teenagers are engaged on their mobile phones all the time, no matter on phone calls, using SMS text messages, personalising the mobile phones with ringtones and pictures etc. Besides this, many people are running after the lastest mobile phones. New models of mobile phones are released almost everyday. In order to get up-to-date, people tend to change their mobile...
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...Mobile phone become an important thing on our daily life. Mobile phones play an important role in our daily life. Almost everyone own a mobile phone nowadays they think mobile phones is an essential tool. There must be reasons why we have become to dependent on mobile phones. Firstly, they are portable. Therefore, it is convenient for us to carry mobile phones and keep in contact with others at any time. We often use them. For example, when we are outdoors and no telephones, we can use our mobile phone. Secondly, mobile phone is able to call for help time of emergency, if you have an accident or a crime, you can call the police immediately using your mobile phone. On the other hand, there are disadvantages of using mobile phone too. Not only mobile phone are convenient, but also they can mislay because it is small. In addition, mobiles give radioactive waves and some scientists believe that this radioactive waves can cause cancer and damage our ears. The convenience of mobile phones can cause a lot of problems. For instance, it’s easy to cheating on tests for students to access the internet when have the exam. And this may affect the students at school they may play games and chat with social network during lessons. They can cause students do not concentrate to study. In conclusion, Nowaday I think that mobile phones are necessary tools in teenager that we cannot live without it. we should realize about the advantages and disadvantage of mobile phone before they buy mobile phone...
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...Contents 1. Introduction 2. Mobile Phone Plan Analysis A. Summary B. Spreadsheet Table C. Chart Graph 3. Mobile User Analysis (Including Table, Chart, and Analysis for each) A. Smith B. Mitchell C. Pia D. Cheng 4. Using Data and Charts to Represent Data 1. Introduction This research paper analyzes and compares twelve mobile plans from four companies by using spreadsheets and charts. Four customers' preferences will also be studied in order to come up with suitable plans for each of them. 2. Mobile Phone Plan Analysis 2. A. Summary There are many factors that would affect these results, including the number of calls made per month, the length of the call, the cost of calls and SMSs, the number of free calls made to the same mobile provider, the number of SMS messages sent, and the use of mobile data for email, social networking and Internet browsing – the cost would depend on how much data is allowed in the plan The extras provided in the plan are also a very important factor when selecting the right plan for a mobile user. If the plan provides free calls to the same provider, and the friends and family are also with that provider, this would reduce costs. The amount of data provided with the plan would be very important to someone who needs access to the Internet 2. B. Spreadsheet Table 2. C. Chart Plan Comparison $600.00 $500.00 $400.00 $300.00 $200.00 $100.00 $0.00 Plan Cap Max No. of Calls Opti Tess Volt Wes Opti Tess Volt Wes Opti Tess Volt Wes cal...
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...Comp I September 28, 2015 Essay I Final Draft The Usefulness of Mobile phones Most people believe that Mobile phones have taken over people’s lives. Some even say that they are ruining social skills and relationships. None of that is true as long as people can be responsible with their Mobile phone and their time. Phones do not ruin social lives, if anything; they actually enhance our relationships with our peers. Mobile phones are used for a variety of purposes, including keeping in touch with family members, conducting business, and having access to a telephone in the event of an emergency. Some people carry more than one cell phone for different purposes, such as for business and personal use. Multiple SIM cards may also be used to take advantage of the benefits of different calling plans a particular plan might provide cheaper local calls, long-distance calls, international calls, or roaming. Mobile phones are more useful and needed now more than ever before in their history. If I need to ask someone, something then I can just call him or her. If I need to know something, I can search it from my phone and know the answer within just seconds. Mobile phones are more wanted in society because they are such a useful asset in our everyday life, they are only a burden to us if we let them be one. Mobile phones have improved our lives since their invention. The ability of communication with Mobile phones has made our lives so much easier than we did before. If I needed to...
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...Competition in the Mobile Phone Markets of the United States and Europe International Business Master's thesis Mika Husso 2011 Department of Management and International Business Aalto University School of Economics AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Management and International business Master’s thesis ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN THE MOBILE PHONE MARKETS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Competition in an economic context is a widely studied phenomenon with a significant body of accumulated research and theory. However, competition in the mobile phone industry, despite its prevalence in public discussion, has received significantly less attention in academic research. Within the international business (IB) context there are very few academic studies that seek to analyze and compare the different geographical mobile phone markets from the viewpoint of competition. This thesis examines competition in the mobile phone markets of the United States and Europe in light of interviews and secondary data covering years 2002 - 2011. The framework used for the analysis is founded on concepts drawn primarily from industrial organization (IO) economics, IB theory and microeconomics. The first part of the thesis gives an overview of the U.S. and European mobile phone markets and the second part focuses specifically on Nokia, its actions and performance on the U.S. market. The findings reveal that the U.S. and European mobile phone markets are fundamentally...
