Revenue Management of Gondolas: Maintaining the Balance between Tradition and Revenue In this case the service is basically based on transportation of people through a gondola with gondoliers. In the past‚ it was used for only transportation; however‚ nowadays it is used for tourism activities as well. Almost all tourists who come to Venice‚ their main purpose is taking a tour with the gondolas. During Carnivals and Christmas‚ and also in summers the demand is at the highest level. People generally
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The term entrepreneur ( /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜr/) is a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon as the person who pays a certain price for a product to resell it at an uncertain price‚ thereby making decisions about obtaining and using the resources while consequently admitting the risk of enterprise. The term first appeared in the French Dictionary "Dictionnaire Universel de Commerce" of Jacques des Bruslons published in 1723. Over time‚ scholars have defined
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for Revenue Cycle Management and Medical Records Overview Physician practices are being called on to do more than ever before. Today’s physicians must treat more patients‚ document interactions more meticulously‚ wrangle with more complex managed care rules‚ keep track of an ever-expanding array of drugs‚ submit and track claims and pay rising malpractice insurance bills. In many cases‚ physicians must treat 20 percent more patients than they did five years ago to generate the same revenue. In
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Introduction Interests in the study of economic growth and development have been on the increase especially since the middle of the present century. Economic growth results in the expansion of a country’s production possibility curve such that the potential output of the country is increased beyond the previous levels. Thus growth is often defined in terms of a sustained increase in the real per capita income of a country. Simon Kuznets in (Todaro‚ 1885)‚ defined a country’s economic growth as
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Revenue Recognition Policy (Note 2): A. Sale of goods Revenue Recognition According to the annual report ’s financial statement notes‚ CV Technologies (CVT) recognizes revenue when the title of goods is passed on to the customer‚ and when reasonable assurance exists regarding the measurement and collection of the consideration given. This means that once CVT ships its goods to their reliable customers‚ they will account for those goods as sold‚ and recognize the contract amount as revenue. This
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Electronic Retail Payment Systems: User Acceptability and Payment Problems in Nigeria 1.1 Introduction The world has witnessed an upsurge of electronic payment instruments meant to facilitate trade and simplify payments. (Abor‚ 2004) Before the introduction of electronic payment into the Nigerian banking system‚ all customers had to walk into the actual bank to do transaction of all kinds. Customers had to queue up and spend more hours to talk to a teller to make their transactions. (Abor‚ 2004)
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Future Prospects of Functional Food Definition and Scope Food is mainly one of the necessities in life. According to (K & Editor-in-Chief:Â Â Werner Klinth‚ 2004)‚ there are 3 main functions of food. The primary function; mainly to provide standard nutrient components while the secondary falls into sensory properties of a food with reference to taste‚ flavour‚ appearance and texture. However in the past three decades‚ a lot of attention has been paid to the ‘tertiary’ function of food‚ which is
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5311 Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A) As described in the Harvard Business School case Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)‚ the primary issue facing Shell is scrutiny over their involvement‚ or lack of involvement‚ in the civil unrest between the Nigerian government and a group of activists representing the Ogoni people – one of Nigeria’s 240 minority tribes. Publicly the conflict is between the Nigerian government and the Ogoni people. However the core of the problem for Royal Dutch/Shell is
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a result of a globalized business environment‚ companies such as Shell operate in a number of international markets‚and consequently enounter various risks not normally attributed with domestic markets (Beck 1993). In developing countries such as Nigeria the regulatory frameworks may exist but are not adequatley enforced. Hence‚The intent of CSR activities performed by multinationals are not always well determined‚ And powerful multinationals such as Shell have emerged as the major players in this
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In this essay I will reconstruct my first visit to Nigeria. The journey took place when I was seventeen in early 1993‚ during which time Nigeria was under the military rule of General Sanni Abacha. For the most part of my trip I stayed in Lagos‚ former capital state and still highly recognised as the commercial capital of Nigeria‚ although I did visit other parts of the country including Ondo State and Jos. Between this time and the time I left‚ in early 1994‚ I experienced and learnt a lot about
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