shoe selection is important component of preventing running injury. It should be noted the articles purporting this belief do not reference case studies or controlled clinical trials. Retrospective case studies are available which demonstrate a running injury that was alleviated by switching to a different running shoe. B.R. Wilk (2000) published a case study demonstrating that a triathlete developed plantar fasciitis as a result of running in a defective running shoe. The shoe construction defect
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE DOING IT RIGHT AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS Jim Bird This is a preprint of an article accepted for publication in Employment Relations Today, Autumn 2006, vol. 33, no. 3. Copyright 2006, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The demand for work-life-balance solutions by employees and managers is expanding at an unprecedented rate. As a result, work-life balance is an increasingly hot topic in boardrooms and government halls today. Over the coming decade it will be one of the most important issues
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International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, Vol. 1, No. 1, June, 2010 2010-023X Information Technology roles in Accounting Tasks – A Multiple-case Study Maria do Céu Gaspar Alves Abstract—Nowadays the business world is changing at a faster and faster pace. The reasons given for this is globalization, highs information technology (IT) investments and the rapid pace of technological change. Organizations are responding in different ways and at different rates to the wide range
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sector “deliver[ing] the world’s best label solutions that help…customers build their brands” in the “Home & Personal Care, Food and Beverage, Wine and Spirit, and Specialty Market brand owners in North, Central and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Asia”. As a global producer of “innovative decorating solutions to many of the world’s largest consumer goods companies”, Multicolor faces operational risks within the company’s control which could adversely affect the corporation’s
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and exposure. Suggested Readings: 1. 2. 3. 4. Note: 1. 2. Four case studies will be discussed in a paper by the concerned teacher in the class. Instructions for External Examiner: The question paper will have two sections. Section ‘A’ shall comprise eight questions (two questions from each unit). The candidates will be required to attempt four questions (selecting one question from each unit). Section ‘B’ will contain one CASE STUDY which will be compulsory. All five questions will carry equal marks
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Prestige Telephone Company case study In 1999, the Government encouraged public utilities to seek new sources of revenues and profits to reduce the need for rate increases to consumers of telephone services. Prestige Telephone Co. (PTC) considered that a centralised data provider service could be a profitable use of excess hours from existing infrastructure. Prestige Data Services (PDS) performed data processing for the telephone company and sold computer services to other companies and
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“Connectivity and work dominance: Panacea or pariah” (2009) addresses weather work-connecting technologies (WCT) and the changing business environment has caused an imbalance between young managers and professionals’ use of technology and work-life balance. An analysis of the article describes the current generation of professionals engrossed with technology and tries to determine the impact. The articles denouement concluded both positive and negative perceptions in professional groups who went beyond
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Abstract Tri-Cities Community Bank (TCCB), located in the Midwest United States, has been very successful over the past few years but it continues to explore ways to improve its performance. Chris Billings, recently promoted to the new president of TCCB’s southern division (SD), believes that the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) could be used to boost TCCB’s financial performance but the CEO was a bit apprehensive. He reluctantly agreed to allow her to test the concept in the five branches
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together (Back, 2010). However, despite the importance of the employees, the companies do not include them as an asset in the balance sheet where all the other assets are being recorded (Kaye, 2012; McGrath, 2010). Employees are considered as an intangible asset to the company (Back, 2010). There are some reasons why employee is not or should not be include in the balance sheet as an asset. Many intangibles such as employees are not owned by the company in the first place (Adams, 2010; Kaye, 2012)
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International Financial Management – Case Study #2 Nodal Logistics and Custo Brasil Deadline: Monday, 11/10/2014 How to get the case Nodal Logistics and Custo Brasil by Michael Moffett Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management 11 pages. Publication Date: Nov 15, 2008. Prod. #: TB0049-PDF-ENG The easiest way is to go directly to: http://hbr.org/store You will need to create an account and to use a credit or debit card to process payments. You can purchase the case in either digital (PDF)
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