Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to provide relevant background information of the United States’ convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)‚ and hence the current developments in the relationship between the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). This report focuses on the current situation of the convergence process and the obstacles of
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Evaluate what psychologist have found out about Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. Anxiety disorders‚ however‚ are different. They can cause such distress that it interferes with a person’s ability to lead a normal life. An anxiety disorder is a serious mental illness. For people with anxiety disorders‚ worry and fear
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and psychological factors are the main focus in the Marketing Management‚ also motivate‚ coordinate‚ control and direct are one of the principal resposibility to achieve marketing management goals. Define the Market Orientation Naver and Slater (1990) define Market Orientation as “the culture” that most effectively and efficiently creates the necessary behaviours for the creation of superior value for buyers. They measure the extent of market orientation through the behaviours that are
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The film Shattered Glass presents the ethical issues of fabrication and the deception of the writer‚ Stephen Glass‚ to his editor and co-workers. He deliberately sensationalized his stories in order to gain his reader’s attention. His facts were partially‚ if not completely‚ inaccurate and he presented notes that he fabricated as facts for each of his pieces at the New Republic. Journalists in the media have a duty to the people to report the truth and follow an ethical code whenever reporting stories
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George Ritzer’s McDonaldization: McDonaldization is a term used by George Ritzer in his book ‘The McDonaldization of Society’ He explains that it becomes apparent when a culture adapts the characteristics of a fast-food restaurant. McDonaldization is a concept of controversial behaviours or feelings‚ or moving from traditional to rational modes of thought. Ritzer sees the fast-food restaurant as having become a more representative contemporary pattern. In contemporary society‚ the concept of McDonaldization
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A.Y. 2012-2013 Università della Svizzera Italiana Competitive Intelligence (3 Credits) Gianluca Colombo‚ Carmine Garzia Competitive intelligence is the continuous monitoring of rival’s business models and performances and the analysis of competitive dynamics evolution in a certain industry. Information collected through competitive intelligence activities are used by top management to support strategic decision making. The course in centered on techniques and tools to
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50 The Internet and Youth Culture Gustavo S. Mesch S ince the internet and other media have been adopted and integrated into the daily lives of an increasing number of young adolescents in Western countries‚ scholars and commentators are debating the impact of these new media on the activities‚ social relationships‚ and worldviews of the younger generations. Controversies about whether technology shapes values‚ attitudes‚ and patterns of social behavior are not new. In the recent past‚ the
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innovation Nonaka‚ I. (1994)‚ "A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation"‚ Organization Science‚ Vol. 5 No. 1‚ pp. 14-37. Senge‚ P.M. (1990)‚ The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization‚ Ramdom House‚ London. Slater‚ S.F. and Narver‚ J.C. (1995)‚ "Market orientation and the learning organization"‚ Journal of Marketing‚ Vol. 59 No. 3‚ pp. 63-74. Van Baalen‚ P.‚ Bloemhof-Ruwaard‚ J.‚ & Van Heck‚ E. 2005. Knowledge sharing in an emerging network of practice: The
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123 http://www.futureofchildren.org The Impact of Home Computer Use on Children’s Activities and Development Kaveri Subrahmanyam Robert E. Kraut Patricia M. Greenfield Elisheva F. Gross “I really want to move to Antarctica—I’d want my cat and Internet access and I’d be happy.” —16-year-old HomeNet participant (1995) Kaveri Subrahmanyam‚ Ph.D.‚ is assistant professor of child development at California State University‚ Los Angeles. Robert E. Kraut‚ Ph.D.‚ is professor of social psychology
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they need. The problem is not the media itself‚ is the way people use it. People have to realize the difference between use and abuse. Sachs called these people in The McGraw-Hill Reader (2011)‚ “vidiots”. Sherry explores in her book‚ Alone Together (Turkle‚ 2012) the ways media are changing how people relate to society‚ their family‚ their partner‚ and friends. She gives a sense of how strange individuals’ everyday lives are‚ how far they have moved away from enjoying each other’s presence. The thing
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