Available online at www.sciencedirect.com International Journal of Project Management 27 (2009) 182–193 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Rethinking IT project management: Evidence of a new mindset and its implications Chris Sauer a,*, Blaize Horner Reich b b a Fellow in Information Management, Saıd Business School, University of Oxford, Egrove Park, Oxford OX1 5NY, UK ¨ Professor, Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1W6
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Andrew Whalley Strategic Marketing Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 2 Strategic Marketing © 2010 Andrew Whalley & Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978-87-7681-643-8 Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 3 Contents Strategic Marketing Contents Preface 9 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3.4 1.3.5 1.3.6 1.3.7 1.4. 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.5 So what is marketing? The Three levels of Marketing The value of Marketing; Needs
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THE USE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AND DECISION-MAKING IN ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF MUXOL PAINT DEPORT, BENIN CITY) BY DAVID UYIGUE UNAD/ACC5/2007/371 A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI, NIGERIA. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.sc) DEGREE (HONS.) IN ACCOUNTING FEBRUARY, 2014 CERTIFICATION This is to certify
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and big global corporate houses in India. As a result there had been a constant pressure on Indian corporate houses not only to survive but to come out as a key player in their respective sectors. Many of the Indian firms which followed a rigid organisational structure felt the need to restructure their businesses. Many of the big business houses and family run businesses have moved forward in the direction of what is commonly termed as “CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING”. Among these Indian firms is L&T
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supervisor of department; Meru University) __________________________ Date TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the study............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the problem.............................................................................................. 4 1.3 Objectives
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business models in several industries. In the UK, significant changes are happening in supermarket retailing with the introduction of online shopping, especially in terms of channel development and coordination, business scope redefinition, the development of fulfilment centre model and core processes, new ways of customer value creation, and online partnerships. In fact the role of online supermarket itself has undergone some significant changes in the last few years. Based on recent empirical evidence
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business activity is by no means a recent phenomenon. The lives of Phoenicians and Carthaginians, in the ancient world, were deeply dependent on international business. This economic activity included foreign direct investment (FDI), joint ventures and strategic alliances, among other forms of internationalisation (Moore and Lewis, 1999). Several multinational corporations (MNEs) can also be identified in Europe in the middle ages and in the beginning of the modern era (Dunning, 1993a; Jones, 1996). The
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Intercultural Management: Change implementation in the context of national culture Prof. Taina Savolainen School of Business, Management and Leadership, University of Joensuu, Finland taina.savolainen@joensuu.fi ABSTRACT This keynote address considers change implementation in the globalizing business environment in the context of culture. Organizations seek ways to cope with new situations in order to survive and be competitive. The primary strategic challenge in multicultural change processes is managing
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Dublin Institute of Technology ARROW@DIT Dissertations School of Computing 2010-09-01 Cloud Computing:Strategies for Cloud Computing Adoption Faith Shimba Dublin Institute of Technology, faith.shimba@gmail.com Recommended Citation Shimba, F.:Cloud Computing:Strategies for Cloud Computing Adoption. Masters Dissertation. Dublin, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2010. This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Computing at ARROW@DIT. It has been accepted
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION LEADERSHIP IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD A different perspective: reframing the business leader’s role and purpose LEADERSHIP ROLES OLD AND NEW A familiar leadership role: leading change and innovation across the business A new leadership role: leading change beyond business boundaries HOW CAN THIS TREND BE ACCELERATED? IMPLICATIONS FOR THINKING ABOUT BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONCLUSIONS NEXT STEPS POST-SCRIPT: HOW IS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP BEING REFRAMED? Ashridge Business
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