this study, namely, a systematic literature review and a case study; the empirical data for our case study was collected from The Gambia in autumn of 2012. The systematic literature review covers 1107 studies (2000-2011) published in the top five ranked ICT4D journals in terms of journal citation ranking. The paper identifies a total of 43 ICT barriers. Forty of them are common to both studies while the remaining three were revealed in the case study, namely, lack of Internet exchange points, micromanaging
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Chen, Ph.d. Class time: Tuesday (February 27 – June 16) E-mail: chen@jepson.gonzaga.edu URL: http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~chen Office: to be announced Office hour: to be announced and by appointment Required text: 1. Pearlson, K.E. and Saunders, C.S, Managing and Using Information Systems, Wiley, 2006 (3nd edition) 2. A package of Harvard Business School Case Studies Additional Readings and Cases: Class handouts as needed. Course Description
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[pic] Global 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
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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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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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Journal of Business Case Studies – Second Quarter 2006 Volume 2, Number 2 Case Studies In Marketing Research Donald K. Hsu, (Email: yanyou@hotmail.com), Dominican College ABSTRACT The use of case studies for Marketing Research has been examined. Starting with a topic selection, students collected the background information from various sources. A focus group was conducted to gather detailed information. A questionnaire was designed for an in-depth survey of the general public. Using
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AN INSTITUTIONALIST STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A GOVERNMENT- LINKED ORGANISATION NORHAYATI BINTI MOHD ALWI UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA 2009 AN INSTITUTIONALIST STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A GOVERNMENT-LINKED ORGANISATION by NORHAYATI BINTI MOHD ALWI Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am especially indebted to my supervisor, Dr. Siti Nabiha Abdul
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Managing Change Initiatives: Fantasy or Reality? The Case of Public Sector Organisations Ebrahim Soltani University of Kent Business School, Canterbury, UK Pei-chun Lai University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK Abstract It is becoming a commonplace statement that change initiative programmes are key tools to organisational long-term success. To this end, the last two decades have witnessed a surge of interest in the take-up of various change initiative programmes. Organisational
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Supervisor The International Expansion of a Multinational Company ---A Case Study of H&M Authors: Jun Li Maja Frydrychowska Abstract Date: Level: Authors: June 19, 2008 Master Thesis in International Business and Entrepreneurship, 15 credits Jun Li (1981-11-01), China jli07001@student.mdh.se Maja Frydrychowska (1974-05-29), Poland mfa07001@student.mdh.se Title: The International Expansion of a Multinational Company---A Case Study of H&M Leif Linnskog How did H&M go international and what factors
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Spring 2010 School of Engineering Maintenance impact on Production Profitability - A Case Study Växjö, 2010 Thesis no:TEK 028/2010 Obamwonyi Martyn Enofe Gregory Aimienrovbiye Department of Terotechnology (Total Quality Maintenance) Linnaeus University School of Engineering Department of Terotechnology (Total Quality Maintenance) 4SE31E Degree Project Master Thesis Författare/ Authors Obamwonyi Martyn Enofe Gregory Aimienrovbiye Linnaeus University Institutionen / Institution
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