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International Business Machines Corporation
HISTORY International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an information technology company that uses their expertise to provide customer solutions. The company operates primarily in a single industry using several different segments that create value by offering a variety of solutions that include, technologies, systems, products, services, software, and financing (10-K report). The company's major operations compromise three hardware product segments. These segments are: technology, personal systems, and enterprise systems. They also offer a global services
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Business Research Final
Question1. This paper will explain the methods of primary data collection available in business research, the various surveys methods, observation, and experimentation methods, and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Primary Data is original research that has already been done and reported at a level sufficient for the management to make a decision. Primary data can be collected by the communication approach or we can observe conditions, behavior, events, people or processes. The communication
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Business Industry
Banking Industry The first recognizable banks developed in medieval Italy - the term 'bank' deriving from the merchant's market place bench which in Italian was called a 'banco'. The best known example of a medieval bank was the Medici bank, which was established by the powerful and wealthy Medici family of Florence in 1397. It had branches and representatives throughout Europe. Many Italian merchants from Lombardy came to London at this time to set up
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When the Laws of Supply and Demand Don't Apply
With the price of natural gas increasing and the supply decreasing creating a scarcity of natural gas, the drilling industry should open up areas in or close to the United States that are closed to exploration because of land regulations. Because of the cold winter of 2002-2003, the supply amount of the natural gas in the US is down by 20%. A shift in the demand curve cannot occur, because there is no possibility of
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The Texas Top Ten Percent Law
The Texas Top Ten Percent Law During the past decade, the Texas Top Ten Percent Law has been implemented in order to increase the diversity of minority groups attending elite universities. The Top Ten Percent Law, which grants all students who graduate in the top ten percent of their class to automatic admission to any Texas public college or university, has caused controversy on whether it has been effective in the increase of minority enrollment
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Three Strikes Law
Today there is a growing awareness of repeat offenders among society in reference to crime. Starting around 1980 there was noticeable increase in crime rates in the U.S.. In many of these cases it was noted that these individuals were in fact repeat offenders. So, on March 7, 1994 California enacted the Three-Strikes and You're Out Law. This laws and other laws like it are currently being utilized today all around the Untied States. This
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Canada's Copyright Laws
Canada's copyright law is one of our hardest laws to enforce. The reason the police have so much trouble enforcing this law, is due to technology. This law is very easy to break, and once broken, it is very hard to track down violators. So although some form of a copyright law is needed, the one we have has, too many holes to be effective. There are three main ways in which the copyright law
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Regulation in the Banking Business and Its Effects
Banks and bank-like financial institutions operating within the United States and within most other countries must deal with extensive regulation in the form of rules and laws enforced by federal and state agencies. These regulations cover and monitor all areas of their operations, service offerings, credit quality and quantity, capital position, and the manner in which they grow and expand their facilities. This regulatory climate is primarily designed to protect the public interest, to encourage
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Law
Law is the activity of subjecting human behavior to the governance of rules. The rule of law is concerned with regulating the use of power. Whereas society is a spontaneous order, the state is a protective agent with the monopoly role of enforcing the rules of the game. Since the monopoly on coercion belongs to the government, it is imperative that this power not be misused. Under the rule of law, everyone is bound by
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Business-To-Business Entity
Business-to-Business Entity Joe operates LawnScapes Plus, a commercial landscape and tree trimming business in Woodbury, Minnesota. His business focuses primarily on the maintenance of lawns and trees for a wide-range of commercial customers -- churches, resorts, retail centers, and corporate campuses. Services include landscaping, landscape maintenance (trimming, mowing, seasonal plant exchanges, sprinkler system maintenance, raking and thatching), and tree trimming. In addition to the landscape and tree trimming services, Joe occasionally rents his equipment to
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Healthcare Law
Introduction Informed consent for medical treatment is much easier to state than to apply. It's defined as "the voluntary agreement, by a patient, to medical care with full understanding of his or her condition, the nature of the proposed treatment, alternative treatments, risk that may be associated with treatment, and risk of no treatment at all" (Diaz, 2004, p. 181). The attainment of informed consent of minors can be very complicated due to the
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Mentoring in Business
Mentoring is an important aspect of organizational socialization and career development. Since this somewhat limited and informal communication system has such powerful outcomes, it is important to learn more about what organizations and employees can do to enhance their mentoring opportunities. Mentoring is a type of supportive and informal organizational communication that is very powerful in career advancement. Employees and managers in all types of organizations need to understand this communication system and its
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Visions of the Future: E-Business
E-Business is the trade of products, assets and information through the use of the Internet. It is all about using the convenience and worldwide reach to enhance existing business or creating new virtual business . Currently e-Business is thriving and growing at a substantial rate, it is estimated that e-Business will generate more than $2 trillion in revenues worldwide by 2005 . This trend is no surprise when the Internet is growing at 1.5 million
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Making the E-Business Transformation Book Review
Making the E-Business Transformation is a book created by Peter Gloor who is a partner with Deloitte Consulting in Zurich, Switzerland. There at Deloitte's he is the leading e-business initiative for Europe. He is also the vice president in the IT department of Union Bank of Switzerland as well as an adjunct faculty at Dartmouth College. (Gloor 2000). Gloor's accomplishments are well respected and I feel is what helps enable him to write such a
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The Book "understanding the Law" Fourth Edition, by Donald L Carper and Bill W. West
A Day in Court The book "Understanding the Law" fourth edition, by Donald L Carper and Bill W. West defines the word court as "a government body that administers justice by applying laws to civil controversies and criminal offences. Under the control of the judge it also includes attorneys, clerk, and others to conduct and facilitate its proceedings". A judge is defined as " the official who proceeds over a court". The book defines a
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Kendras Law
It is the weekend and you are so glad to be done with work for that week that you decide to go down to a local bar to meet with some friends. You don't decide to drive so you walk down to the subway and take the subway over to the bar. This was the scene for a woman named Kendra Webdale. She was just standing in line waiting for the train to arrive
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What Is Law and Justice?
