...1. What are the three dimensions to business problems? Provide examples of each. The first dimension in the reading is organizational dimensions. These can be described as outdated business processes, political conflict, lack of resources, difficulty of task, unsupportive culture and attitudes, and unstable business environment. Second dimension is technology dimension. Outdated hardware and software, lack of database space, inadequate telecommunications capacity, incompatibility of old systems with new technology, and the rapid technological change are some of the descriptions to look at for this dimension. The final dimension of the three is the people dimension. The problems in this area that are described are lack of training, difficulties of evaluating performance, compliance, work environment, lack of overall company support, indecisive and poor management. In order to have a successful business, I believe that finding solutions to these problems will improve the practice is important. What I have seen in the company I work for now is not everyone is vested in the tasks at hand so the attitudes of some people are poor. If the company can get involvement and interest in the Information System by all members of the company that will eliminate some of the problems and possible create ideas on how to financial fund a good system. 2. What is the difference between IT and information systems? Describe some functions of the information system. Information Technology...
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...saving and uses this money for borrowing purposes. All manner of people from the ordinary laborers and workers to the rich land owners and businessmen can keep their money safely in banks and earn savings on it. People decide which Bank to associate with depending upon its different features or attributes. The importance that customers give to each attribute, however, differs from one consumer to another. The ability to identify the importance of different attributes of banks from the consumers’ perspective is essential for improving an existing bank or establishing a new bank. The purpose of this study is to identify the positioning of major banks in India. The study makes use of the multidimensional scaling technique to identify (a) the dimensions underlying of customers’ evaluation of banks, and (b) the potential opportunities for the new bank in the perceptual map of the consumers’ mind. Keywords: Multi-Dimensional Scaling, Banks in India INTRODUCTION Banks are the heart of a nation’s economy. Firstly they promote savings through offering saving rates. Secondly, they invest this savings either through direct investment or loans to promote the economy of the country. In India, commercial banking has played a vital role in driving the economy for almost 200 years. Pre liberalization, the banks in India where nationalized in order to reach the masses. Later during the post liberalization, retail banking sector saw a rapid growth along with the economy of India. Retail banking...
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...a relationship exists between time of evolution and severity of the disease. Secondary analysis was carried out on transversal data collected from 40 individuals with Parkinson’s disease registered in the Parkinson’s Association of Maringá, in MaringáPR-Brazil. Measures: three instruments were applied: a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Hoenh and Yahr Scale and the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). According to PDQ-39, men referred to a lower quality of life, although, statistically, there was no significant difference between the two genders. Differences were only observed in the dimensions of “activities of daily living” and “social support”, in which men presented higher impairment, and “emotions” and “bodily discomfort”, where women showed higher impairment. Furthermore, severity of disease tended to lead to a perception of lower quality of life regarding the dimensions of “activities of daily living” and “cognition”, which is relevant to improve clinical guidance and intervention. Descriptors: Parkinson’s Disease; Chronic Disease; Quality of Life. 1 2 MSc, Unidade de Ensino Superior Ingá, Universidade de Maringá, Brazil. Free lecturer, Associate Professor, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil. Corresponding Author: Fabiana Magalhães Navarro-Peternella Av. Colombo, 9727, km 130 Jardim Industrial CEP:...
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...5=High) Salty: Saltiness perception (1-5 scale: 1=Low and 5=High Fun: Fun of eating perception (1-5 scale: 1=Low and 5=High Brand: Index of company brand (1=Brand 1, 2=Brand 2) Pref: Overall preference (1-5 scale: 1=Low and 5=High) a) First use the data to establish the relative importance and significance of each perceptual variable in explaining overall brand preference. Which two variables are the most important? (Explain). b) Develop a perceptual map by plotting the mean perceptions for both Brand 1 and Brand 2 on a two-dimensional map defined by the two independent variables found most important in your analysis in a) above). c) It is known that the Ideal point has average coordinates of 3 and 5 on the dimensions of Crunchiness and Fun of Eating respectively. Based on the ideal point perceptual values, which brand (Brand 1 or Brand 2) is closest to consumer Ideal perceptions? d) Based on your analysis, suggest how you would reposition Brand 2. e) What if saltiness is also important to customers and it has an ideal point of 2.5. How would your above analysis...
