THE IT PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX – EVIDENCE FROM THE UK RETAIL BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT This article addresses causes of the so-called ’Information Technology Productivity Paradox ’ in the context of UK retail banks. It investigates why massive investments by retail banks in information technology are not being translated into significant productivity gains‚ given that successful implementation of new technology is particularly important in increasingly competitive banking environments
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Competing values in the culinary arts and hospitality industry Leadership roles and managerial competencies Michael W. Riggs and Aaron W. Hughey Abstract: It is important that education and training programmes align with the needs of the professions they are designed to support. The culinary arts and hospitality industry is a vocational area that needs to be examined more closely to ensure that the skills and competencies taught are those that will actually be needed when students matriculate
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总分： 评卷人： 注：1、无评卷人签名试卷无效。 2、必须用钢笔或圆珠笔阅卷，使用红色。用铅笔阅卷无效。 TOPIC: SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Introduction: Public administration has been regarded as the key discipline responsible for precisely understanding the sensibilities of public and service of deliverance on behalf of different governments whatsoever. Here we will elaborate the scope of public administration in today’s state of affairs. By the scope of Public Administration‚ we mean the major concerns of Public Administration
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INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM By definition innovative courses are locally developed and should represent local needs and circumstances. The following information represents portions of an approved application for Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism‚ which may be helpful to other districts choosing to submit an approval request. A. Description of the course and its essential knowledge and skills 1. This innovative course is an introduction to the Hospitality and Tourism Cluster. The
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Economy of the UK Britain’s industrial heritage. During the 19th century Britain was transformed from a mainly agricultural society into an industrial one. This change has been called the Industrial Revolution. By 1900 Britain had become a major world power. The coal & iron found in the North Sea. The Midlands‚ Scotland & South Wales provided the power for factories in those areas. The waterways of Newcastle & Glasgow provided easy access to the sea & ship-building
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Assignment#2 The UK Economy Done by: Saira The economy of the United Kingdom is the world’s sixth-largest national economy measured by both nominal GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP). The UK has the third-largest national economy in Europe measured by nominal GDP (after Germany and France) and the second-largest measured by PPP (after Germany). Its GDP per capita is ranked the 20th highest in the world in nominal terms and the 17th highest in PPP terms. The UK is a member of the Commonwealth
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Case Study 1 – Thorntons PLC To: Equity Fund Manager Date: 16 January 2013 From: Ivor Addict Subject: Thorntons plc Note: Introduction (note: some comments are obtained from reviewing the company’s website and that the use of company and group both refer to Thorntons group. The footnotes are only included to provide an indication as to where the information came from‚ they are not intended to be comprehensive. Some of the comments have been included to aid understanding
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2030‚ the UK is projected to remain the sixth largest economy in the world (at market exchange rates)‚ falling behind India but moving ahead of France. • On a regional scale‚ we expect the UK to become the second largest EU economy before 2020‚ as it overtakes France‚ and to narrow the gap with Germany by 2030. •Our updated ESCAPE Index for 2013 shows that the UK ranks fifth in the G7 in 2013‚ down from 3rd in 2000 and 2007. This reflects the relatively deep recession suffered by the UK in 2008-9
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regulate the energy industry. (30) Government regulation is when they impose a wide range of laws and regulations to influence the way the market works. The current regulator of the UK energy industry is OFGEM‚ and they are currently investigating into all of the big 6 energy suppliers that dominate the UK market. The main reason behind government intervention is to reduce or prevent market failure. Market failure is defined as the failure to allocate resources efficiently. The UK energy market is said
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The economies and diseconomies of scale Profit is the most important issue for a business‚ how to exploit the opportunities and maximize the profit has long been the top priority of the competition. Since the profit is simply the result by subtracting the expense from income‚ how to balance the relationship between input and output can be crucial and conclusive to a firm’s competitiveness and development. This essay will
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