...ABSTRACT In the context of the rapid growth of mobile computing penetration in developing countries, mobile telephony is currently considered to be particularly important for such development. Yet, until recently, very little systematic evidence was available that shed light on the developmental impacts of mobile computing. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the problems and prospects of mobile computing in Nigeria. The paper will be analyzed by theme in order to provide a thematic overview as well as a comparative analysis of the development role of mobile computing. In exploring the evidence from completed projects as well as the foci of new projects, the paper summarizes and critically assesses the key findings and suggests possible avenues for future research. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The fusion of computer and telecommunication technologies has heralded the age of information superhighway over wire-line and wireless networks. Mobile cellular communication systems and wireless networking technologies are growing at an ever-faster rate, and this is likely to continue in the foreseeable future. Wireless technology is presently being used to link portable computer equipment to corporate distributed computing and other sources of necessary information. Wide-area cellular systems and wireless LANs promise to make integrated networks a reality and provide fully distributed and ubiquitous mobile communications, thus bringing an end to the tyranny of geography. Higher...
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...A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DISPARATE SCHOOLS OF MANAGEMENT Scholars in the field of management, from the late 19th century till modern times, have come up with different perspectives on how to manage people and organizations. These gave rise to what is called ‘Management Schools of Thought’. This study looks at the Classical School of Thought in relation to modern day management, as it pertains to the built environment. Though so many years have passed since the Classical School of Thought was developed, it is widely used in modern day management as the preferred choice by many organizations in the built environment. One major area that arose from the Classical School of Thought is productivity and efficiency in the workplace [http://www.cliffnotes.com/study_guide/topicArticleId-8944,articleId-8851.html]. Managers were so much inclined to assign workers to areas that best fitted their expertise. This was in order to increase their productivity and efficiency in their various responsibilities. A facilities services provider, ISS, uses a system that effectively manages its workers and all facets of a worker’s responsibilities by placing the right people in the right positions, based on their qualifications (BOOTY, 2008). This is also evident in Faceo FM UK, according to its Chief Executive, Chris Kenneally. In his words, “Our focus has been on the sustainability of our customers and putting the right people in the right positions to deliver what the client wants, as evidenced...
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...edition [pic] ELITE management consultancies shun the spotlight. They hardly advertise: everyone who might hire them already knows their names. The Manhattan office that houses McKinsey & Company does not trumpet the fact in its lobby. At Bain & Company’s recent partner meeting at a Maryland hotel, signs and name-tags carried a discreet logo, but no mention of Bain. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which announced growing revenues in a quiet press release in April, counts as the braggart of the bunch. [pic] Consultants have a lot to smile about (see table). The leading three strategy consultancies have seen years of double-digit growth despite global economic gloom. In 2011, the last year for which Kennedy Information, a consulting-research group, has comparable revenue numbers, Bain grew by 17.3%, BCG by 14.5% and McKinsey by 12.4%. All three are opening new offices. Big trends that befuddle clients mean big money for clever consultants. Barack Obama’s gazillion-page health reform has boosted health-care consulting; firms would rather pay up than read the blasted thing. The Dodd-Frank financial reform has done the same for financial-sector work. Energy and technology are hot, too. Companies are reluctant to talk about their use of consultants, and consultancies are relentlessly tight-lipped. Bain is said to use code-names for clients even in internal discussions. Such secrecy makes this a hard industry to analyse. It also lets stereotypes flourish. McKinseyites are said...
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...Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism Agenda 1. 1.1 ICT and tourism – introduction Tourism as information business 1.2 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 eTourism – ICT usage in tourism ICT usage in tourism – overview and case studies Tourism stakeholders and interfaces Tourism suppliers and eTourism Intermediaries and eTourism Destination organisations and eTourism Tourism management and eTourism 3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Trends and future applications Social Media & Web 2.0 Website optimisation Interoperability and semantic web Software agents Recommender systems Dynamic packaging Mobile services & ambient intelligence Online auctions in tourism 2 ICT in Tourism © copyright IFITT 1.2 eTourism – ICT usage in tourism Definition and history of eTourism Facts & trends Reasons, advantages and implications of ICT usage ECCA – eTourism Competence Center Austria 3 ICT in Tourism © copyright IFITT 1.2 eTourism – ICT usage in tourism Definition and history of eTourism Facts & trends Reasons, advantages and implications of ICT usage ECCA – eTourism Competence Center Austria 4 ICT in Tourism © copyright IFITT Introduction - ICT ICT - Information and Communication Technologies Umbrella term for technological developments for the Production, analysis, storage, search, distribution and use of information ICT includes a combination of hardware software telecommunications netware groupware humanware ICT enables effective data processing & communication...
