...Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Case 2: IT and Geo-Mapping Help a Small Business Succeed Tags: Entrepreneurship; Sales Strategy Management; Sales Tea Collection; Small business IT; geo-mapping technology; Summary: Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon started The Tea Collection, a children’s clothing wholesaler business in 2002. Their first product line consisted of three baby sweaters and a single shop. Today The Tea Collection has expanded to over 300 department and boutique stores and now includes women’s clothing. Information technologies played a critical role in their success from design, to production, customer targeting and marketing. L=4:57 URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_GmukX5sfM Case IT is not just for huge, multi-national companies. Small business entrepreneurs use a variety of information technologies to do all the things much larger firms do, but on a much smaller budget. IT allows small firms to act and look like much larger firms, amplifying the power of entrepreneurs, and creating the conditions for sustained and rapid growth. The Tea Collection (teacollection.com) exemplifies how entrepreneurs can use inexpensive but powerful information technologies to create a successful business. The Tea Collection was founded by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon in 2002 in San Francisco with just three pima cotton baby sweaters and a vision of bringing the fusion of worldwide cultures and modern design to fashion. Emily Meyer grew up in Texas...
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...Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Case 2: IT and Geo-Mapping Help a Small Business Succeed Tags: Entrepreneurship; Sales Strategy Management; Sales Tea Collection; Small business IT; geo-mapping technology; Summary: Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon started The Tea Collection, a children’s clothing wholesaler business in 2002. Their first product line consisted of three baby sweaters and a single shop. Today The Tea Collection has expanded to over 300 department and boutique stores and now includes women’s clothing. Information technologies played a critical role in their success from design, to production, customer targeting and marketing. L=4:57 URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_GmukX5sfM Case IT is not just for huge, multi-national companies. Small business entrepreneurs use a variety of information technologies to do all the things much larger firms do, but on a much smaller budget. IT allows small firms to act and look like much larger firms, amplifying the power of entrepreneurs, and creating the conditions for sustained and rapid growth. The Tea Collection (teacollection.com) exemplifies how entrepreneurs can use inexpensive but powerful information technologies to create a successful business. The Tea Collection was founded by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon in 2002 in San Francisco with just three pima cotton baby sweaters and a vision of bringing the fusion of worldwide cultures and modern design to fashion. Emily Meyer grew up in Texas...
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...SECONDARY DATA Opening Questions 1. Why are secondary data important? How do we distinguish secondary data from primary data? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data? 3. How should secondary data be evaluated to determine their usefulness? 4. What are the different sources of secondary data, including internal sources and external sources? 5. What is database marketing? How does it make use of secondary data? 6. How can published secondary data be classified? 7. How can computerized databases be classified? 8. How do we identify and classify the sources of secondary data useful in international marketing research? 9. How can technology and what ethical issues are involved in the use of secondary data? AUTHOR'S NOTES: CHAPTER FOCUS This chapter provides an overview of secondary data. Secondary data are defined and their advantages, disadvantages, and evaluations discussed. A classification of secondary data is presented. Internal sources, published external sources, and computerized databases are discussed. Applications of secondary data in the context of a buying power index and computer mapping are provided. The several classifications of secondary data, presented in Figures 4.3 through 4.6, are unique to this book. In addition, a focus on international marketing research, technology, and ethics is placed at the end of this chapter. This chapter could be taught by focusing on the opening questions sequentially. Greater emphasis...
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...legalities. The government must retain the confidence of the house (budget proposals) -legislative process: see above -party discipline: is linked to the idea of confidence, it operates through out the system. The general expectation is that members will vote along party lines. Pros: Accountability meaning that you know who is power and responsible for certain parts of the government, higher level of efficiency, fiscal and budgetary concerns, Cons: Can not always vote according to beliefs and values, inefficiency Federalism: Important driver of politics within Canada. To what extent are the types of different conflicts between the different levels of conflicts. Another reason why federalism exists is due in large part to the question of Quebec and the allocation of powers between french canada and the rest of the country. The Canadian State: Sovereignty 1867: Constitution Act, 1867 (BNA) 1926: The King-Byng Thing 1926: Nadan v. The King: criminal cases could be heard by the JCPC still The Balfour Declaration 1931: The statue of Westminster (formalize the separation of British and Canadian Government) 1949 Abolition of appeals to JCPC 1982: Constitution Act, 1982: Passed by the British Government (formally ammeter any requirement for the Canadian government to have to go to the British government for any...
