...Business Studies E-Commerce For first teaching from September 2009 For first award in Summer 2011 GCSE E -Commerce At the end of this unit students should be able to: Explain what is meant by e-commerce and e-business; Analyse the advantages of e-commerce for customers and businesses; Analyse the disadvantages of e-commerce for customers and businesses; and Discuss how e-commerce supports international business. Setting the scene: Amazon.com was founded in Seattle, Washington by Jeff Bezos in 1994, and was officially launched in 1995. It started out as an online bookstore but quickly diversified by adding other items, such as DVDs, music CDs, software, video games, electronics, MP3s, clothing, furniture, toys and even food items. Amazon.com grew rapidly throughout the late 90’s, and managed to survive what became known as the dot com crash. Amazon.com has become one of the world’s largest on-line retailers with almost 25,000 employees and global sales in excess of $24 billion per year. The company continues to go from strength and is currently the UK favourite on-line retailer and third favourite retailer overall. The impact of ICT on business Developments in information and communications technology have fundamentally changed the way businesses sell and distribute their goods and services. New technology such as the internet and broadband has opened up a whole new world of opportunities for business. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown dramatically...
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...What the CEO Wants You To Know Using Your Business Acumen to Understand How Your Company Really Works by Ram Charan Copyright © 2001 by Ram Charan. Published by arrangement with Crown Business, a division of Random House, Inc. 144 pages Focus Leadership & Mgt. Strategy Sales & Marketing Finance Human Resources IT, Production & Logistics Career Development Small Business Economics & Politics Industries Regions Concepts & Trends Take-Aways • Develop your "business acumen" by learning the essential forces that drive business. • The core of any business consists of customers, “cash generation, return on assets and growth.” • To prosper, your company must grow. Be sure it grows wisely. • Expanding sales must be accompanied by increases in other critical financial metrics. Otherwise, growth can cause bankruptcy. • Accompany growth with solid cash flow, steady speed and sensible margins. • Set no more than five clear priorities so the organization can focus. • Everyone from the sales force to the mailroom should understand cash flow. • Know your customers firsthand; don't rely on polls and surveys. • Seek employees who fit your culture and enable them to execute. Provide practical coaching and useful, specific feedback. • See the total picture. Understand all the forces at play and how they interrelate. Rating Overall (10 is best) Applicability Innovation Style 8 8 7 9 To purchase abstracts, personal subscriptions or corporate solutions, visit...
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...Business Research Methods , 11e, Cooper/Schindler 2 from the U.S. Penton database. The survey sample was constructed using strati-fied disproportionate random sampling with subscribers considered as belongingto one of 42 cells (seven industry groups by six job titles). A total of 710 com-pleted questionnaires were received, with 676 of the respondents indicating thatthey were purchase decision makers for their organization. Penton analyzed onlythe answers of these 676 buyers. Data were analyzed by weighting responses ineach cell by their percentage makeup in the overall population. The overall marginof error for the survey was ± 4 percent at the 95 percent level of confidence. In-depth follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with 40 respondents, togain a deeper understanding of their behavior and attitudes. Almost every respondent (97.7 percent) had contacted at least one advertiser during the past year. Newer methods of making inquiries—Web visits,fax-on-demand, or e-mail—were used by half (49.1 percent) of the buyerssurveyed. But a look ahead shows the true impact of information technology. Within the next five years, 73.7 percent expect to respond to more ads by sendinge-mail to the company. In addition, 72.2 percent anticipate visiting an advertiser’swebsite, and 60 percent expect to increase their use of fax-on-demand. Three outof five purchasing decision makers have access to the Internet, and 74.3 percentof those without Internet service expect to have it within...
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...How to control your emotions Meditate. This is one of the better tools to become emotionless. There are several different types of meditation, including Vipassana and Huna, that you can investigate to see which one is right for you. Even the most basic form: closing your eyes and breathing deep, is sometimes enough to lose your emotions. Ads by Google Meditation - Free MP3s The essence of all practice is to be cool. www.ramatalks.com 2 Distance yourself from the situation. You can do this by seeing yourself as an observer of the situation and not an active participant. Focus on the visual details of the environment and disengage from the situational reality. 3 Think logically, not emotionally. If you can't dissociate yourself from the situation, then take a more logical approach (i.e. facts/figures) rather than an approach of anger, hatred, fear, etc. Think of the reasons behind the actions and look at things from all sides before making any sort of judgment. 4 Think of something else. When dealing with a situation that requires the lack of emotion, think of something rudimentary that occupies your mind. A few examples of things to try are: Long division, listing the full names of your entire family, listing all 50 states, naming as many mammals as you can, etc. The key to doing this correctly is to occupy your mind with peaceful and quiet thoughts, while remaining aware of the situation and taking it all in. 5 Realize that you may be wrong. Emotions...
