...Do sane people really buy things over the Internet? Absolutely. People use the Internet to buy everything from dog bones to books to groceries, and even to shop for homes and cars. More importantly, their credit cards aren't immediately maxed out, their credit rating isn't destroyed, and their bank accounts aren't raided. Why not? Because shopping online hasn't, thus far, proved to be more dangerous than shopping at a mall. As soon as the World Wide Web soared in popularity and legitimized the Internet for the nontechnical crowd, retailers envisioned the Internet as a marvelous combination of advertising and direct-sales medium. Savvy catalog-retailers focused on the Web to increase existing sales, as L.L. Bean did, offering secure online ordering via their web sites. Others created innovative sales models that took advantage of the Web's accessibility: the creators of Amazon.com realized that a virtual storefront was all they needed. With only a small warehouse, and without an actual bookstore, they could sell books cheaper than the competition. Amazon competes against other big bookstores, but when you're buying books, you have other options. If you're looking for a Hemingway first edition, for example, it may be easier to find the book for sale by an individual seller--a collector in another state, perhaps, who is selling off his collection and advertising on the Internet. The Internet has always been a haven for the esoteric and the strange, and that doesn't change...
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...What’s My Jungian 16-Type Personality? Sonia Ivette Irizarry Nieves University of Phoenix Management- MGT 521 Dra. Clara I. Segarra-Roman, DBA 16 de diciembre del 2009 What’s My Jungian En lo que pude leer y entender lo que significa el examen What’s My Jungian 16 type personality. Es que este ayuda a tomar decisiones en el área profesional. El por que debería escoger la carrera profesional correcta. En este examen ayuda a identificar cuales son las fortaleza y debilidades de cada persona y con sus personalidad. De acuerdo a las necesidades estas pruebas ayudar al cliente a elegir la mejor carera. El cual identifica también el tipo de personalidad que tiene el individuo. Para este ser adaptados con la carera que el desea tener en su ámbito. Cuando se hace la prueba de What’s my Jungian type personality este da un código el cual indica las preferencias del individuo y habilidades. Es bien importante que el individuo sepa en que es bueno y así también disfrutar lo que usted hace en su área de trabajo. Por eso me di a la tarea de hacer el examen. El cual me hizo preguntas de mi área de trabajo y mis habilidades. Este concluyo en el reporte que el código que yo obtuve fue ENTP. Los resultados que me dio fue que soy una persona Innovadora, individualista, versátiles y espíritu empresarial. Las posibles careras que yo puedo escoger son careras como político, planear estrategias, agente literario, publicista, empresario, corredor de inversiones, analista...
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...Social E-Commerce That Xiaomi Uses At 22:00 on 8th April, 2014, Xiaomi’s total transaction amount in the latest round of “Mi Fan Festival” came to a halt at 1.5 billion yuan (USD 243.35 million), setting a new domestic record for single-day transaction amount in independent e-commerce companies. 1.3 million smartphones, nearly 4.8 million pieces of accessories, all sold out in 12 hours. Xiaomi’s unique visit of the day hit 15 million. When Lei Jun founded Xiaomi in 2009, the first product was MIUI operating system. Lei Jun didn’t want to spend money on marketing, so his crew began building brand awareness in forums. Their staff spent a lot of time on forums, making comments, sending posts and advertising. And they also searched for senior users in forums and picked out 100 out of 1000 to join their operating system design and feedback. These 100 senior users were the base of MIUI operating system, and they also became the first batch of “Me Fan”, meaning Xiaomi fans. Later, Lei Jun decided to manufacturer smartphone. They used the same method to do marketing with zero budget. They set up MIUI mobile phone forum, which became the base camp of “me fan”. In 2010, MIUI forum already had 1 million registered users. Naturally, the 1 million users became the first “Me Fan” of MIUI smartphone. “Me Fan” participated in product research, development, test, spread, marketing and public relation. Except a variety of online activities, fans also organized offline city gatherings. 42%...
