ICTS AS ENABLERS OF DEVELOPMENT: A MICROSOFT WHITE PAPER December 2004 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are transforming societies and fueling the growth of the global economy. Yet despite the broad potential of ICTs‚ their benefits have not been spread evenly. Indeed‚ using ICTs effectively to foster social inclusion and economic growth is among the key challenges facing policymakers today. As one of the world’s leading ICT firms‚ Microsoft brings a unique
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business is based on the values and beliefs of its owner. In comparison to a family‚ the owner may be considered the matriarch and employees considered sons and daughters. Based on that assumption‚ the responsibility for success and prosperity lie solely on the leader. Family success is based on the philosophy of values and morals of its matriarch that are passed down to the children. A business should operate on the same basic philosophy of a family by creating a set of values and beliefs that will
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Integrating Values-The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of Wal-Mart’s Response to Sex Discrimination and Pay Lawsuits Natalie Rondon Christian Varillas Shirley Simmonds Francisco Amado Kyle Lozito Nova Southeastern University We certify that we are the author of this paper and that any assistance received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. We have also cited any sources from which were used data‚ ideas of words‚ whether quoted or paraphrased
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converted a consistent 3% of its visitors into sales‚ with very little fluctuation. Clearly‚ then‚ our goal for the upcoming year should be to raise the number of visitors to our site by any means necessary. If we can double our number of visitors by casting a wider net on pay-per-click advertising and by creating site content that is more search-engine friendly‚ we’ll double our sales. The author of the argument believes that the goal of the company for the upcoming year should be to raise the number
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Deontological Theory of Ethics Introduction When ethics is explored‚ and an inquiry into its origin and sources are explored to find definition and clarity around ethics‚ one initial discovery will be that two main views on ethical behavior emerge. One of those theories is the deontological theory of ethics. Ethics and ethical decisions surround themselves around what is the goodness or badness of any particular choice or decision. When exploring ethics‚ it is necessary to explore what
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functions that a central bank traditionally performs as elsewhere in the world. The core functions of BB are briefly discussed as follows: 1.BB formulates and implements monetary policy aiming at stabilizing domestic monetary value and maintaining competitive external per value of taka for fostering growth and development of country’s
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The purpose of this case is to hire a Sales Manager for the company with all the core competences of company. According to the legal view of this case study it falls under the pregnancy discrimination act of 1978 (A framework for human resource management‚ Gary Dessler).This act encompasses discrimination of pregnancy‚ childbirth‚ or any other related medical conditions. The legal and the ethical issues involved in this case is about Gladys pregnancy and Timmy’s response for it. It is ethical for
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1 Introduction 8 1.1 Public Speaking in the Business World 8 1.2 Personal and Social Benefits of Public Speaking 9 2 Evolution of Public Speaking 10 2.1 What is public speaking? 10 2.2 Three Parts of Persuasion by Aristotle. 10 2.3 Cicero’s Five Canons of Rhetoric 12 2.4 Modern Elements of Public Speaking 12 2.5 Three Styles of Speech 13 3 Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking 14 3.1 Introduction 14 3
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STUDENT MONITORING ONLINE SYSTEM FOR P.D. MONFORT NORTH NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL A Concept Paper Presented to The Faculty of the College of Computer Studies Jaro‚ Iloilo City‚ Philippines In Partial fulfillment of the Requirements in CS318 Research Methods in IT By Carol Jean D. Bandojo BS-IT 4 September 4‚ 2012 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Overview of the current state of technology The manual system has many flaws. It is considered as an outdated system. But some schools
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1. The Xavier Company‚ a merchandising firm‚ has planned the following sales for the next four months: | | |March |April |May |June | | |Total budgeted sales |$70‚000 |$50‚000 |$80‚000 |$60‚000 | Sales are made 40% for cash and 60% on account. From experience‚ the company has learned that a month’s sales on account are collected according to the following pattern:
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