University Library‚ PO Box 30678‚ Ibadan‚ Nigeria. E mail :lanre1256@hotmail.com ABSTRACT The implementability and supportability of X-Lib Library Automation System drawing from the experience of a Nigerian University library was examined in this article. The R 2ISC (risk squared) criteria are used in the analysis. The relevant components identified and analysed to determine the implementability of X -lib include: implementation assistance‚ vendor’s responsiveness‚ training‚ vendor’s background
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SELF-INTEREST‚ ALTRUISM‚ INCENTIVES‚ & AGENCY THEORY Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu Abstract Many scholars‚ business people‚ policy makers‚ and religious leaders are suspicious of self-interest and incentives and often oppose the use of incentives to motivate managers‚ employees‚ public servants‚ or the public itself. I address here some of these issues regarding human nature and organizations raised by Michael Brennan (1994) in “Incentives‚ Rationality‚ and Society
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Best Day It was Valentines day‚ which happened to be my favorite holiday of all times‚ but what made it so special this year is I got to spend it with who at the time I didn’t know would be the love of my life. Waking up that morning I had goose bumps. Just the thought of me knowing that we were officially going on our first date that night made me crazy. I didn’t even want to go to school that day because I wanted to make sure that I looked amazing for this night but I went anyway and I’m glad
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INTRODUCTION Siomai House Foods Inc.‚ located in Manila‚ Philippines‚ is a wholesaling company specializing in importing high-quality Asian foods like Dimsum siomai and repackaging them for sale to specialty food retailers/franchising. The business was established to offer authentic Asian foods to the growing population in the country as well as to an ever-increasing market of urban professionals who enjoy eating more adventurous specialty ethnic foods. In recent years‚ the rise
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Ore-Best Farms Ernesto Salazar Hodges University MNA4425 Dr. John Meyer January 29‚ 2010 Mission Statement Our mission at Ore-Best Farms is to offer our customers a very nutritious‚ healthful‚ and tasteful rabbit meat‚ at an affordable price for everyone. Vision Our vision is to be the leader in the marketing of rabbit meat in the U.S. and Latin America‚ considerably improving the quality of life of our customers. Objectives The three main objectives
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and Sister Donna Osborne. These are the only four steady members to this team. Everyone else comes and goes as they are needed. Pastor Johnathan and Brother Allen pick up and drop off all volunteers and clients. Together with their spouses they plan and prepare meals‚ sort through clothing‚ visit the despondent and ill‚ and provide emotional support and moral guidance to the people surrounding them. They make no judgments on anyone ’s life style and offer moral and emotional support for those
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there are fees for everything. First‚ you have to buy the phone‚ which will run you around $300 or more for a brand new device. Then‚ you need to pay for all the accessories‚ such as cases and extra chargers. You’ll then need to buy a mobile plan‚ and these plans are more expensive because you’ll need to buy a data package. You’ll also have to pay for some of the apps that you use. And if you’re one of those people that has to have
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Inference to the Best Explanation is a type of abductive reasoning. In making this inference one infers‚ from the fact that a certain hypothesis would explain the evidence‚ to the truth of that hypothesis. In general‚ there will be multiple different hypotheses that might explain the evidence‚ so one must be able to decide which one is the correct hypothesis. One of the classic examples is how to explain wet grass. If the grass is wet‚ it probably rained. The Inference of the Best Explanation‚ one
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| katty Best Buy CaseMission:Vision: 1. External - What are Best Buy’s opportunities and threats?Best Buy opportunities and threats are related with the continuing growth of the electronic retail industry.Best Buy’s opportunities are: * Increase in the demand for consumer electronics‚ due to the migration of the population from cities to suburbs‚ creating the need for retail centers. * The birth of online retailing‚ with allows Best Buy to have potential growth with online sales. * Inorganic
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In recent years and under the direction of past CEO‚ Brad Anderson‚ Best Buy has seen year over year growth. The issue is the need for maintaining future growth of Best Buy. Is the tried and tested customer-centric model that kept the organization afloat‚ even during the 2007-08 financial crisis‚ enough? The problem in this case can be seen when the customer-centric model is placed under the microscope. Best Buy has an effective model to get the right product into the right customer’s hands‚
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