Too Far Ahead of the IT Curve? Peachtree Healthcare’s patchwork IT infrastructure is in critical condition. Should the CEO approve a shift to risky new technology or go with the time-tested monolithic system? by John P. Glaser F Daniel Vasconcellos after their squash game‚ Max Berndt drank iced tea with his board chairman‚ Paul Lefler. Max‚ a thoracic surgeon by training‚ was the CEO of Peachtree Healthcare. He’d occupied the post for nearly 12 years. In that time the company had grown –
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Definition[edit] The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristoteles and later by Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habits.[2] According to Morris‚[3] corruption is described as the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Senior‚[4] however‚ defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions
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SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS Introduction Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) is an open protocol which has the potential to emerge as a dominant force in the securing of electronic transactions. Jointly developed by Visa and MasterCard‚ in conjunction with leading computer vendors such as IBM‚ SET is an open standard for protecting the privacy‚ and ensuring the authenticity‚ of electronic transactions. This is critical to the success of electronic commerce over the Internet; without privacy
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Spring Days Ahead Spring is a magical season for me. I love the sound of birds chirping‚ the smell of rain in the air‚ and the vibrant colors of the flowers starting to bloom. It awakens the senses. The winter cold is gone‚ yet the unbearable heat and humidity of summer in the south has yet to arrive. I love that daylight savings time puts an end to the long dark evening hours of winter. The phrase "spring forward" is a reminder to set our clocks ahead one hour during spring. Springing
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Chapter 15 Audit Sampling for Tests of Controls and Substantive Tests of Transactions ← Review Questions 15-1 A representative sample is one in which the characteristics of interest for the sample are approximately the same as for the population (that is‚ the sample accurately represents the total population). If the population contains significant misstatements‚ but the sample is practically free of misstatements‚ the sample is nonrepresentative‚ which is likely to result in
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Conventions in movies Romance movies are often combined with other genres in order to invite a larger set of audience. The most common combination is romantic comedies‚ which are also known as chick flicks. Romance films are usually aimed at the female audience‚ however combining this genre with comedy allows some male interest‚ meaning a larger amount of viewing and a higher profit for the producers. Setting is the most important convention in romantic comedies. It can be the way of conveying
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directed by Victor Salva and Nightmare On Elm Street directed by Samuel Bayer are both classified as being in the horror genre. Directors use specific Narrative conventions such as the soundtrack‚ special effects and the monster itself to create suspense and fear within the film. Horror films have progressed over time to offer more conventions to make the films more thrilling to the audience. The sound track played in the film Nightmare on Elm Street differs only slightly to Jeepers Creepers. In
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Firms did not flourish until the early 20th century. They emerged as an authorized structure and were granted exclusive rights to trade and conduct business in certain markets and products. The fact that firms are a different way to organize economic activities cannot explain explicitly and adequately the reason of firm formation. Many socialists and economists have given their interpretations of the conditions under which firms emerged and developed in certain ways in a specialised exchange economy
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Case 12-9 Rough Waters Ahead Smooth Sailing is a private company that operates one cruise ship. Smooth Sailing’s purchase of the cruise ship was financed with nonrecourse debt. (Nonrecourse debt is a loan that is secured by a pledge of collateral‚ in this case the cruise ship‚ but for which the borrower is not personally liable. If the borrower defaults‚ the lender can seize the collateral‚ but the lender’s recovery is limited to the collateral.) The cruise ship has its own identifiable cash flows
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the ways the author expresses this is through the narrative convention of style or mood. In this piece the convention of plot is also utilised by the author to develop this idea. Characterisation is another narrative convention successfully utilised to explore this theme. By themselves these elements are nothing‚ but when together‚ they effectively portray the theme of deception in the fantastic short story Killer. The narrative convention of style or mood is a major component which represents the
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