Nick Carr published an article in Harvard Business Review titled "IT Doesn’t Matter." In this article‚ Carr compared IT to railroads‚ a transport mechanism. He emphasized "like any transport mechanism‚ it is far more valuable when shared than when used in isolation." Carr also added that as the ubiquity of IT grew‚ IT became more like a commodity‚ and therefore its role in strategic advantage reduced. He argued that the window for gaining competitive advantage through IT implementation is closing
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Advantages of Computers Disabled: Computers have changed many disabled people’s lives‚ especially those who are unable to leave their house because of boundaries such as wheelchairs. For people who are confined to wheelchairs‚ computers give them a chance to experience many things that would not be possible for them otherwise. They can go to a particular museum web site and learn about a Van Gogh painting‚ or they can go to a science web site and learn about NASA and the space shuttle.
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CHAPTER 2: REGULATION IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Chapter 2 regulation in Financial accounting LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this chapter you should be able to understand: • The difference between management and financial accounting. • Why accounting regulations are important and required. • The need for and the structure of professional regulation‚ company law‚ stock exchange legislation and EU Directives. • How the different aspects of regulation work together
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Autumn Hamman Professor Thompson . Government regulation of the Internet is a hotly debated issue‚ there are lots of pro’s and con’s to the subject. Lets take a look at three of the biggest reasons the Internet should be regulated. One of the biggest reasons that I feel the Internet should be regulated is to protect women and children from sex trafficking and pornography. If we cannot protect the children and women from sexual trafficking and pornography on the Internet then we are failing
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Core features of emotion regulation: The first core feature of emotion regulation is the activation of a goal to modify the emoton – generative process ( gross‚ sheppes‚ & urry‚ 2011) . this goal may be activated either in one self or in smene else. To mark this distinction‚ it is useful to refre to intrinsic emotion regulation and to extrinsic emotion regulation when were the case accordingly arises. The second core feature of emotion regulation is the engagement of the processes that are responsible
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How involved should the Government be when it comes to regulation of the Internet? There are many different issues regarding internet regulation. Should Internet users be responsible for controlling how they use the Internet? Since the internet has been introduced to Americans there have been many debates on how involved the Government should be in regulating topics such as violent games‚ gambling‚ and sexual content. The Internet is a very useful source for many things. It has almost become a way
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Government Cybersecurity Regulation of the Private Sector University of Maryland University College Abstract Unlike other countries‚ the line between the public and the private sector in the United States is not finite‚ and ideally the two should collaborate toward a common goal of increased cyber security to protect national interests. The future of US cyber security legislation is not without obstacles‚ as private industry resents increased government intervention‚ and the government
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CASE STUDY – PIZZA HUT School cafeterias served nearly $500 million of pizza a year. Only frozen pizza was used‚ however‚ because freshly prepared pizza was effectively excluded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulation that required inspection of any pizza with meat toppings that was sold at wholesale for resale. The same was true for other institutions such as hospitals and prisons. The 39 broader issue was the closure of the institutional market to freshly-prepared foods such as
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In the world of mass media there are many regulations that exist. These regulations are decided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On June 19‚ 1934 the FCC‚ which is an independent government agency‚ was created under the Communications Act of 1934. At the beginning the FCC was responsible for regulating broadcast‚ telegraph‚ and telephone. Now the FCC expanded its regulations to new communication technologies such as the satellite‚ microwave‚ cellular telephones‚ PCS service and private
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government or national with nominal self-regulation. Although the statutory framework enshrines self-regulation‚ the relevant provisions are ambiguous and remain ineffectual. The notion of self-regulation remains an illusion. The regulator enjoys plenary legislative and supervisory powers over market intermediaries and listed companies without being subject to meaningful accountability mechanisms. Amendments to the Capital Markets Act and its Regulations have consolidated the Capital Markets Authority’s
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