Universities‚ governments and industry: Can the essential nature of universities survive the drive to commercialize? Simon N. Young Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Having spent 40 years in universities‚ I have had sufficient time to consider some of the idiosyncrasies‚ foibles and problems of these academic institutions. The purpose of this editorial is to discuss the current state of university research and explain why I find some aspects of the current
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Article: How to Run Your Small Business Without Microsoft - Carleen Hawn Source: AllBusiness.Com (Technology Section) This article breaks the standard notion of running a small business using only Microsoft tools. Carleen makes an excellent point in describing the alternatives to conduct basic business functions using new tools available thanks to technology and application development. She recognizes that the world is becoming more “web-centric” every day and there is no need to be tied down
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1. Blogging Blogging can be an online business where you can start anywhere as long as you have an Internet connection. Hence‚ you can start it while still working abroad. Blogging involves creating a blog or a number of blogs which regularly publish content that are targeted to broad or specific audience. A blog can earn through advertising‚ sponsorship‚ affiliate marketing and other monetization schemes. One of the most popular and easiest ways to monetize a blog is through AdSense. There are
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Legal Forms of Business Paper Law/531 June 3rd‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Legal Forms of Business Paper Selecting the best form of operating a business depends on the type of business the owner wants to run. The owners have to pick the structure that best meets their needs. “The selection depends on many factors‚ including the ease and cost of formation‚ the capital requirements of the business‚ the flexibility of management decisions‚ government restrictions‚ personal liability‚ tax
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Small Business in Sub-Saharan Africa: Major Constraints in [Nigeria] Introduction The Federal Republic of Nigeria has an area of 923‚768.00 sq kilometres and completely within the tropical zone (About.com 2005). Nigeria has a population which is estimated over 154 million. It is a 12th largest petroleum product producer in the world. Due to the surge in international oil prices during 2007-08‚ Nigeria administrated an annual GDP of US$352.3 billion and has the largest GDP compare
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Recently‚ in my country have established lots of universities. Until this time in Turkey have about 80 universities. However‚ right now there are about 120 universities. But‚ some of them small universities other parts are big ones. I think big university better than the small university where are advantages and disadvantages. The big university has many advantages. For instance‚ the biggest university of Turkey is East Middle Technical University. There are lots of departments which especially
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value and technological spillovers created by these new businesses appear to be substantial. The role of new firms in the information technology industries has rekindled interest in the relationship between firm characteristics and innovation. Are small businesses more innovative in general? Are high-technology start-ups particularly important? If the answer to either of these questions is yes‚ how should policymakers seek to encourage these firms? The relationship between innovation and firm
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University of East London Royal Docks Business School HR 3010 Research in Business and Management Assignment Two Semester A 2013/ 2014 SMALL- SCALE RESEARCH What factors are important to UEL undergraduates to help them to learn effectively on their courses? Prepared by: Zeon Cheong Sze Keat U1329 578 Table of Contents 1. Introduction The ultimate goal of this research paper was to identify the factors to UEL undergraduates to help them learn effectively
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University of Phoenix Material Effective Study Habits Worksheet Review Phoenix Career Plan results of Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preference‚ respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe your ideal study environment. My ideal study environment is basically a library. The library is a place where a person can sit down and not worry about noise and have all the study elements around them as well. If you can not find something on the internet you have a
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The University of Lethbridge Calgary Campus Faculty of Management Management 4430Y Financial Management Spring 2011 A.P. Palasvirta Office: Markin 4132‚ Lethbridge Phone: (403) 332-4582 e-mail: oz.palasvirta@uleth.ca Goal of Course Management 4430 is the capstone course in finance and will incorporate concepts you have learned in through your study of corporate‚ investments‚ and international. We will utilize the case methodology to focus our analysis. Cases describe a context
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