ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.5, No.6, 2014 www.iiste.org The Impact of Whatsapp Messenger Usage on Students Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana Johnson Yeboah (Lecturer)*,George Dominic Ewur (Lecturer) School of Business, Marketing Department, Takoradi Polytechnic, P.O box 256, Takoradi, Ghana Email:gastybg@yahoo.com Abstract The perceived high level of usage of social networking applications amongst students of tertiary institutions in Ghana is inevitable.
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8- August 1, 2011 Hudson Valley BUSINESS JOURNAL ‘Random acts of marketing’ should be ‘history’ Say goodbye to “Random Acts of Marketing” as integration, alignment, visibility and return on investment (ROI) all top the list of requirements for marketing performance improvement through 2011, reports the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council in its latest State of Marketing Report. At risk are agencies and resources failing to bring value-added thinking, innovation, or technical knowledge
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Leaders know that to successfully run their companies they need to have a clear strategy that meets the challenges facing their organization and capitalizes on the strengths that they possess. However, even the best strategy will ultimately fail without the right people in place to execute it. Thus, the true challenge for any leader is a human capital challenge. But what exactly is human capital and how does it relate to an organization’s chances for successfully executing its strategy? In short
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products * Stable political environment in the UK guarantee a safe business in the UK – recent election gave another 4 years of stable planning. Even a change of government wouldn’t affect the business to much * UKs point on the European Union and the upcoming referendum might affect Saatchi & Saatchi in the future though. Due to the international business it might get very difficult to sustain the current structure since business will become much more difficult if the UK leaves the EU | Economic
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complexities that surround business. Main Theme: HR CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION To accelerate organizational growth and be able to compete on a regional scale and beyond, human resources managers cannot simply follow the traditional paths they used to get the organization where it is today; instead, they need to transform themselves. In other words, HR practitioners need to expand their perspective and explore the world beyond the general HR attributes -- the overall business landscape, the clients
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Introduction Thesis: Zynga’s business strategy is successful but not sustainable. Purpose This case study highlights the success of Zynga in online games. This forms an excellent basis for assessing the relationship between durable and virtual products. The continuous over- reliance of Zynga on Facebook is also another essential aspect of consideration in paper. Finally, the case study addresses the various implications of Zynga on the existing video game business. Overview Zynga is among
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ABOUT US Our business Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, offering a full range of communications services and competing in all telecommunications markets. We employ close to 32,000 people directly, facilitate access to more than 1,900 points of presence across the globe and have one of Australia’s largest shareholder bases, with 1.4 million shareholders. We have a diverse range of customers, including consumers, small business, large enterprises
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SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION http://seminar.utmspace.edu.my/jisri/ The Impact of Social Media use on Academic Performance among university students: A Pilot Study Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi1 Mohd Shahizan Othman2 e-mail: abumunir82@yahoo.com e-mail: shahizan@utm.my Author(s) Contact Details: 1,2 Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Abstract — There is no doubt that Social media has gained wider acceptability and usability and is also becoming probably
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Social Media LaChina McClain Professor Smallwood LEG 100 May 4, 2013 Facebook is a very popular social media site where users can share their ideas and feelings about events in an open atmosphere. These ideas are known as “statuses”. Additionally, the site is used to share pictures, videos, and other points of individual interest with the rest of the world or just a selected few. This is totally up to your personnel preferences. A growing trend is using Facebook as a social media marketing
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Reporting Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting Standards Christos Spanoudakis Student ID:13086848 Date of Submission: 3rd April 2014 Introduction Nowadays, more and more large companies publish except from their financial statements also social and environmental reports. It is broadly known that companies’ activities have as a consequence an impact in society and environment. For this reason companies should be responsible not only for financial performance but also should take
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