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...HEAD SKI COMPANY INCORPORATED La Head Ski Company, Inc., de Timonium, Maryland, fue creada en 1950 para vender esquís metálicos desarrollados por Howard Head durante tres años de investigación. En el primer año seis empleados produjeron 300 pares de esquís. En la temporada de esquí 1954-1955, la producción alcanzó 8.000 pares, y en 1965 superó los 133.000. El crecimiento en ventas y beneficio en dólares fue igualmente espectacular. Cuando Head pasó a cotizarse en el mercado de valores en 1960, las venta estaban apenas por encima de los 2 millones de dólares y los beneficios ligeramente por debajo de los 59.000 dólares, ya para 1965 las ventas subieron a 8.6 millones de dólares y los beneficios a 393.713 dólares. Durante los dos años siguientes, el volumen de operaciones seguía aumentando, aún cuando el crecimiento fuera menos espectacular. En las 53 semanas que terminaron el 30 de abril, 1966, las ventas fueron de 9,1 millones de dólares y los beneficios de 264.389 dólares. Para un plazo de tiempo igual terminando el 29 de abril, 1967, las ventas fueron 11,0 millones de dólares u los beneficios 401.482 dólares. (Para datos financieros véase Anexo 1). La industria Head era un participante entusiasta en el crecimiento de mercados originados por las actividades de tiempo de ocio, de las cuales el esquí era uno de los segmentos más dinámicos. La asociación de la industria, Ski industries América (SIA), estimó que los gastos de esquiar – comprendido...
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...South Carolina Math Kindergarten Standard K-4 The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of two- and three- dimensional geometric shapes and relative positions in space (Standards, 2012). Instructional Goal 1 Identify two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional shapes. Learning Objective 1: Students will take and identify foam two-dimensional shapes square, circle, triangle, and rectangle from a mystery bag with 80% accuracy. Justification: The mystery bag is used to cover the foam shapes from view. Students will need to use their sense of touch and their knowledge of the properties of the solids to identify them. Students are able to explore different orientations, sizes, and types to recognize that each shape has distinguishable characteristics. Learning Objective 2: Students will identify and record on paper three-dimensional shapes cube, sphere, and cylinder using real-world examples of the solids with 80% accuracy. Justification: Students explore these shapes using concrete models, pictures, and real world examples to generalize connections among mathematics, the environment, and other subjects. Learning Objective 3: Students will identify two out of three attributes (color, sides, size) from two-dimensional shapes square, circle, triangle, and rectangle. Justification: Students will use memorization and recognition skills to tackle these mathematical ideas. As students identify shapes and their attributes, they discuss...
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...Rating forms are composed of a number of scales, each relating to a certain job or performance-related dimension, such as job knowledge, responsibility, or quality of work. Each scale is a continuum of scale points, or anchors, which range from high to low, from good to poor, from most to least effective, and so forth. Scales typically have from five to seven points, though they can have more or less. Graphic rating scales may or may not define their scale points. How is it used? ← It is used to indicate on a scale the degree to which an employee demonstrates a particular trait, behavior, or performance result. Acceptable rating scales should have the following characteristics: 1. Performance dimensions should be clearly defined. 2. Scales should be behaviorally based so that a rater is able to support all ratings with objective, observable evidence. 3. Abstract trait names such as "loyalty," "honesty," and "integrity" should be avoided unless they can be defined in terms of observable behaviors. 4. Points, or anchors, on each scaled dimension should be brief, unambiguous, and relevant to the dimension being rated. For example, in rating a person's flow of words, it is preferable to use anchors such as "fluent," "easy," "unimpeded," "hesitant," and "labored," rather than "excellent," "very good," "average," "below average," and "poor." Performance Dimensions...
