...freedom; activity; diving into the world of the game; and no impact on reality”. “THE ORIGIN OF GAMES has been vaguely assigned to the inborn tendency of the mankind to amuse itself. Games have no geographical boundaries and game playing is found in all parts of the world whether it is in the underdeveloped areas of Africa or in a plush New York apartment penthouse.“(Spencer 1968, 3) According to researchers from Stanford school of medicine, a recent brain imaging study suggests that men have a higher percentage of activity in the *Mesocorticolimbic center (the region of the brain associated with rewards and addiction) compared to women when engaging in video games. These findings explain why males are more likely to be addicted to video games in comparison to female gamers. This addiction is just one of the several effects it may have on game console users. Should we overlook these effects of such modern technologies on people today? One very relevant conclusion made by Liwag (2007) is that due to recent studies, about 25 to 30 percent of children who use computers wear a corrective eyewear (glasses or contact lenses) to be able to see clearly due to the negative...
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...| Syllabus | | | |Year |2014/2015 | |Semester |VIII Spring | | | |Course ID |MGT405080 | |Course Name |Strategic Management | | | |Type |core | |ECTS Credits |5 | | | |Language |Georgian/English | |Classroom Number | | | ...
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...She found no evidence, but worried. And he grew. He turned , and he grew. He was getting close to six feet tall now, and was wearing size shoes. He was skinny, weighing only lbs. His right knee began to swell, and he developed mysterious ulcerated sores on his lower left leg that refused to heal. He began to complain often of feeling sick, and came home from school frequently. Never anything seriously wrong, but he just didn’t feel good. They revisited the doctor, who picked up on the description of large hands and feet and decided to check blood levels of some hormones. His thyroid was down, his cortisone levels low, his testosterone levels low, and his growth hormone levels high. Taps of his right knee removed up to cc of fluid, but no evidence of anything specifically wrong inside his knee, just that...
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...Abstract: The case portrays the evolution of the partnership between software giant Microsoft Corporation and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative was created in 1999, as a bottom-up idea, when Microsoft employees initiated to help the victims of the Kosovo crisis. The outcome was a software registration system that today helps UNHCR administer their refugee camps in a more efficient and constructive way. The case illustrates an ideal example of a CSR programme and the importance of contributions made by business to society. In particular, it illustrates how a multinational company can take a responsible role in today's modern society without diverting from its core business strategy. The case invites readers to reflect upon and discuss some important questions regarding CSR, ethics and the business role in society. A teaching note accompanies this case with analysis of the theoretical elements. This case was written with the support of a Philip Law Scholarship awarded by ecch. http://www.ecch.com/educators/products/view?id=81242 Abstract This case-study takes us through the actual outcome of one of Microsoft’s corporate citizenship (CC) activities, namely its partnership with UNHCR. The intentions of the case are to show the potential benefits of such a partnership, the key beneficiaries as well as to trigger a debate concerning the intentions and outcomes of CC. Microsoft and UNHCR have based their...
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...[pic] The forty-eight hours exposure we had at Cotabato Regional and Medical Center opened the door of opportunity to experience things that broadened our knowledge and enhanced our skills. We were exposed to different cases of various clients. We became accustomed with the routines in the hospital and interacting with our patients, even with their watchers. We encountered some difficulties and struggles, yet that didn’t hinder us in giving our best to do our job. That exposure gave us an opportunity to handle different cases. With all those we’ve encountered, we chose one to be the subject of our case study. We are presenting to you Bronchial Asthma which is the case of our patient at Medicine Ward Room C whom we will call Mr. Theodore for the purpose of confidentiality. Bronchial asthma is a disease caused by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to various stimuli. The result is paroxysmal constriction of the bronchial airways. Bronchial asthma is the more correct name for the common form of asthma. The term 'bronchial' is used to differentiate it from 'cardiac' asthma, which is a separate condition that is caused by heart failure. Although the two types of asthma have similar symptoms, including wheezing (a whistling sound in the chest) and shortness of breath, they have quite different causes. Bronchial asthma is a disease of the lungs in which an obstructive ventilation disturbance of the respiratory passages evokes a feeling of shortness...
