A Reputation-Based Trust Model for Peer-to-Peer eCommerce Communities Li Xiong College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology lxiong@cc.gatech.edu Ling Liu College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology lingliu@cc.gatech.edu Abstract Peer-to-Peer eCommerce communities are commonly perceived as an environment offering both opportunities and threats. One way to minimize threats in such an open community is to use community-based reputations to help evaluating the trustworthiness and
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TAXATION OF INCOME TRUSTS IN CANADA: EFFECTS ON STRUCTURE‚ CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE P. L. ARYA Abstract: Income trust as a business structure became increasingly popular in Canada since 2003. Income trust structure gave companies advantage of shifting their tax burden on to the investor. The investor‚ on the other hand‚ received steady and higher than the market rate of return on invested capital and also received capital gains in the form of ‘return of capital’. When large Canadian corporations
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banks are profit-earning concerns‚ as they collect deposits at the lowest possible cost and provide loans and advances at higher rate. The difference between two is the profit for the bank. Introduction At the instance of Army Welfare Trust The Trust Bank was incorporated as a Public Limited Company under the Companies Act‚ 1994 on June 17‚ 1999 to carry on all kinds of banking business in Bangladesh. After obtaining license from Bangladesh Bank on July‚ 1999 the Bank commenced its banking
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Mr. Saccullo Mr. Meehan Case Study John D. Rockefeller & The Standard Oil Trust Lexile 1170 Name: Period: John Davison Rockefeller combined business intelligence with a ruthless personality to amass one of the largest personal fortunes in United States history. By taking advantage of the public’s demand for refined oil‚ he became one of the richest and most infamous men
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How Brands Build Trust Through Social Media Marketing Social media marketing is a process where a company tries to draw traffic to their website through other social networks. This is not a new concept; nevertheless brands are continuously finding it hard to gain power through the social sphere. Many believe search engines such as Google‚ is where customers look for their information. However‚ Google+‚ Facebook‚ Twitter‚ LinkedIn‚ Instagram and Pinterest have become the new search engines in recent
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ARTICLE REBUTTAL: Can we trust what we read? ARTICLE REBUTTAL: Can we trust what we read? When reading an article people do not normally question the credibility‚ reliability‚ validity or the fallacies of what is being read. People are constantly exposed to information through media outlets such as radio‚ internet‚ and/or television. But where does the public draw the line on what they can trust? Readers rely on the author to give them correct information. The article “What Two Pediatricians
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Anti-trust behavior Case Study ECON-312 I reflect the case of Microsoft‚ which was investigated for antitrust behavior. Microsoft is a largest software manufacturing company having one of the highest assessments in the world. It manufactures windows required for an operating system of servers and personal computers. Since 1991 the Microsoft has been examined many times for the violation of antitrust laws particularly for Sharman Antitrust Act. The litigant alleged that the
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Langston Hughes‚ Is a short story that explains the issue of trust. In “Thank you M’am” a kid that goes by the name of Roger attempts to steal a woman’s purse‚ only to find himself on the ground. The woman which went by the name of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones took Roger to her house. But instead of yelling at him‚ Mrs. Luella started treating him nice by feeding him dinner and washing his face. This shows that they both trust each other‚ because why would Mrs. Luella bring Roger to her
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restraints on trade are not enforceable. This notion was developed further in the late 19th century and late 20th century and made applicable to what we call ‘competition law’ in the USA. It is important to note that the enactment of the Sherman Anti-trust Act‚ 1890 was a reason for this development. What is the correlation between ‘restraint of trade doctrine’ and ‘modern competition law’? This article seeks to examine the relationship between the two by tracing back cases when the Sherman Act was
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To what extent should we place trust in the government these days? It is said by American President Barack Obama‚ ’’If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.’’ From here‚ we know the importance of people putting trust in their government. However‚ we can only place trust in them if they are able to take care of their citizens‚ fulfilling their needs and acting responsibly in the best interest
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