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...A set of college algebra problems on the equation of ellipses are presented. Problems on ellipses with detailed solutions are included in this site. The solutions are at the bottom of the page. 1. What is the major axis and its length for the following ellipse? (1/9) x 2 + (9/25) y 2 = 1/25 2. An ellipse is given by the equation 8x 2 + 2y 2 = 32 . Find a) the major axis and the minor axis of the ellipse and their lengths, b) the vertices of the ellipse, c) and the foci of this ellipse. 3. Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is the origin of the axes and has a focus at (0 , -4) and a vertex at (0 , -6). 4. Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are at (0 , -5) and (0 , 5) and the length of its major axis is 14. 5. An ellipse has the x axis as the major axis with a length of 10 and the origin as the center. Find the equation of this ellipse if the point (3 , 16/5) lies on its graph. 6. An ellipse has the following equation 0.2x 2 + 0.6y 2 = 0.2 . a) Find the equation of part of the graph of the given ellipse that is to the left of the y axis. b) Find the equation of part of the graph of the given ellipse that is below the x axis. 7. An ellipse is given by the equation (x - 1) 2 / 9 + (y + 4) 2 / 16 = 1 . Find a) its center, a) its major and minor axes and their lengths, b) its vertices, c) and the foci. 8. Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are at (-1 , 0)...
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...ANNUAL SCHEME OF WORK MATHEMATICS FORM 2 2014 |SEM. |MONTH |WEEK |TOPIC /SUBTOPIC | |1ST |JANUARY | | | |SEMESTER | | |CHAPTER 1 – DIRECTED NUMBERS. | | | |1 | | | | | |1.1 Multiplication and Division of Integers. | | | | |1.2 Combined Operations on Integers. | | | | | | | | |2 |1.3 Positive and Negative Fractions. | | | | |1.4 Positive and Negative Decimals. | | | | | ...
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...Modeling Culture in Trade: Uncertainty Avoidance* Gert Jan Hofstede Wageningen University gertjan.hofstede@wur.nl Catholijn M. Jonker Delft University of Technology c.m.jonker@tudelft.nl Tim Verwaart LEI Wageningen UR tim.verwaart@wur.nl Keywords: trade, culture, agents, uncertainty avoidance, negotiation Abstract A model is presented of the way that our cultural attitude towards the unknown influences the decisions we make in trade. Uncertainty avoidance is one of Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions. The paper presents a model of how this dimension affects trade. This influence has been explicated for the decisions regarding trade: partner selection, negotiation behavior, trust, and the interpretation of the trade partner’s behavior. It has been verified in simulations showing that the generic tendencies as attributed to uncertainty avoidance are reflected in the simulation results. Our approach is an example of instantiating generic knowledge on the influences of culture on decision-making in general. INTRODUCTION The international food economy is rapidly changing. Important issues are concentration and globalization, growing information intensity, consumer demands, and social responsibility [Kinsey 2001]. An important issue in current food trade research is the emergence and performance of international supply chain networks [Lazzarini et al. 2001]. Agent-based modeling extends the understanding of processes in society and economy. It enables simulation of the emergence...
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...This poem by Robert Frost was first read to me in the last year of my high school experience. Back then, not only did I have absolutely no interest in any literary work, but moreover, had no intension to lye there and analyze a poem into its symbolic definitions. Only now have I been taught the proper way to read a literary work as a formalistic critic might read. With this new approach to literature I can understand the underlying meaning to Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". In addition to merely grasping the author's intension, I was able to justly incur that this poem, without directly mentioning anything about life's decisions, is in its entirety about just that. Robert Frost interpreted most of the decisions we make in life into this twenty-line poem of a man choosing which path to take in a "yellow wood". Everyday I make a decision to do a certain task, take that certain walk, or to sit at home and do absolutely nothing. Being one person, I can never know for sure what the exact outcome might be if I were to choose the other decision. For instance, I take a leisurely walk every night and I sacrifice my time to do something else. Although this may not always account to me personally, I do sometimes think what the other choice may have brought me. And often times, I complete the task with a sense of relief, a "sigh" perhaps, that the choice I made turned to be a well-made decision. Though most people rarely look into the sacrifice of decision making...
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...techniques that helps the analyst to identify key dimensions underlying respondents’ evaluations of objects. It is often used in Marketing to identify key dimensions underlying customer evaluations of products, services or companies. Once the data is in hand, multidimensional scaling can help determine: • what dimensions respondents use when evaluating objects • how many dimensions they may use in a particular situation • the relative importance of each dimension, and • how the objects are related perceptually The purpose of MDS is to transform consumer judgments of similarity or preference (eg. preference for stores or brands) into distances represented in multidimensional space. The resulting perceptual maps show the relative positioning of all objects. Multidimensional scaling is based on the comparison of objects. Any object (product, service, image, etc.) can be thought of as having both perceived and objective dimensions. For example, a firm may see their new model of lawnmower as having two color options (red versus green) and a 24-inch blade. These are the objective dimensions. Customers may or may not see these attributes. Customers may also perceive the lawnmower as expensive-looking or fragile, and these are the perceived dimensions. • The dimensions perceived by customers may not coincide with (or even include) the objective dimensions assumed by the researcher. 101 • The evaluations of the dimensions may not be independent and may not agree. For...