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... exclusive projects, select the one that has the highest numerical value. 3. (a) Service; (b) Revenue; (c) Revenue; (d) Service; (e) Revenue; (f) Service 5.4 (a) Total possible = 25 = 32 (b) Because of restrictions, cannot have any combinations of 3,4, or 5. Only 12 are acceptable: DN, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1&3, 1&4, 1&5, 2&3, 2&4, and 2&5. 5. Equal service means that the alternatives end at the same time. 6. Equal service can be satisfied by using a specified planning period or by using the least common multiple of the lives of the alternatives. 7. Capitalized cost represents the present worth of service for an infinite time. Real world examples that might be analyzed using CC would be Yellowstone National Park, Golden Gate Bridge, Hoover Dam, etc. 8. PWold = -1200(3.50)(P/A,15%,5) = -4200(3.3522) = $-14,079 PWnew = -14,000 – 1200(1.20)(P/A,15%,5) = -14,000 – 1440(3.3522) = $-18,827 Keep old brackets 9. PWA = -80,000 – 30,000(P/A,12%,3) + 15,000(P/F,12%,3) = -80,000 – 30,000(2.4018) + 15,000(0.7118) = $-141,377 PWB = -120,000 – 8,000(P/A,12%,3) + 40,000(P/F,12%,3) = -120,000 – 8,000(2.4018) + 40,000(0.7118) = $-110,742 Select Method B 10. Bottled water: Cost/mo = -(2)(0.40)(30) = $24.00 ...
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...Shaikh Index ● ● ● ● Introduction Case Study Questions MIS In Action References Introduction ● What are virtual meetings? 4 Videoconference ● A videoconference allows individuals at two or more locations to communicate simultaneously through two-way video and audio transmissions. ● Growing at an annual rate of 30 percent. ● Examples: 1. Rip Curl, a producer of surfing equipment, uses videoconferencing to help its designers, marketers, and manufacturers collaborate on new products. 2. Executive recruiting firm Korn/Ferry International uses video interviews to screen potential candidates before presenting them to clients. 3. Zomato also uses Skype for interviewing potential candidates. 5 Telepresence ● The top-of-the-line videoconferencing technology is known as telepresence. ● It is defined as a sensation of being elsewhere, created by virtual reality technology.[1] ● Prices for fully equipped telepresence rooms can run to $500,000. 6 Case Studies Questions 1. One consulting firm has predicted that video and Web conferencing will make business travel extinct. Do you agree? Why or why not? 7 Case Studies Questions 2. What is the distinction between videoconferencing and telepresence? 8 Case Studies Questions 3. What are the ways in which videoconferencing provides value to a business? Would you consider it smart management? Explain your answer. 9 Case Studies Questions 4. If you were in charge of a...
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...Exam Memo The Business School Date To: Cc: From: 27 September 2013 BUHRM 5912 students Partner Lecturers/ Academic Administrators Dr. Syed Uddin Re: Exam Memo- Semester 2, 2013 The following information will help you in your preparation for the final examination of BUHRM 5912 course in Semester 2, 2013. Please note that the examination is comprised of two parts: PART-A is made up of seven questions. You are to choose and answer five (5) questions only in this part. This section is worth 40 marks. Approximately two pages long relevant answer is sufficient for each question. Each question is worth 8 marks. For PART-A questions, you should focus on the following topics: Chapter 01: Strategic HRM Chapter 02: HRP Chapter 05: Job analysis, job design and quality of work life Chapter 08: Appraising and Managing Performance Chapter 12: Employee Remuneration Chapter 17: Employee Health and Safety Chapter 19: International Human Resource Management Chapter 20: Managing International Assignments PART-B consists of a short case study with three questions and is worth 10 marks. You need to answer all questions in this part. Approximately two pages long relevant answer is sufficient for this part. This case has not been drawn from any specific topic area. However, an understanding of the ethical, legal and policy issues along with 'employees right to privacy' and 'employers duty to control employee behavior' would be of value. It will be a closed book examination-...