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...Introduction China’s insatiable appetite for natural resources, oils deposits and other raw materials to power its economic engine questing her to emerge as the new superpower, has catalyzed her desire to engage Africa in her Foreign Policy. This has heightened the Chinese desire to geo- strategic reach into Africa as a going global strategy this has been the plan as far back in the 1978 eras of Mao Zedong. China’s objective in the new phase of assertiveness is to maintain strong economic ties in Africa, unlike the previous objective of building a coalition of sharing common goals with Africa as ‘Third World’. This geo-economic factor is influenced by the desire for resources to fuel its economic growth and gain energy security. China in strengthening her diplomatic and political ties sees Africa not just as ally to bid for influence and power, but as a source for natural resources . China has established Confucius Institutes (state-funded Chinese Cultural Centers) that have sprung up throughout Africa, teaching local people the culture and traditions. One wonders if China is positioning itself for taking over supremacy and advancing her Soft Policy in Africa. It is perhaps important to see our languages and cultures going out there too. The China- Africa Cooperation which was aimed at strengthening China’s diplomatic and political ties stared in post colonial Africa. The African plight of political freedom from their colonies, referred to as aggressors according to...
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...has been made in the labour market during the past 40 years, researches prove that ethnic minority workers are experiencing high levels of unemployment and lack of suitable employment opportunities. If compared to british or other white , the ethnic minorities in the Uk are mainly engaged in non professional low paid jobs. However some researches prove that not all of the ethnic minority workers are suffering from lower level of employment. Indian and Chinese groups for example have high levels of employment in professional jobs. Other groups are not showing the same tendency. Pakistani and Bangladeshi are mainly doing unstable and low paid jobs.Black Carribean, Black Affrican and other Black groups are standing somewhere in between. The question here is what is missing for those people to be in equal position with their conterparts? The aim of this review is to outline specific career development programmes for both ethnic minority workers and for workers in gender untypical occupations. The focus will be on the position of unemployed ethnic minorities in the labour market and how labour market training programmes help for better labour market opportunities. Barriers to employment: OECD research has found that the employment gap between ethnic minorities and others non ethnic minorities can be explained to a certain extend with the lower level of education.Researches show that the second generation benefit from better employment due to better education , but still not...
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...ANSWERING SIMILAR QUESTIONS IN THEIR OWN STUDIES. The confrontation between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbours is one of the most enduring and iconic conflicts that still persist today. Many scholars have argued that ‘for the best part of a century the Arab-Israeli conflict has been a complex problem with important ramifications for the international community’[1] – and this is in many ways the truth. Created out of the ashes of the Second World War under the awful spectre of the Nazi Holocaust, Israel as a nation has survived and prospered both politically and economically, in no small part due to Western – primarily French and American – assistance. The Arab states have correspondingly been opposed to America and the West based on this implied support for Israel and has therefore turned to different stratagems in an attempt to combat this alliance – such as balancing with the USSR during the Cold War and increasingly using its market power (derived from the various oil reserves in the region) to further its political aims in the two decades since the Iron Curtain fell. Into this context there were two major (albeit rather short) wars – the Six Day War of 5-10 June 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of October 1973. Decisive, cataclysmic and dramatic, these two conflagrations have in many ways defined the conflict as it is today. But what were the main strategic and political consequences of these two wars? This essay will attempt to answer that question by examining relevant...
