...Starbucks Company Profile July 2014 The Starbucks Story Our story began in 1971. Back then we were a roaster and retailer of whole bean and ground coffee, tea and spices with a single store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Today, we are privileged to connect with millions of customers every day with exceptional products and more than 20,000 retail stores in 65 countries. Folklore Starbucks is named after the first mate in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Our logo is also inspired by the sea – featuring a twin-tailed siren from Greek mythology. Starbucks Mission Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. Our Coffee We’ve always believed in serving the best coffee possible. It's our goal for all of our coffee to be grown under the highest standards of quality, using ethical sourcing practices. Our coffee buyers personally travel to coffee farms in Latin America, Africa and Asia to select the highest quality beans. And our master roasters bring out the balance and rich flavor of the beans through the signature Starbucks Roast. Our Stores Our stores are a neighborhood gathering place for meeting friends and family. Our customers enjoy quality service, an inviting atmosphere and an exceptional beverage. Total stores: 20,519 * (as of March 30, 2014) Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech...
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...ffeeÇfare i lidh SI me bizneset? Biznesi global përdor teknologjinë dhe SI për: •të rritur fitimin •ndarjen e tregjeve •përmirëson sherbimet ndaj klienteve •menaxhon operacionet e përditëshme •Menaxherët duhet të dinë: si të përdorin IT në punën e tyre •Si të përdorin IT për të patur sukses organizata e tyre Koncepti i IT dhe IS •IT = hardware + softwar •IS = IT + people + procedures Principe dhe Objektiva Vlera e informacionit është e lidhur direkt me atë se si ai ndihmon marrësit e vendimeve të përmbushin objektivat e tyre. Dallimi i “data” nga “information” si dhe përshkrimi i karakteristikave që përdoren për të përcaktuar cilësinë e data. Modelet, kompjuterat dhe information system ndihmojnë organizatat të përmirësojnë mënyrën e tyre të të bërit biznes. Komponentet e një sistemi informacioni dhe karakteristikat e disa sistemeve. Katër tipet bazë të modeleve dhe përdorimi i tyre. Përdoruesit e sistemeve të informacionit, manaxherët dhe profesionistët e këtyre sistemeve të informacionit duhet të punojnë të gjithë bashkë për të patur një sisteme të informacionit të sukseshëm. Koncepte te Informacionin Një SI është një tërësi komponentësh ose elementësh të ndërlidhur që mbledhin, manipulojnë dhe afishojnë të dhëna dhe informacione si dhe parashikon mekanizmin e feedback-ut për arritjen e një objektivi •Shembuj: ATM-të, sistemet e rezervimit...
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...I. Executive Summary Our project contains a detailed and comprehensive financial analysis of two companies in the banking industry. A main goal of our work was to accurately compare these two companies in a variety of ways and determine which company would be better to invest in. Barclays is a British based company that operates under the International Accounting Standards (IAS) while the U.S. based Bank of America operates under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). We examined the effects these different standards had on the two companies. We then gathered information from Barclays and Bank of America’s consolidated financial statements and used this information to calculate various ratios needed for analyzing the two companies. In addition, we compared similarities and differences between Barclays and Bank of America in relation to how they disclose and deal with various accounting and reporting issues. These issues include disclosure of employee information, disclosure of foreign operations, the valuation and disclosure of intangible assets, and numerous others. We also took the foreign currency exchange rates into account and examined the impact it had on Barclays as well as Bank of America. II. History Both Barclays and Bank of America have a history of great service, and being one of the premier banks of England and the United States respectively. It is impressive that Bank of America can be looked at as the equivalent of Barclays when it...
