... above, the youth are usually the fastest to update with new stream of music Therefore, the study is concentrated on researching a part of them – students Because of limited time, it deals only with ... : 0918.775.368 With limited exposure to all types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effects of music cover and ... newer, brings the song back to the listener with the whole new style and the performance is completely like remaining the life for the song The cover music in Vietnam is the kind of music, which...
... reports That is, it is the same people who have initiated the programs that evaluate them Another problem is the rather limited number of case studies found, which also limit the possibility to draw ... proceed to achieve them Usually, the goals within software engineering companies are to develop software with less cost, or with a higher quality But it can also be to make the work of software engineers ... draw rm conclusions If we ask whether the introduction of a knowledge management system improves the quality of software, only one ofthe studies, from the Software Engineering Laboratory gives...
... front-line when it comes to assuring customer satisfaction (Kirsilä et al., 2007) By these definitions, and due to the importance ofthe role of project management in the success of projects, the authors ... (Project Management Institute, 2004), listed project management areas, summarized in Table 1, which provides a sense ofthe breadth ofthe project management task The Project Management Book of Knowledge ... Knowledge (Project Management Institute, 2004) provides comprehensive description of activities associated with each area, the interaction ofthe areas with the key project management processes...
... stakeholders in the project After all, as soon as they heard about the possibility ofthe customer web site, they had the influence to get it prioritized over the other potential projects! After the project ... hallmarks of good projects: ■ They deliver big benefits, with defined metrics that specify the size of those benefits ■ They’re important to the future ofthe organization (or, in management speak, they’re ... resources or capabilities ofthe organization itself The eventual result is a list of projects that are truly the top priorities The sad reality is that in many cases, there’s either no process at...
... services to use in the production of other products and services, or for the purpose of reselling or renting them to others at a profit * Business portfolio The collection of businesses and products ... from those of competitors * Brand equity The value of a brand, based on the extent to which it has high brand loyalty, name awareness, perceived quality, strong brand associations, and other assets ... strategy in which the seller designates some city as a basing point and charges all customers the freight cost from that city to the customer location, regardless ofthe city from which the goods are...
... labeled A-items The next 30% ofthe items in the list are labeled Bitems and the remaining 50% are labeled C-items Of course, these percentages can vary depending upon the needs ofthe firm A-items ... percentage of items and the y-axis is the percentage of total annual dollar usage The graph on the right shows that the first 20% ofthe items represent about 80% ofthe annual dollar usage Items ... Lindahl for their enthusiastic and generous support ofthe Carlson School of Management, the University of Minnesota, and the John & Nancy Lindahl Professorship The Encyclopedia of Operations Management...
... (1997) 16 The Politics of Crisis ManagementThecore idea ofthe interdisciplinary subfield of crisis studies is that in a crisis the modus operandi of a political system or community differs ... period of time On the eve ofthe German invasion of Holland, in the spring of 1940, Dutch politicians reassured their anxious people that the Netherlands would escape the war threat Dutch neutrality ... get others to accept their definition ofthe situation They must impute “meaning” to the unfolding crisis in such a way that their efforts to manage it are enhanced If they don’t, or if they...
... dealwith the devil for personal gain In the narrative, Jabez is frustrated with the illness ofhis wife, the condition of his animals, and his unproductive crops Jabez inadvertentlysummons the ... bargains with the devil strictly for personal gain, withoutconsidering the needs of others He does not see how his miserly ways are ruining himand he suffers severe consequences because ofit In "The ... between the two stories, and it is a verysignificant factor when analyzing the outcome of each character's separate bargains That is the intentions that each one had when they made their deals In "The...
... services to use in the production of other products and services, or for the purpose of reselling or renting them to others at a profit * Business portfolio The collection of businesses and products ... from those of competitors * Brand equity The value of a brand, based on the extent to which it has high brand loyalty, name awareness, perceived quality, strong brand associations, and other assets ... strategy in which the seller designates some city as a basing point and charges all customers the freight cost from that city to the customer location, regardless ofthe city from which the goods are...
... at the time of hand over to the user company However, there is much more to the success of a management change project than the technical excellence and performance oftheITIt is only when the ... so that the intended long-term benefits are kept in the minds ofthe project manager and the other project stakeholders 11 essentials of project management There is no reason why some of these ... to 13 because these are the phases that usually come under the control ofthe project manager They constitute the most active period ofthe project life history (sometimes called the fulfilment...
