...and most people will know who Stan Lee is. Jumping into fame as the mind behind the tremendously successful ‘Marvel Saga’ of movies, said franchise has - at the moment - raise more that $500 Million dollars in just three movies, with the last one being ‘Avengers: Infinity Wars’ raising more than $250 Million dollars in just the initial opening. At this moment Stanley Martin Lieber (later Stan Lee) may appear as a colossus of the entertainment for the big screen, nevertheless this is a man that has rise from the shadows, appearing out of the blue to capture the hearts of millions of people around the globe, and to create the greatest movie franchise of this decade, in this biography we shall...
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...The American Business Culture http://www.communicaid.com/us-business-culture.asp Author: Jodie R. Gorrill, M.A. Intercultural Communication Individualism - The concept of individualism in the US plays a significant role in the lives of many Americans. American culture emphasizes individual initiative and personal achievement. Independence and self-reliance are highly valued and also extends to the workplace where business is frequently carried out autonomously. Consequently, one's position in US society is determined by one's own achievements as oppose to status or age. Low context culture - Generally speaking, those cultures described as low context tend to communicate meaning and information explicitly through words. Americans are task centered and thus the primary purpose of communication is to exchange information, facts, and opinions. In the US, conflict is dealt with directly and openly, and for this reason, Americans will not hesitate to say "no" or criticize others in public. This direct style of speech is often interpreted by foreign visitors as rude and may cause embarrassment to business people who are unaccustomed to such explicit communication. However, it is important to remember that in a business context it bears no relation to personal feelings and should not be taken as such. Egalitarianism - An important element of American culture is the...
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...This is my paper. I hope you like it. It was hard to write. Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics existing in itsshared universe. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 This is some new stuff that I am now writing. When Comic boOks were accused of causing crime, many, many people wanted to ban comic books, comic books are not the reason kids are mean and violent. Or breaking the law. Or just being all around jerks. That’s whats inside, tnot what is from comci books . First, when Spider-Man originally appeared in the 1960s, adolescents in superhero comics were usually relegated to sidekick...
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...2010 Chen and Miller 17 E X C H A N G E West Meets East: Toward an Ambicultural Approach to Management By Ming-Jer Chen and Danny Miller Executive Overview In the aftermath of the recent economic crisis, the world is looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives. Business reality has transformed from “West leads East” to “West meets East.” A thriving Chinese business culture represents not only a source of economic partnership but a potential fount of managerial wisdom that can help renew Western economies. Unfortunately, the cultural distance between East and West makes Chinese examples too different, and at times inappropriate, for Western firms to emulate. Outstanding entrepreneurs such as Stan Shih, who have taken the best managerial practices from the East and the West while avoiding the shortcomings, represent ideal “intermediate” role models. By employing such an “ambicultural” approach to management, Shih provides a model for both bridging cultures and instructing organizations in the East and West. In this essay, we discuss these linkages and some of the useful lessons for managers from both cultures. Indeed, “Chinese” as a way of thinking, with its emphasis on balance and self-other integration, offers the promise to bridge global divides and facilitate the formation of global-minded executives. T he global economic crisis has destroyed vast amounts of wealth— both public and private— and eliminated tens of millions of jobs...
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...Director Notes From Enron To Lehman Brothers Lessons for Boards From Recent Corporate Governance Failures by Frederick D. Lipman In order for boards to fulfill their oversight obligations, the organizations they serve must have robust whistleblower and compliance policies and programs to encourage reporting that can help identify risk exposures, fraud, or other illegal activity. This report identifies common pitfalls in many current whistleblower and compliance programs, and it offers recommendations on how audit committees can strengthen them. Government investigations, bankruptcy receiver reports, and numerous books provide a rich source of information about the major corporate disasters of the first decade of the twenty-first century. Although the financial implosions, starting with Enron and ending with Lehman Brothers, have significant differences, one common corporate governance theme can be seen: The board, and, in particular, the independent directors, did not have the information required to properly perform their oversight duties, even though such information was known to various members of management. In almost all the cases, the directors claimed they were misinformed or “duped” by the CEO or CFO.1 In this respect, these disasters were partly the result of corporate governance failure and, in particular, a failure to establish a robust whistleblower system as an internal control. Those 1 Frederick Lipman, Whistleblowers: Incentives, Disincentives and Protection...