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...thinking: confusion about how vendors GearUp collateral material for events. 3. Collaboration: unwilling to work with other on work-in-progress. 4. Ability to experiment: fear for failure prohibited discussion of new ideas. • According to the author, how are Reich’s 4 key skills and MIS related? Do you agree? Disagree? Why? Agree. This 4 skill • Explain the 5 components of MIS? P11. 1.hardware 2. Software 3. Data 4. Procedures 5. People. EX: You use computer to write a class report, you use hardware, software, data, procedures and people (youself). • What’s the difference between IT and IS? P11 IT is a people who configure computer, and IS is a group of components that interact to produce information. P15. IT refers to the products methods, inventions and standards that are use for the purpose of producing information. IT pertains to the hardware, software, and data components. In contrast, an IS is an assembly of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people information. Can buy IT, but you cannot buy IS. • What’s the difference between...
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...PROJECT SUBMITTED BY D.Muthamizh MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Management information systems (MIS) is the study of people, technology, organizations, and the relationships among them. This definition, given by Mays Business School, relates specifically to MIS as a course of study. In other words, MIS is commonly used in business schools to refer to the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations evaluate, design, implement, manage, and utilize systems to generate information to improve efficiency and effectiveness of decision making, including systems termed decision support systems, expert systems, and executive information systems. Many business schools (or colleges of business administration within universities) have an MIS department, alongside departments of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and may award degrees (at undergraduate, master, and doctoral levels) in MIS. A good definition of MIS in practice has been given in a journal article: "Establishing and Managing Management Information Systems in Developing Countries" by Dr. Chris Prince Udochukwu Njoku. Dr. Njoku gave the comprehensive definition after a critical assessment of many definitions, some of which he cited, and described them as inadequate. MIS professionals help organizations--big, medium and small--realize maximum benefit from investments in personnel, equipment, and business processes. MIS is people-oriented, with an emphasis on service. Although it is today increasingly built on computer...
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...Marketing consultants – they aren’t what they used to be November 2011 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Bad press, for good reasons? Outside in, not inside out So what’s different? Talk is cheap – but it could be priceless For more information please contact us on: T 0115 968 5005 E contactmis@uk.experian.com www.experian.co.uk/mis Marketing consultants – they aren’t what they used to be 2 1. Bad press, for good reasons? In some quarters, the term ‘consultant’ has become a dirty word — and it is, perhaps, the business or marketing consultant that has received the worst press of all in recent years. There are valid reasons for this, not least the fact that consultants appear when we are struggling to solve a problem for ourselves. Often parachuted in by senior management, employees may perceive the consultant’s arrival as a vote of organisational no confidence in their abilities. Few people would think twice about using a specialist consultant for a medical problem, but this attitude doesn’t always transition into the workplace. Perhaps because businesses don’t need someone coming in and telling them what they already know. In many cases it feels like consultants have come in, stolen your watch, and then told you the time! We can all recount stories of a critical business issue being posed to a team of highly paid consultants who come in, disrupt the workplace for a few weeks, disappear for a couple of months and then return to tell you something you already...
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...in this case.....................2 1.2How were the resolved by the new digital systems?.......2 2.Before migrating to the fully digital system..........................3 2.1The information systems.................. .............................3 2.2Business process............................................................3 3.After migrating to the fully digital system...........................4 3.1 Information Systems.....................................................4 3.2 IT infrastructure ............................................................4 4.The benefits that Income reap from the new system............4 5.How well is Income prepared for the future?.......................5 1. The problems 1The problems faced by Income in this case: Processes were vary tedious and paper based. Despite periodic investments to upgrade the HP 3000 mainframe that hosted the core insurance applications as well as the accounting and management information systems, it still frequently broke down. The COBOL programs that were developed in the early 1980s and maintained by Income’s in-hose IT team, also broke multiple times, halted the systems and caused temporary interruptions. Transactions processing for policy underwriting was still a batch process and information was not available to agents and advisors in real time. 1.2 How were the resolved by the new digital systems? Income switched to the Java based eBao...
