insufficient contingency planning A failure to communicate effectively with the public at a personal level‚ by phone and through the media What were the lessons learned? A number of the lessons indicate that closer attention to project management techniques could have mitigated the failures. In particular‚ the main lessons were: New systems must be thoroughly tested Staff must be fully trained and adequate time allowed to learn new processes Realistic contingency plans are required
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their lives and the lives of other in the streets‚ in fear of being caught up in all of the madness. There were no useable elevators and at times it became discouraging to many of the firefighters because they had to carry sixty-pound hoses up eighty cases of stairs‚ but they knew they had to do it. Working together‚ they did their job to the best of their ability. They grew close bonds with each other in spite of all the stuff that was going on. Before September 11th they had few to no brothers but
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EM6602 Accounting for Decision-Making and Control Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy (HBR 9-100-027) Team Members Toh Wei Hong‚ Prashant Trivedi‚ Preethy Varadarajan Question 1 The difference between Microsoft’s market value and book value is primarily due to unrecorded intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ human capital‚ and commercial advantages such as long-term contracts and market dominance. These intangible assets confer Microsoft a tremendous edge over its
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House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Accounting and Business Research Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rabr20 Different approaches to corporate reporting regulation: How jurisdictions differ and why Christian Leuz a a b c d J. Sondheimer Professor of International Economics‚ Finance and Accounting‚ University of Chicago Booth School of Business‚ 5807 South Woodlawn Avenue‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ 60637–1610
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BACKGROUND PAPER ON A-10 THUNDERBOLT II “WARTHOG” 1. The purpose of this paper is to provide background information on the A-10 Thunderbolt II‚ including its mission and characteristics‚ current role‚ and future role in combat. The A-10 is designed around the seven-barrel Gatling gun‚ and can carry 16‚000 lbs. of mixed ordinance‚ making it a lethal asset in combat operations. In the current conflict‚ the A-10 is flying missions against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Military and
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1. Which of the following describes the role pastoral societies played in world history before the Mongol Empire? d) They introduced new political models that reshaped the states of older civilizations. a) They preserved the lifestyle of gathering and hunting societies. c) They created a series of nomadic empires and controlled major trade routes. b) They spread their polytheistic religions to neighboring civilizations. 2. Why did pastoral societies emerge only in the Afro-Eurasian
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FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING SCOPE OF THE FRAMEWORK The existing framework deals with the ■ Objectives of financial statements; ■ Qualitative characteristics of financial statements; ■ Elements of financial statements; ■ Underlying Assumptions; ■ Recognition of the elements of financial statements; ■ Measurement of the elements of financial statements; and ■ Concepts of capital and capital maintenance OBJECTIVES The objective of general purpose financial reporting. The objective is
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Chapter 10—Developing and Managing Products MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When the manufacturer of L’Oreal shampoo introduced shampoos designed specifically to appeal to preteens‚ the product was: e.a.b.a.a.c.b.c.e.b.e.c.a.d.e.b.d.e.a.c.b.b.d.e.c.d.b.d.b.a.b.e.d.c.c.a.a.b.b.e.a.b.b.b.c.b.e.a.d.c.b.d.c.a.e.b.e.a.e.e.a.c.b.a.d.e.a.d.a.c.d.c.e.d.b.c.c.d.b.e.a.c.d.e.d.b.a.e.a.e.c.a.d.e.e.e.a.c.d.b.a.c.b.a.d.d.a.b.c.b.a.e.c.a.c. a new product because it was an improvement or revision of an existing product
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Chapter 11 Mongol armies besieged the Genoese trading on Black Sea in 1346 Damaged trading links between East Asia and Mediterranean bubonic plague Geneose merchants and soldiers withdrew‚ taking germs with them reached Messina‚ Sicily‚ half were dead and rest dying went port to port‚ spreading the germs killed one third of European population land and sea trailes of human voyagers became accidental conduits for deadly microbes devastated societies more than Mongol warfare “murderous
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by their neighbours. This is more so because they share the relatively limited economic space in world markets. In this unit‚ we will compare India’s developmental experiences with two of its important and strategic neighbours — Pakistan and China. 10 C OMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF AND ITS NEIGHBOURS INDIA After studying this chapter‚ the learners will • figure out comparative trends in various economic and human development indicators of India and its neighbours‚ China and Pakistan •
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