APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE A MO RG A N S TA N L E Y P U B L I C AT I O N In This Issue: Honoring Michael Jensen Baylor University Roundtable on the Corporate Mission‚ CEO Pay‚ and improving the Dialogue with investors 8 Panelists: Michael Jensen‚ Harvard Business School; Ron Naples‚ Quaker Chemical Corporation; Trevor Harris‚ Columbia University; and Don Chew‚ Morgan Stanley. Moderated by John Martin‚ Baylor University. Value Maximization‚ Stakeholder theory‚ and the Corporate Objective
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MobileTech Green initiative and Corporate Social Responsibility Statement Mobiletech ’s green initiative policies and procedures fall under the goals‚ expectations‚ and company policies regarding our commitment to a diverse Corporate Social Responsibility mandate. It is a policy enacted with the belief that our company has a responsibility or obligation to our investors and shareholders; and also to society and the environment‚ both locally and globally. We believe in following the letter
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USING QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT IN SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION Abstract. We present in this paper an approach to requirements specification based on quality function deployment (QFD). We discuss how techniques like QFD with accompanying tool-support can contribute to the development of high quality requirements models that are the basis for information systems that are perceived as valuable by the stakeholders of the systems. Based on the practical application of this technique on a
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| INTRODUCTION Requirement engineering is the first and crucial phase in the development of software. The main aim of the requirements engineering process is gathering of requirements. It involves set of activities like system feasibility study‚ analysis‚ validation and management of the requirements. There are many methods already exist to perform the requirements gathering process and the software developers apply
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| Davis – Farooq Khan – Cloud Computing | | | | | | The information technology industry during its short existence has witnessed many developments in software‚ hardware and processes. Perhaps the biggest development that the software industry has experienced is the recent emergence of Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing can be defined as the process through which software applications‚ data storage and processing capacity are accessed over the internet. Attaining access to the
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Introduction: Cloud computing is a colloquial expression used to describe a variety of different computing concepts that involve a large number of computers that are connected through a real-time communication network (typically the Internet). Cloud computing is a jargon term without a commonly accepted non-ambiguous scientific or technical definition. In science‚ cloud computing is a synonym for distributed computing over a network and means the ability to run a program on many connected computers
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adequate ICT skills‚ has limited resources‚ cloud computing can be a better alternative solution. One of the emerging solution for the consolidation of government infrastructure and services is cloud computing. Cloud computing is sharing or accessing of the resources; either hardware (infrastructure) or software (services) over the internet. Cloud computing facilitates its end users by providing virtual resources via internet. Cloud computing is an emerging technology that is gaining popularity
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Front cover Introduction to Grid Computing Learn grid computing basics Understand architectural considerations Create and demonstrate a grid environment Bart Jacob Michael Brown Kentaro Fukui Nihar Trivedi ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization Introduction to Grid Computing December 2005 SG24-6778-00 Note: Before using this information‚ read the information in “Notices” on page ix. First Edition (December 2005) © Copyright International Business Machines
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Grid Designing Abstract: In an increasing number of scientific disciplines‚ large data collections are emerging as important community resources. Grid computing has emerged as an important new field‚ distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing‚ innovative applications‚ and‚ in some cases‚ high performance orientation. The foundation of a grid solution design is typically built upon an existing infrastructure investment. However‚ a grid
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SWOT analysis of Dell This is a Dell SWOT analysis for 2013. The original analysis can be found at Dell SWOT analysis. For more information on how to do SWOT analysis‚ please refer to our article. Company background Name Dell Inc. Industries served Computer hardware‚ Computer software‚ IT consulting‚ IT services Geographic areas served Worldwide Headquarters U.S. Current CEO Michael Dell Revenue $ 63.07 billion (2012) Profit $ 3.49 billion (2012) Employees 110‚000 Main Competitors
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