A Comparison of Inter-Organizational Business Models of Mobile App Stores: There is more than Open vs. Closed Roland M. Müller1, Bjorn Kijl2 and Josef K. J. Martens3 1 Berlin School of Economics and Law, Department of Information Systems, roland.mueller@hwr-berlin.deUniversity of Twente, School of Management and Governance, 2 b.kijl@utwente.nl, 3j.k.j.martens@alumnus.utwente.nl Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze the competition among mobile app stores for smart mobile media devices
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Sheryl A. Ayeni Prof. James Laurie Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance November 13, 2014 Employment-At-Will Doctrine Employment at will is a legal rule that was created in the nineteenth century, giving employers the will to terminate any employee at any time for any reason (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012). In the absence of a contractual agreement between an employer and an employee establishing a definite term of employment, the relationship is presumed to be
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Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis Background Habitats and the ecological communities they support are often greatly impacted by disturbance. For example, forest communities can be disrupted by fires, blow-downs, floods, and hurricanes. Alpine plant communities can be devastated by landslides or avalanches. Marine systems such as coral reefs can be decimated by storms, ravaged by predators, or trashed by inconsiderate tourists. On a smaller scale, many habitats can be disturbed both above
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Employment-at-Will Doctrine LEG 500 May 3, 2014 Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine Justice Harlin, in Advir vs US. 161 (1908) stated “the right of an employee to quit the services of the employer, for what so ever reason, is the same as the right of the employer, for whatever reason, to dispense with the services of such employee (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012).” The doctrine of employment at will emerged as the predominant rule in wrongful discharge cases in America during the
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Smoothie Recipes for Weight Loss - 30 Delicious Detox, Cleanse and Green Smoothie Diet Book Troy Adashun Copyright © 2013 Troy Adashun 2 Wait! Before you continue… are you on a diet or want to lose a few pounds? If your answered YES you are not alone. Almost everyone wants to lose 10, 20 or 50 pounds. Unfortunately most of us have no idea how to do it. Yes dieting can work, but starving yourself just leads to frustration and failure. If you've been searching for weight loss tips that really
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Introduction A significant rise of mobile smartphone users throughout the world have been witnessed within the last few years. With the introduction of iPhone, Android, Blackberry and their rapidly growing applications, the popularity and growth of smartphones are increasing day by day with a significant percentage. According to a BBC report, one in three people in the United Kingdom use a smartphone. The worldwide usage and extreme popularity of mobile devices has created an essential industry
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Some of the plants that are located on the grassland area of the the Shawnee Forest are Foxtail Grass, Goldenrod, Broom Sedge, Ragweed, Plum Shrubs, and Blackberry Briars. Most of these plants provide camouflage for animals when they hunt and the Blackberry Briars provide some berries for the other animals that don't eat meat. The Landscape of the grassland in the Shawnee is so majestic with the rolling hills. Most of the time the grassland is flat with
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devices are now capable of doing everything from making a phone or talking over a “walkie-talkie” to using the Internet or company network to run applications and send memos. Wireless technology is quickly evolving, with products like the iPad and Blackberry taking the place of paper and writing utensils, distributing information immediately from any location where a signal is available. While new technology can empower employees in ways that were never even dreamed of five years ago, it's important
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There was a legal action between NTP and RIM over the intellectual property. RIM resolved the action. To protect its intellectual property, RIM agreed to pay $612.5 million to NTP Inc. to settle the fight. The dispute had threatened to end RIM's Blackberry e-mail service to millions of users in the U.S. and has been the subject of a four-year patent battle between the two companies. Under the agreement, RIM received rights to NTP's patents going forward. RIM made a one-time payment to NTP. Even if
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bank's mobile application that was specific to their businesses such as credit cards and mortgages and to determine how this change would affect their clients. Bank of America offers applications for over 800 devices, which include smart phones and BlackBerry devices. Bank of America was struggling to position their mobile banking service in the continuously changing industry. “The banking industry was fragmented, with thousands of banks offering retail and wholesale banking services.” (Gupta & Herman
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