SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGHER EDUCATION Neil Selwyn This essay was first published in The Europa World of Learning 2012. For further information see the final page of this PDF or visit www.worldoflearning.com. © Routledge 2011, all rights reserved. INTRODUCTION Few people will have failed to notice the recent emergence of social media—especially much-publicized applications such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Wikipedia. Even the most casual of internet users will now be aware of the notion of social
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profits. They also paid $0.125 per share on its common stock last December 10, 2010. With this dividend, they will attract more investors to increase their capital. They have also strong customer base such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Petrom, GoodYear and other big corporations that is really contributing to their goodwill and attracting more consumers with their good quality products. Lufkin Industries is one of if not the leader in its industry. It has recently acquired
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Stack Ranking: Brilliant Management or Inherent Absurdity Ray Johnson MGMT E-4000 Organizational Behavior 1 August 2012 Abstract Employee stack ranking is a performance measurement system that requires every manager to rank its employees from excellent to poor. Stack ranking was popularized by Jack Welch at General Electric in the 1980’s. Since that time it has become a popular management technique. The use of stack ranking has many demonstrated successes, but many managers and business
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Introduction Due to speedy growth within the Management segment, a large number of people desire to build a profession in the same. Moreover, individuals who aren’t directly working within IT segment, indirectly operate with IT. Hall (1976) holds the view that the degree and qualifications hold no value in case if a reputable job isn’t grabbed afterward. After completing my bachelors in Management Studies and masters in Business Administration, the career that I have chosen is Management Consulting
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Remember the Ford Pinto‚ the egg-shaped economy ride that sometimes exploded when struck from behind? Mark Robinson Does. He also remembers the look on the faces of the jurors who awarded $127 million to his client 13-year-old burn victim Richard Grimshaw‚ in 1978‚ based on a design flaw that led to the deaths of 27 people from fuel-tank fires in Pintos. The jurors were outraged to learn that the Ford Motor Co. became aware of the risks of passenger deaths in 1971 yet waited until 1976 to move
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Jinan University Undergraduate Teaching Plan 2009 ～ 2010 Academic Year Semester: 1st. [√ ] 2nd. [ ] Course title International Marketing Course type Compulsory[√ ] Specialized [ ] Optional[ ] Textbook(s) Marketing / International Marketing Major or sub-major IET Students classification Non-mainland[ √ ] Mainland[√ ] Department International Economy & Trade
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“SCIENCE FICTION OR SCIENCE FACT” ARE WHITES INHERENTLY MORE INTELLIGENT THAN BLACKS ? ( Delroy Constantine-Simms University of Essex (UK) & Marciea Monique McMillian University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA) ABSTRACT The publication of Hernstein & Murray’s (1994) “The Bell Curve” appears to be the latest expression of pseudo scientific theories with respect to race and intelligence. This paper gives an historical and ideological insight behind the development and application
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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT TERTIARY EDUCATION LEVEL IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATION FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION ABSTRACT The paper observes that Nigeria higher education Institution have fallen short on expectations, their product (Tertiary Education level) lack the skills required by the labour market and this trend results in mass graduate unemployment since they would have assisted them to be self reliant. The study investigated the relevance of higher level business education, human recourses management
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Brand Equity Sep 28, 2011 ) BRANDS THAT LOST LUSTURE D o TNS - GREAT LAKES N ot C op y Some Leading US Brands since 1925 D o 1. Kodak 2. Del Monte 3. Wrigley 4. Nabisco 5. Gillette 6. Coca Cola 7. Campbell 8. Ivory 9. Goodyear 10. Lipton N ot TNS - GREAT LAKES C op y Cameras Canned Fruit Chewing Gum Biscuits Razors Soft Drinks Soups Soap Tyres Tea D o Category 1. Tonic Water 2. Toothpaste 3. Jeans 4. Beverages 5. Soft Drinks 6. Watches 7. Razor Blades
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Discriminatory Wage Gap “The gap between the median wage for a man and that of a woman in 2010 was $10,784.00 per year. The gender wage gap gets larger with age and builds up over time. But for women in the final five years of their careers before retirement, the wage gap grows to a whopping $14,352.00. Over a 40-year career, the average woman will lose $431,000.00 to the gender wage gap” (Cooper 1). Does this seem fair? It seems quite obvious to the common observer that there should be equal pay
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