than any other single factor (including prior learning). (Black & Wiliam (1998) “Assessment and Classroom Learning” in the journal Assessment in Education.) The following summarises the conclusions drawn from this research and is a good starting point for teachers in relation to assessment practice. One of the key points was the importance of assessment overall on learning. Effective formative assessment has more effect on learning that any other factor and its most positive effect is on low
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wants of the deploying organization How is this achieved? A social process whereby other individuals or groups obtain their needs and wants by creating and exchanging products and value. Understanding marketplace and customer value Needs: the basic physical social and individual needs Wants: specialized needs‚ developed by culture and individual personality Demands: Human wants backed up by paying ability (buying power) The market offering: Products‚ Services and experiences. Companies
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Assignment 2 IBM: Organizational Structure and Web 2.0 TBUS 300B Submitted by: Boris Tuong Mark Vorhoff Daniel Weaver Submitted to: Dr Kaghan 12 May 2009 Web 2.0 technologies help to make an overwhelming sea of information more tolerable. This may be especially true in providing resources for teams in organizations and empowering individuals to make use of those resources with a minimum of disruption to others’ work. Teams are important in nearly every organization; however‚
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and shirts at 6 per hour‚ and a worker in a country with less machinery can produce either 2 shoes or 4 shirts in an hour‚ each country can gain from trade because their internal trade-offs between shoes and shirts are different. The less-efficient country has a comparative advantage in shirts‚ so it finds it more efficient to produce shirts and trade them to the more-efficient country for shoes. Without trade‚ its opportunity cost per shoe was 2 shirts; by trading‚ its cost per shoe can reduce to
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IBM Case Analysis “What happened to IBM‚ the symbol of American supremacy?” -Challenge to America video‚ 1993 Problem Statement IBM needs to grow revenue and stay competitive in the dynamically changing computer marketplace of the 1990’s by maintaining technological leadership and accepting the organizational transformation which needs to be undertaken for them to excel. IBM needs to recapture their previously held powerful position in the personal computer and microprocessor markets and
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2007. 5. Dell’s units sold declined 8.4 percent‚ so Dell’s market share fell by nearly 300 basis points on a year-over-year basis. 6. Over the past three years‚ Gateway’s gross margins narrowed from 14.4 percent in the first quarter of 2004 to 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 7. During the fourth quarter of 2006‚ server market revenue grew by 5.2 percent. 8. Dell achieved server market share of 9.4 percent on server revenue growth of 2.4 percent‚ down from 9.6 percent
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Price / Earnings Ratio Q1: (Introductory) What three alternative measures of the price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) are described in this article? Answer: Following are three price-earnings ratio described in the article: 1. P/E ratio 2. “Forward” P/E ratio 3. “Trailing” P/E ration Q2: (Advanced) Which of the three measures matches the definition of the P/E ratio given in your textbook? Explain your answer. Answer: Books has only discuss the simple P/E ratio‚ PE ratio measures how much investor
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1468-5957.2006.00621.x The Long-Term Price-Earnings Ratio Keith Anderson and Chris Brooks∗ Abstract: The price-earnings effect has been thoroughly documented and is the subject of numerous academic studies. However‚ in existing research it has almost exclusively been calculated on the basis of the previous year’s earnings. We show that the power of the effect has until now been seriously underestimated due to taking too short-term a view of earnings. Looking at all UK companies since 1975‚ using
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payment services company. The diverse array of products and services we offer enables consumer and businesses to make payments and transfer money around the world. From New York to Russia or London to India - in more than 197 countries - MoneyGram ’s money transfer service moves money quickly and easily around the world. The payment services also help businesses operate more efficiently and cost effectively. We offer our products and services to consumers and businesses through a worldwide network
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Paper April 28‚ 2014 Real and Accrual Based Earnings Management 1.1 Introduction The most important item in the financial statements of a company is earnings. Earnings indicate the amount of value-added activities a company has engaged in over a period of time‚ as well as assist in the direction of resource allocation in capital markets. Just as the eyes are the window to the soul‚ earnings are the window to a company’s value. Increasing earnings represent an increasing company value‚ while
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