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...definition 4 Methodology 4 Research & Findings 5 DESTEP 5 Qualitative characteristics 6 The role of the trade unions 6 Financial system 6 Regulations influencing international trade 7 Taxation 7 The role of the government 8 Corruption 8 Quantitative characteristics 9 BOP (Balance of Payment) 9 Inflation Rate 9 Gross Domestic Product 10 Economic sectors 10 Structure Labor Force 11 Labor Productivity 11 Employment and Unemployment 12 Interest Rate 13 Importance of international trade for national economy 14 Exchange rate of national currency 14 BERI analysis 15 BERI analysis explanation 16 Recommendation & conclusion 17 Appendix 18 Problem definition The reason for coming up with this report was the possibility of an anonymous two billion USD investment into the Estonian economy. It is essential to weight the stability of business environment in order to give a risk estimate. The leading question should therefore be: How high is the risk of investing in Estonia? Methodology In order to decide whether to invest in Estonia or not we had to come up with a certain method of decision making. The following three analyses are meant to create an overall picture of the country. These facts and figures are then put into consideration and are finally converted into a quantitative chart for a BERI analysis. BERI stands for Business Environment Risk Intelligence and is a measure to evaluate a country’s business environment. The...
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...All About Cameroon Background Cameroon, a West African country whose coastline is part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean, is the world’s 53rd largest country in terms of physical size with an area of 183,569 square miles. Comparison wise, it is slightly larger than Sweden, comparable in size to Papua New Guinea, or slightly larger than the state of California. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cameroon). The word “Cameroon” originated from the Portuguese explorers who reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camaroes (or River of Prawns), which eventually evolved into the English name Cameroon (Pondi, 1997). The Cameroon flag has three equal vertical bands of green (for vegetation), red (for independence), and yellow (for sunshine), with a yellow 5-pointed star in the centered in the red band (http://www.10-facts-about.com/Cameroon/id/84). The Lonely Planet travel guide describes Cameroon as “Africa’s throbbing heart, a crazed, sultry mosaic of active volcanoes, white sand beaches, thick rainforest and magnificent parched landscapes broken up by the bizarre rock formations of the Sahel” (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cameroon). Cameroon enjoys relatively high political and social stability. Cameroon doesn’t have the notoriety of the history of ethnic violence between the...
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...IS FO TR R IB L U IM TI IT O E N D O N LY D Choosing the Channels of Communication A Review of Media Resources for 11 Countries in the Western Pacific Region This document is part of a continuing project of the Tobacco Free-Initiative and the Health Promotion Unit, World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office. Tobacco-Free Initiative & Health Promotion Unit World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific P Box 2932, 1000 Manila, Philippines .O. Tel: (632) 528-8001 Fax: (632) 521 1036 http://www.wpro.who.int Choosing the Channels of Communication Choosing the Channels of Communication A Review of Media Resources for 11 Countries in the Western Pacific Region Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 Key elements in choosing the channels of communication ................................................ 2 Cambodia Summary of media resources ...................................................................................................... 8 Media directory ............................................................................................................................ 10 China Summary of media resources ........................................................................................................ 18 Media directory .........................................................................................
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...of a site investigation is to identify the ground conditions which ma, any contamination and the effects o 1.1.1 The scale of problem Various reports over the past 25 years have shown that the largest element of technical and financial risk normally lies in the ground. Ground related problems have led to late completions and high cost overruns on the national scale. Lady using a tablet Professional Essay Writers Get your grade or your money back using our Essay Writing Service! ESSAY WRITING SERVICE In an analysis of 8000 building projects, National economic Development office (NEDO) stated that one third of the projects overran by more than a month, a further one third overran up to a month due to delays due to unforeseen ground conditions. Work in groups or pairs, note down a few points on Why carry out site investigation? 1.2 Why carry out site investigation? The characterization of ground conditions whether for a 'greenfield' or a previously developed 'brownfield' site will include both the geotechnical and the geo-environmental issues. Site investigations can be required for both geotechnical and geo-environmental purposes and for many projects it would be advantageous to combine the investigations with resulting economics in cost, time and site disruption. The investigations should allow a...
