to leverage partner base and set up localized sales offices throughout the globe to help better meet the needs of our clients. Introduction In today’s fast paced Information Technology industry, IT companies must look beyond the product or innovations to gain competitive advantage in the field. Software companies
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Hong Kong Olivia R. Liu Sheng University of Arizona Abstract Recent advances in information and biomedicine technology have significantly increased the technical feasibility, clinical viability and economic affordability of telemedicine-assisted service collaboration and delivery. The ultimate success of telemedicine in an adopting organization requires the organization’s proper addressing both technological and managerial challenges. Based on Tornatzky and Fleischer’s framework, we developed and
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globalization, technology, innovation, diversity, and ethics. As the United States continues to fight against terrorism, members of the military continue to come home broken and disabled. Some disabilities require long-term recovery. The Department of Veteran Affairs makes every possible effort to ensure veterans receive the quality of care they need to enable them in performing their daily functions. The VA uses globalization not in a way to sell goods or services throughout the world but as
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maintenance and repair of containers. ICT (Thai) is a subsidiary of Integrated Container Terminal (M) Sdn Bhd, located in Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia. The company was established on the 6th February 2002 and currently is one of the main service providers for container storage in Malaysia’s port. 3 Picture 2 ICT Container Yard Based on good relationship, ICT (M) Sdn Bhd has secured contracts with 25 shipping lines in PTP. This relationship has been continuously done by ICT (Thai) with these
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Forces outside the firm’s traditional boundaries are increasingly important in determining the firm’s success. These forces in “the environment of business” differ among nations and over time, continually confronting the firm with new issues that require modifications in strategies and management practices. Managing in the context of turbulence has become an ongoing reality. Readers will learn how to modify their strategies and management practices and adapt to this new reality. SOCIAL FORCES
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China’s Scientific & Technological Actions on Climate Change Jointly Issued by Ministry of Science and Technology National Development and Reform Commission Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Agriculture State Environmental Protection Administration State Forestry Administration Chinese Academy of Sciences China Meteorology Administration National Natural Science Foundation State Oceanic Administration China Association
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INTRODUCTION Following this introduction on Nigeria’s economic development challenge, this paper reviews business economics, outlining the relationship with innovation and social entrepreneurship. It also presents a holistic framework for economic development covering the individual, firm and macro levels, and outlines the roles of stakeholders at each level, in fostering national development. It concludes by calling on all stakeholders to play their part in leveraging entrepreneurship and all aspects
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its corporate profits, since most of its business units it retrenched were unprofitable. By 2006, five business units had negative net profit margins and negative operating margins. Four of those units had negative margins of more than 10%, with different units seeing steady or sharp declines in revenues in profits since 2004. Contrary to what has become understood from how the past has evolved, Robert Campagnino, an analyst for Prudential Equity Group, explained back in 2005: “We do have some
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Social Entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative solutions to social problems. It provides unparalleled platforms at the regional and global level to highlight and advance leading models of sustainable social innovation. It identifies a select community of social entrepreneurs and engages it in shaping global, regional and industry agendas that improve the state of the world in close collaboration with the other stakeholders of the World Economic Forum. Social
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