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...MC1704 Computer Graphics and Multimedia System 2 Marks Questions 1. What is scan conversion? A major task of the display processor is digitizing a picture definition given in an application program into a set of pixel-intensity values for storage in the frame buffer. This digitization process is called scan conversion. 2. Write the properties of video display devices? Properties of video display devices are persistence, resolution, and aspect ratio. 3. What is rasterization? The process of determining the appropriate pixels for representing picture or graphics object is known as rasterization. 4. Define Computer graphics. Computer graphics remains one of the most existing and rapidly growing computer fields. Computer graphics may be defined as a pictorial representation or graphical representation of objects in a computer. 5. Name any four input devices. Four input devices are keyboard, mouse, image scanners, and trackball. 6. Write the two techniques for producing color displays with a CRT? Beam penetration method, shadow mask method 7. What is vertical retrace of the electron beam? In raster scan display, at the end of one frame, the electron beam returns to the left top corner of the screen to start the next frame, is called vertical retrace of the electron beam. 8. Short notes on video controller? Video controller is used to control the operation of the display device. A fixed area of the system is reserved for the frame buffer, and the video controller...
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...Basic Directx Transformation with VB.NET Introduction In this tutorial, we will try to discuss the basic transformation in DirectX. We will discuss only the world transform because it’s the simplest transform, but honestly I should say it’s a complicated subject, especially if you tried to understand the underlying concepts of transformation, then you will be lost in pure math problems. So, I will not discuss the mathematical concepts of vectors and matrices (because I don’t understand it myself!) but we learn how to use them for transformation. Background This tutorial is a continuation of my previous tutorial, “Starting Directx using Visual Basic” so I assume you already understand how to create a DirectX device. Draw a Square “Download incomplete_project and start working on it.” Firstly, we will draw a square before transforming it. Declare this variable in your class: Dim buffer As VertexBuffer In creat_vertxbuffer Sub, write: Sub creat_vertxbuffer() buffer = New VertexBuffer(GetType(CustomVertex.PositionColored), 4, device, _ Usage.None, CustomVertex.PositionColored.Format, Pool.Managed) Dim ver(3) As CustomVertex.PositionColored ver(0) = New CustomVertex.PositionColored(-0.5F, -0.5F, 0, Color.Red.ToArgb) ver(1) = New CustomVertex.PositionColored(-0.5F, 0.5F, 0, Color.Green.ToArgb) ver(2) = New CustomVertex.PositionColored(0.5F, -0.5F, 0, Color.Blue.ToArgb) ver(3) = New CustomVertex.PositionColored(0...
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...Inequalities can be applied in several aspects of life. In our discussion this week we will be applying the properties of inequality to the production of maple rockers by the Ozark Furniture Company. This company can obtain 3000 board feet of maple lumber to make its classic and modern maple rocking chairs. A classic maple rocker requires 15 board feet of maple, and a modern rocker requires 12 board feet of maple. Our first goal is to write an inequality that limits the possible number of maple rockers of each type that can be made with the total board feet. Then we must graph this inequality in the first quadrant. c I will be using c as the variable for the classic rocker. m The variable for the modern maple rocker will be m. t The total board feet that the company can acquire is represented by t. c + m < t I have shown the inequality using the variables. 15c + 12m < 3000 This is the inequality with the required amount and total board feet available. Using c as the independent variable which is on the horizontal axis and m as the dependent variable on the vertical axis, we can graph the equation. The c intercept is found when m = 0 15c < 3000 c < 200 The c intercept is (200,0) The m intercept is found when c = 0 12m < 3000 m < 250 The m intercept is (0, 250) When graphing this inequality the line will be solid and sloping downward from left to right. The shaded section is from the line to the origin stopping at the two axes because it is restricted to the...
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