1. Cisco Systems went from a “push” to a “pull” approach to its supply chain after the dot-com debacle. How are these two approaches different? Does it depend on the state of the economy which one should be used? Why? Before the dot-com debacle Cisco Systems used “push” approach – a lot of inventory was made‚ and it was based on best-guess forecasts. This approach was not bad when economy was strong and there was huge demand and there was no need to predict precisely the inventory. When during the
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of an appropriate business model. We also identify possibilities for further theory building in this area. Business Models for Internet based E-Commerce: An Anatomy Introduction The growth of Internet based businesses‚ popularly known as dot coms is anything but meteoric. It has dwarfed the historical growth patterns of other sectors of the industry. Over years‚ several organizations doing business through the Internet have come out with their own set of unique propositions to succeed in
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company’s burn rate (cash expenditure without any notable cash inflow) and financial outlook. High burn rates were a common phenomenon during the dot com boom. The underlying rationale was that large platforms and customer services would take time to develop but would eventually lead to excellent revenues. Unfortunately‚ many dot com companies were not able to convince customers of their value to them. Community Web appears to have exhibited similar behavior‚ as they were only
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International Finance Project | International Financial Crises | [Type the document subtitle] | | Submitted to: | Mr. Piyush AryalSubmitted by:Group membersRuchi SinghalSachin ShresthaSajesh MaharjanSameer ShresthaShanti GautamShivangi Sharma | | The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ many financial crises were associated
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in-depth study in the material and non-material incentives model of employees based on motivation theory. 2. The failure reason to motivate employees 2.1 The reason from Frederick Herzberg ’s two factor theory Mrs. KO is one of the employees at a dot-com company in California. To be effective motivators‚ her company made some conceited rewards program such as excellent staff can receive a “U Done Good” badge and a T-shirt as a means of annual recognition. Once an employee
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technologies and found the Amazon.com‚ which enjoyed several years of tremendous growth‚ from an online bookstore into an online superstore‚ expanding the online business from retailing to auctions and marketplaces. He propelled the company through the dot com crash by partnering with traditional retailers and on to being a highly profitable online retailer. On the other hand‚ in order to support its rapidly growing and increasingly complex business‚ he invested heavily to develop state-of-art digital
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the Thirties‚ and was almost a reverse of the dream for those directly affected. Racial instability did not disappear‚ and in some parts of the country racial violence was almost commonplace. Silicon Valley initiated the Computer Age and the dot-com boom. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard‚ eBay‚ Intel‚ Google‚ Apple‚ and Oracle remain headquartered there. Since the end of World War II‚ young American families have sought to live in relative comfort and stability in the suburbs that were built
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The intent of the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act was to improve the accuracy of the information given to both boards and shareholders. It requires entities to adopt the existing best practices for information reporting. The Act accomplished this goal by applying the following provisions: repairing incentives and independence in the auditing process‚ creating stricter penalties for providing false information and forcing companies to validate their internal financial regulation processes. The SOX Act
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References: Berstien‚ B. (2001‚ May 25). The Madison Courier. Retrieved February 2‚ 2010‚ from Ebay CEO survives the dot-com bust: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XIxfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oWQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6764‚5528032&dq=dot+com+bubble+ebay&hl=en Canedy‚ D. (1998‚ November 27). Stuffed Animals with Attitude May Spur Modest Rise in Toy Sales. Retrieved from New York Times: http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html
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solve problems and think logicaly. The working conditions for a programer very greatly. Most banks require their programers to wear a suit and attend an office during normal work hours. On the other side of the business ‚ many game company’s and Dot-Com-start-up’s allow and incurage a fun work environment. Often including toys‚ cubicle sleep-in’s and cold pizza haphazardly laying across many a desk. Yet nomatter what the company they all involve the employe to stare at a monitor for endless hours
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