Hewlett-Packard: The Flight of the Kittyhawk (A) The first hard drive‚ a magnetic information storage and retrieval device for computers and other electronic products‚ was developed by IBM engineers in 1956 in San Jose‚ California. This hard drive was the size of two side by side refrigerators and could store 5 MB of information. Incredible technological progress ensued‚ and by the early 1990’s‚ disk drives had decreased from their original bulky configuration to 2.5 square inches
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Communication Ethics Never suffer a thought to be harbored in your mind which you would not avow openly. When tempted to do anything in secret‚ ask yourself if you would do it in public. If you would not‚ be sure it is wrong. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to his grandson Francis Eppes‚ age 14‚ Monticello‚ May 21‚ 1816 Pick up the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times any given morning and look through sections A and C. The news is not especially encouraging: “AUCTION” BROKERS ARE CHARGED
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Corporate Communication and the Corporate Brand Peggy Simcic Brønn (From: Corporate Communication: A Strategic Approach to Building Reputation (2002)‚ Brønn‚ P.S. and R. Wiig (eds.)‚ Oslo: Gyldendal.) The first years of the 21st century have been hard on companies and their brands. It is predicted that Firestone is dead as a brand as a result of its defective tires used on Ford SUVs‚ which tipped over causing loss of lives. Arthur Anderson is feverishly trying to find partners for its many
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The Customer is Always Right There is a popular saying in business‚ “The customer is always right.” Originally coined by Harry Gordon Selfridge‚ the original meaning suggests that “a company’s keenness is to put the customer first.”1 Ultimately this phrase indicates that businesses must be aware that their customers are the essence of their business. Without customers‚ the business would seize to exist. I concur with this philosophy as customers are the fundamentals to any business or organization
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INTRODUCTION Currently‚ Verizon Wireless has two major billing systems: I2K and VISION. In accordance with the strategic goals of the company and taking into consideration the corporate vision and credo‚ The executive management decided that having one billing system would be congruent with the objectives of the organization as a whole and the IT group in particular. After several months of deliberation‚ using techniques such as brainstorming‚ receiving expert opinions of SME (Subject matter experts)
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Sphoorti Sangamesh Biradar‚ 21 years old. I am studying B. Computer Science engineering final year in the reputed university Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) at college Sir.M.Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. I have always believed in the credo "Destiny awaits those who dare to dream". It is to this belief that I attribute all my accomplishments till date and my passion to study further. Pursuit of excellence and knowledge has always been my burning desire and the propelling force behind
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The Renaissance The word ‘Renaissance’ means the re-birth or the revival of something. In History‚ the word Renaissance refers to the revival of art‚ literature and architecture. It is known as the bridge between medieval times and modern times. The Renaissance began in the 14th century and lasted for three centuries until the 17th century. Its birthplace was Italy. The Renaissance began in Florence in 1341. At this time in Florence‚ there was a lot of wealth. The people of Florence were
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ETHICS REVIEW A PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ETHICS INSTITUTE Creating an Effective Electronic Code of Conduct By Roland Riebl Companies increasingly distribute their codes of conduct to their stakeholders online to make the document more accessible and‚ perhaps‚ to overcome the traditional complexities associated with print codes. Additionally‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 requires publicly traded companies to make their codes available to the public. This
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Lawyer’s Deskbook. 1998-2009. The University of Cincinnati College of Law. April 4‚ 2010. http://www.law.uc.edu/CCL/34Act/index.html "Securities and Exchange Commission." The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO‚ 2003. Credo Reference. Web. April 5 2010. "Securities – Securities Exchange Act of 1934." Web. April 5‚ 2010 <http://law.jrank.org/pages/10097/Securities-Securities-Exchange-Act-1934.html>. "Security." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica
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