1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated
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method being used in the campaign is rather new‚ uncommon and is intended to work specifically for Vietnam market‚ I will describe the campaign (along with background information) so that it is easier to understand what the campaign is and why the company choose to do this‚ as well as to answer the discussion question (also because it’s impossible to find and understand what the campaign is about if you don’t speak the language) Background information: Facebook is currently the most popular social
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Electronic Business Communication New tools of communication in business [] [Submission Date – 23-12-2013] Academic Year 2013/2014 Semester: Fall I hereby certify that I am the author this paper and all sources I used have been reported. -------------------------------------------------- signature Introduction: The world is changing constantly especially businesses. Every year new tools for communications are appearing. Companies change their way to communicate with their
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Case study: Growing a Company by International Acquisition. University of People BUS 2207 Professor Frank Billingsley August 01st‚ 2017. Case study: Growing a Company by International Acquisition. The aim of this essay is to describe a Case Study - Growing a Company by International Acquisition and to answer all questions form the written assignment task. To further entail other requirements‚ this paper is aimed to at least 4 page length‚ font size 12‚ double spaced‚ Bookman Old
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RUNNING CASE: Carter Cleaning Company Introduction The main theme of this book is that HRM is not just the job of a central HR department‚ but rather the responsibility of every manager. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in a typical small service business. The owner/manager usually has no HR staff on whom to rely. However‚ the success of his or her enterprise (not to mention his or her family’s peace of mind) often depends largely on the effectiveness of the processes through which
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Case study on electronic company By Garima Dandeliya MBA-I(A) ABSTRACT • There was a electronic gadgets manufacturing organization wanted to launch a device which measure blood pressure at home with fixed price at Rs. 3000 per piece. This firm had no proper channel of distribution. This device help a person to measure his blood pressure at any place whether in home or office without having to visit the doctor. By availability of this product it save the time. The company made cold list and hot
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Case Study I Nabila Nabi Chowdhury ID – 073 066 030 MKT 202 Section 4 Prepared for: Bashir Hussain Submission Date: 21 July 2008 Company Case 1. Microenvironmental factors involve actors‚ who remain close to the company and they affect the company’s ability to serve its customer. The company‚ suppliers‚ marketing intermediaries‚ customer market‚ competitors‚ and publics all of these are part of microenvironment. Toyota Prius introduction and relaunch were affected by several microenvironmental
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4. What happens if sales volumes are lower or higher than expected as outlined at the end of the case? Base Case Sales Volume | 25‚000 | Number of options | 25‚000 | Number of Contracts | 25‚000 | Cost per participants | 1‚000 Euro | Option Strike Price | 1.22 | Forward Strike Price | 1.22 | | | Option Premium | 61 | | | Total Cost (USD) | | | USD Exchange Rate (USD/EUR) | | %Cover | Contracts | Options | 1.01 | 1.22 | 1.48 | 100% | 0% | 100% | $26‚775‚000 | $32‚025‚000
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BYD COMPANY‚ LTD. CASE ANALYSIS 1. BYD Company‚ Ltd. (“BYD”) is the world’s second largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries. Exhibit 1 shows that between 1999 and 2001‚ BYD’s annual sales grew three times - exceeding RMB 1.3 billion in 2001. Based on the first four months of 2002‚ BYD’s annual sales are expected exceed RMB 1.6 billion in 2002. Founded in 1995 by Wang Chuan-Fu‚ chairman and president‚ BYD has built its reputation by becoming the largest Chinese supplier of lithium-ion batteries
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BUSINESS 501 ETHICS The Case of the Mattel Toy Company According to the instructions for this case study‚ three virtues were to be chosen to identify with the case study. In keeping with the instructions‚ I have chosen Honesty‚ generosity and justice as the 3 virtues to associate with the case. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states‚ “A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous‚ nor is it to be helpfully specified as a “desirable” or “morally
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