culture in which few persons took responsibility until it was too late . — Richard Thornburgh, former U.S. attorney general1 On July 21, 2002, WorldCom Group, a telecommunications company with more than $30 billion in revenues, $104 billion in assets, and 60,000 employees, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Between 1999 and 2002, WorldCom had overstated its pretax income by at least $7 billion; a deliberate miscalculation that was, at the time, the largest in
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2000, compared to a 20 percent increase and a 10 percent decline for the index during the same years. By December 31, 2000, Enron’s stock was priced at $83.13, and its market capitalization exceeded $60 billion, 70 times earnings and six times book value, an indication of the stock market’s high expectations about its future prospects. Enron was rated the most innovative large company in America in Fortune magazine’s survey of Most Admired Companies. Yet within a year, Enron’s image was in tatters
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Abstract II. Problem Statement III. Evaluation IV. Hypothesis V. Procedure/Design VI. Introduction VII. Definition and Examples a. Case I b. Case II c. Case III VIII. Origin of Competitive Intelligence IX. Why Collect Intelligence? X. What is Ethical? XI. Methods of Intelligence Collection XII. What Resources Are Used to Collect Information XIII. How Companies Utilized Collected Information XIV. Keeping Companies Secrets Secret a. Buildings b. Communication
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enterprise’s information assets.’ Successful organizations are realizing the importance of knowledge management. Coulson – Thomas (1998) observed that organizations can experience transformation through effective knowledge management which creates more value for various stakeholders. In the words of O’Dell and Jackson , “Knowledge management is a conscious strategy of getting the right knowledge to the right people at the right time and helping people share
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shailanchal | Studymode.com Journal of Services Research Volume 11 Number 2 October 2011 - March 2012 IMPACT OF RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ON MARKET ORIENTATION OF INDIAN B2B FIRMS The Journal of IIMT Dr. Atanu Adhikari Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kerala, India Prof. Manpreet Singh Gill faculty of marketing with L.G.C Ludhiana, India Journal of Services Research, Volume 11, Number 2 (October 2011 - March 2012) ©2011 by Institute for International Management and Technology
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model-based reasoning using qualitative values. Model-based reasoning systems are specific types of knowledge-based systems in which the underlying causal model of the system is represented. This makes the systems less brittle than heuristic systems, which fail to provide solutions outside their narrow domain of expertise (Jackson, 1990; Iwasaki and Simon, 1990). Furthermore, qualitative reasoning systems provide a mechanism for handling uncertainty by using qualitative values. Until now, qualitative reasoning
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easyJet is based on the belief that demands for short-haul air transport is price elastic. That means, if prices for flights are being reduced, more people will fly. Traditionally airline concepts are based on the assumption that airline traffic grows in line with the economy and that cutting prices will only lead to a decrease in revenues. With the introduction of the ‘no-nonsense’ concept to the European market, after its deregulation in 1992, easyJet has proven this theory wrong and goes from strength
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