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...Case Assignment 2 Liberty University BUSI 600 Abstract This paper defines Penton Media’s sampling plan and research design for their study on if their reader service cards are still successful in getting buyer’s attentions. There are five questions that develop the sampling plan and Penton Media’s answers to these questions are described in this paper along with the strengths and weaknesses of their decisions. Their research design is also explained in the eight categories given. Finally, the strengths and weaknesses of their research design are given. Case Assignment 2 Penton Media has designed a research study to determine if the reader service cards are still a sustainable form of bringing in customers. Penton Media came up with a sampling plan in order answer this research plan. Their sampling plan answered five questions and has both strengths and weaknesses. They also formulated a research design, which includes eight categories of options to answer their research question. Their research design also includes strengths and weaknesses, and these will be further examined in this paper. Sampling Plan According to Cooper and Schindler (2014), the sampling plan includes five questions. These questions include (p. 344): * What is the target population? * What are the parameters of interest? * What is the sampling frame? * What is the appropriate sampling method? * What size sample is needed? Once you have answered all these questions...
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...K—What You Know Discuss two things you know about driving. A. at our age we are the most "at risk" people for driving B.our carelessness when diving can put us "at risk" when driving such as drinking while drving or driving under the influnce, another carelessness is not having our eyes on the road this can cause a crash or a very fatal accident. W—What You Want to Know Discuss two things you want to know about driving. A. How can I as a driver better protect my self when im on the road,what actions help prevent a crash or an acident on the highway. B.What do all the signs mean when drving like a yield sign or one way road sign. L—What You Learned Discuss at least two new things you learned from this module. A. One thing I have learned is...
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...accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am a student of accounting and information systems of rajshahi university. bangladesh i want to know about the border concept of accounting to increase my knowledge i am...
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...I Want a Husband Every woman wants what she thinks is the perfect husband. Not every woman wants the same thing in a man. Some women want a man who is a little rough or some want a man who is college educated. A few things all women can agree upon is we all want a man who is gives attention, committed, a good provider, great listener, educated, and handy around the house. That is just to name a few things us women want in a man. When I think of what the world says a good man is to me it is like they are looking for the perfect man. To me the perfect man cannot be found every man has there flaws. You just have to find the man with the flaws that you can deal with. Every good man is not college educated; but they know how to get up and go to work to make an honest living. To find a man that is educated is a good thing that means that they are on your level and can keep up with you. Education is important to every woman when it comes to finding a husband, because you know that their values are in the right place if going to school is important to them. What woman you know wants a man that is not committed to them. If a man cannot be committed you might as well say there is not a relationship. Woman want to know that they are the only one in a man's life. Women like to know the man is not out and about doing things that he should not do. When a man is turns into a husband commitment is important. No woman wants to find out that her man was not committed totally to her...
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... | |Audience |Audience Characteristics |Channels of Communication |Strategies to Ensure Effective |Audience Diversity Considerations | | | | |Messages | | |Managers |Be mindful of the work history. This |I would use numbers and graphs to show |I would want them to be a team and |When communicating with any given audience, | | |would let me know to be detailed in my |growth. I think that this would be easier |together. Letting the team know with |you should always be mindful of the | | |findings. Keep it direct and straight |to see growth. I would be up font on all |one loose wheel the team will be there|diversity in that audience. When you keep | | |to the point. |materials. |for each other. When one is happy |this in mind you always communicate | | |...
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...Stakeholders- Employees- want to seek security of employment and also be able to get promotions and a good pay. The employees also want their work to provide them with a livelihood. They also want to work for a good business which they can be proud to say they work there and of what they do. Owners- owners of any business have an aim to make their business rise; they are in charge and want to make a profit. Owners can be sole traders, partnerships or they have shareholders which all need to succeed in the business. Their business may be their life and livelihood because they have taken their time and effort building up the business. The owners take the principle risk especially if it’s a sole trader or partnership because if they don’t make the business work they will lose everything they have put into it. Owners are said to be the most important stakeholders and it is said it will affect them the most. Suppliers- The suppliers have an interest in the companies they supply because they need guaranteed work and money so they can continue making goods to supply. The suppliers want steady orders and prompt payments from the business to keep their business running aswell as the one they’re supplying. They also want to feel valued by the company they supply for supplying them with the goods the business sells. Customers- The customers take an interest into the business as they like to see what products and services the business is providing. They also want to see price drops and...
