information is to be able to find it at a later date when it is needed. A good filing and retrieval system makes this easier. Business will often need access to information‚ which needs to be complete‚ accurate and up to date‚ in order to make proper decisions. Businesses that don’t take filing seriously will be unable to paper or electronic documents. 1.2 There are two types of information systems used in organisations: paper-based systems and electronic systems. The main systems for storage
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Mechanical Engineering‚ Monash University‚ P.O. Box 31‚ 3800 Victoria‚ Australia Received 21 March 2007; received in revised form 11 October 2007; accepted 19 October 2007 Available online 28 November 2007 Abstract The quest for green car mobility faces two major challenges: air pollution from exhaust emissions and global climate change from greenhouse gas emissions. Vehicle air pollution emissions are being successfully tackled in many countries by technical solutions such as low-sulphur fuels‚ unleaded
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million and majority speaks Spanish. Out of the 13 South American countries; we have chosen Chile after evaluation of the PESTE model. It has a high efficiency government due to its low corruption rate. That not only facilitated the setting up of business in Chile but also resulted in a relatively stable political environment as compared to its neighboring countries. Chile has comparably strong foreign relations with its neighboring countries and that contributed to the peace in Chile. Chile is one
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Q: How many universities did you apply for? I applied for 4 universities. California State University‚ Virginia International University‚ The Art Institute‚ and Wichita State University Q: Which universities accepted you? Q: Which Universities (both admits and rejects) did you apply to? Virginia State University‚ The Art Institute and Wichita State University accept me. Q: Why did you choose a specific university? I search all of the universities where I have been accepted and found that Wichita
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QUESTION : Business and Ethical practices/Issues in International Business and the role of Multinational enterprises (MNEs) Introduction to Business and Ethics The ethical-related issues have represented the foundation of different religions and life styles. Ethics can be found in all aspects of human activity as the individuals have been preoccupied with the quality of their behavior towards the people around. Even if they do not purposefully intend to improve their relations with the others
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Case Study #3: Contract for the International Sale of Goods A chip off the new block Semicontronics is an Australian manufacturing company that has been in the business of semi manufactured electronics for over a decade. Semicontronics has a solid reputation for meeting customer demands for quality products on time and on budget. The majority of Semicontronics customers are international‚ mid-market manufacturing companies that produce generic electronics such as cell phones‚ digital media
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Subsidies * A subsidy - a government payment to a domestic producer * Subsidies help domestic producers * compete against low-cost foreign imports * gain export markets * Consumers typically absorb the costs of subsidies Tariffs * Tariffs * increase government revenues * provide protection to domestic producers against foreign competitors by increasing the cost of imported foreign goods * force consumers to pay more for certain imports
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cash on hand or any tangible or intangible item that can be converted quickly and easily into cash‚ typically within 20 days‚ without losing much of their value. These assets are among the most basic types of financial resources used by consumers‚ business and investors. Cash and
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separate national markets into one huge global marketplace is known as a) global market facilitation b) cross-border trade c) supranational market integration d) the globalization of markets The correct answer is d. Firms that are involved in international business tend to be a) large b) small c) medium-sized d) large‚ small‚ and medium-sized The correct answer is d. Which is not a factor of production? a) trade b) land c) capital d) energy The correct answer is a. The sourcing of good and services from
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organization. The systems department should not only focus on providing better service to the various lines of business but also help businesses operate better. If the CIO wants to be taken seriously‚ he needs to do what other executives do and have his own business metrics and performance measurements‚ so that he can effectively measure his internal business performance. Other business departments have them‚ but CIOs generally do not because IT has always been viewed as a cost center. Measurements
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