SPECIAL ISSUE: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS: FROM BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT Hsinchun Chen Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. {hchen@eller.arizona.edu} Roger H. L. Chiang Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0211 U.S.A. {chianghl@ucmail.uc.edu} Veda C. Storey J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4015 U.S.A. {vstorey@gsu
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COINSTAR INC (CSTR) 10-K Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d) Filed on 02/09/2012 Filed Period 12/31/2011 Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 10-K x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2011 OR ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 000-22555 COINSTAR
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Quinn Lia Torre Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 4 OVERVIEW 5 History and Background 5 Mission Statement 5 Social/Corporate Responsibility 6 BUSINESS ANALYSIS 8 Core Competencies 8 Management Structure 9 Current Objectives 9 Current Short Term Objectives 9 Current Long Term Objectives 10 Current Strategy 10 Advertising and Representative Value Proposition (“RVP”) 10 Product Line Simplification(PLS) 10
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What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? CASE STUDY What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? CASE STUDY T T he existing electricity infrastructure in the United States is outdated and inefficient. Energy companies provide power to consumers, but the grid provides no information about how the consumers are using that energy, making it difficult to develop more efficient approaches to distribution. Also, the current electric- ity grid offers few ways to handle power provided by alternative energy sources
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WWW.IBISWORLD.COM Internet Publishing and Broadcasting in the US August 2014 1 High-speed growth: The internet’s advertising expenditures will increase, spurring growth IBISWorld Industry Report 51913b Internet Publishing and Broadcasting in the US August 2014 Stephen Hoopes 2 2 2 2 3 About this Industry Industry Definition Main Activities Similar Industries Additional Resources 17 International Trade 18 Business Locations 34 Regulation & Policy 34 Industry Assistance
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Quinn Lia Torre Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 4 OVERVIEW 5 History and Background 5 Mission Statement 5 Social/Corporate Responsibility 6 BUSINESS ANALYSIS 8 Core Competencies 8 Management Structure 9 Current Objectives 9 Current Short Term Objectives 9 Current Long Term Objectives 10 Current Strategy 10 Advertising and Representative Value Proposition (“RVP”) 10 Product Line Simplification(PLS) 10
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Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 4 OVERVIEW 5 History and Background 5 Mission Statement 5 Social/Corporate Responsibility 6 BUSINESS ANALYSIS 8 Core Competencies 8 Management Structure 9 Current Objectives 9 Current Short Term Objectives 9 Current Long Term Objectives 10 Current Strategy 10 Advertising and Representative Value Proposition (“RVP”) 10 Product Line Simplification(PLS) 10 Strategic Sourcing Initiative 10 Enterprise
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A Direct Threat to the Status Quo An Analysis of the PC Industry and Dell, Inc. I. Personal Computer Industry Summary a. Industry Profile b. Typical Industry Competitive Strategy c. Porter Model Evaluation d. Globalization of the Industry e. Importance of I/T to the Industry II. Dell, Inc. a. Dell Company Profile b. Market and Financial Performance c. Competitive Strategy Statement d. Significance of Information Systems
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struggling to maintain profitability in the online medium, and they were eager to see how the public would react to the creation of a paywall at the most popular news website in the U.S. Martin Nisenholtz, the senior vice president of Digital Operations at The Times, was optimistic about the willingness of users to pay: I think the majority of people are honest and care about great journalism and The New York Times. When you look at the research that we’ve done, tons of people actually say,
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December 5, 2011 To: Google Management Subject: Google Corporate Strategy Larry, this summarizes our analysis of Google’s current corporate strategy and outlines recommendations to guide future strategic decisions in Google’s incredibly volatile marketplace. Our goal is to help identify where Google’s environment is shifting and how Google can respond proactively to continue the market-beating growth and profitability of past years. Recommendations: 1. Google should continue with its
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