21st Bled eConference eCollaboration: Overcoming Boundaries through Multi-Channel Interaction June 15 - 18, 2008; Bled, Slovenia Value Creation in B2B E-Markets of China: A Practical Perspective Jing Zhao a, , Shan Wang b and Wilfred V Huang c a Center for International Cooperation in E-Business, College of Management China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P.R.China zhao5563@gmail.com b Department of Management Science, School of Business, Renmin University, 59 Zhong Guan Cun
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SPOTLIGHT ON HBR AT 90 Spotlight About the Spotlight Artist Each month we illustrate our Spotlight package with a series of works from an accomplished artist. We hope that the lively and cerebral creations of these photographers, painters, and installation artists will infuse our pages with additional energy and intelligence to amplify what are often complex and abstract concepts. This month we showcase the “rayographs” of Man Ray, the modernist giant. Born in Philadelphia
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CASE STUDY Monday 21th November 2011 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Charles LUMBERS Case study: Wells Fargo 1 Established in 1852, Wells Fargo is the oldest operating bank in the US. The bank is currently the fourth largest bank in the United States. The success of Wells Fargo lies within its remarkable strategy and competent management, which have allowed the bank to grow and diversify in ways that their competitors could only dream. The bank went through several changes, with over 1500
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REPORT ON CREDIT OPERATIONS SYSTEM IN THE PRIME BANK LIMITED PREPARED FOR M. MUZAHIDUL ISLAM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BANKING UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA PREPARED BY NIPA SAHA ROLL-423, MBA 1ST BATCH DATE OF SUBMISSION: MAY 10, 2006 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA Supervisor's Certificate This is to certify that the Internship Report on "Prime Bank
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: A SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE November, 2003 Jorge Farinha* Keywords: agency theory, corporate governance, ownership structure JEL Classification: G300 *CETE-Centro de Estudos de Economia Industrial, do Trabalho e da Empresa, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal. Correspondence to: Jorge Farinha, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Roberto Frias, 4200 Porto, Portugal. Tel. (351)-22-5571100, Fax (351)-22-5505050. E-mail: jfarinha@fep
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their production and delivery systems. A process, technique, or methodology embodied in a product design or in a manufacturing or service process which transforms inputs of labor, capital, information, material, and energy into outputs of greater value. Most importantly it is Basic science versus applied science. The main goal of these technology management is To make something new. It is a process of turning opportunity into new
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Relational External Capital 5 3. MANAGING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL 7 3.1 Tacit knowledge 8 3.2 Explicit knowledge 8 4. MEASURING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL 12 4.1 Why should Intellectual Capital be measured? 12 4.2 Why is intellectual capitalso hard to measure? 12 4.3 Methods for measuring intellectual capital 13 5. INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL REPORTING FRAMEWORKS 14 5.1 Balanced Scorecard 14 5.2 Intangible Assets Monitor (IAM) 14 5.3 Skandia Value Scheme (SVS) 15 5.4 Challenges
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available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-0552.htm IJRDM 33,4 256 The nature of parenting advantage in luxury fashion retailing – the case of Gucci group NV Christopher M. Moore and Grete Birtwistle Division of Marketing, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Abstract Purpose – Examines the application and nature of parenting advantage within the context of luxury fashion
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TOPIC 1: DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF RISK Study unit 1: What is risk? 1. Defining risk? * Risk is the deviation or variability of actual results from desired or expected results * The principle in the business world is -that if risk increases, the possible return that is desired will also increase. * Risk management consists of three distinct dimensions: * Generating and utilizing opportunities in situations where a business has distinct advantages in accomplishing beneficial
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY An area with settlement of people as far back as 9000BC, with a total area of 923,770sq.km/356,700sq miles and total land area of 910,770 sq.km/351650sq miles, having now a population of over 140 million and named Nigeria in 1914 has since its existence, had several authorities, kingdoms and empires among which are: The Benin Kingdom, Oyo Empire, Nupe Kingdom, Borno Empire, Fulani Empire, and the Hausa Kingdom. The country today operates a federal system
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