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...2014 Cost Reduction in Logistics Operations Vijay Ramamoorthy Roll No: 173 PGDM, Batch 19 A Project Report on “COST REDUCTION IN LOGISTICS OPERATIONS” A Project Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (PGDM) Submitted by: Vijay Ramamoorthy PGDM, Roll No. 173, 19th Batch (2013-2015) Submitted on 01st July, 2014 Under the guidance of Mr. P. Meenakshi Sundaram Project guide (Deputy Manager, Logistics, CavinKare) XIME Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Electronics City-Phase II, Bangalore-560100 Summer Internship Report 1|Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The 8 weeks of internship at CavinKare has been an enriching experience in terms of learning and application of theory into practice. The real time experience that I have received is something which cannot be emulated in a class room scenario and will be highly helpful for my professional growth. It has been a fruitful, exciting and value-adding exercise for me. It bears the imprint of many people, and I wish to express my sincere gratitude towards all those who made it possible. First, I would like to express my earnest appreciation and gratitude towards our President, Professor J. Philip, President, XIME for conceptualizing the summer training program. I would like to thank our Senior Dean, Mr. S.D.Tyagaraj for implementing the concept of summer training program. I am grateful to Mr. John Ben, my project guide, for guiding...
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...methods of power production today are 1) fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, 2) hydroelectric dams, and 3) nuclear power. The undeveloped potential of each of these power methods is restricted by either the associated environmental impact or by the limits of the resource itself. Current methods of power production are in need of supplementation. An ideal source would be renewable and have minimal environmental impact. This paper presents one such method.1.3 Overview and Scope < A href="http://ljb.advertserve.com/servlet/click/zone?zid=29&pid=2&lookup=true&position=1" target="_top">< IMG src="http://ljb.advertserve.com/servlet/view/banner/image/zone?zid=29&pid=2&position=1" height="240" width="120" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="Click Here!">< /A> | The paper begins with the background and description of the proposed power source, its advantages, and a tabular outline of three example sites. Concerns for each component of the system are briefly considered. The paper ends with a proposal for further research and a summarization.Due to the hazards of open-pit mining operations, building a Pit Power Tower in an active mining pit is not considered. Unfortunately, data concerning the water fill-rate and infrastructure of the Chuquicamata and Palabora mines was unavailable at the time of this writing. A geo-thermal component to the PPT is suggested, but not considered...
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...Measuring the Cost of Cybercrime Ross Anderson 1 Chris Barton 2 Rainer B¨hme 3 o Richard Clayton 4 Michel J.G. van Eeten 5 Michael Levi 6 Tyler Moore 7 Stefan Savage 8 Abstract In this paper we present what we believe to be the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. It was prepared in response to a request from the UK Ministry of Defence following scepticism that previous studies had hyped the problem. For each of the main categories of cybercrime we set out what is and is not known of the direct costs, indirect costs and defence costs – both to the UK and to the world as a whole. We distinguish carefully between traditional crimes that are now ‘cyber’ because they are conducted online (such as tax and welfare fraud); transitional crimes whose modus operandi has changed substantially as a result of the move online (such as credit card fraud); new crimes that owe their existence to the Internet; and what we might call platform crimes such as the provision of botnets which facilitate other crimes rather than being used to extract money from victims directly. As far as direct costs are concerned, we find that traditional offences such as tax and welfare fraud cost the typical citizen in the low hundreds of pounds/Euros/dollars a year; transitional frauds cost a few pounds/Euros/dollars; while the new computer crimes cost in the tens of pence/cents. However, the indirect costs and defence costs are much higher for transitional and new crimes. For the former they may be...
