University, Australia kirsty.williamson@sims.monash.edu.au ABSTRACT This paper reports key findings from an interpretive study of Australian banking consumer experiences with the adoption of internet banking. The paper provides an understanding of how and why specific factors affect the consumer decision whether or not to bank on the internet, in the Australian context. A theoretical framework is provided that conceptualizes and links consumer-oriented issues influencing adoption of internet banking
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Investigate the extent of competition in the natural gas industry in the European Union. Assess the impact of EU and national regulations on the prices of natural gas across the EU”. Abstract: European natural gas market currently has a decline of indigenous resources that is, at the same time, combined with the growing dependence of gas supplies coming from a few foreign exporters. As a result of this, new EU regulations and polices are proposed. This paper will analyze the past
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log on module for the Kuwait armed forces computer system. The development focused on relieving the user from the load of creating, remembering and maintaining their passwords for the login process. Based on the fact that the Kuwait information and communication technology literacy levels are still in their infancy stage, the conventional authentication system was proved unfriendly to the user. This system was developed with this in mind. This proposed system relies on the user logging in to the system
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Strategy: company's plan on how it will balance internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain competitive advantage • HR Challenge: building leadership pipeline (manage talent shortage) Role in Formulating Strategy - HR professionals + line managers do environmental scanning: identify and analyze external opportunities/threats that can be crucial to company success ○ Can also add value to strategy forming process by supplying information regarding internal strengths/weaknesses
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40:102–119 DOI 10.1007/s11747-011-0279-9 Marketing and business performance Neil A. Morgan Received: 28 July 2011 / Accepted: 1 August 2011 / Published online: 20 August 2011 # Academy of Marketing Science 2011 Abstract Academics and managers have struggled for many years to understand and delineate the role of marketing in explaining business performance differences between firms. Most of the theory base for any such attempts has to be informed by strategic management theory, since the
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After examining customerdriven marketing strategy, we now take a deeper look at the marketing mix: the tactical tools that marketers use to implement their strategies and deliver superior customer value. In this and the next chapter, we’ll study how companies develop and manage products and brands. Then, in the chapters that follow, we’ll look at pricing, distribution, and marketing communication tools. The product is usually the first and most basic marketing consideration. We start with a seemingly
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use of Information Systems in CUT THROAT PC Industry Simon T. Lau Table of Contents Analysis Paper Objective Section I : Industry Analysis : The Personal Computer Industry A. Personal Computer (PC) Industry Profile B. Porter Competitive Model for PC Industry Structure Analysis C. Business Strategy Model and Representative Business Strategies D. Globalization of the Industry E. Importance of the Information Technology
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ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012-2013 INTERNSHIP PERIOD: FROM: 28TH JANUARY TO 28TH MARCH 2013 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN: ACCOUNTING NAME OF ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR IN FIELD: DR IBRAHIM MUSOBO Acknowledgements I would like to sincerely thank the management and staff of FINA BANK Ltd for allowing me to do my internship within this organization. I am grateful to my internal supervisor, Service delivery manager who willingly accepted to supervise and support me on the course of the training. My deep
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that the user can easily manage and utilize the application. Various other approaches were considered for this application. This application is designed in a way that it will only require a minimum amount of information from the user. The goal was to look for the minimum amount of information that will meet needed requirements. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ABSTRACT ..............................................................................................................................
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Global Partnering: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Story? VERSION 1.2 This case was prepared using publicly available information by Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson, Professor, Toulouse Business School, France. It is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright © 2015 S V Gudmundsson, Toulouse, France. Global Partnering: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Story? C28-1-2015-1.1 "In retrospect
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