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...B2B MARKET SEGMENTATION 5 KEY SEGMENTATION DIMENSIONS WRITTEN BY: ART WEINSTEIN PHD PROFESSOR OF MARKETING NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ART@HUIZENGA.NOVA.EDU 954‐262‐5097 FRANK JAMIESON MBA PRESIDENT APPLIED DM RESEARCH INC FRANK@APPLIEDDMRESEARCH.COM 415 884 9902 B2B SEGMENTATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT VITAL INGREDIENTS + CREATIVE COOKING Effective b2b segmentation is like gourmet cooking – you need a nice variety of ingredients to create a delicious balance of flavors and a certain unexplainable artistic skill to combine the ingredients into a crowd pleasing experience. The primary purpose of this whitepaper is to introduce a list of b2b segmentation ingredients that ...
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...scholars have argued that once “basic needs” have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing multiple datasets, multiple definitions of “basic needs” and multiple questions about well-being, we find no support for this claim. The relationship between well-being and income is roughly linear-log and does not diminish as incomes rise. If there is a satiation point, we are yet to reach it. This draft: Keywords: JEL codes: April 16, 2013 Subjective well-being, happiness, satiation, basic needs, Easterlin paradox. D6, I3, N3, O1, O4 * A shorter version of this paper will appear in the American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings in May 2013. The authors wish to thank Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, and Alan Krueger for useful discussions and The Gallup Organization, where Wolfers serves as a Senior Scientist, for providing data. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 1974 Richard Easterlin famously posited that increasing average income did not raise average well-being, a claim that became known as the Easterlin Paradox. However, in recent years new and more comprehensive data has allowed for greater testing of Easterlin’s claim. Studies...
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...Essentials of MIS 11 Video Cases Essentials of Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 11th Edition Kenneth Laudon and Jane Laudon Azimuth Interactive, Inc. Copyright 2014 Questions and Answers Chapter 1: Business Information Systems in Your Career Case 1: UPS Global Operations with the DIAD 1. List the various ways that DIAD improves customer service. Faster pickup and delivery schedules. Real-time tracking of packages based on bar code technology, and using Wi-Fi and cellular connections; a local Bluetooth network to connect the driver with the truck. GPS built into the unit to help drivers locate delivery and pickup locations. Color screen for customer to read shipping documents. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. • Smart label created • Information sent to processing center • Information processed—stored, address corrected • Information matched to dispatch plan • Package is sorted • Another label is printed specifying delivery truck and position on truck • Geo software used to continuously update dispatch plans for trucks based on current load • Information is displayed on the DIAD IV identifying drop off order, position on truck • At delivery, package scanned. Information sent wirelessly to processing center ...
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...An Extended Entity-Relationship Model for Geographic Applications * Thanasis Hadzilacos Computer Technology Institute, University of Patras Box 1122, GR-26110, Patras, Greece thh@cti.gr Nectaria Tryfona National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5711, U.S.A nectaria@spatial.maine.edu Abstract. A special-purpose extension of the EntityRelationship model for the needs of conceptual modeling of geographic applications, called the Geo-ER Model, is presented. Handling properties associated to objects not because of the objects’ nature but because of the objects’ position, calls for dealing -at the semantic modeling levelwith space, location and dimensionality of objects, spatial relationships, space-depending attributes, and scale and generalization of representations. In order to accomplish this in the framework of ER and its derivatives, we introduce special entity sets, relationships, and add new constructs. The rationale as well as examples of usage of the Geo-ER model from actual projects are presented. 1. Introduction Is everybody special or are we all alike? Should we develop applications according to a special methodology for each class of applications, such as medical, business process and geographic, or should we use a single blanket approach for all? Personal preferences and philosophical discussions aside, it does seem that the general purpose side has won most battles in computer science, from hardware to programming languages...
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