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...Strategic Human Resource Management TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3. Literature Review 4. Critical Analysis 5. Finding and Recommendation 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 8. Appendixes Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective Human resource practices of Make My Trip Pvt. Ltd. In the case of this paper, the data has been collected through Qualitative analysis, which involved interviews with Head HR, Rohit Hasteer; Deputy Manager, Ravi Mishra, and Senior Travel Coordinator, Siddarth Shankar Deb. The paper also employs unobtrusive methods which include Content analysis of company website and life histories. In order to effectively analyse the Human resource strategies an obtrusive and unobtrusive research method has been adopted. Results of data analyzed show that the Human resource practice adopted is effective however they do have minor floss. In particular, Orientation program, Performance appraisal, Benefit plan and Job Evaluation method is poor in the areas HR management. The report finds the prospects of the company in its current position are positive but the few areas of weakness require upgradation of practice and remedial action by management. Recommendation discussion includes introduction of new practices and new changes like: • After Recruitment and selection...
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...REPORT RE: RECENT ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SCANDALS Contents INTRODUCTION: 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN IRELAND 5 RESPONSE FROM REGULATORS TO THE MOST RECENT SCANDALS IN BANKING SECTOR 7 US CORPORATE GOVERNANCE at a time of Tyco scandal 8 RESPONSE FROM THE REGULATORS -SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 9 AUDIT 10 EXTERNAL AUDIT 10 INTERNAL AUDIT 11 INTRODUCTION TO ANGLO IRISH BANK 12 The Scandals 12 Loans to Sean Fitzpatrick 13 Irish Life and Permanent Depositing Funds 14 Corporate Governance Situation of Anglo 16 Ernst & Young – External Auditor 17 Impact on Shareholders & The Public 18 Company Law, Financial Regulator, Accounting Standards IFRS and GAAP 19 TYCO INTERNATIONAL 20 DETAILS OF TYCO’S SCANDAL 21 ACCOUNTING ISSUES IDENTIFIED 22 THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE WEAKNESSES AT TYCO 22 PERFORMANCE OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS 23 CONCLUSION 27 The Main Reasons for The Scandals 27 Steps taken afterwards-will they prevent similar events happening in the future? 33 END REFLECTION 36 Bibliography: 37 Appendices: 41 INTRODUCTION: Accounting and corporate governance scandals have been a growing problem in the recent years. Many believe that the blame for those scandals should be borne on two groups of people. Those responsible for managing a company and those whose duty is to provide assurance on the accounts prepared by the directors (auditors), both of whom failed to perform their jobs adequately...
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...Page |1 Traffic Risk Analysis of Tamil Nadu district Using RADM System and Index Creation for safety estimate Submitted by Namit Jain (2011CE10371) A report of CED 412 - Project Part II submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Technology Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi May, 2015 Page |2 Declaration “I do certify that this report explains the work carried out by me in the Course CED 412 Project Part II under the overall supervision of Dr. Geetam Tiwari and Dr. Dinesh Mohan. The contents of the report including text, figures, tables, computer programs, etc. have not been reproduced from other sources such as books, journals, reports, manuals, websites, etc. Wherever limited reproduction from another source had been made, the source had been duly acknowledged at that point and also listed in the References.” Namit Jain 2011CE10371 Page |3 Certificate “This is to certify that the report submitted by Namit Jain describes the work carried out by him in the Course CED 412 - Project Part II under my/our overall supervision.” Dr. Geetam Tiwari Professor Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi – 110016 May 2015 Dr. Dinesh Mohan Professor Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi – 110016 May 2015 Page |4 Acknowledgement I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and...
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...Dissertation by Ishfaque Ahmad 1 Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 1 – Introduction “At a time when the Government is tackling the deficit, against a backdrop of global financial uncertainty, it is vital that we focus relentlessly on cracking down on those that break the law and making sure that everyone pays the tax they owe” (HM Revenue & Customs, 2012, p. 4) Every year the UK Government spends billions of pounds to provide a better life for its citizens. Most of the money the Government is spending comes from tax revenue. Tax revenue allows the Government to budget expenditure such as education, health and welfare, housing, protection, re-paying national debts and improving the infrastructure. Without tax revenue, the government would not be able to fund the projects and services that people require. Following the recent recession and the global financial crisis it is important to increase tax revenue for economic growth and keeping the economy moving. The majority of the UK’s individuals and businesses pay their share of tax honestly. However, a minority deliberately seek to evade or avoid paying what they owe while benefiting from the public services (HM Revenue & Customs, 2013). As a result the Government does not receive enough tax as budgeted but spends more than what is collected. This is called budget deficit. It leads to either cuts in the budget of projects or borrowing money from other nations to fill up the deficit. Borrowing is an expensive...