The history of law and justice is the history of civilization, and law itself is only the blessed tie that binds human society together. Our ancestors had no idea of redress beyond vengeance, or of justice beyond only individual reprisal. The law, like everything we do and like everything we say, is a heritage from the past. We just follow in their footsteps and carry on with it, and keep it in today's society, only
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Functions of Law
Functions of Law In order to determine the functions or role of the law in society and business the word should be defined. Miriam-Webster's Dictionary gives the following definitions: "1 a: rule of conduct or action laid down and enforced by the supreme governing authority (as the legislature) of a community or established by custom b: the whole collection of such rules c: the control brought about by enforcing rules d: trial in a court
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Business Ethics
Business Ethics Nathan Krichel Finance 381 I want to take a look at business ethics from a slightly different point of view. From the eyes of a salesperson, lowest in the chain of command within a business. These individuals, no matter how strong their opinion on something or how well their understanding of ethics, have to do what they are told to do. Often times management is confronted with a decision that could go either
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The Business of Maintaining American Business
The Business of Maintaining American Business Gary Kemper, of Banks, Oregon, could picture his retirement just four years away. At the age of 58, Gary and his wife Jeanine had paid off their cars, house, and raised four children all while dumping the maximum amount of money into Gary's 401K retirement plan. They had plans of buying a motorhome and maybe a condo in Arizona to get away from the cold weather of Oregon. He
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Business
STOP HATE TOUR I would perform a peace contest/ tour with twenty-five characters; 12 male and 13 female art students. These students will be from all over the world, but they all must speak English very well. Students first have to write an essay of 500 words are more on "How to stop hate", before they are allowed to be apart of the contest. The best 25 will be asked to tour the world
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International Business
International Business 11/23/05 International Business Mid-Term 1. International Business is a transaction between two or more countries and is primarily based in a single country, but acquires some meaningful share of its resources or revenues (or both) from other countries. It comprises a large growing portion of the world's total business. Although it's riskier and more expensive it allows for greater variety on different products and services at lower prices. Domestic Business is a transaction
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Business Plan
1. Mission To provide customers with online music, and the ability to listen, download, e-mail and share this music at a low price. 2. Strategy Music4ever.com's strategy is based on four key strengths that are believed to support competitiveness, scalability and sustainable growth. 1. Low unit cost - Music4ever.com keeps unit costs low (cheap downloads) by * Eliminating all sales intermediaries between the customer and Music4ever.com * Focusing on internet sales * Eliminating unnecessary
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Law Firm Relies on Traffic Shaping for Wan Performance.
A project to consolidate servers in a central data centre highlighted the need for international law firm Reed Smith to use traffic-shaping technology to ensure that its most important applications perform well on its now-critical WAN. So far Reed Smith has used Packeteer PacketShapers to prioritise key flows, limit or block unnecessary traffic and adjust the size of its WAN links to make the network as cost-effective as possible, says Frank Hervert, senior manager of
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Mecca Cola Business Proposal
Propsed Title: Mecca Cola Mecca Cola needs an an advertising campaign to boost its sales and gain a larger market share in Europe and the Middle East. Objectives: 1. To find out if we have the potential to grow in the European and Middle Eastren markets. Since the market is dominated by oligopolies such as Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola which are American brands that don't get any sympathy from the Arab and Muslim world
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