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Geeks & Pr0n - a Study of the Culture Behind the Underground Realm of Cyber Pornography
Geeks & Pr0n: A study of the culture behind the underground realm of cyber pornography. The spawning of the public Internet as we know it today provided a brand new type of communication, virtually unrestricted, and naturally, as with nearly every other form of communication, has been exploited by pornography. This newly-invented category of pornography, to be called “cyberporn,” would not only revolutionize its own industry, but also help to speed the development and growth
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Global Climate Change Case Study Analysis
One atmospheric phenomenon that enables the Earth to sustain life is known as the “greenhouse effect.” However, vital this effect is for human life, it may also be what eventually causes the next ice age, bringing all life to an end. About half of all solar radiation reaches the earth’s surface. The other half, is either returned back in the form of heat, or is used for such things as photosynthesis, changed to heat
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Plot summary The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy starts out by telling you about Earth. More so the guide itself. The Guide is a galactic bestseller everywhere but on the planet Earth. Ford Prefect is a field correspondent for the Guide stationed on Earth and fully aware that the Guide has forgotten about him. His best friend is the Earthling Arthur Dent. Arthur's boring life in the West Country is changed one morning when contractors
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Fedex Case Study
History In 1913, C.J. Tower & Sons, forerunner to FedEx Trade Networks subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, begins operation as a customs broker in Niagara Falls, N.Y. It was not until 1971 that Federal Express Corporation was founded in Little Rock, Ark. In 19, FedEx installed the first drop box for the public and since then the company developed and maintained a strategic leadership in managing a broad group of transportation services, e-commerce
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Outgrowing Juvenile Justice: Jamal Vick Case Study Raises
In Outgrowing Juvenile Justice, Michael Jonas (2001) raises several important issues concerning juvenile justice policies and practices. In discussing Jamal Vick, a range of youth crime issues surfaces, including: • Balancing treatment verses punishment • Responses to serious juvenile offenders o Waiver into the adult criminal justice system o Utilize the juvenile justice system o Blend elements of both the adult system and the juvenile system • Youth in confinement o Growing numbers of youth
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Hilton Case Study
1. Harley Davidson had difficulties to achieve its global growth thru dimensions of cultural differences from its beginning. They had opened dealership through the world to break some of the barriers of cultures differences around the globe. The weakness was the nation's sole motorcycle manufacturer; the company was on the brink of bankruptcy, facing a declining market, poor product perception and heavy competition from Japan. Through aggressive actions in product development, manufacturing and marketing, the
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Kuiper Leda Case Study
Working Capital Management Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept in the Simulation Reference to Concept in Reading Inventory analysis Kuiper Leda has recently expanded supplying more in the RFIP market as well as the OEM’s market. This has caused increased orders at varied levels. By dropping some suppliers and building more of a relationship with others, they may be able to better control their inventory to what their needs are now. “The basic purpose of
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Case Study Denso
Problem: The major problem is that DENSO is primary depending on only one company, the car producer Toyota. Thus leads to a lot of other problems. Especially that DENSO does mostly business in only two regions and work just in one industry. DENSO is an international supplier that serves four major markets, Japan (55%), North & South USA (20,8%), Europe (13,1) and Australia & Asia (10,3). How the percentages show it makes more then %
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Women’s Studies
Throughout history, there have been many uprisings and revolutions whose sole purpose was to rectify or change something. It all started with the Women’s revolution during the Industrial era of America and from then on, women everywhere have sought to break the chains of division between men and women. Even today, women still seek to compete equally with men, if not, outperform men if possible. Women believe their thinkings are very much different from men,
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Apple Case Study
1. Historically, what were Apple's major competitive advantages? Apple were a very successful company at maintaining competitive advantage over its main competitors, this success can be analysed in more detail using Porter's five forces model which is broken into: 1. The threat of substitute products 2. The threat of the entry of new competitors 3. The intensity of competitive rivalry 4. The bargaining power of customers 5. The bargaining power of suppliers These are the
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Social Studies
Social studies is defined by the Board of Director of the National Council for the social studies as, the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and neutral sciences. The primary purpose of
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Walmart Case Study
Wal Mart Case Study It opened in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has become the largest retailer in the United States, and with over 3,300 stores Wal-Mart continues to be successful. Under his successor, CEO David Glass, the small discount store chain started in Arkansas has become one of the largest corporations in the world. David Glass lays out the philosophy: “we approach this new and exciting decade of the 90’s much as we did
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Ebay Case Study Analysis
Running head: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Case Study Analysis eBay: In a League of Its Own EBay is the leader of the online auction industry, and was unchallenged for quite some time. The eBay company became the leader in the online auction industry by not only allowing everyday consumers to purchase and sell items, but it also allowed big companies to clear up their stock to bargain shoppers. EBay has become a serious competitor in the
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Palindrome Case Study
