keyboard, disk drive, magnetic ink character, etc) –Terminal: Simpler than PC, design for input and output, connected to computer with telecommunication line. –Output: devices produce results in usable format, common output methods: printer, output to paper using various types of printers, video display unit, displays output on a screen. –Data: Streams of raw facts representing events occurring
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trading entities identified and $1 billion of hidden debt revealed, this obscure office of 40 employees almost bankrupt the giant Enron Corporation. After the collapse of Enron in 2001, denial was identified as Enron’s modus operandi. This paper will examine the warning signs of Enron Oil Trading prior to the fall of Enron, highlight the inconsistencies and demonstrate and unwillingness of Enron to learn from their
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latest drama, the Confederation of Coconut Farmers Organizations of the Philippines (CCFOP) last week filed a petition at the Supreme Court to block implementation of two executive orders issued by President B.S. Aquino 3rd. One (EO 179) orders an inventory of the coco levy deposits and assets as preparation for privatizing them, while the second (EO 180) authorizes the use of the funds for the benefit of coconut farmers. The CCFOP would certainly disagree, but the details of their complaint with this
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S w 908E04 STARS AIR AMBULANCE: AN INFORMATION SYSTEMS CHALLENGE Professors Malcolm C. Munro and Sid Huff wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written
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creativity moderates the influence of temporarily priming creativity on dishonest behavior (Experiment 5). The results provide evidence for an association between creativity and dishonesty, thus highlighting a dark side of creativity. Keywords: creativity, ethics, morality, moral flexibility, unethical behavior Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other. —Denis Diderot (1713–1784) The ability to generate novel ideas and think creatively about problems has long been considered an
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10 Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology Deborah Biggerstaff Warwick Medical School University of Warwick, Coventry UK 1. Introduction In the scientific community, and particularly in psychology and health, there has been an active and ongoing debate on the relative merits of adopting either quantitative or qualitative methods, especially when researching into human behaviour (Bowling, 2009; Oakley, 2000; Smith, 1995a, 1995b; Smith, 1998). In part, this debate formed a component of the development
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AN ORGANISATION STUDY REPORT ON RASHTRA DEEPIKA. LTD. KOTTAYAM, KERALA SUBMITTED TO MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM in partial fulfillment of the 3rd semester requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration of the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam SUBMITTED BY Ms. KELEN JAMES REG.NO. 21942 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. Siby Joseph Faculty, BIMS 2010-2012 DECLARATION
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Perdue Farms Ine.: Responding to Twenty-First-Century Challenges This case was prepared by George C. Rubenson and Frank M. Shipper, Salisbury University. I have a theory that you can tell the difference between those who have inherited a fortune and those who have made a fortune. Those who have made their own fortune forget not where they came from and are less likely to lose touch with the common man. -Bill Sterling Background and Company History The history seven themes: quality
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ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Third Edition This page intentionally left blank ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Third Edition George W. Reynolds Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Ethics in Information Technology, Third Edition by George W. Reynolds VP/Editorial Director: Jack Calhoun Publisher: Joe Sabatino Senior Acquisitions Editor: Charles McCormick Jr. Senior Product Manager: Kate Hennessy Mason Development
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Management & Decision Making 39 A. Introduction to Decision Making 39 B. Individual Models of Decision Making 42 C. Organizational Models of Decision Making 43 D. The Impact of IT Management Process 44 6.0 Ethics & Social Impact of Information systems 46 A. The Importance of Ethics in Information Systems 46 B. Electronic Networks 46 C. The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems 50 7.0 Computer and Computer Processing 57 A. What is a Computer? 57 B. Systems Approach 58 C. Classification
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