McKinsey Global Institute June 2011 Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), established in 1990, is McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm. MGI’s mission is to help leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors develop a deeper understanding of the evolution of the global economy and to provide a fact base that contributes to decision making on critical management
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India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Public Private Partnership Projects in India Compendium of Case Studies c Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Public Private Partnership Projects in India Compendium of Case Studies December 2010 Public Private Partnership projects in India Compendium of Case Studies © Department of Economic Affairs All rights reserved Published by: PPP Cell, Department of Economic Affairs Ministry
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Nursing Ethics http://nej.sagepub.com/ Demarcation of the ethics of care as a discipline: Discussion article Klaartje Klaver, Eric van Elst and Andries J Baart Nurs Ethics published online 22 October 2013 DOI: 10.1177/0969733013500162 The online version of this article can be found at: http://nej.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/10/21/0969733013500162 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Nursing Ethics can be found at: Email Alerts:
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TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR PENTACHLOROPHENOL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry September 2001 PENTACHLOROPHENOL ii DISCLAIMER The use of company or product name(s) is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. PENTACHLOROPHENOL iii UPDATE STATEMENT Toxicological profiles are revised and republished as necessary, but no less
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tangible elements of the study plan: the research question, design, subjects, measurements, sample size calculation, and so forth. An investigator's goal is to create these elements in a form that will make the project fast, inexpensive, and easy. The other theme is the physiology of research-how it works. Studies are useful to the extent that they yield valid inferences, first about what happened in the study sample and then about generalizing these events to people outside. the study. The goal is to minimize
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How to Fight a Price War By Akshay R. Rao, Mark E. Bergen and Scott Davis IN THE BATTLE TO CAPTURE THE CUSTOMER companies use a wide range of tactics to ward off competitors. Increasingly, price is the weapon of choice – and frequently the skirmishing degenerates into a price war. Creating low price appeal is often the goal, but the result of one retaliatory price slashing after another is often a precipitous decline in industry profits. Look at the airline price wars of 1992. When American
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Introduction In this assignment, I will be explaining the people character affect the person's behavior. I used The Experiment as a case study to investigate idea about personality. First of all, I used the personality traits to describe the personalities of Travis Hay (He is as a prisoner, NO.77), Michael Barris (He is as a guard.) and Mr. Nix (He is as a prisoner, NO.17). Such as, the Big Five, etc. Secondly, I will be explaining the unique situation influenced the behaviour of the Travis Hay
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Brain Sci. 2012, 2, 347-374; doi:10.3390/brainsci2030347 OPEN ACCESS brain sciences ISSN 2076-3425 www.mdpi.com/journal/brainsci/ Review Internet and Gaming Addiction: A Systematic Literature Review of Neuroimaging Studies Daria J. Kuss * and Mark D. Griffiths International Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK; E-Mail: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: daria.kuss@ntu.ac.uk; Tel.: +44-789-111-94-90
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the HR department and the various issues related to it in respect to the company. The topic was approved by my university supervisor Ayesha Binte Safiullah (lecturer of University of Information Technology & Sciences (UITS). 1.2 Background of the Study It is a great opportunity to learn about the corporate culture during the internship as an Assistant Manager of Shanghai JJS Garment Accessory Mfg. Co. Ltd. I got a chance to prepare my internship report on the topic HRM Practices Shanghai JJS Garment
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satisfaction. The case highlights the journey of Marriott group and the various services provided by Mariott. The case also discusses the various challenges upcoming for Marriott group in India related to customer service and customer satisfaction. Pedagogical Objectives The case study helps to understand and analyse: 1. The dynamics of Indian service Industry/Hospitality Industry 2. Challenges and Opportunities for Marriott in India Mariott Group: An Overview "When you take good care of your people
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