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IMPROVING QUALITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Portfolio presented on 29th October 2004 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA) JOHN PANIL MIEM, PEng (Msia) Bsc. (Hons) Civil Eng. MBA (Tech. Mgmt.) International Graduate School of Management Division of Business and Enterprise University of South Australia DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PORTFOLIO/DISSERTATION SUBMISSION SUPERVISOR
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Google Case Study A (Very) Small Sampling of Google Products To say that Google is a large business is a gross understatement. The word “Google” has become synonymous with online searches, even though there are other search engines that exist. The search engine may be the most popular and well known aspect of the Google brand, yet the company is involved in so many different business endeavors ranging from self-driving vehicles to online analytics. A significant portion of research conducted
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CLOUD COMPUTING: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE John P. Sahlin (sahlinj@gwu.edu) The George Washington University, United States of America ABSTRACT Defining cloud computing can be difficult, as each organization often has its own spin on the definition. Despite being hard to define, Gartner Research named cloud computing as one of the top technologies to watch in 2010, 2011, and 2012. At its core, cloud computing is a technical architecture that meets a specific business need. This chapter traces the
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Journal of Cases on Information Technology, 11(2), -0, April-June 2009 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA 17033-1240, USA Tel: 717/533-8845; Fax 717/533-8661; URL-http://www.igi-global.com This paper appears in the publication, Journal of Cases on Information Technology, Volume 11, Issue 2 edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour © 2009, IGI Global IGI PUBLISHING ITJ 4874 implementing “Customized” Erp in nine Months and within Budget Avimanyu Datta, Washington State University, USA Cisco
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Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka Table of content 1 | Introduction | | | 8 | | 1.1 | Origin of the Report | 8 | | 1.2 | Objectives | | 8 | | 1.3 | Scope and Limitations | 8 | | 1.4 | Methodology | | 8 | 2 | Corporate Profile of Huawei Technologies Ltd | 9 | | 2.1 | Company information and history | 9 | | 2.2 | Human
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1.1 Introduction One of the leading IT services companies, L&T Infotech., is a well established company. It is an Indian company which always maintained the highest international standards of excellence through quality, technology and innovation. The company has an ISO 9001-2001 certification and has high profile clients such as like Chevron, Free scale, Hitachi, Sanyo and Lafarge, among others. L&T Infotech is a global IT services and solutions provider. It provides the winning edge
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Problem and its Background Introduction Diabetes is a chronic disease that can cause heart disease and stroke. It can also lead to defects like blindness. Because of its horrifying effects on human health, the researchers planned to conduct a study using makopa, a native Philippine fruit, to be a component of a natural medicine for diabetes. Makopa (Syzygium samarangense) leaves have been found to have antihyperglycemic properties. The researchers thought of another way to produce the same result
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on English language teaching (ELT), the focus of the main part of this paper is on some typical examples of corpus use in three language-pedagogically relevant areas: (1) using corpora for ELT (e.g. producing learner dictionaries); (2) using corpora in the ELT classroom (e.g. in data-driven learning); (3) using learner corpora. With regard to learner corpus research, for example, the paper also sketches out some prospects for future research, e.g. the compilation of local learner corpora. 1 Introduction:
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partnerships, as well as that of corporations and special “S corporations.” Objectives By successfully completing the learning activities of the course, including careful study of the textbook, use of chapter self-tests, and problem solving, you should be able to: 1. Apply all steps in preparing individual taxable income and tax. 2. Indicate which items are included in income and which items are excluded. 3. Recognize deductible business expenses and nonbusiness deductions. 4. Calculate depreciation
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