RESEARCH NOTE EXHAUSTION FROM INFORMATION SYSTEM CAREER EXPERIENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TURN-AWAY INTENTION1 Deborah J. Armstrong Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Information Systems Department, College of Business, Florida State University, 821 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110 U.S.A. {darmstrong@business.fsu.edu} Nita G. Brooks Computer Information Systems, Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU Box 45, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 U.S.A. {nita.brooks@mtsu.edu}
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Customer Information Strategy Convergys Case 1. Convergys, a leader in contract-based business process outsourcing services, has been successful in acquiring high-profile customers (e.g. Verizon, FedEx & Starbucks, among others) across a wide variety of industries. Despite Convergys’ impressive customer list, the company has seen its operating margin decrease about 20% over the past 5 years. Key decision makers within the company believe that this decline is due, at least in part, to issues
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Usability Evaluation of a Medium-sized ERP System in Higher Education Brenda Scholtz, André Calitz and Charmain Cilliers Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa brenda.scholtz@nmmu.ac.za andre.calitz@nmmu.ac.za charmain.cilliers@nmmu.ac.za Abstract: The critical importance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in modern business has created a demand for ERP consultants with the appropriate competencies to implement, maintain and support these systems. Education
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Ghana’s experience with macro-stabilization and structural adjustment appears to be in line with that of many other developing countries that have pursued similar policies. Their experience reveals that such programs do not lead automatically to the resumption of growth, let alone ensure the transition onto a higher growth path. The recent experience of transition economies has shown that price stabilization and opening up may not be enough
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Small business social responsibility: Expanding core CSR theory Laura J. Spence Abstract This paper seeks to expand business and society research in a number of ways. Its primary purpose is to redraw two core CSR theories (stakeholder theory and Carroll’s CSR pyramid), enhancing their relevance for small business. This is done by the application of the ethic of care, informed by the value of feminist perspectives and the extant empirical research on small business social responsibility. It is
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Section 17 Agriculture This section presents statistics on farms and farm operators; land use; farm income, expenditures, and debt; farm output, productivity, and marketings; foreign trade in agricultural products; specific crops; and livestock, poultry, and their products. The principal sources are the reports issued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The information from the 2007 Census of
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ANALYSIS OF A CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING “A REAL CASE STUDY OF CARIBBEAN TREASURES” By: Romaldo Isaac Lewis (MBA) September 3nd 2012 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS - CARIBBEAN TRESURES Page 1 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS - CARIBBEAN TRESURES Page 2 TABEL OF CONTENTS Topic Page I INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 5 II STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM .............................................. 6
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THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OREINTATION ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATIVENES: A CASE STUDY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTREPRISE IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA BY FATOYE, MUSTAPHA OBI 08S04/046 BEING A RESEACH PROJECT SUMITTED TO THE DEPARMENT OF BUSNESS ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO IN PARTICAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BARCHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.C) DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTARTION (MANAGEMENT OPTION) JULY, 2012
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INTERNET MARKETING ACQUISITION PROCESS Case: www.flashgame4fun.com Lahti University of Applied Sciences Degree Program in International Business Thesis Winter 2008 Nguyen Phuong Linh Hoang Tung Lahti University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Business Studies NGUYEN P. LINH AND HOANG TUNG: Internet Marketing Acquisition Process Case: www.flashgame4fun.com Bachelor’s Thesis of Degree Program in International Business, 103 pages, 15 appendices Winter 2008 ABSTRACT Internet marketing is
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Economic Tradeoffs of Substituting Transportation for Inventory in the Department of Defense - A Case Study of Pipeline ReductionBy H. Don Taylor Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in ECONOMICS APPROVED: _____________________ Dr. Roger Waud _____________________ Dr. Nancy A. Wentzler _____________________ Dr. Brian Reid ____________________ Dr. Tom Lutton
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