INSTITUTE (ADRRI) JOURNAL ADRRI JOURNAL (www.adrri.org) ISSN: 2343-6662 VOL. I, No.1, pp 1-8,October, 2013 Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Social Science Research Han Ping FUNG1,* 1 Technology Consulting, Hewlett-Packard, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *Han Ping FUNG (Email: corresponding han-ping.fung@hp.com) Abstract As more and more ICT tools being developed and used in social science research, it is a good idea to reflect how ICT had effects on social science research
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Acer is a diversified, vertically integrated manufacturer of PCs, components and peripherals that it sells under its own brand name and on an OEM basis for other PC makers. Acer’s diversified product line resembles that of giants such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and NEC, yet it is only a fraction of their size. Acer’s strategies and culture are the product of founder and chairman Stan Shih. Shih started the
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SPOTLIGHT RADICALLY REINVENT YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN Spotlight ARTWORK Michael Johansson, Self Contained, 2010 containers, caravan, tractor, Volvo, pallets, refrigerators, etc. 8.2 x 10.8 x 2.4 m HBR.ORG Hau L. Lee (haulee@ stanford.edu) is the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum. He is on the board at Esquel, one of the companies discussed in this article.
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Palm, Inc. Case Analysis (The title of your paper) Karen Smith (Your name) BUSN412 Business Policy (Course name and number) January 15, 2008 (Date of submission) CASE ANALYSIS PALM, INC. COMPANY NAME: Palm, Inc. INDUSTRY: Technology Palm, Inc. COMPANY WEBSITE: (www.palm.org) COMPANY BACKGROUND: Jeff Hawkins founded Palm Computing Inc, a hand-held computer business, in 1992 which has since changed names (Yoffie & Kwak, 2001). In 1999 it changed to Palm Inc (Yahoo Finance, 2006)
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Business Benefits to Hewlett-Packard Suppliers from Socially and Environmentally Responsible (SER) Practices in China A Case Study November 2008 By: Sonali Rammohan Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains Program Global Supply Chain Management Forum Stanford Graduate School of Business Business Benefits to Hewlett-Packard Suppliers from Socially and Environmentally Responsible (SER) Practices in China Executive Summary In recent years, the electronics industry has made
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1 Building Your CSR Business Strategy Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. —Sun Tzu In honor of Earth Month, Wal-Mart launched its first-ever in-store magalogue (kind of a cross between a magazine and a catalogue), which aimed to inform its customers—roughly 200 million of them in a month—on actions they could take, while shopping at Wal-Mart, to help the planet. This was great business strategy not only for Wal-Mart in promoting
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in it for you? In 2006, almost three times the volume of RFID tags will be sold than over the previous 60 years since their invention. Primarily this will be because retailers and military forces are demanding that suppliers fit tags to pallets and cases to save cost and improve service but many other applications will be growing very rapidly. This exponential growth will continue and by 2015, the value of sales of RFID tags will have increased
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Strength Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its second quarter profits to $320 (June 2005). The favorable brand perception had also increased sales of Macintosh computers. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series of segments that buy into other parts of the Apple brand. Sales of its notebooks products is also very strong, and represents a huge contribution to income for Apple. Apple designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers
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Hewlett-Packard | Psychological Disorders | Bipolar Disorder | | Misty Whitehead | BEH/225 | Bipolar disorder is one of the oldest mental illnesses documented, although it has not been substantiated as a mental illness until the last 60 or so years. | Bipolar disorder was first known as manic depressive. According to “Bipolar” 1995, the symptoms of this disorder have been found to be mentioned in ancient writings as early as the second century. However, the disorder was not substantiated
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market, attracted a 21-percent share in its first year and drove Palm’s share to below 70 percent. It licenses the Palm operating system for its Visor PDAs, which are lower-priced and generally more versatile than Palm’s PDAs. PDAs made by Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and Casio—all of which are based on the Windows CE operating system—currently account for less than 10 percent of the market. Despite intense competition, Sonic can rely on numerous strengths: First, its PDA has a superior handwriting recognition
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