Introduction Mission statement ………………………………………………………… 3 Corporate goals and strategy ……………………………………………... 3 Human resource strategy …………………………………………………. 3 Compensation philosophy ………………………………………………… 4 Case I Method of job evaluation …………………………………………………. 6 Selection of compensable factors …………………………………………. 6 Definitions of compensable factors ……………………………………….. 8 Job evaluation ……………………………………………………………... 9 Unexpected or unusual findings …………………………………………... 11 Standard error of estimate ………………………………………………… 12 Case II Description of competitive pay policy ……………………………………. 13 Explanation of choice of survey statistic …………………………………. 14 Analysis of
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Student Survival Guide
MY SURVIAL GUIDE Axia Education Resources • Downloading files on my PC or portable device is useful in that it allows me to revert back to material that I have downloaded as an easy reference guide. It also allows me to take this info with me wherever I go. • Navigating the Library allows me to browse text and information useful to master my course of study. It gives me the opportunity to view other
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The Managerial Skills Development Guide
The Managerial Skills Development Guide A manager is an important position for an organization. Every manager should have their own strategy of leadership style and motivation theory to effectively support and influence other employees to work hard and achieve the goal in order to gain an organizationЎ¦s competitive advantages in the complex market. Being a successful manager should have the leadership styles of developing a harmony and trustful relationships with employees at the position of
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Study on online Gambling Market
Contents Executive Summary Introduction Market Definition Market Sectors Market Size PEST Analysis Porter Five Force Analysis Competitors Analysis Boston matrix Shareholders SWOT Analysis Conclusion Executive Summary For thousands of years, mankind has enjoyed spending money on games of chance. Today this has developed into a multi-billion dollar worldwide phenomenon- the gambling industry. While the total number of gambling enterprises has fallen in recent years the overall number of people employed in the industry has increases,
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Walmart Case Study
Background Information Ш Wal-Mart Inc. Corporate Headquarters · 702 Southwest 8th street Bentonville, Ar 72716-8001 Top Executives · President and CEO: H. Lee Scott · Chairman of the Board: S. Robson Walton · Chairman, Executive Committee of the Board: David D. Glass · Chief Financial officer & Executive Vice President: Thomas M. Schoewe Industry · General Merchandise, SIC code: 5399 Divisions · Wal-mart stores · Sam’s Club · International Major Products · Hardware · House-wares
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Alza Corp Case Study
ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems 1. ALZA, a pharmaceutical company that has led the industry for over a decade, has been largely successful due to their unique technical innovation. Rather than specializing in discovering new drugs and treatments for medical conditions, ALZA instead focuses their pharmaceutical talents on developing new methods to deliver drugs to patients. From skin patches to time released capsules, ALZA captures their market by providing their technologies to all major pharmaceutical companies,
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Case Study:jamcracker
Situation Started in 1999 by the founder of Exodus Communications, K.B. “Chandra” Chandrasekhar, Jamcracker had a clear and simple vision: allow businesses to consume applications like a utility. The vision was simple, but the implementation was difficult. Jamcracker became the pioneer in delivering Software-as-a-Service in the On Demand World. Jamcracker provides software solutions and expertise that Software Companies and Service Providers need to efficiently deliver and manage their On Demand, or Software-as-a-Service Solutions. Jamcracker’s Delivery
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Netflix Case Study
Strengths: Netflix provides a subscription-style e-commerce service. Customers only need to sign up and pay $13.95-39.95 a month to borrow as many as 2-9 movies at a time with no monthly limit. If customers quickly watch the DVD and send them back, the monthly fee pays for quite a few movies. The relatively low monthly fee enables Netflix to compete with Blockbuster and other brick-and-mortar video rental business. Meanwhile, Netflix might keep the customers who
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Toyota Tops in N.American Plant Efficiency: Study
Toyota tops in N.American plant efficiency: study May 31, 2007 DETROIT (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. had the most efficient North American manufacturing plants in 2006, an annual benchmark survey released on Thursday showed. Article Tools Printer friendly E-mail to a friend Business RSS feed Available RSS feeds Most e-mailed Share on Digg Share on Facebook Save this article powered by Del.icio.us More: Business section | Latest business news | Globe front page |
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Case Study - Infosys
# 1 Discuss the reasons why Infosys might want to disclose additional information voluntarily. As learned in class, accounting principles and disclosure regulations differ between countries and there is often a lack of transparency, especially in merging economies. There are several reasons why Infosys might want to disclose additional information on a voluntarily base. Such information can help investors, analysts and the general public to gain a better understanding of the company’s current performance by
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Case Study Sarah Harris
Background Sarah Harris spent two years working for McKinsey & Co before leaving to manage her family hunting and fishing lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She left the family business, to attend Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sarah wants to open her own business in the customer care industry. Doug Smith is the owner of Never Wait, which does reservations for hotels and boutiques. Never Wait head quarters is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Doug has
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Case Study
Case Study The purpose of a case study paper in our opinion is to examine and enhance the skills and knowledge that a social worker should have. It also allows us the opportunity to work with different individuals and utilize our budding skills of analytical thinking, as it is easier to ascertain where our own personal values, attitudes and beliefs may be affecting our judgment. Remaining neutral can be difficult, especially when the best interests
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