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...Class: 1 Type: Lecture Introduction Nobody will dispute the fact that operations are becoming increasingly international or even global in nature. Less clear, though, is what this actually means for operations. Drivers of globalization include increased competitiveness through offshore manufacturing and increased sales by expanding into new markets, but the associated opportunities and challenges are totally different and highly industry-dependent. Clearly, the issues facing a hi-tech firm are different than those facing a global consulting firm, software is a different ballgame than textile, etc. "Global operations" can refer to, among others, global sourcing, to having manufacturing or service or R&D facilities world-wide, or to supplying global markets, each of which have very different ramifications: Global sourcing Global manufacturing Global distribution . dealing with foreign . facility location . local content regulations suppliers . coordinating networks . managing global . managing international of plants distribution logistics . coordinating networks . managing risk . managing risk of R&D facilities . operations in other countries Page intentionally left blank. Class: 2a Type: Lecture Supply Chain Management & Service The goal in this part is to introduce the two main sections of the course, international...
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...Berkeley Journal of International Law Volume 26 | Issue 2 Article 5 2008 Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Research Agenda Amiram Gill Recommended Citation Amiram Gill, Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Research Agenda, 26 Berkeley J. Int'l Law. 452 (2008). Available at: http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/bjil/vol26/iss2/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals and Related Materials at Berkeley Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Berkeley Journal of International Law by an authorized administrator of Berkeley Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact jcera@law.berkeley.edu. Gill: Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Research Agenda Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Research Agenda By Amiram Gill* In the post-Enron years, corporate governance has shifted from its traditional focus on agency conflicts to address issues of ethics, accountability, transparency,and disclosure. Moreover, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increasinglyfocused on corporate governance as a vehicle for incorporating social and environmental concerns into the business decision-making process, benefiting not only financial investors but also employees, consumers, and communities. Currently, corporate governance is being linked more and more with business practices and public policies that are stakeholder-friendly. This ...
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...DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA EFFECT OF STUDENTS’ IMPROVISED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY. BY MBEREKPE AUGUSTINE, CHUKWUNYEREMUNWA REG NO: PG/M.ED/09/50813 SUPVERISOR: PROF: U. M. NZEWI JANUARY, 2013 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Science has been reorganized as the bedrock on which modern day technological breakthrough is hanged. The major goal of science education is to develop scientifically literate individuals that are concerned with high competence for rational thoughts and actions. The objectives of science education in this country according to Maduekwe (2006) include the need to prepare students to: Observe and explore the environment, explain simple natural phenomena, develop scientific attitudes including curiosity, critical reflection and objectivity, apply the skills and knowledge gained through science to solve everyday problems in the environment, develop self-confidence and self-reliance through problem solving activities in science. Nowadays, countries all over the world, especially the developing ones like Nigeria, are striving hard to develop technologically and scientifically, since the world is turning Scientific and all proper functioning of lives depend greatly on Science. According to Ogunleye (2006), Science is a dynamic human activity concerned...
