Expert Systems with Applications Expert Systems with Applications 32 (2007) 687–702 www.elsevier.com/locate/eswa Intelligent modeling of e-business maturity George Xirogiannis b a‚* ‚ Michael Glykas b a University of Piraeus‚ Department of Informatics‚ 80‚ Karaoli & Dimitriou St.‚ 185 34 Piraeus‚ Athens‚ Greece University of Aegean‚ Department of Financial and Management Engineering‚ 31‚ Fostini Street‚ 82 100 Chios‚ Greece Abstract E-business has a significant impact on managers and academics
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1. If you deposit $1‚500 today‚ how much will you have in 3 years‚ given that interest is 9%‚ compounded monthly 2. You just won $150‚000 scholarship. What is the value of this scholarship if the payment wil be made of $50‚000 per year for the next 2 years‚ followed by payments of $25‚000 per year for the next two years. The appropriate interest rate is 8% per year 3. A level-coupon bond has par value of $1‚000 that pays $120 per year and has 10 years to maturity. If the yield for similar
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Maturity According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the word “majority” means the age at which full civil rights are accorded‚ or the status of one who has attained this age. Legally‚ it is the phase of adulthood of an individual that is conceptualized and acknowledged by the law. In our society‚ this age may range from 18 to 21 and this status often serves as a declaration of both physical and emotional maturity. However‚ this is not the case for all people. Since “age of majority” is only coined
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Maturity is knowing when to do the right thing and following up on one’s commitment even when he or she is tempted to do wrong. Huck Finn‚ in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ is faced with such temptations and situations where he is able to make the right choice and mature physically‚ mentally‚ and spiritually. He is able to avoid bad decisions‚ which leads him to become a more mature‚ established young man. Although Huck Finn finds himself acting immature at times‚ he still fully
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Merlin’s Maturity throughout The Crystal Cave The Crystal Cave is a novel portrayed through the life of a young boy named Merlin whom throughout the story changes into a man. His life as a young boy was harsh‚ complicated‚ and different. However‚ his life changes when he is introduced to his father Ambrosius‚ the King of Lesser Britain. Merlin’s maturity was driven by the people in his surroundings‚ such as his grandfather‚ Galapas‚ and his father whom all made him into the man he became.
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As children get older‚ over the years they become more mature through the pressure of being forced to act a certain way. This means that they start to see what being a true gentleman or lady is like from their elders and are expected to grow up to be like them as well as mature. An example in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is when the narrator‚ Scout‚ faces pressure from her Aunt. “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches;
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Bonds and Their Valuation After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • List the four main classifications of bonds and differentiate among them. • Identify the key characteristics common to all bonds. • Calculate the value of a bond with annual or semiannual interest payments. • Explain why the market value of an outstanding fixed-rate bond will fall when interest rates rise on new bonds of equal risk‚ or vice versa. • Calculate the current yield
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Maturity is very important‚ when you are mature you are given the respect you would not otherwise get. Especially at a young age. In Tim Elmore’s post "The Marks of Maturity" It talks about how kids know way too much way too fast. It’s not that you can never learn those things‚ just not when your 13. Some things are just too much for a little brain to understand. The more and more you learn‚ the more mature you will need to be. When someone is mature‚ they understand‚ they listen‚ they can talk
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their lives. For some people it’s easy and for others‚ it takes a little longer to grasp the maturity stage. In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ written by Mark Twain‚ Huck Finn struggles to find his maturation. Huck gradually gets more mature through his adventures with a very immature friend Tom Sawyer‚ a slave named Jim who slowly becomes a friend with Huck‚ and through two con-men who have a lot of greed. At the beginning of this novel‚ Huck was trying to fit in with his friend Tom
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the definitive merger agreement‚ wherein Bharti will acquire African operations of Zain Group. The deal was valued at an enterprise value of USD 10.7 billion or on an 8.2x EBITDA Multiple. Goldman Sachs has invested USD 450 million in online social networking portal Facebook‚ which is valued as the number one social networking network at USD 50 billion. At an enterprise value of USD 50 billion‚ Facebook is trading at a multiple of about 100 times of its earnings. Newspapers and television channels
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