An Integrated Distance Learning System Capable of Supporting Interactions for Asynchronous Distance Learning Shimon Sakai‚ Tsunenobu Narahara‚ Naoaki Mashita‚ Hiroshi Shigeno‚ Ken-ichi Okada School of Science for OPEN and Environmental Systems‚ Graduate School of Science and Technology‚ Keio University 3-14-1 Hiyoshi‚ Kohoku-ku‚ Yokohama‚ 223-8522 Japan shimon@mos.ics.keio.ac.jp Yutaka Matsushita Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan Banzai-Biru‚ 2-31-19‚ Shiba‚ Kohoku-ku‚
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Monsanto Europe This case reflects the importance of cultural knowledge when introducing innovations in different countries‚ needing not to assume similarities between cultures but to study their differences‚ given that they can result in contrary behaviors or reluctance to such innovations. Monsanto‚ a US bio-tech company‚ successfully introduced genetically modified (GM) foods in the US and Japan in 1996‚ obtaining an overwhelming consumer approval of the high-tech foods. Problems began for
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Report Cover Page ACERA Project 2006 Round 1‚ Project 09 Title Stakeholder mapping for effective risk assessment and communication Author(s) / Address (es) Jane Gilmour and Ruth Beilin‚ University of Melbourne Material Type and Status (Internal draft‚ Final Technical or Project report‚ Manuscript‚ Manual‚ Software) Project final report Summary The aim of the report was to review and evaluate methods for stakeholder mapping. The report intended to explore applications in biosecurity risk management
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AIG Bailout & Stakeholder Analysis In September 2008‚ the American International Group‚ AIG‚ the largest insurance company in the United States‚ suffered from the bad debts incurred insuring mortgage-backed securities. As a result‚ within a matter of three months‚ AIG reported a startling quarterly loss of $61.7 billion‚ largest in the U.S corporate history. Instead of watching this global insurance giant fall on its keens‚ the U.S. government has decided to lend a helping hand by bailing
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Case Analysis #1: Monsanto In 1901‚ John F. Queeny started the original Monsanto‚ which was named after his wife‚ Olga Monsanto Queeny. It was originally created to make artificial food additives such as sweetener saccharine‚ coca- cola caffeine extract and vanillin. After being renamed a few times‚ it settled with the name “The Monsanto Company” in 1964. During the 1970s‚ the company produced a “major legal snare” p.303 known as Agent Orange. This was used in the Vietnam War to “quickly deforest
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part of fulfilling CSR obligations‚ business managers have to engage with their stakeholders‚ an activity that may be defined as stakeholder dialogue to determine appropriate business behaviour and by doing so they are looking after the best interests of the business organisation. In support of my above statement‚ I agree with what Murray and Vogel (1997:142‚ cited in O’Riordan et al.‚ 2008) have stated that stakeholders‚ acting both formally and informally‚ individually or collectively‚ are a key
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Abc Stakeholders can be briefly defined as any party who are interested in an organization. This might be a member of an organization‚ volunteer‚ staff‚ management‚ board member‚ founder or a contracting body‚ client‚ community of interests such as locality or grouping of people who might benefit. Every business organization has a range of stakeholders. An organization is established based on blending the various interests of these stakeholder groupings. An objective to be the market leader of an
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44 Roberts (2007)‚ qualitative interviews attempt to “make meanings” from individual accounts and experiences. Forensic patients are usually treated in partnership by medical and legal professionals (Lynch‚ 2006). Therefore forensic and healthcare stakeholders who work in the field have the best ability to contribute‚ enhance links and increase the successful integration of services (Haddow‚ O’Donnell‚ and Heaney‚ 2007). The incorporation of stakeholders in this study was to enhance the understanding
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option‚ swap‚ etc. 2. Analysis 2.1. Why choosing Monsanto? 2.2. What is Monsanto? - An American company produces agricultural products‚ herbicides and biotech-related products - Characteristics? Manage their business in two segments: + Seeds and Genomics + Agricultural productivity Have worldwide distribution and sales both domestically and with companies outside America. 2.3. Which types of risks Monsanto is subjected to? Their
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Stakeholders In addition to our team figuring out the main issues affecting Hasbro and the toy industry‚ we decided to also reframe our ideas by taking different viewpoints. As the pictures below illustrate‚ we did start off by documenting the social‚ economic and environmental viewpoints of our company. Social Stakeholders The screenshot above documents our initial attempt to dealing with the social aspect of Hasbro. At our first attempt at taking this point of view‚ we were trying to find
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