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...journey but he don’t know that has to go in which direction. An aimless life is like a person without destination. So it is necessary to have a life with clear aim that you know in which way you want to go and what is your destination. If we look around ourselves then we come to know that there are many people around us who are just leading their life aimlessly. They do not achieve anything in their life and are aimless people. The people who want success in life they determine their target. They keep before them their circumstances, their virtuous, their qualities, their talents and their ability to work. My Aim in Life Become A Doctor, Engineer, Teacher Essay They select some definite target of their life and remain successful. There is a famous quotes that “the aim, if reached or not, makes great the life”. Similarly a roman philosopher says that” when a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind”. All these quotations show that aim is very important in life. Different people have different in aims in life, some people want wealth, some people want satisfaction and some people want fame. There are as many aims as men. Some want to become a doctor, some want to become an engineer and some wish to be a military officers. My aim in Life to become a doctor: My aim is neither wealth nor fame but I want to do a noble profession. I want to become a doctor because I want to serve my country by helping the poor people. I want to dedicate my life...
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...“Marketing merely reflects the needs and wants of consumer” Abraham Maslow proposed a hierarchy of needs back in 1950s and 60s. Human needs are arranged in a hierarchy from most to least pressing – physiological needs (primary or fundamental needs), safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self – actualization needs. When a person succeeds in satisfying an important need, he will then try to satisfy the next most important need. God create human with different types. In this world, there are continent, ocean, country, and city. They are different, so are we. I think we have same physiological needs because we cannot live without them. As customers, we always want quality products, which satisfy our needs and wants. Customers are looking for products and services with best combination of price, quality, and availability. As a human, we are different. There are segmentation by age, gender, nationality, lifestyle, income, and many others segmentation. If, you are female, your needs and wants are different with male. I am Indonesian, my needs and wants are different with American. I eat rice; they eat burger, pizza, and other food. This is why marketers must create and develop attractive product. Some customers would not mind to paying a higher price for a product or service if we received something with best combination of price and quality. This is a part when a costumer’s expectations on a product or service are, and if these expectations are met continually then...
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..."Gotta Be You" [Liam] Girl I see it in your eyes you’re disappointed ‘Cause I’m the foolish one that you anointed with your heart I tore it apart And girl what a mess I made upon your innocence And no woman in the world deserves this But here I am asking you for one more chance [Harry] Can we fall one more time? Stop the tape and rewind Oh and if you walk away I know I’ll fade ‘Cause there is nobody else [All] It’s gotta be you Only you It’s got to be you Only you [Liam] Now girl I hear it in your voice and how it trembles When you speak to me I don’t resemble who I was You’ve almost had enough And your actions speak louder than your words And you’re about to break from all you’ve heard But don’t be scared, I ain’t going nowhere [Zayn] I’ll be here, by your side No more fears, no more crying But if you walk away I know I’ll fade Cause there is nobody else [All] It’s gotta be you Only you It’s got to be you Only you [Zayn] Oh, girl, Can we try one more, one more time? One more, one more? Can we try one more, one more time? I’ll make it better [All] One more, one more, Can we try one more, one more... [Zayn] Can we try one more time to make it all better? [Harry] 'Cause it's gotta be you It's gotta be you Only you Only you [All] It’s gotta be you Only you It’s got to be you Only you "More Than This" [Liam] I’m broken, do you hear me? I’m blinded, ‘cause you are everything I see, I’m dancin’ alone...
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...of questions about what it means to desire good things and does anyone really desire anything that is bad. Socrates begin his series of questions by asking what Meno actually means to desire beautiful things, is it the same as to want good things. Meno agrees to this point which leads Socrates to ask Meno if everyone actually desires to have good things. Meno does not agree with this point because some people actually want bad things. Socrates then asks if some people believes bad things to actually be good while others know the bad things are bad and still desire them. Meno believes that there is both kinds of people....
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...form of TV production or photography. I want to work somewhere, where I am not sitting at a desk all the time. I want to be in an environment where everyone helps one another to learn and grow within their chosen field. I want to be around those who I can learn from and look up to. I want to be in a friendly environment. I want to be in a work environment that pushes me to do better than I could have imagined. I want to work in an environment where I am challenged and am not doing the same thing day in and day out. 2....
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