LETTERS PUBLISHED ONLINE: 3 JULY 2011 | DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1185 Deep-sea mud in the Pacific Ocean as a potential resource for rare-earth elements Yasuhiro Kato1 *‚ Koichiro Fujinaga1 ‚ Kentaro Nakamura2 ‚ Yutaro Takaya1 ‚ Kenichi Kitamura1 ‚ Junichiro Ohta1 ‚ Ryuichi Toda1 ‚ Takuya Nakashima1 and Hikaru Iwamori3 World demand for rare-earth elements and the metal yttrium—which are crucial for novel electronic equipment and green-energy technologies—is increasing rapidly1–3 . Several types of seafloor
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 24: 375–384 (2003) Published online 18 November 2002 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/smj.296 RESEARCH NOTES AND COMMENTARIES NETWORK EFFECTS AND COMPETITION: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HOME VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY VENKATESH SHANKAR1 and BARRY L. BAYUS2 * 1 Robert H. Smith School of Business‚ University of Maryland‚ College Park‚ Maryland‚ U.S.A. 2 Kenan-Flagler Business School‚ University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill
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Quantitative Methods Project Regression Analysis for the pricing of players in the Indian Premier League Executive Summary The selling price of players at IPL auction is affected by more than one factor. Most of these factors affect each other and still others impact the selling price only indirectly. The challenge of performing a multiple regression analysis on more than 25 independent
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internal include: -greater depth - relevance -verifiability -variability -Variability Ex: Multiple assessments solicited from other supervisors & peers -Factors that can derail the logic of prediction include: -Impression Mgmt & Organizational Politics: decision makers selecting internal candidates need to make sure the are not being played by candidates -Title Inflation: study shows responsibilities of 46% of recently promoted executives remained roughly the same.
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MGMT 497 Sample Case Study: Costco Five-Forces Analysis of the Competition in the Wholesale Club Industry Rivalry Among Existing Players—a strong competitive force All wholesale clubs (Costco‚ Sam’s Club‚ and BJ’s Wholesale) offer low prices to attract members and provide them with considerable cost savings enough to more than cover membership fees. The rivalry among them is vigorous and will remain so: All 3 club rivals are aggressively pursuing top-line revenue growth (chiefly by opening
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Bibliography: Kramer‚ Adam‘Common Sense Principles of Contract Interpretation (and how we ’ve been using them all along)’ Oxford J Legal Studies (2003) 23 (2): 173 Cases Smith v Hughes (1871) LR 6 QB 597 Statute
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In order to examine the perspective and purpose of Bede’s account of Augustine’s mission as described in the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum‚ it is imperative to critically consider the motives and cognitive framework working to inform the Historia’s author Bede. However‚ this task in itself proves challenging‚ as nearly everything that is known of Bede’s life is given in a limited amount of conscientiously crafted autobiographical remarks in the last chapter of the Historia. From this information
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intention‚ personal responsibility and integrity‚ change‚ shared purpose and followers. Old paradigm: stability‚ control‚ competition‚ uniformity‚ self-centred‚ hero. New paradigm: change and crisis mgmt‚ empowerment‚ collaboration‚ diversity‚ and higher ethical purpose‚ humble. Difference in leadership and mgmt: 5 elements crucial to organisational performance – providing direction‚ aligning followers‚ building relationships‚ developing personal qualities‚ creating leader outcomes. 6 major approaches:
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Title Area Credits 1 COM 625 Accounting Theory Acc & Fin 3 2 COM 600 Managerial Economics Gen. Mgmt 3 3 COM 626 Financial Management Acc & Fin 3 4 COM 601 Quantitative Techniques Gen. Mgmt. 3 5 COM 620 Marketing Management MM 3 6 COM 602 Economic Environment of Business Gen. Mgmt. 3 7 COM 615 Organizational Behavior OLS 3 GM = General Management; Acc. & Fin. = Accounting & Finance; HRM
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 31: 822–840 (2010) Published online EarlyView in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/smj.833 Received 18 January 2007; Final revision received 14 November 2009 ARE INDIVIDUALS ENTERING SELF-EMPLOYMENT OVERLY OPTIMISTIC? AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF PLANS AND PROJECTIONS ON NASCENT ENTREPRENEUR EXPECTATIONS GAVIN CASSAR* The Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ U.S.A. This research examines the
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