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...IS4560 Unit 3 Assignment 1 Information Gathering Plan The explosive growth and popularity of the world-wide web have resulted in thousands of structured query able information sources on the Internet, and the promise of unprecedented information-gathering capabilities to lay users. Unfortunately, the promise has not yet been transformed into reality. While there are sources relevant to virtually any user-queries, the morass of sources presents a formidable hurdle to effectively accessing the information. One way of alleviating this problem is to develop a information gatherer which take the user’s query, and develop and execute an effective information gathering plan that accesses the relevant sources to answer the user’s query efficiently. Most organizations are familiar with Penetration Testing (often abbreviated to, “pen testing”) and other ethical hacking techniques as a means to understanding the current security status of their information system assets. Consequently, much of the focus of research, discussion, and practice, has traditionally been placed upon active probing and exploitation of security vulnerabilities. Since this type of active probing involves interacting with the target, it is often easily identifiable with the analysis of firewall and intrusion detection/prevention device (IDS or IPS) log files. However, too many organizations fail to identify the potential threats from information unintentionally leaked, freely available over the Internet...
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...Electronic Devices Can Be an Educational Curse or Blessing I thought I had seen everything after watching middle school kids text-messaging during the funeral of one of my high school students. Then, our school had its first play in three years. Throughout the audience, parents' faces were aglow as they text-messaged throughout their children's performances. Mostly, I was a bear about electronic devices in class. Even during the worst of our school's gang-related violence, my students kept their cell phones out of sight and usually out of mind. Periodically, though, we would be working and I would see several students start to sneak a peak at their phones. Then we would hear shouting in classrooms and the halls and there would be a stampede of students, including mine, to a fight. I also saw the same thing in the gym. I would be playing ball with my students during my planning period and, all of a sudden, students from across the school and adults from the neighborhood would rush towards a brawl. Had our school been able to prevent abuses of the new technology, I believe, another of my former students would be alive today. On the other hand, when students needed to take a call during class, they knew I would not question their word. If a student asked to step outside to answer their phone, my response was "of course." If a kid made simple eye contact and pointed to a phone, I would just nod, and the student would handle business and then return to work. One year, I had such...
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...A test or examination is an assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered orally, on paper, on a computer, or in a confined area that requires a test taker to physically perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and requirements. For example, in a closed book test, a test taker is often required to rely upon memory to respond to specific items whereas in an open book test, a test taker may use one or more supplementary tools such as a reference book or calculator when responding to an item. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test would be a reading test administered by a parent to a child. An example of a formal test would be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an I.Q. test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score.[1] A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statisticalanalysis of a large number of participants. A standardized test is any test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner to ensure legal defensibility.[2]Standardized tests are often used in education, professional certification, psychology (e.g., MMPI), the military, and many other fields. A non-standardized test is usually flexible in scope...
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...The Haier Group: U.S. EXPANSION I. Current Situation A. Current Performance * Organized into 6 Divisions: a. Haier China b. Haier Europe c. Haier America d. Haier Middle East e. Haier Spain f. Haier New Zealand * Top 100 Most recognized Worldwide Brand Name * 20 Year Old Company from China Produce Home Electrical Appliances * 18 Design Centers * 10 Industrial Parks * 30 Overseas factories and manufacturing bases * 58,800 Sales offices * 96 Product Group Categories To include : Refigeratorswashing Machines, Air Conditioners, Cell ph ones, TV’s * 2004 Global Sales $12 Billion * 4th in Global Sales revenue for White goods in 2004 * 21% Market Share China overall Appliances * 34% Market Share China Major Home appliances * 14% Market Share China small electronic appliances B. Strategic Posture 1. Mission To improve the quality of life, focusing on customers' needs 2. Objective Haier strives to create innovative and affordable quality products, to deliver sincere, delightful and caring services, in order to satisfy different customers 3. Strategies Three Stage Growth Plan * Brand Name Strategy * 7 years built strong brand name in Refrigerator products thru Total Quality control System * Products known for quality and innovation * Diversified Development Strategy * 6 years to diversify product catalogue * By 2004 13,000 products in 86 categories * Going...
