“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” -Thomas Edison. I have always believed in the power of ideas. Coming from an engineering background I have always been fascinated by the application of ideas to the betterment of our lives. But my experiences from working in the knowledge sector‚ volunteering for and organizing various activities taught me that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip. Shaping a great idea into a reality and making it successful requires a diverse range of
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of a Good Manager verses a Bad Manager Introduction: Why do some people become good managers and others do not? The issue is that they have not developed the necessary skills and behaviors because they have not had any formal management training. Too often people are promoted into management positions but are not given the right support and development to fulfill their role adequately. A good manager has organization skills‚ people management‚ and professionalism‚ a bad manager struggles with
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Case Analysis of Netscape’s Initial Public Offering Executive Summary 2. Background-3P 3.1. Position The Internet Industry consists of companies that provide a wide variety of products and services primarily online through their Web sites. Operations include‚ but are not limited to‚ search engines‚ retailers‚ travel services‚ as well as dial-up and broadband access services. Netscape Communications is a US computer services company‚ best known for Netscape Navigator‚ its web browser
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Careers in Finance There are many different types of jobs for people to pursuit in the field of finance. They can look for jobs in the areas of an investment bank‚ a commercial bank‚ a manufacturing company‚ or even a financial consulting company. All of these places have jobs to offer those with finance or even business degrees. Some of them pay very well‚ and even more to the people who rise up to the higher tiers of the company ranks. If someone was looking to get a job in an investment
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An Open Educational Resource Provided by Victoria University “Marketing: Meeting or Creating Needs?” Developed by Dr Maxwell Winchester Senior Lecturer‚ Victoria University‚ Melbourne Australia Introduction Marketing has often been defined by marketing academics and practitioners in terms of satisfying customers’ needs and wants (e.g.‚ Kotler‚ Burton‚ Deans‚ Brown
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from West Point‚ NY were I transferred from to come to UT. 3. What is the one thing that most concerns you about being at the UT‚ Austin? Why? The heat….its pretty self-explanatory‚ but its really hot and sweaty walking to class every day. 4. What are some of the academic issues and topics that interest you? Have you thought at all about a potential major? I am an Economics major and a Spanish minor so obviously those topics interest me greatly. I am
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Behavioural Finance: How Investor Reacts in Decision Involving Risk? ABSTRACT Behavioral finance is a new field in economics that has recently become a subject of significant interest to investors. This article provides a general discussion of behavioral Finance .In this article survey is made between two different groups of investors. This article shows how we behave or the psychology when we make decisions involving risk‚ or in the possibility of loss .This article also throw some light on
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE “Right key unlocks the toughest lock” Having learnt from the past‚ I live in the present with an eye on the future. My foremost dream in life is to be acknowledged and congratulated for my academic achievements. This desire is the main motivation in me wanting to pursue my masters at your esteemed university. I want to reach the zenith in Computing and Information Technology space. In this Ever-changing world of Computer Technology‚ where each new day sees a spate of new concepts
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Nature of Accounting and the Accounting Standard Background Accounting is an important part for business and it is dubbed “language” of business activities conducted by firms. People think it is used to communicate business transactions per se to all stakeholders. However‚ some people argue that the functions of accounting are not that easy. Except the communication tool‚ accounting acts as many other difference roles in business. When doing accounting‚ different standard may be used. There are
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Accounting‚ or accountancy‚ is the measurement‚ processing and communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting‚ which has been called the "language of business"‚ measures the results of an organization ’s economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors‚ creditors‚ management‚ and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting‚ management
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