Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Decision Support Systems 44 (2008) 657 – 672 www.elsevier.com/locate/dss Eight key issues for the decision support systems discipline ☆ David Arnott a‚⁎‚ Graham Pervan b a Centre for Decision Support and Enterprise Systems Research‚ Monash University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia b Curtin Business School‚ Curtin University of Technology‚ Perth‚ Australia Received 2 May 2006; received in revised form 26 August 2007; accepted 23 September 2007 Available
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In 1988 a motion pictured titled: The Accused‚ was released. The movie was directed by Johnathon Kaplan and the lead character‚ Sarah Tobias‚ was played by Jody Foster. Ms. Tobias was a uneducated‚ poor white female that lived in trailer in New Bradford‚ Massachusetts. This was one of Hollywood’s first movies to include rape‚ let alone gang-rape‚ in a direct manner. The occurrence happened in Big Dan’s Bar‚ while the sexual assault was occurring the crowd within the bar was cheering the rapists
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people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one year. Throughout the years‚ the travel and tourism industry has continued to flourish leaving its impacts on the world. However‚ the challenges it might be facing in the coming years are still uncertain. It might not be necessary that travelling always deals with “travel abroad by plane”. However‚ the airline services provided by companies are very closely linked to the travel industry. Be it abroad or in
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What are the main challenges facing the contemporary world economy? The contemporary world economy is complex‚ but the main challenge we face today is uneven development. Development in today’s society represents the basic characteristics of capitalism as a mode of production and consumption. This essay will explore development discourse in terms of analysing how trade impedes the growth of an equal global economy‚ due to it being laden with uneven power relations and how it is subjected to political
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the start of the story after not being seen out of her house following the disappearance of Homer Barron‚ the man she was supposedly with. Miss Emily was described as a “. . .hereditary obligation upon the town. . .” (Faulkner 32)‚ which is basically what the whole town sees and judges her by. The viewpoint of the story makes it hard to interpret because of the lack of thoughts and opinions from Emily Grierson herself. However‚ this is not the main problem in the story. The main problem is the reasons
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Linda Cashman ENC1102 Sec. 45 March 22‚ 2014 Yusef Komunyakaa’s Facing It. Returning Vietnam veterans had an especially hard time reconnecting to the world upon their return home. Both their mental and physical stresses‚ compounded by the fact that there were a large number of people who chose to hate and beguile these men‚ caused them to be clinically depressed or even in some cases drove them to insanity. In Komunyakaa’s “Facing It”‚ we get an in depth look at the personal casualties and inner
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Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory that represent the Russian Revolution. The key point in Animal Farm‚ language is a powerful tool that can be used in a positive or negative way‚ and can work to one’s advantage or result in serious consequences. The pigs make others work extremely hard‚ while they sit back and rest. For example‚ “Now comrades...to the hayfield! Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do.” (Orwell‚ 24) Later in the
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THREATS FACING MALAYSIA Malaysia‚ being a trading nation that highly dependent on international trade‚ our economic performance is very vulnerable to the performance of our major international trading partners. For decades‚ our economic growth has been overly reliant on external sector developments‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade. Domestic investment decisions are not base on economic fundamentals but rather these decisions are very much influenced by the market behavior
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Metal health issues in Aboriginal peoples are all strongly tied to the process of colonialism and impact of displacement from land‚ family‚ loss of culture and traditional practices‚ hence this disconnect from spiritual‚ cultural and physical heritage led to disempowerment of many Aboriginal peoples and subsequently results in the maladaptive behaviours such as substance abuse‚ alcoholism‚ suicide and interpersonal violence (Alfred‚ 2009). Similarly‚ colonial experiences have led to the mistrust
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countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With net sales of $482.2 billion annually‚ Walmart employs 2.2 million employees worldwide. As consumers we relate to the bright yellow smiley faces‚ store front greeters and discount pricing signs. It is what we have come to expect for those of us that shop there. Walmart is a place to get more for your hard earned money. Making the consumer a Walmart stakeholder. For years consumers have
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