The mountain gorilla was first discovered roaming the Virunga Volcanoes in Rwanda (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). German Captain Robert von Beringe and his African soldiers stumbled upon two mountain gorillas around the volcanic region on October 17‚ 1902 (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). Von Beringe captured and killed one of them and sent the body to the Zoological Museum in Berlin‚ Germany. Professor Paul Matschie‚ who worked with the museum‚ identified the gorilla as a new class and named it after its founder:
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Threats of New Entrants The threat of new entrants in the fast food industry are noted to be a strong summary assessment characteristic . The reasoning behind this is that there are no set barriers or loops that could legally prevent a company from entering the industry. The major barriers a firm faces in this industry are the economies of scale and the access to distribution. In order to capture the market they have spend tremendous amount of money on advertising and marketing. If a firm wants
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Suman M R VEDAVYASA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CLOUD SECURITY ISSUES AND MECHANISM CHAPTER 1‚ 1.INTRODUCTION Cloud computing is the delivSuman M R VEDAVYASA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CLOUD SECURITY ISSUES AND MECHANISM CHAPTER 1‚ 1.INTRODUCTION Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product‚ whereby shared resources‚ software‚ and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid)
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Opportunities H&M contributes to numerous causes that make them a socially conscious company. The clothing producing business has become very environmentally conscious and most importantly‚ price conscious. H&M has committed to having a corporate responsibility to social and economic issues‚ which was the cause of them creating a meticulous sustainability policy. Sustainability describes practices and policies that reduce environmental pollution and do not exploit people or natural resources
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How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its Bankruptcy? Once a sound company listed in fortune 500‚ Enron‚ lead to downfall because of deceptive accounting system incorporated within the organization. Enron’s dubicious finance finally collapsed in Dec 2‚ 2001 as it filed Bankruptcy in New York Bankruptcy court. The corporate culture of Enron focused on financial performance neglecting the stakeholder’s value .The relentless emphasis on the importance of the shareholder’s value created
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Mobile device security Threats: Over the past two decades‚ we have witnessed significant technology advances in mobile devices‚ from the personal data assistants (PDAs) of the late 1990s and early 2000s to the ubiquitous and multifunctional smartphones of today. These advances have extended the virtual boundaries of the enterprise‚ blurring the lines between home and office and coworker and competitor by providing constant access to email‚ enabling new mobile business applications and allowing the
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Index Internet as a threat to the high street Introduction Ever since its creation‚ the internet has developed drastically. One of its focal areas is internet shopping‚ which is vastly becoming more popular during the last few years‚ which led to the factor of increasing consumerism to a point almost beyond recognition. For those who have access to the internet‚ they are granted the privilege of a vast choice of not only physical but also digital products which have always
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Abstract Stereotype threat theory functions in a social environment in which a person is negatively stereotyped which creates a reaction of tenseness‚ indecision‚ uneasiness and distress on the person the stereotype was intended for. This distress comes from the understanding that one’s actions may possibly corroborate a negative stereotype which frequently results in confirmation or verification of the stereotype. The hypothesis that all three articles stereotype threats affects psychological
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CHAPTER 9 REGIONAL TRADING Arrangements MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. THE EUROPEAN UNION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO PERMIT: a. Countries to adopt scientific tariffs on imports b. An agricultural commodity cartel within the group c. The adoption of export tariffs for revenue purposes d. Free movement of resources and products among member nations 2. Which of the following represents the stage where economic integration is most complete? a. Economic union
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is occasionally plagued by serious concerns that jeopardize its security as a medium of exchanging money and information. Identifying risks in e-commerce Today’s threats to e-commerce systems include: Physical threats - threats posed to the IT infrastructure by‚ for example‚ fire or flood. Data threats - threats posed to software‚ files‚ databases‚ etc by viruses‚ Trojans and so forth. Errors by people‚ eg employees clicking on links within messages received on social
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