of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and non-banking financial corporations (NBFCs) in this sector has led to a commendable growth in the industry. This study aims to identify the most probable scenarios for the industry in the year 2020 using the Delphi study approach. The issue of rural retail banking is extremely topical. Over the past few decades‚ while urban retail banking has seen a lot of growth‚ rural areas have continued to suffer from insufficient access to financial services. This is
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globalization‚ international business and trade: report from a Delphi study Michael R. Czinkota *‚ Ilkka A. Ronkainen McDonough School of Business‚ Georgetown University‚ Washington‚ DC 20057‚ USA Abstract Globalization causes dramatic changes in business environments both in terms of their degree and swiftness. Forecasting such changes is crucial for the preparation of responses by the affected parties. This article reports on a Delphi study conducted with a set of experts drawn from the policy
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markets and future risks like oil spill etc. The process of ERM at Hydro one involves the identification of 50-70 business risks which are then reduced to ten most significant risks through interviews and focus groups. Voting is accomplished using the Delphi Method to quickly identify and prioritize risks based on the magnitude and probability in order to focus on major risks. Five point risk tolerance scale from Minor to worst case is used to estimate the impact of a risk on the corporate objectives
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Dolphin‚ Swan‚ and Mouse.He also had celebrations There were festivals to celebrate Apollo. The Great Daedala was held every 59 years all over Boeotia. The festival involved in a procession of the wood bride. Apollo is an Ocular God as a Patron of Delphi. Apollo could predict Prophesy‚ through the Delphic Oracle
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opinions‚ a technique known as Delphi is used to ensure quality opinions are formed. The Delphi technique allows McDonald’s to gather expert’s opinions on predictions of future behavior
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Previous to the Hellenistic world as was known‚ everything had been under the shadow of Athens which catered all sources before that to them. It was not until after the rise of the Macedonians‚ most importantly Alexander‚ that would bring about a change in the literature that characterized the world. Theocritus‚ whose experience and relationships enable him to complete his works‚ displays this shift in his series of bucolic poetry entitled Idylls. Within these almost thirty poems we are introduced
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H&S. Cornford‚ T Cuhls‚ K.‚ 2004. Delphi Method. In Foresight Methodologies. Vienna: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation‚ p. 151. Available at: http://www.strast.cz/dokums_raw/foresightmethodologies_1168269318.pdf [Accessed October 8‚ 2010]. Dalkey‚ N Davison‚ L.‚ Ryley‚ T. & Snelgrove‚ M.‚ 2008. A SWOT Analysis of Cardiff International Airport. In The 12th Air Transport Research Society world conference. Athens: ATRS. Day‚ L.‚ 1975. Delphi Research in the Corporate Environment
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It was said that King Laius was murdered at a place where three roads meet; “A place called Phocis‚ where two branching roads‚ one from Daulia‚ one from Delphi‚ come together – a crossroads‚” (Sophocles‚ p. 202). The crossroads are a big symbol in showing how people always have a choice. The gods and their prophecy were not all to blame because in the end‚ Oedipus had the freedom to make choices‚ which would
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subjective data‚ such as opinions and estimates (Aquilano‚ Chase & Jacobs‚ 2005). Within the realm of qualitative forecasting are multiple techniques and measures. These are: grass roots‚ market research‚ panel consensus‚ historical analogy‚ and the Delphi method (Aquilano‚ Chase & Jacobs‚ 2005). Grass Roots Grass roots can best be described as a
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A priest and the chorus of Thebans arrive at the palace to call upon their King‚ Oedipus‚ to aid them with the plague. Oedipus had sent his brother-in-law Creon to ask help of the oracle at Delphi‚ and he returns at that moment. Creon says the plague is the result of religious pollution‚ caused because the murderer of their former King‚ Laius‚ had never been caught. Oedipus vows to find the murderer and curses him for the plague that he has caused. Oedipus summons the blind prophet Tiresias for
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