HIGHER EDUCATION: THE IGNOU INITIATIVES Vision Statement of IGNOU “Indira Gandhi National Open University‚ the National Resource Centre for Open and Distance Learning with international recognition and presence‚ shall provide seamless access to sustainable and learner-centric quality education‚ skill upgradation and
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only when hearts are open “Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.” James Dewar By this they mean that an open heart receives with joy and gratitude the love that is offered to it. An open heart gives with warmth and honesty all the love a heart can bear. When our heart is open‚ it can work in harmony with our head. Our mind is not the ruler of our heart‚ or vice versa. They must balance each other out‚ and this can only happen if our heart is open. First of all‚ there
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Chapter 5: The Open Economy 1. In a small open economy‚ if exports equal $20 billion‚ imports equal $30 billion‚ and domestic national saving equals $25 billion‚ how much are net capital outflows? Answer:–$10 billion NX = capital flows = 20-30 = -$10b 2. In Micronesia‚ which is a small open economy‚ if exports equal $5 billion and imports equal $7 billion‚ what is Micronesia’s trade balance? Answer: Micronesia has a deficit trade
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The 1960s was a wild decade all around the world. It was a time of change‚ the "baby boom" generation was reaching adulthood‚ the culture of the time promoted sex‚ drugs and rock and roll‚ and civil rights issues were tearing the United States of America apart. Three major civil rights issues nearly tore the nation apart in the 1960s. Desegregation of the public school system had the end result of integrating black and white children into the same school. New Black Nationalism began to demand economic
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Open Innovation Innovation and entrepreneurship are at the heart of "creative destruction". In his book‚ Open Innovation‚ Henry Chesbrough describes a new paradigm of open innovation that is in contrast to the traditional closed model. To understand open innovation‚ it is worthwhile to review the older model of closed innovation. The Closed Innovation Model Under the concept of innovation that prevailed during most of the 20th century‚ companies attained competitive advantage by funding large
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Open Innovation Case: W. L. Gore & Associates‚ Inc Introduction In light of the trend towards open innovation‚ inter-organizational technology transfer by means of alliances and licensing has become a key component of the open innovation processes. In this assignment we will discuss how open innovation can be the key of success and open up different opportunities‚ describe innovation in terms of what managerial consequences it can have on a company and try to find out what can be the driving
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Managing services business for markets: A Case study of Marel Karlstad Business School Handelshögskolan vid Karlstads Universitet Course code: FEAD51 Course name: Industrial Marketing Title: Managing services for business markets: A ase study of Marel C Date of Submission: 2013-03-04 Family name Shurrab El Bouassami Given name Hafez Mohammed Name of the teacher: Maria Åkesson Name of the administrator: Frania Johansson TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. INTRODUCTION .....
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5 C H A P T E R F I V E The Open Economy No nation was ever ruined by trade. — Benjamin Franklin Even if you never leave your home town‚ you are an active participant in a global economy.When you go to the grocery store‚ for instance‚ you might choose between apples grown locally and grapes grown in Chile. When you make a deposit into your local bank‚ the bank might lend those funds to your next-door neighbor or to a Japanese company building a factory outside Tokyo. Because our
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A Definition of Open Source Open source technology is defined as the production and development philosophy of allowing end users and developers to not only see the source code of software‚ but modify it as well. The Linux operating system is a one of the best-known examples of open source software technology. Pros and Cons of Open Source for Developers From a developer’s point of view‚ open source technologies provide a platform on which to build custom solutions. Rather than develop‚ say
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An open economy is the opposite of a managed economy. It is one that is characteristically market-oriented‚ with free market policies rather than government-imposed price controls. In an open economy industries tend to be privately owned rather than owned by the government. In the area of international trade an open economy is one whose policies promote free trade over protectionism. On the other hand‚ a managed or closed economy is characterized by protective tariffs‚ state-run or nationalized
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