growth initiatives. How long can it afford to wait for profits to bounce back? H B R CAS E ST U D Y Growing for Broke COPYRIGHT © 2002 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Paul Hemp Look‚ you’ve got to grow. It’s what our economy is all about. Hey‚ it’s what our country is all about! Certainly‚ it’s what drives me. My father‚ Constantine Anaptyxi‚ came to America from Greece because he saw big opportunities here. He worked hard‚ took a few risks‚ and
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apprentice to a machinist. In 1888‚ Ford would marry his wife‚ Clara Bryant. Henry Ford would go on to be one of the most successful designers of his time. His invention of the Model T was one that advanced the world to new levels. Also known as the Tin Lizzie‚ the Model T made transportation a much simpler process. Demand for the Model T skyrocketed as it grew more popular every day. As a result‚ Ford created the assembly line process. He wanted to come up with an easier way to satisfy the needs of his
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The Elaboration Likelihood Model has been hailed by some as “unquestionably the most influential recent theoretical development in persuasion research” (O’Keefe‚ 2002). Even if this is the case‚ it is by no means a perfect theory. One of the most commonly cited criticisms of the elaboration likelihood model is the vacuous nature of the “argument strength” component. Although this criticism is useful for pointing out an area of the model that can be fine-tuned‚ any perceived shortcomings due to
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Capability Maturity Model Capability Maturity Model is a reference model of mature practices in a specified discipline‚ used to assess a group’s capability to perform that discipline. CMM is a collection of instructions an organization can follow with the purpose to gain better control over its Software development process. Capability Maturity Models differ by discipline‚ structure (staged versus continuous)‚ how maturity is defined and how capability is defined. CMM are used in process Improvement
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The Document Object Model The Document Object Model is a major component of Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language‚ or DHTML. DHTML is what has allowed web pages to become more interactive over the years. Improved animations‚ form processing‚ document manipulation‚ and online games are all made possible through the use of DHTML. DHTML is primarily composed of JavaScript‚ XHTML‚ CSS‚ and the Document Object Model (DOM). According to Chapter 10 of JavaScript 5th Edition (Gosselin‚ D. 2011)‚ the DOM “represents
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of the Association for Information Systems (Volume 16‚ 2005) 1-25 1 CLARIFYING BUSINESS MODELS: ORIGINS‚ PRESENT‚ AND FUTURE OF THE CONCEPT Alexander Osterwalder University of Lausanne and BusinessModelDesign.com Yves Pigneur University of Lausanne yves.pigneur@unil.ch Christopher L. Tucci Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ABSTRACT This paper aims to clarify the concept of business models‚ its usages‚ and its roles in the Information Systems domain. A review of the literature shows
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A human of height 1.8m moves with a constant speed of 0.9 m/s along the speci¯ed direct paths to radar inside the forest. The human is modeled using PEC ellipsoids‚ created based on the Boulic model as described in Section 2. The forest is modeled using identical trunks of 3 meters height and 11 cm radius which are distributed uniformly inside the 40£40m2 region. PEC is assumed for the trunk material properties as well as the ground. A trunk density of 3.8% (#/m2) is assumed‚ which amounts to 35
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Leadership Model Jim Forrest was a skilled professional in related issues managing in substance abuse. Forrest had the opportunity to utilize his abilities as a lead in a mental health center. Forrest began his search for new employees by interviewing each person the same. Forrest talked to each candidate in the same style rather than finding out their strengths and weaknesses so he would have a better idea of where to place them to assist with client care. Although Forrest noticed positive
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94 IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues‚ Vol. 7‚ Issue 5‚ September 2010 ISSN (Online): 1694-0814 www.IJCSI.org A Comparison Between Five Models Of Software Engineering Nabil Mohammed Ali Munassar1 and A. Govardhan2 1 Ph.D Student of Computer Science & Engineering Jawahrlal Nehru Technological University Kuktapally‚ Hyderabad- 500 085‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India 2 Professor of Computer Science & Engineering Principal JNTUH of Engineering College‚ Jagityal‚ Karimnagar
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Chapter 4 The Enhanced E-R Model and Business Rules Chapter Objectives The purpose of this chapter is to present some important extensions to the E-R model (described in Chapter 3) that are useful in capturing additional business meaning. In particular we describe two types of extensions to the E-R model. The enhanced entity-relationship (EER) model includes constructs for supertype/subtype relationships. The inclusion of new notation for business rules allows the designer to capture
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