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...Opinion of consumers towards credit card usage A Study in Chandigarh 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 History As far back as the late 1800s, consumers and merchants exchanged goods through the concept of credit, using credit coins and charge plates as currency. It wasn't until about half a century ago that plastic payments as we know them today became a way of life. 1.1a Early beginnings In the early 1900s (Ben Woolsey, 2011), oil companies and department stories issued their own proprietary cards, according to Stan Sienkiewicz, in a paper for the Philadelphia Federal Reserve entitled "Credit Cards and Payment Efficiency." Such cards were accepted only at the business that issued the card and in limited locations. While modern credit cards are mainly used for convenience, these predecessor cards were developed as a means of creating customer loyalty and improving customer service, Sienkiewicz says. According to Ben Woolsey, the first bank card, named "Charg-It," was introduced in 1946 by John Biggins, a banker in Brooklyn, according to MasterCard. When a customer used it for a purchase, the bill was forwarded to Biggins' bank. The bank reimbursed the merchant and obtained payment from the customer. Purchases could only be made locally, and Charg-It cardholders had to have an account at Biggins' bank. In 1951, the first bank credit card appeared in New York's Franklin National Bank for loan customers. It also could be used only by the bank's account holders (Ben Woolsey...
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...Management of marketing strategies: The study of Acer Group in business specification 1. Introduction Competition continues to develop at a bewildering pace, amount of businesses acquire unique marketing strategies to overcome the existing problem of how to sustain the core competency and maintain the market share (Doyle & Newbpuld, 1975). As the world third largest PC maker, Acer implemented a series of business models to improve its production and conduct shifting of weight on the manufacturer. This paper is aimed to introduce the general information of the Acer Group and describe how it manage the marketing strategies to cope with the intensive competitive environment. Acer is a famous Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronic corporation headquartered in New Taipei City which was founded by Stan Shih in 1976, the representative of a new type entrepreneur in the world (Engardio & Burrows, 1996). Acer provides a broad range of PC products from multimedia desktop computers and industry-leading high-end PC servers, and it also offers e-business services to consumers and governments (Peter, 1998). There is an announcement presented that Acer is also the leading Internet enabler offering the network technologies, devices and component of Internet services which including wireless communications, mobile phones, projectors, e-corp solutions, end-to-end solutions and TFT screens (Amelia & Leong, 2000). The Acer Group employs more than 35,000 staffs in 120 enterprises...
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...Case Studies of Cybercrime and Its Impact on Marketing Activity and Shareholder Value Katherine T. Smith Department of Marketing Texas A&M University 4112 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4112 Tel: 979-845-1062 Fax: 979-862-2811 Email: Ksmith@mays.tamu.edu L. Murphy Smith, CPA* Mays Business School Texas A&M University 4353 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4353 Phone: 979-845-3108 Fax: 979-845-0028 Email: Lmsmith@tamu.edu Jacob L. Smith Grace Bible Church College Station, TX 77845 JacobSmith@grace-bible.org *Corresponding author Forthcoming in Academy of Marketing Studies Journal Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1724815 CASE STUDIES OF CYBERCRIME AND ITS IMPACT ON MARKETING ACTIVITY AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE Katherine T. Smith, Texas A&M University L. Murphy Smith, Texas A&M University Jacob L. Smith, Grace Bible Church ABSTRACT Cybercrime, also called e-crime, costs publicly traded companies billions of dollars annually in stolen assets and lost business. Cybercrime can totally disrupt a company’s marketing activities. Further, when a company falls prey to cyber criminals, this may cause customers to worry about the security of their business transactions with the company. As a result, a company can lose future business if it is perceived to be vulnerable to cybercrime. Such vulnerability can lead to a decrease in the market value of the company, due to legitimate concerns of financial analysts, investors, and creditors. This study examines...
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...ETL Conference, 2004, Logan Campus, Griffith University: Craig Furneaux How does Information Technology impact the methods, potential and purpose of education? Craig Furneaux School of Management Queensland University of Technology Abstract: It is evident that information technology has affected changes to the methods, purpose and the perceived potential of education. While various authors differ in their opinion on the degree, desirability and destiny of these changes, all agree that change processes have certainly been underway. However, the process of change is far from over. Numerous authors auger grave peril for education institutions that refuse to integrate information technology into every level of the education institution. Some authors argue that the very nature of education itself will change. Information technology, whether perceived as a power for good or a power for evil, certainly has not been neutral. While effecting change has been difficult in many situations, contemporary information technology has by its very nature, been an agent of change in education institutions. Introduction Lyon (1988) argues that the term “Information technology” refers to “the cluster of computing and communications technologies based on microelectonics” (p. 40). In recent years, this convergence of technologies has provided the infrastructure for significant change in our society and education in general. Our society has become increasingly centred around the management and manipulation...
