that: 1) the many policy issues involved in cybersecurity, especially in its impact on foreign relations, were already significant and would grow rapidly in importance in the coming years; 2) that such issues, if not well managed, could provide a major source of international friction, especially in U.S.-China relations; and 3) the newness of the field added a particularly complicating factor, making cybersecurity one of the most important but least understood emerging flashpoints in global security
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Mulvenon Research Report Prepared on Behalf of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission September 5, 2013 Revised March 22, 2014 After the publication of this report on September 5, 2013, Microsoft brought to the authors’ attention new information about its partnership with Chinese company 21Vianet. The original version of the report inaccurately characterized certain aspects of the Microsoft-21Vianet partnership. A revised discussion of this partnership is provided on pages 32-34. The authors
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method of teaching used in management education is quite different from most of the methods of teaching used at the school and undergraduate course levels. Unlike traditional lecture-based teaching where student participation in the classroom is minimal, the case method is an active learning method, which requires participation and involvement from the student in the classroom. For students who have been exposed only to the traditional teaching methods, this calls for a major change in their approach
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DIT In Information Technology | ECOMMERCE 511 0 DIT In Information Technology | ECOMMERCE 511 Registered with the Department of Higher Education as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate No. 2000/HE07/008 FACULTY OF MEDIA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY QUALIFICATION TITLE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEARNER GUIDE MODULE: ECOMMERCE 511 PREPARED ON BEHALF OF PC TRAINING & BUSINESS COLLEGE (PTY) LTD
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baffled you, then this book will unlock its mysteries. Mike Cohn gives us all the definitive, no-nonsense guide to transforming your organization into a high-powered, innovative, and competitive success.” —Steve Greene, Senior Director, Program Management and Agile Development, www.salesforce.com “Mike Cohn is a great advisor for transforming your software organization. This book is a
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made by any business into three groups—decisions on where to invest the resources or funds that the business has raised, either internally or externally (the investment decision), decisions on where and how to raise funds to finance these investments (the financing decision), and decisions on how much and in what form to return funds back to the owners (the dividend decision). As I see it, the first principles of corporate finance can be summarized in Figure 1, which also lays out a site map for
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Chapter 2: Scientific investigation The hallmarks of scientific research Some obstacles to conducting scientific research in the management area The hypothetico-deductive method Other types of research Summary Discussion Questions Chapter 3: The research process: the broad problem area and defining the problem statement Broad problem area Preliminary information gathering Literature review Defining the problem statement The research proposal Managerial implications Ethical issues in
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Process Management Marlon Dumas r Marcello La Rosa Jan Mendling r Hajo A. Reijers Fundamentals of Business Process Management r Marlon Dumas Institute of Computer Science University of Tartu Tartu, Estonia Marcello La Rosa Queensland University of Technology and NICTA Brisbane, Australia Jan Mendling Institute for Information Business Vienna University of Economics and Business Vienna, Austria Hajo A. Reijers Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven
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CONTE N T S CHAI R M A N ’ S LETTE R DEAR SH AREH OL DERS FY2012 has been a good year for your Company. The key financial results were: ¥ Consolidated revenues increased by 30% to Rs. 96.7 billion in FY2012. ¥ Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)1 rose by 55% to Rs. 25.4 billion. ¥ Profit after Tax (PAT)2 grew by 45% to Rs. 15.3 billion. ¥ Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS) increased from Rs. 64.9 in FY2011 to Rs. 83.8 in FY2012. I am particularly delighted
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SEVENTH EDITION PROJECT MANAGEMENT A Managerial Approach SEVENTH EDITION PROJECT MANAGEMENT A Managerial Approach Jack R. Meredith Broyhill Distinguished Scholar and Chair in Operations Wake Forest University Samuel J. Mantel, Jr. Joseph S. Stern Professor Emeritus of Operations Management University of Cincinnati John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DeDication To Avery and Mitchell, from “papajack.” J. R. M. To Maggie and Patty for their help, support, and affection. S. J. M
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