modes characterised by low resource commitment, including partnership agreements (strategic alliances). This paper, investigates which partner selection criteria that are important for this group of firms when they are selecting partners. Based on case studies of three Norwegian firms targeting the UK market, five selection criteria have been identified as important (trust, relatedness of business, access to networks, access to market knowledge, reputation), one has been identified as partly important
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on the management accounting function and to contribute to the body of knowledge about to what extent IT affects the ability to solve accounting tasks. The relationship between IT and accounting practices was investigated qualitatively using six case studies and we will measure the impact of IT on accountants’ tasks. The findings suggest a tendency for change and the decentralization of accounting tasks. Index Terms—Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Financial Documents, Information
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of system design. The diagrams in the system were drawn by using Microsoft Office (Visio and PowerPoint). This chapter is segmented into system description, system requirement, Benefits, Project plan, risk management, context diagrams, use case diagram, use case narrative, non-functional requirement, state diagram, and the Graphical user Interface (GUI). 4.1 System Description There is no universally agreed upon definition of what aspects constitute a system description and various institution and
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Overall Description 5 IT Service Specification 5 Product Features 5 Use Case Diagram 5 Bank Account Management System 6 Use Case: Create new Bank Account 6 Use Case: Transaction 7 Use Case: Generate monthly statement: 7 Credit Card Management System 8 Use Case: Make an application: 8 Use Case: Activate credit card: 8 Use Case: Generate monthly statement: 9 Use Case: Maintain customer personal information: 9 Use Case: Check transaction and statement information: 10 Operating Environment
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Occasional Paper 5 The Recovery of Trust: Case studies of organisational failures and trust repair BY GRAHAM DIETZ AND NICOLE GILLESPIE Published by the Institute of Business Ethics Occasional Paper 5 Authors Dr Graham Dietz is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at Durham University, UK. His research focuses on trust repair after organisational failures, as well as trust-building across cultures. Together with his co-author on this report
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Management Studies GMS 200: Introduction to Global Management Fall 2009 (Section 2) INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Professor: Dr. Shavin Malhotra Class Room: Main LIB072 Class Time: Friday 12:00 to 15:00 Office: TRS 1-101 Office Hours: Monday 14:00 to 15:00 E-mail: shavin.malhotra@ryerson.ca Phone: 416- 979 5000 x 2445 Teaching Asst.: Issa Guindo E-mail: iguindo@ryerson.ca COURSE INFORMATION Pre-requisites and/or Exclusions: None Posting of Grades and Feedback on Work: Grades
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Fredrik J. Söderlund Per-Magnus Andersson Hospitality Industry, Management Control Systems, Performance Measurement, Contingency Approach, Multiple Case Study The purpose of the thesis is to describe and analyze the use of management control systems in the hospitality industry. Purpose: Methodology: The study is mainly a descriptive, multiple case study based on deductive reasoning. However, explanatory elements occur. The nature of the study is to a large extent qualitative and is primarily based
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Southern States University BU-502 Applied Business Research and Communications Skills Online Spring Quarter, 2016 Updated: April 4, 2016 CREDIT HOURS: 4.0 CONTACT HOURS: 40 (40 Theory, 0 Lab) (40 Online) Instructor: Dr. Peggy Bilbruck Email: pbilbruck@ssu.edu (inquiries will be responded within 24-36 hours). For any urgent technical problems with Moodle, contact the SSU-Moodle Administrator: ssumoodle@ssu.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays on Moodle from
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The internationalisation process of the firm - a case study Tomas Sylverberg - - Avdelning, Institution Division, Department Datum Date 2004-01-20 Ekonomiska institutionen 581 83 LINKÖPING Språk Language Svenska/Swedish X Engelska/English Rapporttyp Report category Licentiatavhandling Examensarbete ISBN ISRN Internationella ekonomprogrammet 2004/26 C-uppsats X D-uppsats Serietitel och serienummer Title of series, numbering ISSN Övrig rapport ____ URL
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ABSTRACT: The main focus of this project is investigating and exploring the impact of outsourcing on one of the most iconic Danish companies (LEGO), which attracted our attention during the preparation of this project. We decided to focus on a single case study, because we felt that dividing our efforts by investigating more than one company, would not allow us to focus in sufficient detail on the domino effects that outsourcing can have on a singular institution. The main question of this project
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