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...Освіта в ранньому середньовіччі Освіта в часи раннього середньовіччя тісно зв'язана з церквою. Знання були потрібні діячам церкви, простим людям для засвоєння християнства, для боротьби з єресями. На початку 7 ст. у Британії та Ірландії при монастирях з'явились перші школи. Саме в монастирях збереглись античні рукописи, які служили навчальними посібниками. Зміст освіти випливав з творів Августина Блаженного, чия освітня програма передбачала, крім релігійних, і світські знання, необхідні християнському полемісту і проповіднику – знання мов, історії, діалектики, риторики, математики, філософії послідовників Платона, які найбільш повно виражали ідеали християнства. Почали у значній кількості відкриватись як монастирські внутрішні школи, де готувались майбутні монахи, так і кафедральні відкриті школи, де готували священиків і чиновників. Особлива увага зверталась на виховання моральних якостей, якого досягали настановами, постами, відмовою від пристрасті до багатства, читанням релігійних творів. В елементарних школах вчились близько 5 років і засвоювали читання, письмо, лічбу і співи. Середній рівень передбачав “трівіум” – латинська граматика, риторика, діалектика. Підвищений курс передбачав “квадріум” – арифметику, геометрію, астрономію, теорію музики. Основною книгою у навчанні був Псалтир. Навчання починали з механічного заучування на латині молитов і 150 псалмів, а потім вивчали латинську азбуку, читання і письмо. Пізніше були написані спеціальні посібники: граматика...
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...Question : What country produces Rioja wines? Answer: Spain Question : Who was the favourite daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear? Answer : Cordelia Question : Which is the brightest star? Answer: Sirius Question : Which star has collapsed into itself? Answer : Black Hole Question : Which is the heaviest star? Answer : HDE 269810 IN Magellanic Cloud Question : Which Australkian city includes the suburbs of Cottesloe and Subiaco? Answer : Perth Question : Who discovered Oxygen in 1774? Answer : Joseph Priestly Question : Name the author of A Town Like Alice Answer : Nevil Shute Question : How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Answer : 248 Question : What name is given to the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds? Answer : The core Question: What letter appears to the right of Y on a keyboard? Answer : U Question : What is it that makes soda water fizz? Answer : Carbon Dioxide Question : What disease is the Sabin Vaccine used to prevent? Answer : Polio Question : Name the actor grandfather of Drew Barrymore. Answer : John Barrymore Question : Who is the female host of the television show, Better Homes and Gardens? Answer : Noni Hazlehurst Question : Which comedian once said, "A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand"? Answer : Billy Connolly Computer Quiz Abacus is considered as the first known counting device and it was orginated from Asia. Abacus worked on a place-value notion...
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...UNIVERSITY COLLECGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (UCTI) Marketing ASSIGNMENT Student declaration: | I declare that | 0 I understand what is meant by plagiarism. 1 The implications of plagiarism have been explained to us by our lecturer. 2 This project is all my own work and I have acknowledged any use of the published or unpublished works of other people. | Student Signature: | Date: | MODULE: | BM012-3-1-MKG | CLASS CODE: | UC1F0907-BMP | Lecturer Name: | SEVAKUMAR A/L T.BATUMALAI | DATE ASSIGNED: | 22 February 2010 | DUE DATE: | 5 April 2010 | Students Full Name (Indicate Student ID in brackets) | | DINDA AULIA DAMANIK (TP020563) | | TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE: | 45 | TOTAL WORDS WITHOUT TABLES AND FIGURES WORDS: | 1,576 | Acknowledgement The success of this project is due to advises and involvements of several people that always support and help me. First, I would like to express my gratefulness to Allah SWT for give me health and smoothness in doing this project. Then, I would like to say thank to University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) for the inclusion of this subject ass part of B.Sc. (Hons) in Business Management Program. This subject will give a good knowledge about marketing plan. And also I would like to say thank to Mr. Sevakumar A/L T.Batumalai as our lecturer of Marketing subject for the knowledge about marketing and giving a direction of this assignment...