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...Bias in European Anaiysts' Earnings Forecasts Stan Beckers, Michael Steliarcs, and Alexander Thcmson Forecasting company cnrniu^s /s ( difficult and hazardous task. In nn 7 efficient market where annly^^ts learn from ptist mistakes, there should be no persistent and systematic biases in consensus earnings accuracy. J^rcvious research has already established how some (single) individualcompany characteristics si/stematically influence forecast accuracy. So far, however, the effect on consensus eariiings biases of a comptmy's sector and country affiliatioti combined with a range of other fundameutal chanieteristics has remained largely unexplored, ilsiiig data for 19932002, this article diseiitangles and quantifies for a broad universe of European stocks how the number of analysts following a stock, the dispersion of their forecasts, the volatility of earnings, the sector and country classification of the covered conipamj, ami its nuirket capitalization influence the accuracy of the consensus earnings forecast. 5 ecurity analysts are considered to be the premier experts in the assessment of a company's prospects. Their research efforts are largely directed at producing accurate earnings forecasts, which are a key input into equity valuation models. Although the importance of financial analysis is beyond dispute, its quality has become the subject of much scrutiny and debate. Academic research has a long history of documenting systematic earnings forecast errors, but analysts'...
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... Vol.48(1), pp.1-30, 2007. Acknowledgement An earlier version of this paper was presented as the Asia Pacific Viewpoint Lecture at the International Geographical Union Regional Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 3-7 July 2006. I would like to thank Asia Pacific Viewpoint and the editor, Warwick Murray, for inviting and funding me to deliver the lecture. Conference participants also offered some useful comments. The paper was subsequently revised and reworked while I was a Visiting Researcher at the International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Kitakyushu, Japan, 10 July to 9 September 2006. I am very grateful to ICSEAD for its generous Visiting Researcher scheme and ICSEAD colleagues for their comments on an earlier version of this paper that was presented at an ICSEAD public seminar and appeared as an ICSEAD Working Paper (No.2006-16). Further helpful comments from anonymous reviewers are much appreciated. The NUS Academic Research Fund (R-109-000-050-112) supports the research project underpinning this paper. I am grateful to all corporate and institutional interviewees for their generosity and helpfulness, my research collaborators, Jang-sup Shin and Yong-Sook Lee, for their significant intellectual inputs, Angela Leung for her excellent research assistance, and Graham Bowden at Manchester University for producing Figures 2 and 3. I am solely responsible for the content of this paper. 21 December 2006 From Followers to Market Leaders: Asian Electronics...
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...DUNKIN’ DONUTS PRESS KIT July 2012 Dunkin’ Donuts, At-A-Glance Dunkin‘ Donuts is owned by Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), one of the world's leading franchisors of quick service restaurants. Dunkin‘ Brands is the parent company of both Dunkin‘ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts. At the end of 2011, Dunkin‘ Brands Group, Inc. had franchisee-reported sales of approximately $8.3 billion. Dunkin‘ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin‘ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins is one of the largest QSR (quick service restaurant) companies in the world with nearly 7,000 retail shops in nearly 60 countries worldwide. Dunkin‘ Brands Group, Inc. has a nearly 100 percent franchised model. There are more than 10,000 Dunkin‘ Donuts restaurants in 32 countries. Dunkin’ Donuts Locations (For Q1 2012) Countries Aruba Bahamas Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Ecuador Germany Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Korea Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia New Zealand Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Spain Thailand United Arab Emirates United States U.S. Alabama Arizona Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont...
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