EC340 Midterm Exam #2 Instructions: 1. Please remember to fill in your name‚ PID number and section number on the scantron. You do not need to fill in a form number. 2. Non-programmable calculators are allowed. Neither books nor notes are allowed. 3. You need to turn in both the scantron and your exam. 4. There are 40 multiple-choice questions on the exam. Each question is worth 2.5 points. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
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Summary from Virginia Business Online. This article is borrowed from Virginia Business Online. Its title is Perks that work. That means that the author‚ Robert Burke‚ illustrates the effective and ineffective perks to increase workers loyalty to keep them in organization. The article can be logically divided into three parts. In the first part the author agrees with Jay Doherty of the New York-based human-resources consulting firm William M. Mercer Inc. about the importance of worker happiness
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How Online Marketing could Provide Competitive Advantages in the Grocery Retailing Industry “With household internet access continuing to increase‚ the customer base for online grocery shopping is widening‚ while other technological innovations such as the advent of smart phones is further benefiting the market” (Source: “Global Market Review of Online Grocery Retailing” report available at www.MarketResearch.com). The grocery retailing industry has many opportunities inherent in it for online
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There are many transportation processes and modes involved in the supply chain of both coal and manufactured electronic goods although many of these processes differ when comparing the two. The multimodal transportation of coal from the mining site in Australia to the end users in china is a is a large and relatively simple process when compared to transporting manufactured electronic goods from china to the end users in Australia which is a multimodal process. In both cases there will be main
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Coastal Processes Coasts are shaped by the sea and the action of waves. Waves act in different ways‚ through the processes of erosion‚ transportation and deposition. Coasts: A coast is found where the land meets the sea. Coasts undergo change due to coastal processes and (as with rivers) there are main processes at work: Erosion Transportation Deposition Each of these processes involves the power of the sea and the effect of waves that are carried to shore. However other factors also
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TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES- An overview Introduction Non-traditional manufacturing processes is defined as a group of processes that remove excess material by various techniques involving mechanical‚ thermal‚ electrical or chemical energy or combinations of these energies but do not use a sharp cutting tools as it needs to be used for traditional manufacturing processes. Extremely hard and brittle materials are difficult to machine by traditional machining processes such as turning‚ drilling
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Before looking at river landforms it is important to understand the more general role of rivers and to develop an awareness of the processes at work within rivers. It is through this knowledge that we will better undertand the processes at work in the geomorphology of the drainage basin. The role of rivers can be understood in very simple terms. The river’s role is to balance its load and transport it to the ocean. But this this idea of rivers as merely transporting weathered material to the ocean
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E-commerce means using online electronic data communications to perform or enable transactions‚ usually financial‚ to buy or sell‚ subscribe to or join something. The term e-commerce is usually used for transactions performed on the Internet‚ and within that‚ usually on the Web. This assignment attempts to find out the types of fundamental changes brought about by EC‚ as well as the reasons why EC is a catalyst of each change. 2. Types of fundamental changes in organization affected by EC. Fundamental
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1. Explain briefly the characteristics of communication. It is unavoidable – It is impossible not to communicate‚ since we communicate unintentionally all the time‚ even without the use of words. Our body language‚ the way we dress‚ the importance we give to arriving on time‚ our behavior and the physical environment in which we work‚ all convey certain messages to others. It is a two-way exchange of information – Communication is sharing of information between two or more persons‚ with continuous
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Steps to make Online Business Successful This essay shows you how to run successful business – getting more visitors and making more profit. Through five chapters you’ll learn to build solid foundations for your business‚ make user friendly web site‚ market your business‚ make surfers find you through search engines‚ use most effective way of marketing and to promote your business on different channels. Market analysis – before jumping into some business it is necessary to check out the market
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