... these perspective lines (and not on the true merits ofthe ideas themselves) Often when I’ve consulted with project teams, the problem I was asked to help with had nothing to with their ability ... to other software systems No other part ofthe work so cripples the results if done wrong No other part is more difficult to rectify later Therefore, the most important function that the software ... performs for the client is the iterative extraction and refinement ofthe product requirements.” —Fred Brooks It s not surprising then that the planning-related books in the corner of my office disagree...
... margin (they would be the same whatever the size ofthe margin) Rather, the profits and losses are the product ofthe exposure of unit (1 futures contract) The amount put up as margin is further ... spent on one side ofthe origin, and with probability 2, the equity curve will spend 97.6% ofthe time on the same side ofthe origin! With a probability of 5, we can expect the equity curve to spend ... minus infinity on the left to positive infinity on the right Notice also that the curve is symmetrical, the side to the right ofthe peak being the mirror image ofthe side to the left ofthe peak...
... the place of departure, the destination, the day of departure and the departure time, and if a final check with the instance's database indicates that the combination of data is valid, then the ... In the prototype system the instances contain, as one of their attributes, specific details ofthe service they offer: in the case of a Travel Expert instance this will be a schedule; in the ... is the responsibility ofthe generic Expert class Other parts ofthe system must be tailored to represent the specialized knowledge and processing abilities of real-world human specialists These...
... goal; competition; client satisfaction; a definite goal; profitability; third parties; market availability; the implementation process; the perceived value ofthe project Only two ofthe items from ... implementation was either delayed or cost more, but in the end the client was able to make profitable and good use ofit In this case the project management failure is of little significance in the longer ... over the project in determining factors such as profitability, market share, quality and scope of service Their responsibility towards the project is important and the commitment and support of...
... trailers and their marketing in Italy, have the effect of limiting their use throughout Italian territory I am therefore ofthe opinion that such a prohibition is liable to limit opportunities for ... the light ofthe Treaty rules rather than to remove them from the scope ofthe Treaty.79 In the light of these three reasons, he concluded that the Keck criteria were inappropriate and that the ... freedom of movement, namely the criterion of access to the market.”80 This would be “based on the effect ofthe measure on access to the market rather than on the object ofthe rules involved.” The...
... Program is part ofthe Division of Library and Information Services ofthe Department of State The Secretary of State is the official holder ofthe Great Seal ofthe State of Florida and official recordkeeper ... Is the recording medium of sufficient stability to maintain the viability ofthe records for the duration of their retention period? • What records are vital to the continued operation ofthe ... required to remit additional monies to pay for any costs in excess ofthe deposit In the event the requestor fails to remit additional monies to cover costs in excess ofthe monies deposited, the Department...
... both the wages ofthe workmen and the profits ofthe employers The rights ofthe people are therefore greater than those of either employer or employé And this third great party should be given its ... It is this combination ofthe initiative ofthe workmen, coupled with the new types of work done by the management, that makes scientific management so much more efficient than the old ... 0.006 minutes The average distance ofthe piles of pig iron from the car was 36 feet It is a fact, however, that many ofthe pig-iron handlers ran with their pig as soon as they reached the inclined...
... worth of woolen manufactures more than the combined efforts of all the other great wool-growing states ^ of From a study ofthe above tables it is evident that the position ofthe source of raw ... community that the profits of any concern may be seriously affec-ted in a ceritrnl location The p^^^ition of a plant within the range of industrial centers hh- a profound influence in determining the ... and the price of coke was so high, due to the expense of transporting it U) the North, that the northern found that their great was to be in the shipping of iron ore and not in the making of iron...
... Reviews The initial KM framework research was very preliminary The quantity of literature on the subject of KM had just begun an explosive growth phase, much ofit quite contemporary (i.e., within the ... explored the relationships between interpersonal trust and the likelihood of success of a KM initiative, the level of involvement/participation in communities of practice, and finally, the choice ofthe ... proliferation of definitions that sometimes disagreed with each other Many attempts dealt with the definition of knowledge itself, a kind of epistemologic approach These latter attempts never addressed the...
... derive the benefits ofcore competency 2.2 The ‘economies of scale’ argument 2.3 Commoditization ofIT 2.4 The role ofIT in the organization 2.5 Outsourcing and the unique role(s) oftheIT function ... remain the responsibility ofthe buyer ofthe outsourcing services The responsibility for the outcomes ofthe processes and ultimate ownership remains with the original buyer organization The outside ... costs while, at the same time, retaining the benefits oftheIT function that is so crucial, within the control ofthe buyer organization Much ofthe argument to outsource theIT function also...