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...LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Solomon Appel Robert H. Ashton Reza Barkhi Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY, USA Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA School of Management, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI, USA College of Business Administration, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Accounting, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR, USA Zicklin School of Business, CUNY – Baruch College, New York, NY, USA Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA RSM Erasmus University, Department of Financial Management, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Mohamed E. Bayou Chee W. Chow Cynthia M. Daily Harry Z. Davis Nabil Elias Arron Scott Fleming Frank G. H. Hartmann vii viii LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Fred A. Jacobs Frances Kennedy James M. Kohlmeyer, III Leslie Kren John Y. Lee Michael S. Luehlfing Adam S. Maiga School of Accountancy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of Accountancy and Legal Studies, Clemson University, SC, USA College of Business, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA School of Business, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA Lubin School of Business, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY, USA School of Professional Accountancy, Louisiana Tech University, LA...
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...Instructor’s Manual Fundamentals of Financial Management twelfth edition James C. Van Horne John M. Wachowicz JR. ISBN 0 273 68514 7 Pearson Education Limited 2005 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to photocopy the book as required. © Pearson Education Limited 2005 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk Previous editions published under the Prentice-Hall imprint Twelfth edition published under the Financial Times Prentice Hall imprint 2005 © 2001, 1998 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. © Pearson Education Limited 2005 The rights of James C. Van Horne and John M. Wachowicz JR. to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988. ISBN: 0 273 68514 7 All rights reserved. Permission is hereby given for the material in this publication to be reproduced for OHP transparencies and student handouts, without express permission of the Publishers, for educational purposes only. In all other cases, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road...
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...Mastering Unix Shell Scripting Randal K. Michael Free & Share & Open The Dear Valued Customer, WILEY advantage We realize you’re a busy professional with deadlines to hit. Whether your goal is to learn a new technology or solve a critical problem, we want to be there to lend you a hand. Our primary objective is to provide you with the insight and knowledge you need to stay atop the highly competitive and everchanging technology industry. Wiley Publishing, Inc., offers books on a wide variety of technical categories, including security, data warehousing, software development tools, and networking — everything you need to reach your peak. Regardless of your level of expertise, the Wiley family of books has you covered. • For Dummies – The fun and easy way to learn • The Weekend Crash Course –The fastest way to learn a new tool or technology • Visual – For those who prefer to learn a new topic visually • The Bible – The 100% comprehensive tutorial and reference • The Wiley Professional list – Practical and reliable resources for IT professionals The book you hold now, Mastering Unix Shell Scripting, is the first book to provide end-to-end scripting solutions that will solve real-world system administration problems for those who have to automate these often complex and repetitive tasks. Starting with a sample task and targeting the most common Unix systems: Solaris, Linux, AIX, and HP-UX with specific command structures, this book will save precious time with hands-on...
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...Instructor’s Manual Fundamentals of Financial Management twelfth edition James C. Van Horne John M. Wachowicz JR. ISBN 0 273 68514 7 Pearson Education Limited 2005 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to photocopy the book as required. © Pearson Education Limited 2005 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk Previous editions published under the Prentice-Hall imprint Twelfth edition published under the Financial Times Prentice Hall imprint 2005 © 2001, 1998 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. © Pearson Education Limited 2005 The rights of James C. Van Horne and John M. Wachowicz JR. to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988. ISBN: 0 273 68514 7 All rights reserved. Permission is hereby given for the material in this publication to be reproduced for OHP transparencies and student handouts, without express permission of the Publishers, for educational purposes only. In all other cases, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road...
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...Instructor’s Manual Fundamentals of Financial Management twelfth edition James C. Van Horne John M. Wachowicz JR. ISBN 0 273 68514 7 Pearson Education Limited 2005 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to photocopy the book as required. © Pearson Education Limited 2005 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk Previous editions published under the Prentice-Hall imprint Twelfth edition published under the Financial Times Prentice Hall imprint 2005 © 2001, 1998 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. © Pearson Education Limited 2005 The rights of James C. Van Horne and John M. Wachowicz JR. to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988. ISBN: 0 273 68514 7 All rights reserved. Permission is hereby given for the material in this publication to be reproduced for OHP transparencies and student handouts, without express permission of the Publishers, for educational purposes only. In all other cases, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road...
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