HKU753 ALI FARHOOMAND DOES IT PAYOFF? STRATEGIES OF TWO BANKING GIANTS You can see the computer age everywhere but in productivity statistics. - Robert Solow (1987) In the previous 20 years‚ there had been a debate concerning whether or not IT paid off in the long run. While some questioned the positive contribution of IT to productivity‚ others attributed the so-called IT paradox to measurement methodology and to the lack of measurable data‚ such as increased quality‚ variety‚ customer
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How the Predator UAV Works Military commanders use tactics and strategy in combat to inflict as much damage on the enemy while trying to risk as few personnel and resources as possible. This principle was at the heart of the development of the RQ-1 and MQ-1Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. These high-tech aircraft‚ controlled by a crew miles away from the dangers of combat‚ are capable of reconnaissance‚ combat and support roles in the hairiest of battles. In a worst-case scenario‚ if a Predator
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ICA Working Paper 2/2008 Making Strategy Work: A Literature Review on the Factors influencing Strategy Implementation Yang Li1‚ Sun Guohui1‚ Martin J. Eppler2 1 2 Business School‚ Central University of Finance and Economics‚ Beijing‚ China Institute of Corporate Communication‚ University of Lugano (USI)‚ Lugano‚ Switzerland Yang li: Email: yangbaihe07@hotmail.com Tel: +86-010-62289680 Address: Business School‚ Central University of Finance and Economics‚ No.39 Xueyuan Nanlu‚ Haidian
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learning potentials: 093.1.1/2 1. UNICEF works for children in more than 190 countries. We believe that every child‚ no matter who they are or where they live‚ has the right to grow up safe‚ happy and healthy. In 1989‚ the world’s leaders officially recognised the human rights of all children and young people under 18 by signing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention is the basis of all our work. UNICEF is the only organisation working for children recognised by the Convention
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studying his work have labeled him positive as well as negative titles‚ but the majority of both parties will agree that he was masterful in challenging his readers’ minds. Built structures all begin as stacks of wood and buckets of nails with a finished vision in mind. It merely takes shape after the frame is set‚ the paint applied‚ and only called home once it is filled with personal artifacts from the residence that will call it theirs. Edgar Allan Poe harnessed many of his life’s work from the
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Demat and online trading | 1 | | 1.2 Indian e- Broking Scenario | 2 | | 1.3 Effect on off-line business | 2-3 | | 1.4 Depository Service- beginning | 3 | | 1.5 Indian stock market | 4-8 | | 1.6 Evolution of online trading | 9-17 | | 1.7 Reasons for online trading | 17-18 | | 1.8 Reasons for emergence of online trading | 18 | | 1.9 Recent developments | 19 | | 1.10 With online trading an investor can-
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Journal of Finance and Accountancy Insider t nsider trading and market efficiency: Do insiders buy low and sell h high? Stephanie Roddenberry Longwood University Dr. Frank Bacon Longwood University ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test the semi-strong form efficient market hypothesis strong using insider sale and purchase announcements and their effect on the risk adjusted rate of return of the firms’ stock price. Past studies using varying methodologies‚ including the risk adjusted
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market for two segments‚ denim for leisure & fashion wear and high quality fabric for cotton shirting and trousers. By 1991‚ the company had become the third largest producer of denim in the world. The company has carved out an aggressive strategy to further expand its current operations by setting up world-class garment manufacturing facilities and offering a one-stop shop‚ offering complete garment packages to its international and domestic customers. Apart from this‚ the company with
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pH-sensitive multiparticulate drug delivery system - how it works: - a nano-suspension was made from with the drug‚ and then chitosan bead were made‚ which were degradable selectively in the colon Advantage – area specific absorption of drug. And prevent drug form degradation‚ for non-soluble drugs Disadvantage – not for water soluble drugs (have to make suspension)‚ not for sustained release‚ Modified Push-pull osmotic systems – - how it works - the system has two compartments‚ one is hydrogel
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NOVA: How the Brain Works The description pretty much describes this video well. In essence‚ it’s a look into the complexity of the human brain. Trying to understand how we perceived the world around us and showing some of the experiments that try to explain how the process works. If you want to spend an hour with quirky but interesting approach to the topics of how illusions work‚ how our brains are affected by electro-magnetic impulses and what is the current status of artificial intelligence
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