Case Study on Youku and Tudou’s Business Combination Frank CHANG‚ Leonard XU Fang YANG‚ Sainan YU Background： In March 2012‚ Youku Inc. (NYSE:YOKU) ("Youku") and the Company announced that they had signed a definitive agreement for Tudou to combine with Youku in a 100% stock-for-stock transaction. After the merger‚ the new company Youku Tudou Inc will keep the Youku and Tudou brands‚ continuing to occupy the 1st and 2nd positions in the online video industry. Youku and Tudou together will achieve
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investigates the effects of banking sector reforms on economic growth of Nigeria over the period 1986-2010. The study adopts multiple regression analysis of ordinary least square (OLS) and descriptive analysis in establishing the relationship between gross domestic products that proxy economic growth and interest rate‚ exchange rate‚ cash reserve ratio‚ total asset and loan and advances. The study shows that total asset‚ cash reserve ratio and interest rate has a significant impact on gross domestic product
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Transocean Ltd. Transocean Ltd. reported its third quarter results on 4th November. From the numbers mentioned in the press release itself we can realise that Transocean has got good hold of the situation. For the 3 months ended 30th September‚ the company reported revenues of $ 1.61 billion‚ down $ 276 million from that for the second quarter of the current year. Lower fleet utilization and a decline in other revenues related to contract termination fees recognized in the second quarter are the
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society intelligence is judged by test scores‚ careers‚ and success. Although these methods of measuring intelligence are not always accurate they are still used. IQ tests are given to people and the scores on these tests are supposed to reflect the level of intelligence a person has. What makes these tests so accurate? What about intelligent people who do not take tests well? They may become nervous and may not work well under pressure. I believe there are many forms of intelligence‚ some more
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INTRODUCTION Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is also an academic field of study. Major AI researchers and textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents"‚ where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success. John McCarthy‚ who coined the term in 1955‚ defines it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines". AI research is highly
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Costco Wholesale is a membership based warehouse store that strives to provide quality products at the lowest possible price. They believe this is possible by following its Code of Ethics‚ which include obey the law‚ take care of its members‚ take care of its employees‚ and respect its vendors. As of 2014‚ Costco was named the third largest retailer in the United States and in 2015 it is the second largest in the world. Costco has a total of 674 warehouses worldwide. Costco serves more than 10 million
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roots of emotional intelligence can be traced to Charles Darwin’s work on the importance of emotional expression for survival and adaptation.[2] In the 1900s‚ even though traditional definitions of intelligence emphasized cognitive aspects such as memory and problem-solving‚ several influential researchers in the intelligence field of study had begun to recognize the importance of the non-cognitive aspects. For instance‚ as early as 1920‚ E.L. Thorndike used the term social intelligence to describe the
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Artificial Intelligence : A Review Somya Khandelwal somyakhandelwal92@gmail.com Abstract-This paper examines the current and future roles of Artificial Intelligence
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Greenpoint Greenpoint‚ Brooklyn is a culturally vibrant neighborhood full of a wide range of retail shops‚ restaurants‚ bars & venues‚ banks‚ and other services. It is largely occupied by people of Polish descent (43.6% according to the 2000 Census) and of Hispanic descent (19.2%.) The median income is $33‚578‚ significantly lower than the corresponding national average of $41‚994. Even with the median income in Greenpoint being almost $10‚000 less than the national average‚ it has many of the
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Module 7 Case Study 2: Transforming customer service for BRANZ Ltd. Abstract Porter’s value chain describes a comprehensive format of creating value within any business venture. It explains how to alter business inputs into outputs that are of greater value than the initial cost of creating the same outputs. According to Michael Porter‚ analysing the chain of activities in any organization will be of more value to the output and services compared to the summation of the cost of these activities
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