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...Jun Lei， CEO of Xiao Mi mobile phone company The introduction of Jun Lei. Jun Lei is a Chinese businessman who is known for founding Xiaomi Inc, one of China's largest technology companies. He is often called the 'Steve Jobs' of China for making several world changing companies and revolutionising multiple industries. Lei's net worth is estimated to be 35 billion US dollars since he owns 77.8% of Xiaomi, which is a $45 billion company. In 2011, Lei was ranked 201 on Forbes list of China’s 400 Richest. In 2014, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes. The background of Xiaomi Inc. Millet Technology (full name millet technology limited liability company) set up by the former companies such as Google, Microsoft, Jinshan top players, is a focus on iphone, android, and a new generation of smart phone software development company hot mobile Internet business operations. Officially launched in April 2010, has been well-known angel investors and venture capital Morningside, the Qiming huge investment. The end of 2010, mobile phone real name Community meters chat launched within six months exceeded 300 million registered users. In addition, millet company also introduced the CM-based custom mobile operating system MIUI Android dual-core mobile phone millet phone. M chat, miui, millet phone is the the millet technology of three core products. The sucessful secrets of Xiao Mi. There are four factors which make the Xiao Mi successfully. a. The product image is the basis of the...
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...orgSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS APPLICTION OF MIS IN ITC LTD [Type the document subtitle] SURESH L I SEM, MBA D-SECTION ,ROLL NO:33 PESIT. CONTENTS Headings Page no 1.APPLICATION OF MIS IN ITC LTD 01 2. CONTENTS 02 3.ABSTRACT 03 4.ITC LTD PROFILE 04-05 5.OVERVIEW 06 6. COMPANY 07 7.VISION 08 8.WHY SAP? 09 9. IMPLEMENTATION 10 10.SOLUTION 11 11.BENEFITS 12 12.REFERENCES 13 ABSTRACT Management Information System (MIS) provides information for the managerial activities in an organization. The main purpose of this research is, MIS provides accurate and timely information necessary to facilitate...
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...Selecting an IT/MIS Vendor Checklist and Timeline An Eight Step Model for Selecting the Right Vendor August 2007 Selecting the right IT/MIS vendor is an important part of making technology improvements that meet your needs and will effectively and efficiently support ADRC operations. The experience of ADRC grantees thus far indicates that the process may take several years from the planning stages to having a fully implemented system in place. The chart below outlines the critical steps in the process of building a new IT system to support ADRC operations and was adapted for ADRC grantees from resources available on the ADRC-TAE website (www.adrctae.com), and from the TechSoup Learning Center Website (www.techsoup.org). We are aware that some ADRCs may choose to adapt existing systems and that they may follow some of these steps, but this checklist primarily details steps involved in creating a new system. Step 1 Timeline 3- 6 months Tasks Establish Leadership and Support 1) Identify core IT/MIS work group or team (drawing from key project staff at state and local levels, advisory board members, consumers) 2) Request input from and secure support of key management, grant staff, advisory board, professional front-line users (pilot site staff, partners, and/or consumers), other stakeholders. 3) First steps for your core IT/MIS work group include: a) Diagram key business processes and identify areas in which automation already does support or should support these processes...
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...Management Information System (MIS) enables small business organization to focus on solving business problems and creating new opportunity with technology. In his article titled “The impact of Management Information System effectiveness on task productivity”, Trivellas explains that “management information system (MIS) is the basic tool to support planning and controlling functions of the managers in small business organization” (2013). He states that MIS touches almost all areas of business, such as manufacturing, accounting & finance, human resource and marketing. Trivellas conducted a survey to investigate the impact of MIS in small business sector such as banking. According to his survey, MIS provides necessary information for managers so that they can able to monitor the organization’s activities and make important decisions accordingly. On the other hand, many other authors state that while MIS provides several benefits to the organization, Trivellas fails to mention the issues and the challenges associated with implementing the MIS technology. The authors find that installing MIS can be expensive for small business organization. The organization should create a separate budget to ensure that the system is current. Trivellas ignore the fact that maintenance of the system is another issue that comes along with installing MIS. Companies should hire someone to keep the system operating effectively. This increases labor cost. Moreover, MIS sometimes become ineffective...
