Running Head: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE A REVIEW OF LITERATURE Business Intelligence: A Review of Literature Richard Clark Liberty University Abstract An explorative and descriptive review of literature on Business Intelligence (BI). It presents various definitions of the term “Business Intelligence” and determines that regardless the definition is a “means” to “end”, which sound business or organizational decision making, specifically in strategic planning and management. It also presents
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CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCTION The invention of computers has brought tremendous change into various aspects of human endeavor. In the 1960s computers were used by relatively few people but presently computer has great impact on our society than any other device invented in the second half of the 20th century. The impact of computer is felt in all professions for example, in medical line, computer is used in management information system, billing system and drug administration
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Chandrashekar, 1956– HG4028.M4 .M44 658.1/6 22 2008 2007041465 ISBN: 978-0-7619-3586-5 (Pb) 978-81-7829-747-7 (India–Pb) The SAGE Team: Sugata Ghosh, Meena Chakravorty and Anju Saxena Contents List of Exhibits List of Tables List of Figures Case Map Preface 1. Diversification via Acquisition K. Sankaran and Vishwanath S.R. Why are Takeovers Needed? Traditional View of Diversification Synergy: The Key to Improved Performance
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Case 1 TEACHING NOTE KHF CORPORATION INTRODUCTION This case involves the evaluation of Kitty (Hawk Food), Inc., a restaurant food wholesaler in eastern North Carolina. The firm is experiencing difficulty paying trade debt and collecting trade receivables on time, which is causing cashflow difficulties and threatening the creditworthiness of the firm. The case should require 1 to 1 1/2 hours of outside preparation by students, and can be effectively discussed in a one-hour class. It is appropriate
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endorsement or acceptance by UNCTAD of the company or its activities. The following symbols have been used in the tables: Two dots (..) indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported. Rows in tables have been omitted in those cases where no data are available for any of the
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borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. Screen shots and icons reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Corporation. This book is not sponsored or endorsed by or affiliated with the Microsoft Corporation. Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake
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profit. Products such as athletic apparel (NIKE, Reebok, Converse), computers (Packard –Bell, Hewlett-Packard, Apple) and clothing (Levis, REI, GAP) are part of our lives. Services like information communication (America Online, CompuServe, and Microsoft), dining (McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s), and car rental (Hertz, Budget, Alamo) make our lives easier. A business can be as small as an in-home child care service or as massive as Wal-Mart. Nearly 1 million new businesses are started in the United
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tly A sk ed Fr equen in s Question orporate C FinanCe io, a llocch ur izio D uiry, M a lv i Pa sc a l Q tonio Sa Le Fur , A n Ya nn From the team behind Pierre Vernimmen’s % = Corporate FinanCe + 3 Frequently Asked Questions in Corporate Finance Frequently Asked Questions in Corporate Finance Pierre Vernimmen, Pascal Quiry, Antonio Salvi, Maurizio Dallocchio and Yann LeFur A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication This edition first published in 2011 Copyright 2011
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THE DELONE AND MCLEAN MODEL OF INFORMATION SYSTEM SUCCESS 9 The DeLone and McLean Model of Information Systems Success: A Ten-Year Update WILLIAM H. DE LONE AND EPHRAIM R. MCLEAN W ILLIAM DELONE is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Chair of the Information Technology Department at the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, DC. Professor DeLone’s primary areas of research include the assessment of information systems effectiveness and value, the implementation
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Bodybuilding Anaerobic Exercise & Respiration, Muscular Growth and Supplement Intake Ajay Sabhaney, Carlen Ng, Di Wu, Kelei Xu Bodybuilding Page 1 of 59 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Body & Muscle Groups a. Muscle Growth b. Physical & Psychological Benefits of Exercising 3. Weight Training: Anaerobic Exercise Mechanics & Impact on Muscle Growth a. Energy Transformations During an Exercise b. Investigating Torque in Weight Training c. Muscles Acting as Levers d. Impulse in Weight
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