Letters‚ 1998‚ 5‚ 613–616 A study of bank efficiency and ownership in Taiwan TSER-YIETH CHEN Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research‚ No. 75‚ Chang-shing St.‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan‚ 10671 Received 7 April 1997 This paper uses a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to create a benchmark measure for the relative operating efficiency of the publicly operated banks as well as their private counterparts in Taiwan. From the estimated results‚ we find that there are significant differences
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Taiwan Taxi’s iCall System: Realizing the Value of GPS-Dispatch Systems 1. Why do you think Comfort Taxi was able to attract 16‚000 taxi drivers and to adopt the GPS-dispatch system within two years‚ whereas Taiwan Taxi managed to recruit only 6‚700 members over a seven-year span? Jun-Ze Hong‚ Taiwan Taxi founder chose iCall‚ the GPS-dispatch system developed by Comfort Taxi to be implemented in Taiwan Taxi because of the following reasons: Taipei and Singapore were deemed similar in terms of geographical
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One of the motifs Mandel uses in both Station Eleven‚ the novel and the comic is the appearance of the sky. In the novel‚ there is a reoccurrence of a storm. The scenery after Arthur died was people drinking their sadness away‚ some crying and in shock. “The snow was almost abstract‚ a film about bad weather on a deserted street.”(Mandel 15) The storm as it is described outside the theater can add to the scene‚ as the day ended with the death of Arthur. As seen in movies‚ on TV or read in other novels
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INTRODUCTION The Seven-Eleven Japan Co. case discusses about the rise of Seven-Eleven in the Japanese retail store business. It analyzes the factors contributors to the phenomenal success of the company in the retail business with a supply chain perspective. The analysis focuses on the company’s supply chain strategy and performance drivers which leads to great balance between efficiency and responsiveness. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1) A convenience store chain can be responsive and provide customers
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“Eleven” and “Spotlight” are quite similar in style‚ but not in voice. They may have the same revolving theme of mean teachers and breakdowns‚ but the tones they take and even the sentence structure they have is completely different. “Eleven” is a story by Sandra Cisneros‚ which is about a girl named Rachel and an ugly red sweater. While in class‚ Rachel’s teacher is asking the class whose red sweater it is. Rachel is seemingly the only one in class that doesn’t say that it’s hers‚ which makes
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The Roman Empire fell in 476 B.C. Romans were corrupt in many ways. The Romans political‚ economic‚ and militaristic powers I feel are the 3 main factors of why the Empire fell. The Romans political power was extremely in need of assistance. Being part of the government in Rome was seen as a punishment instead of a reward. Government officials were mostly assassinated or committed suicide (Document A). There were also many civil wars‚ which led to the division of the empires. Rome was politically
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Case Analysis – Acer‚ Inc: Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stan Shih founded Multitech‚ now known as Acer‚ in 1976. Empowered by Shih’s vision and management style‚ the company grasped every opportunity that came its way. It grew from a 11-employees company to a 5000 employees company in no time. The company‚ however‚ after generating profits for years‚ went through the painful professionalization of its management. Change in the competitive dynamics in
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While reading section five‚ it occurred to me that I believe Station Eleven will always be favored by most people‚ but it will never be someone’s favorite novel. Personally‚ my three favorite books include Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom‚ The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls‚ and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I have just realized all the books mentioned are non-fiction texts. Anyway‚ I enjoy Albom’s memoir because I gained an abundant amount of knowledge and life lessons after reading it.
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The story Eleven written by Sandra Cisneros is about a girl whose birthday was spoiled all because she did not stand up for herself. The theme of this story is how it is important to be confident and stand up for who you are. In the beginning of the story Mrs.Price Rachel’s teacher‚ asked who’s sweater is this? Rachel the main character does not say anything or that it Isn’t hers. By not speaking up shows that she is afraid of speaking up in front of the class. If Rachel would have said something
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megacities has shifted dramatically to the southern hemisphere and the east‚ especially in southeast Asia. This is due to the role of TNCs such as Tesco that have invested millions of dollars of FDI into the infrastructure and services of NICs like Taiwan‚ South Korea and China as part of the general global shift in industry to Asia. This has improved the countries’ connections and outsourcing has created jobs which have encouraged people to move to cities. Especially in India‚ this has led to the
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