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... Introduction. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change, It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.’ Miller & Rollnick (2013 p. 29) The main idea of motivational interviewing is to purposefully create a conversation around change, without attempting to convince the person of the need to change or instructing them about how to change. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a therapeutic approach that was originally developed in the alcohol and other drug field by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick (Miller 1983 Miller & Rollnick, 1991). This approach was influenced by the principles and practices of a client-centred counselling to encourage the client to move through the stages of change and to make personal choices along the way. Definition: Motivational interviewing is a directive, client-cantered counselling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. Compared with nondirective counselling, it is more focused and goal-directed. The...
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...MI Inventory Paper PSYCH 538 MI Inventory Paper Kathiann Kowalski (2001) contends, “When it comes to describing people's learning styles, one thing is clear: Because everybody's brain is different, learning styles vary widely” (para.4). Learning styles are an important aspect to individual learning. The ability to recognize personal learning styles and identify strengths and weaknesses enables individuals to reach optimal success. Optimizing personal learning style leaves room for improvement. Learning styles vary and not everyone learns the same way. It is beneficial to evaluate learning styles in order to be productive in any learning or work environment. In 1983, Dr. Howard Gardner, a professor of neuroscience and psychologist at Harvard University developed the theory of Multiple Intelligences. Individuals have various make-ups, and according to Dr. Gardner each is a unique combination. Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory suggests that there are nine different intelligences. For Gardner, intelligence is: • the ability to create an effective product or offer a service that is valued in a culture; • a set of skills that make it possible for a person to solve problems in life; • the potential for finding or creating solutions for problems, which involves gathering new knowledge. According to the Multiple Intelligence Inventory the results that were strongly identified were Intrapersonal, Logical, and Verbal. Intrapersonal Intelligence...
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...two weeks ago, when a patient was doing some pretty strange things on the monitor. As usual, please remember that this is not meant to be an official reference, but is supposed to represent the information that a preceptor would pass on to a new orientee in the unit. Please get back to me if things aren’t clear, have been left out, or are just plain wrong, and I’ll fix them up right away. Thanks! 1- What is a heart block? 2- What exactly is being “blocked” in heart block? 2-1- The key idea: all of the time, some of the time, none of the time… 2-2- It can not be that simple… 3- Why do heart blocks happen? 4- What are the three types, or degrees of heart block? What is a “dropped beat”? 4-1- A normal rhythm for reference. 4-2- First degree heart block. 4-3- Second degree heart block. 4-3-1- Second degree, type 1: Wenckebach/ Mobitz 1 4-3-2- Second degree, type 2: Mobitz 2 4-4- How I tell them apart? 4-5- Third degree (complete) heart block. 5- A puzzler… 6- What is the treatment for heart block? 7- Where can I learn more about pacemakers? 1- What is a heart block? Heart block is a kind of arrhythmia, usually caused by ischemia or an MI. There are three kinds, or degrees of heart block, and although sometimes people get confused about them, actually they’re pretty simple to understand. 2- What exactly is being “blocked” in heart block? The signal from the SA node...
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...Understanding Today’s Worldview Worldview is a term referring to how an individual perceives the world, what they believe to be true and what they do not. Every person on this earth, regardless of their religious affiliations or not, should have a “worldview”. Barna Research Group conducted a nationwide survey in which they were able to conclude that only a rough 4 percent of Americans had a “biblical” worldview. This is both startling and unsettling given the fact that 83 percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians. When Barna conducted his survey, he also correlated a person’s worldview with their moral beliefs and actions. The Bible is the most owned book in America yet many Americans only understand a very small percentage of what’s inside, nor do they understand how the Bible correlates to their life and the meaning. The author of Understanding the Times, David Noebel, defined what exactly a worldview is when he said, “It’s any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world and man’s relations to God and the world.” Whether knowingly or unknowingly, every person young and old has a worldview. From the young toddler who believes they are the center of the universe, to the Muslim extremist who believes by dying in the name of Allah will earn them many virgins in their afterlife. As a Christian, our worldview should be that our primary existence on this Earth is to share and serve our creator...
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