gordijn@cs.vu.nl 1 Introduction Companies increasingly form networked value constellations to jointly satisfy a complex need. Well known examples include the networked business model of Cisco Systems [Tapscott‚ D.‚ Ticoll‚ D.‚ & Lowy‚ A.‚ 2000] and the virtual integration of Dell Computers [Magretta‚ J.‚1998]. In a value constellation‚ a series of enterprises and final customers co-produce things of economic value‚ using network technology such as the Internet to coordinate this process. By
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fabric of any society is held together by the standards of morality that we maintain and practice. Values are our personal set of beliefs about what is important‚ unimportant‚ right‚ wrong‚ good and bad. When we are confronted by choices‚ options‚ or moral dilemmas‚ the decisions we make will indicate what values we hold. Human values give worthiness and respect to life. The foundation of human values are based on · Dignity of human life · Respect and consideration for the "other" · The importance
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Not many novels are comparable to Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear it Away. Perhaps this is due in part to her skillful composition‚ but O’Connor’s blunt addressal of the natural struggle between faith and reason is strikingly convicting. Raised in the south in a predominantly Catholic family‚ O’Connor herself was no stranger to the concepts‚ using her experiences to create a composition that is deeply personal. O’Connor uses the themes of faith and reason as means of bearing her true beliefs
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www.sciedu.ca/ijfr International Journal of Financial Research Vol. 3‚ No. 4; 2012 Market Value of the Firm‚ Market Value of Equity‚ Return Rate on Capital and the Optimal Capital Structure Chao Chiung Ting Michigan State University‚ USA E-mail: tingtch7ti@aol.com Received: September 4‚ 2012 doi:10.5430/ijfr.v3n4p1 Abstract The firm should pursue both maximum return rate on capital and maximum return rate on equity simultaneously. Maximum return rate on capital is the primary goal for firms
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"Pricing is actually a pretty simple and straightforward thing‚" Johnson told the Associated Press during an interview ahead of the announcement at the company’s Plano‚ Tex. headquarters. "Customers will not pay literally a penny more than the true value of the product." Penney’s plan comes as stores are struggling to wean Americans off of the profit-busting bargains that they have come to expect in the weak economy. The move is risky‚ though‚ because shoppers who love to bargain-hunt may be turned
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The Value of Life Human life is one of the few natural rights in life that cannot be valued by wealth‚ or taken in for exchange by any tangible object. Human life is precious and fragile and should be treated as such. Each person ’s individuality and capability is a prime factor that exemplifies the need humans have to be valued‚ all life is equivalent‚ but should be equal in the highest plausible factors. Human life cannot simply be put with a price‚ for each life is valued at a price that is
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The Value of Culture On the relationship between economics and arts edited by Arja Klamer AM ST ERD AM UN IVE RSIT Y PRE SS The Value ofCulture The Value ofCulture On the Relationship between Economics and Arts Edited by Arjo Klamer AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRESS Cover illustration: Vincent van Gogh‚ Le docteur Paul Gachet. Coli. Van Gogh Museum‚ Amsterdam Cover design: Marjolein Meijer‚ BEELDVORM‚ Leiden Typesctting: Bert Haagsman‚ MAGENTA‚ Amsterdam ISBN 90-5356-2I9-2
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Margaret Higgins Sanger (September 14‚ 1879 – September 6‚ 1966) was an American birth control activist‚ sex educator‚ and nurse. Sanger popularized the term birth control‚ opened the first birth control clinic in the United States‚ and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Sanger ’s efforts contributed to several judicial cases that helped legalize contraception in the United States. Sanger is a frequent target of criticism by opponents of birth
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personalities‚ behaviors‚ and morals of human’s. Many factors influence the development of an individual’s psychological makeup; including heredity and environment. Michael Jackson is quite possibly the most famous person to live during the 21st Century. Born August 29‚ 1958 in Gary‚ Indiana to struggling middle-class parents‚ Michael learned all too quickly the reality and price of being famous. Although the world adored him from the moment he was a small child as a member of the Jackson Five and
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the other. Besides the anthropological viewpoint of many scholars claiming that culture contributes to othering‚ there is also psychological reasoning. In this discussion I will look at the viewpoints of these anthropology scholars who wish to move away from the concept of culture‚ because they believe that is plays such a fundamental role in othering. As well as my position in relation to the criticisms by these scholars. Archie Mafeje was very critical of anthropology as a discipline. He wrote
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