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...Contents Task 1 ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 P 1.1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Virgin Group Limited ............................................................................................................................. 2 Sainsbury PLC ........................................................................................................................................ 3 McDonald’s ........................................................................................................................................... 4 National Health Service (NHS) .............................................................................................................. 5 A corner shop ........................................................................................................................................ 6 P 1.2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 P 1.3 .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Task 2 ................................................................................
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...Management Research Report What has British Airways done during the recession to be competitive against Ryanair and Easyjet? Table of Contents 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 2. Methodology …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 3. Short History 3.1 British Airways ……………………………………………………………….……………………5 3.2 Easyjet and Ryanair………………………………………………………………………………..6 4. Prior to the Recession 4.1 British Airways ……………………………………………………………………………………..7 4.2 Easyjet …………….………………………………………………………………………………...8 4.3 Ryanair ……………………………………………………………………………………………... 9 5. Recession and Airline Industry 5.1 Impact of current recession on the airline industry …………………………………………….. 10 5.2 Impact of recession on British Airways …………………………………………………………... 11 5.3 Impact of recession on Easyjet and Ryanair …………………………………………………….. 16 6. The Strategies implemented by British Airways 6.1 Strategies implemented to compete against Easyjet and Ryanair……………………………… 18 7. Recommendation ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 8. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………... 24 9. Reference and bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………. 25 1. Introduction This report will focus on the current economic crisis and the effect it has had upon British Airways. The passenger figures at London Heathrow, Gatwick, Standsted and other major airports have dropped by 7.4 per cent last...
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...no. 2-0021 Hasbro Interactive In 1995 at the Tokyo Toy Fair, Alan Hassenfeld, chief executive of toy and game company Hasbro, decided it was time once again for his company to take a risk on interactive games. The company had been stung when betting on the notion that consumers would spurn traditional board games in favor of the electronic variety. However, the personal computer, with its improving multimedia capabilities, looked to be the future of gaming. Mr. Hassenfeld spoke with Tom Dusenberry, an ambitious rising star from Parker Brothers, a game company that Hasbro had acquired in 1991. Familiar with Mr. Dusenberry’s work, Mr. Hassenfeld admired his creativity and capability. Mr. Dusenberry believed that interactive games had a brilliant future. He was also a talented visionary, proficient at activating others’ enthusiasm for futuristic ideas. His effusiveness accelerated Mr. Hassenfeld’s interest, and soon Mr. Hassenfeld charged Mr. Dusenberry with building a new division, to be named Hasbro Interactive. He was to write a business plan, form a team, and go to market, starting with a handful of existing CD-ROM products that Hasbro’s long-standing toy and game divisions had developed in a decentralized fashion. Over the course of his career at Parker Brothers, Mr. Dusenberry gained direct experience in most aspects of the game business. He had started working on a loading dock and had been promoted several times through positions in manufacturing, marketing, and sales...
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...TECHNICAL REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) UNDERTAKEN AT THE NIGERIAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (NIMET), ZARIA, KADUNA STATE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA BY SOLOMON IFETAYO ONASANYA U09GS1052 IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BSC GEOGRAPHY JUNE – NOVEMEBER, 2012 CERTIFICATION I, Solomon Ifetayo Onasanya with Reg. No: U09GS1052 hereby certify that this report was written by me as part of the experience acquired during my SIWES at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Zaria, Kaduna State, under the supervision of: ______________________ ________________________ Mrs. Maria Abubakar Date Department SIWES Supervisor (First visit) _________________________ ________________________ Mr. S. Abubakar Date Department SIWES Supervisor (Second visit) __________________________ ________________________ Dr. I.J. Musa Date Head of department ___________________________ ________________________ A. U. Kibbon Date Departmental SIWES Coordinator DEDICATION This work is dedicated to God Almighty who has given me the strength, grace and wisdom required for this SIWES programme and the successful completion of it. This work is also dedicated to my parent Mr. Onasanya Solomon whom God has being using to sponsor my academic programme. Finally, this work...
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