...Business Analysis and Valuation of Vodafone Group Iryna Saplitsa Supervisor: Tore Leite NORGES HANDELSHØYSKOLE This thesis was written as a part of the Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration program ‐ Major in International Business. Neither the institution, nor the advisor is responsible for the theories and methods used, or the results and conclusions drawn, through the approval of this thesis. 2 Acknowledgments This thesis is written in conjunction with my final semester as a Master student at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. The process of completing this paper has been both rewarding as well as challenging. I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards a person that has been very helpful in finalizing this thesis. My academic advisor, Associate Professor Tore Leite, deserves special thanks for his support and guidance through the challenges of applying financial theory into practice. I am very grateful for his invaluable help, all constructive comments and timely recommendations. Iryna Saplitsa Bergen, June 2008 3 Executive Summary Every asset, both financial and real, has a value. The main factor of successful investments and management of these assets is in the understanding not only what the value is, but the source of the value. Vodafone Group, the world’s leading ...
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..."ASSESSMENT AND ANAYSIS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH SERVICE DELIVERY OF MTN, KUMASI" By NAME: FRANCIS KWAKU DOGBE A Thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION October, 2011 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own work except references cited that have been duly acknowledged. It has never been submitted for the award of any degree. Francis Kwaku Dogbe Name ……………….. Signature ………………. Date Certified by: S.A. Kyeremanteng (Supervisor) ………………… Signature ……………. Date Prof. I. K Dontwi (Dean IDL) ………………………… Signature ……………… Date. DEDICATION I specially dedicate this work to my lovely mother Petrina Yawa Adzimah and to all who inspired and encouraged me. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I express my deepest gratitude to my Father Almighty God in heaven whose grace and mercy, I could not have come this far in life. To my supervisor, S.A. Kyeremanteng, I owe you a special dept of thanks for excellent support and guidance that enabled me to produce this work on time. I also thank my colleague staff at MTN-Kumasi Nhyiaeso branch for their support. Madam Charity Armoh also deserves a special gratitude for her immense financial support throughout this work not forgetting my special friend and brother, Kojo Abiw-Abaidoo and his wife for their moral...
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...the market, industry growth, drivers, and restraints, the technologies and the players in various aspects of the field. Data are presented about the evolution of the market and there are descriptions of what Greek companies offer. Moreover implementation measures are presented, along with progress achieved with respect to national and regional eHealth solutions in EU and EEA Member States. Table of Contents 1. The National Health System 1 1.1. Organizational structure 1 1.2. Some facts & figures 1 2. What is eHealth, definitions, areas of application, benefits 5 2.1. What is eHealth 5 2.2. Forms of eHealth 5 2.3. Benefits of eHealth 6 3. eHealth framework in European Union countries 7 3.1. eHealth Action Plan 2012 - 2020 7 3.2. eHealth in the European Countries 8 4. Application of eHealth practices 10 4.1. Electronic Health records (EHR) 10 4.1.1. Examples of current EHR use 10 4.1.2. Electronic Health Record in Greece 12 4.1.3. Summing up 14 4.2. Interoperability 15 4.2.1. Defining Interoperability in Healthcare Systems 15 4.2.2. Most widely used contemporary Interoperability standards in Healthcare 16 4.2.3. EPSOS (European Patients Smart Open Services) 17 4.2.4. Interoperability in Greece Healthcare Informatics 18 4.3. Telemedicine & Telecare 19 4.3.1. Types of Telemedicine 20 4.3.2. Services Provided by Telemedicine 20 4.3.3. What Delivery Mechanisms Can Be Used? 20 4.3.4. Telemedicine in Greece...
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...THE PDMA HANDBOOK OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT T HIRD E DITION Kenneth B. Kahn, Editor Associate Editors: Sally Evans Kay Rebecca J. Slotegraaf Steve Uban JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Cover image: © Les Cunliffe/iStockphoto Cover design: Elizabeth Brooks This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada 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 Section 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, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at 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, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 7486008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with the respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of...
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