EBizPort: Collecting and Analyzing Business Intelligence Information Byron Marshall, Daniel McDonald, Hsinchun Chen, and Wingyan Chung Artificial Intelligence Lab, Management Information Systems Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. E-mail: {byronm, dmm, hchen, wchung}@eller.arizona.edu To make good decisions, businesses try to gather good intelligence information. Yet managing and processing a large amount of unstructured information and data stand in the way of greater business
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msnajjar@memphis.edu William J. Kettinger1 University of Memphis Department of Management Information Systems 346 Fogelman Administration Building Memphis, TN 38152-3120 (901) 678 4547 bill.kettinger@memphis.edu A Paper submitted to the MISQ Executive special issue on “Big Data” Acknowledgements: The authors are indebted to Cynthia Beath and the special issue editors and reviewers for their advice on how to substantially improve this article. An earlier version of the paper was presented
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capitalization of all lease arrangements is generally detrimental to such financial measurements, with significant variability among industry sectors. Through surveys and interviews, it is further determined that while a majority of corporate financial executives do not support the proposed accounting change, they have yet to analyze the impact and prepare for the effects of the change within their own companies. Copyright 2010, Mark S. Lynn Death of the Operating Lease Death of the Operating Lease
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Canadian Advertising Success Stories 1999 Lay’s Potato Chips Agency: Authors: BBDO Canada D. McGillivray, R. J. Carscadden, K. Matheson; M. McLaughlin, S. Creet, L. Grossman, K. Callahan, E. Clark, J. Sitrin, D. Remlinger EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 'In revitalising the brand, the goal is not only to generate added sales levels but to have them based upon enhanced equity, a move which involves improved recognition, enhanced perceived quality, changed associations, an expanded customer base and increased
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I. -----------Case Summary Ms. Genee Lopez, Assistant Vice President for Franchising scanned her planner to check her appointments for the day when her secretary, Liza, came in her office carrying a folder containing information about the company’s franchise applicants. She reviewed the proposals and was faced by the question “ Who are we supposed to award the franchise to?” II. Statement of the Problem and Objectives How will Genee Lopez evaluate the proposals of Mr. Artiaga and Mrs
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rP os t 4261 MARCH 4, 2011 JAMES L. HESKETT PATRICIA GIRARDI op yo Calveta Dining Services, Inc.: A Recipe for Growth? tC On a June day in 2009, Frank Calveta, president and chief executive officer of Calveta Dining Services, Inc., struggled as he prepared to present growth strategies to his father, founder and former CEO Antonio Calveta. Calveta was a $2 billion, privately held firm that managed food service operations for nearly 1,000 senior living facilities (SLFs) in
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There are many different theories of human memory, cognition, and thinking the most researched and articulated theory is the Information Processing explanations (Ashcraft & Radvansky, 2010; Bruning, Schraw & Norby, 2011; Sternberg & Sternberg, 2012) This essay will introduce Information Processing Theories and briefly explain the key concepts and explore the importance of these theories in relation to teaching in the classroom. The significance of these theories in relation to understanding childrens
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Title: PickCup Noodles Executive Summary Loca Group was established in 2012, and consists of 5 members who are working on a new start up project to start in 2013. The business plan Loca Group has made involves a fast food cup noodle station, adapted from a similar concept that has been widely successful in its country of origin, Japan. The station will be called PickCup Noodles, and it aims to fulfill the demand for noodles consumption within Malaysia. Because the concept of a fast food noodle
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Bang College of Business The difference between needs, wants and demands and the various factors that influence human consumption. Monandniso Tursunova ID: 20111449 MKT 3140: Intermediate to Marketing Dr. Kim Chung 20.02. 2012 Outline 1. Introduction a) The concept of needs wants and demands. b) The factors influencing the consumption behavior 2. Body a) Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs b) The difference between the demands and wants 3. Conclusion
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2013 Brand Audit: Casuarina Curry By Ashwin Joseph Ashwin Zenev Jerome Balaji Balakrishnan Madhumita Srinivasan 12772487 12774782 12770282 12772343 Submitted To : Dr. Lisa Tombalabkian EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Extant branding literature holds that, strong brands evoke brand associations that are differentiated readily from direct competitors. Additionally, brand theory asserts that the most powerful and enduring consumer-based brand associations deal with the intangible or abstract characteristics
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