Alibaba.com Limited Annual Report 2011 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE SHIFT AWAY FROM AGGRESSIVE MEMBERSHIP ACQUISITION TO FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING BUYER’S TRUST ON ALIBABA.COM WILL BENEFIT OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR LONG-TERM BUSINESS GROWTH. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT The global economy was sluggish in 2011 due to lackluster economic conditions in the major developed markets. Downside risks have been increasing as the Euro zone crisis unfolds without solution
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Discussion Argument: “The Best Political Culture is the ‘Traditional’.” Agree? Disagree? “I disagree with the statement Is the best politcal culture ’Traditional’. i personaly wouldnt like to live in a state or country with a traditional culture following reasons: First. the reason i disagree with this statement is because in the traditional culture people like me dont have a say in whats going on in our political world. the only people the have the influence is people with power‚moeny and
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Week 1 eActivity Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research the tools related to the managerial economics. Answer the question: What managerial economic decisions are business leaders making? Be prepared to discuss. Week 1 Discussion 1 ECO550 January 13‚ 2013 Author: Anonymous Posted Date: Tuesday‚ February 1‚ 2011 4:49:05 PM EST Edited Date: Sunday‚ January 6‚ 2013 9:47:19 PM EST Total views: 28 (Your views: 1) "Managerial Economic Decision Making" Please respond to
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Week 2 Discussion Nurses as Leaders in Health Care Reform Allison B. Neal For this week’s discussion I chose to focus on the importance of mentorship in nursing. This will focus on identifying the characteristics of mentors that have (or could be) most successful in recruiting and training diverse nurses and nurse faculty. At my facility me and another fellow nurse are head of our units mentoring program. This program that we have implemented focuses on the new graduated nurse and follows them
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Overview of Main Points Here is what we know about Precision Worldwide‚ Inc. (PWI): Manufactures industrial equipment and parts for sale in numerous countries. Repair and replacement parts account for a substantial part of the company’s business with the replacement part in question‚ steel rings‚ occur in the machines manufactured only in PWI’s German plant‚ but can also be used on some competitor’s machines. This steel ring has an average normal life of about 2 months. These individual rings are
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Rancour Discussion Questions Sarah Clouse‚ R.N. 1. I do not identify with the protagonist‚ but I do envy her skills. I often find myself not knowing how to handle situations that are tough. I also do not use religion often in my practice. I think that she allows patients to change her in the fact that she learns from the experiences. She keeps an open mind and adapts to the patients behavior. 2. I find it hard to believe that so many unique situations occurred in what the book seems to portray
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Discussion on social networkings As one of the most outstanding products of the internet‚ social networking sites play an essential role in modern life. They proliferating and have attracted millions of users and hundreds of social webs are daily visited by users (Facebook Statistic‚ 2009). With the large use of social networks‚ some problems have appeared at the same time. This essay is going to discuss the advantages and drawbacks of social networks. This essay will state two significant benefits
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Shirley Jackson‚ "The Lottery" – Discussion and Analysis Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences on your own paper. Provide quotations (with page/line numbers) from the story to support your answers. 1. Why has Jackson chosen common people for her characters? Could she have chosen characters from other levels of sophistication with the same effect? What is the irony of the tone of this story? 2. What seems to have been the original purpose of the lottery
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A Discussion on Realism and Impressionism Kendall Brast A Discussion on Realism and Impressionism The world was changing dramatically in the late 18th century. In North America‚ the British colonies had successfully revolted against the English empire and formed the United States of America. Fueled by this success‚ Europeans began to feel a strong desire for change‚ most notably in France‚ where the search for liberty led to the bloody French Revolution‚ which lasted from 1788 until 1799.
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Topics For Group Discissions: 1. Social Topics 2. Terrorism in India 3. Religion should not be mixed with politics 4. Should Smoking be Banned Completely? 5. Effects of Television on Youth 6. Love Marriages Vs Arranged Marriages 7. Are beauty contests degrading womanhood? 8. Films are corrupting the Indian Youth 9. Morals & Values among Indians is Degenerating 10. Censorship in Movies & Our Culture 11. Foreign Television Channels are Destroying Our Culture
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