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...The question of who doesn't own a phone does not apply not only in Kenya but in most parts of the world. This is a level of technological advancement which everybody had longed for. Communication of urgent information both locally and internationally can be done in a twinkle of an eye. By clicking buttons on your Smartphone, iphone or whichever kind of phone you have, lives are saved, business transacted and much more within a short time. Kudos to mobile discoverers for enhancing commutation. Unlike long ago when people planned to send a letter, a process which involved a number of steps like purchase of a foolscap, envelope and a journey to look for an already used postal stamp that was to be made new by using Colgate, a lot has changed. May I take this opportunity to formally thank Colgate for manufacturing a paste that turned out to be an eraser of rubber stamps. Don't be surprised to find that some of the employees of the company did the same. Back to the use of mobile phones at workplace. I write this from a personal experience and not out of imagination. And I'm certain that a number of you reading this article and many others globally identify with me. It is more obvious than not that office etiquette regarding mobile phone use remains a major problem with very many people. Allow me to highlight some of the familiar situations at work place. Loud ringtones: It is true that some of our ringtones are very attractive and nice to listen to. However, setting full volume...
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...Mobile phone is an important piece of technology in Canada. We use it every day to complete Dailey task, check on relative. Mobile phones are such a big part that Over 75% of Canadian population have access to a mobile phone including children. Although it may be insignificant to us because we have access to newer devices, however, to a country like Kenya a poorer country it can have major impacts to the country. Developing countries that have access to mobile phones can be very beneficial to its development. Mobile phones are creating banking system with the use of mobile phone banking; it can also be a tool for citizen allowing the world to see what is happening. Mobile phones also give access to users to vast amount of information. The major difference between developing country and developed country is the banking system. Some Poorer countries don’t have a traditional bank because they aren’t developed enough or civil war crippled the bank, so instead are adopting the use of money transfer stores that makes an account for you to transfer money and deposit similar to PayPal and western union, In order to use this you need a mobile phone. For example in 2007 Safaricom launched m-pesa, m-pesa lets users transfer money via text message causing a...
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...-------- A Study on Applications of Mobile Phones by Students of NITK, Surathkal.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by B Shrikar, Roll No: 12HM34 as a project for Business Research. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents Chapter-1 Introduction 3 Chapter-2 Review of Literature 4 Chapter-3 Methodology 5 Chapter-4 Data Analysis and Result 9 Chapter-5 Summary and Conclusion 19 Chapter-6 Bibliography 20 Team Members : 12HM33 TO 12HM40. Sachin , Shrikar B. 12HM34 Salman, Santosh, Saurabh, Sayelee, Kynsailin Snaitang Shruthi H, Chapter-1 Introduction A decade back, mobile phone was considered a luxury. But today, it is a necessary tool for communication, even for the students. Students of NITK vary in terms of parental income, interest, age, attitude, place of domicile, gender. They use mobile phone for information, entertainment and to stay connected with their family and friends. For some students mobile phone is also a fashion-oriented product and the use of mobile phone is directly affected by the change in prevailing fashion. The present study...
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...An econometric analysis of the impact of mobile Dr. Mahesh Uppal is the Director of Com First (India) Private Ltd, a consultancy specializing in policy, regulation, and strategy. Mamta is a researcher at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). 1. Summary During the past two decades, India has moved away from its former ‘command and control’ policies to become a marketbased economy. This process started in the mid-1980s and gathered substantial momentum at the beginning of the 1990s. The process of reform has continued in this decade with a further opening of the economy and the creation of regulatory institutions to oversee the march towards fully competitive markets. As a result of the liberalisation, GDP per capita has been rising by 7% annually, a rate that leads to its doubling in a decade. This contrasts with annual growth of GDP per capita of just 1% in the three decades from 1950 to 1980. Rapid growth turned India into the third largest economy in the world in 2006 (after the United States and China and just ahead of Japan when measured at purchasing power parities), accounting for nearly 7% of world GDP. 1 Although India’s growth rate has been among the highest in the world, it remains a low income country. With a per capita income of US$950 in 2007, India ranks 122nd. 2 As well as a low average income, there are substantial disparities in economic performance between states. The average per capita Gross State Domestic...
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...Mobile Phone Application: MHelpdesk MHelpdesk mobile is an application that I personally use which is a mobile version of the ticketing system used to keep track of requests and transactions for my clients. MHelpdesk mobile is an app that helps mange work orders, invoices, service and repairs on the iPhone, iPad, and any Android 2.0+ device. The whole purpose of MHelpdesk is to have online secure software where a small to medium size business can create tickets when a call or email comes in from a customer and assign this ticket to any available technician. Create a service ticket, track it’s progress, record notes, then invoice your customer. It works on your smart phone, laptop or desktop The application can be used with Google Calendar which then synchronizes with my mobile device advising me when the next appointment is scheduled an hour or two prior to the actual time scheduled. From experience I was using previously Quickbooks online which was a free service and also had a mobile application as well but wasn’t always functional when needed. Since I currently am the only employee in the business, I manage what would be considered every department within an organization such as the sales, marketing, accounting, etc. Quickbooks online pretty much did what I needed which is have a list of customers and send them an invoice after work was performed. Unfortunately, they only allowed a maximum of five customers in which was fine in starting a business from the ground up, but...
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