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...TUTORIAL ASSESSMENT You will be assessed in two different ways via tutorials throughout the study period. Part A – Tutorial Answers Each week, starting from Week 2, you will be required to complete answers to a series of tutorial questions. These are to be completed prior to the tutorial with further discussion from students and tutors provided in the tutorials. On three randomly selected weeks, you will need to hand up your answers to your tutor in the tutorial for marking. Each of these three submissions is worth 4% of your final grade. The randomly selected weeks will vary for each tutorial. The tutorial questions for each week are as follows: Week 2: Questions to prepare at home: 1) Why is it more useful to research the ‘who, what, when’ of buying rather than the ‘why’? 2) You have recently been appointed as the Marketing Assistant for Nescafe, a large coffee manufacturer. The Marketing Director (your boss) has asked you to look over a data set for instant coffee purchases and provide a series of calculations (for the brand performance measures provided below). However, some members of your marketing team are not familiar with the following measures. Briefly explain each of the measures. Why is it important to have an understanding of these in marketing? a. Penetration b. Average Purchase Frequency c. Share of Category Requirements d. Category Buying Rate e. Sole Loyalty Exercises to complete in class: a. How are each of these measures calculated? Provide...
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...Journal of International Business Studies (2006) 37, 525–543 & 2006 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 $30.00 www.jibs.net Cross-cultural competence in international business: toward a definition and a model James P. Johnson1, Tomasz Lenartowicz2 and Salvador Apud3 Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, USA; 2Deparment of Management, International Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA; 3LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas, Austin, USA Correspondence: Dr James P. Johnson, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Office number 204, Winter Park, FL 32789, USA. Tel: þ 1 407 646 2486; Fax: þ 1 407 646 1550; E-mail: jpjohnson@rollins.edu 1 Abstract Many international business failures have been ascribed to a lack of crosscultural competence (CC) on the part of business practitioners. However, the international business literature appears to lack an adequate conceptualization and definition of the term ‘CC’, focusing instead on the knowledge, skills and attributes that appear to be its antecedents. In this conceptual study, we propose a definition of CC as it applies to international business and develop a model for understanding how CC is nurtured in individuals, linking our definition to the concept of cultural intelligence. We discuss the components of the model and suggest that there are environmental and contextual impediments...
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...App. Math. and Comp. Intel., Vol. 2 (1) (2013) 137–148 http://amci.unimap.edu.my © 2013 Institute of Engineering Mathematics, UniMAP Modeling of prediction system: An application of the nearest neighbor approach to chaotic data N. Z. A. Hamida,b,*and M. S. M. Nooranib a Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 35900, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia b School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Received: 20 February 2012; Revised: 12 February 2013, Accepted: 25 February 2013 Abstract: This paper is about modeling of chaotic systems via nearest neighbor approach. This approach holds the principle that future data can be predicted using past data information. Here, all the past data known as neighbors. There are various prediction models that have been developed through this approach. In this paper, the zeroth-order approximation method (ZOAM) and improved ZOAM, namely the k-nearest neighbor approximation (KNNAM) and weighted distance approximation method (WDAM) were used. In ZOAM, only one nearest neighbor is used to predict future data while KNNAM uses more than one nearest neighbor and WDAM add the distance element for prediction process. These models were used to predict one of the chaotic data, Logistic map. 3008 Logistic map data has been produced, in which the first 3000 data were used to train the model while...
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...MOCK Case Study AD5 - Audit Participant Information IMPORTANT NOTICE: This exercise should be considered as an example of case study that could be used in the EPSO Assessment Centre. The problems have not been fully elaborated, but give a global overview of the type of problems you could be confronted with in a real assessment centre. Copyright EPSO, Office C-80, 1049 Brussel All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of EPSO. This exercise may only be administered and interpreted by persons trained and authorized by EPSO and only under the conditions stipulated by EPSO. EPSO - EN-INT - MockCS - AD5 Audit - EX - 060810 - V01.05 Mock Case Study Exercise AD5 Audit Assignment IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is a fictitious document only produced for the purpose of this exercise. All references to existing states, international organisations, private companies, departments, their representatives etc. should be considered as mere examples. They do not represent any position of these bodies or persons. Participants are therefore advised to rely solely on the information presented in the exercise and not on any prior expertise when responding to questions. For this exercise you will assume the role of desk officer at DG Enlargement within the Unit responsible for the Balkan Region. The documentation you need, is integrated...
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... the Netherlands August, 2013 Picture: Botsman, R. and Rogers, R. (2011). What’s mine is yours. How Collaborative Consumption is changing the way we live. HarperCollinsPublishers: London. 2 Summary Collaborative Consumption (CC) is a new socioeconomic groundswell in which traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping are redefined through technology and peer communities. It is characterized by access, instead of ownership, to products and services thereby benefiting people, profit and planet. This ‘new’ form of sustainable consumption and entrepreneurship has the ability to transform business, consumerism, and the way people live (Botsman and Rogers, 2011). Examples of CC have been growing rapidly over the past few years. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence about the actual growth potential of CC. Therefore, the knowledge gap addressed in this thesis is this dearth of empirical evidence and ultimately the question if CC has the ability to bring about a transition from current hyper consumption to a new socioeconomic groundswell of Collaborative Consumption. Objective In order to define the research objective, a transition theory perspective is taken based on the assumption that; if CC is truly a new socioeconomic groundswell, then there is a transition going on from a society based on hyper...
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...Planning and Design Analysis Grid Your Learning Team has been assigned two articles to analyze for assignments in Weeks Three and Four. One article is a qualitative research study, and the other is a quantitative research study. Identify which article is which, and then complete the table where applicable. Write no more than three sentences in each cell of the table. | Qualitative | Quantitative | Articles | Living with unexplained chest pain | Predictors of vascular complications post diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary interventions | Research question | How patients experience unexplained chest pain and how it affects their everyday life? | How to identify risk factors associated with cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary interventions to prevent complications? | Problem | Often there is no clear explanation for heart disease it makes it difficult to know what nursing interventions to provide for the patient. | There are increased risks for vascular complications found in patients 70 years or older | Purpose | To determine the type of heart disease the patient has so nursing can know what type of signs and symptoms to look out for. | For nurses to identify early signs/symptoms and risk factors to prevent complications. Also to develop safe protocols to care for these type of patients. | Hypothesis | Patients physical and mental status has a direct effect on their perception of chest pain especially if there is no cardiac...
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...MOCK Case Study AD5 - Audit Participant Information IMPORTANT NOTICE: This exercise should be considered as an example of case study that could be used in the EPSO Assessment Centre. The problems have not been fully elaborated, but give a global overview of the type of problems you could be confronted with in a real assessment centre. Copyright EPSO, Office C-80, 1049 Brussel All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of EPSO. This exercise may only be administered and interpreted by persons trained and authorized by EPSO and only under the conditions stipulated by EPSO. EPSO - EN-INT - MockCS - AD5 Audit - EX - 060810 - V01.05 Mock Case Study Exercise AD5 Audit ASSIgNMENT IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is a fictitious document only produced for the purpose of this exercise. All references to existing states, international organisations, private companies, departments, their representatives etc. should be considered as mere examples. They do not represent any position of these bodies or persons. Participants are therefore advised to rely solely on the information presented in the exercise and not on any prior expertise when responding to questions. For this exercise you will assume the role of desk officer at DG Enlargement within the Unit responsible for the Balkan Region. The documentation you need,...
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