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Strategic Management Club Online, 2007.
An analysis of the layout and information contained in the website, Strategic Management Club Online (SMCO).
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses Strategic Management Club Online (SMCO), which offers a list of mainly online resources for graduate and undergraduate business policy and strategic management students. The paper discusses the set-up of the website, as well as the information contained in it. It then suggests ways that the layout and information contained in the website could be improved.
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"Although the SMCO does not need to include links to generic search engines, the site does offer a list of sites I never would have heard of otherwise. Other students would also find the links useful because they are not companies or publications they would have known to search for. Therefore, there are several links I would follow up on in the future. A long list of trade publications and international markets is helpful. Some of the research links may also be helpful in the future as I learn more about the types of discourse used in financial analysis, strategic management, and business in general."
"In spite of its faults, the SMCO seems to be a worthwhile resource for business students. The Academy of Management has linked to the SMCO and there are some testimonials about the site's usefulness. I would link to this site because I might find that as I compile case studies or prepare advanced financial reports that I will need to use the information and resources contained here. However, students should be aware that many of the links and/or the templates on the SMCO site could be out of date because the website has not been updated since April of 2006."
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Strategic Planning Society, 2007.
A review of the Strategic Planning Society (SPS) website.
761 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the Strategic Planning Society (SPS) website. According to the paper, SPS is an organization that looks to bridge the gap between the many advances being made in academic research and the needs of business managers, directors and CEOs who are looking for guidance on how to create greater levels of strategic alignment in their organizations.
Outline:
Summary Description
Overall Look,Feel and Apparent Target Audience
What the Site Does and Does Not Give You
Professional Resources List
Reasons to Return Back to the Site
Missing Information
Helpful Links
Additional Notes Regarding the Site
Bottom Line Evaluation
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"The site is designed to provide quick access to highly targeted and strategic-level content for senior executives, and as a result there are few distractions in its construction. After exploring the site in detail the overall structure appears to be quite thin, only a few layers deep. The use of the subscription model is useful, yet there needs to be a trial program also created for the service itself, just as the company does with its magazine and journal. Finally, the site aims for a high level of credibility by only publishing biographies of the SPS' trustees and key managing directors, a clear sign the organization is expecting to interact only with comparable levels in client organizations."
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Review of Entarga.com, 2007.
This paper provides a review of the website of Entarga.com.
764 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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The website for Entarga.com has been designed to promote the consultancy of Ross Wirth, a PhD graduate from Walden University and an MBA from New Mexico State University. The one page resume of Dr. Wirth also includes experiences managing SAP business warehouse information systems and regularly working on cross-functional teams. The writer argues that the website Dr. Wirth has created, however, is at times confusing and lacks a clarity and consistency of focus when it comes to just what exactly he is offering as a service.
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Summary Description
Overall Look and Feel and Apparent Target Audience
What the Site Does and Does Not Give you
Reasons to Return Back to the Site
What Information was Expected to be Found and Was Not There
Links from the Site that are Helpful
Additional Notes Regarding the Site
Bottom Line Evaluation
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"The site does give a series of links for each of the core areas of coverage for Entarga which include organizational change, strategic planning, market planning, organizational complexity, and knowledge management. There are also many specific entries for these topic areas including an impressive 57 page PDF of a bibliography no doubt Dr. Wirth used in completing his dissertation. The entire site delivers for academicians at a very personal level."
"At a professional level however the site fails to deliver even at the most median level of performance. There is nothing in the way of true thought leadership in the white papers, no presentations or graphics, no specific schedules of results generated from primary research, which one would expect from a PhD."
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Planware.org, 2006.
A review of Planware.org, an online solution for entrepreneurs and managers.
839 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper reviews the website, www.planware.org. According to the paper, Planware.org supplies entrepreneurs and managers templates, software and online aids for business planning and development. The paper reports that the Planware.org products and services generally fall into five main categories: financial forecasting aids including budget planning; cash flow management aids including profit/loss calculators; business plan writing aids; marketing and sales tools; and strategic planning software for long-term business development.
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"The sales planning software perform similar cost-benefits and risk analysis functions. Plan Write sales planning helps a business owner create and manage a sales force, targeting the sales force to the products or services being offered. When used in conjunction with the Plan Write marketing analysis, the sales planner becomes a powerful tool. This software also addresses issues like commissions versus salary, tailoring each for the type of business being developed. "
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ITToolbox.com, 2007.
A review of the knowledge management website, ITToolbox.com.
791 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses how, as one of the most comprehensive websites available for both IT professionals and those companies looking to invest in and integrate an enterprise software system into their companies, ITToolbox and its ancillary sections offers a wealth of product, solution, process reengineering, and hands-on insights on how to gain the greatest impact from using IT technologies. The balance of navigational design with depth of content makes this site specifically one of the best knowledge bases in this industry.
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Summary Description
Overall Look and Feel and Apparent Target Audience
What the Site Does and Does Not Give You
Why The Site Will or Will Not Be Used As Part of a Professional Resources List
What Information Was Expected To Be Found and Was Not There
Links from the Site That Are Helpful
Additional Notes Regarding the Site
Bottom Line Evaluation
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"The overall look and feel of the site successfully positions itself across a range of highly technical technology implementers and users, up through the layers of management responsible for keeping IT systems functioning and integrated together, finally to the C-level executives responsible for making IT align with corporate strategies. What further underscores the ease of use as found on the site includes the use of a graphical, columnar approach to organizing navigational elements on the left pane of the window, browse options in the middle of the page by both type of content and by topic, and across the top of the page, illustrates of new posts in Blogs, Groups, Wiki, and White Papers. In short the organization of the site allows a reader to find any item of interest, anytime through this navigational structure. "
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Business Integration Journal Website, 2007.
A review of the Business Integration Journal website.
722 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper looks at how the website for Business Integration Journal is primarily designed to assist IT Directors and CIOs with the many decisions required in the integrating of systems in support of business strategies. It discusses how the site is designed to be a comprehensive resource for any IT or line-of-business manager interested in staying current on the specifics of system integration.
Outline:
Summary Description
Overall Look and Feel and Apparent Target Audience
What the Site Does and Does Not Give You
Why The Site Will or Will Not Be Used As Part of a Professional Resources List
Reasons to Return Back to the Site
What Information Was Expected to be Found and Was Not There
Links From the Site That Are Helpful
Bottom Line Evaluation
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"Business Integration Journal does deliver significant amounts of in-depth content and guidance for its IT Director and CIO-level readership. In addition the site has 18 different categories of articles included on the site, and a series of selections by category within a secondary and third level of the site. The site also delivers the current edition of the Journal electronically to anyone clicking on the icon of the current editions' front cover. "
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Website Comparison, 2007.
A comparative review of the websites www.eweek.com and www.b-eye-network.com.
838 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses how eweek.com and Business Intelligence Network (www.b-eye.network.com) serve the same audiences in the IT community, focusing on giving IT professionals from the technical staff through management to senior level positions insights into how current industry developments and trends will impact their organizations.
Outline:
Summary Description
Overall Look and Feel and Apparent Target Audience
What the Site Does and Does Not Give You
Why the Site Will or Will Not Be Used As Part of a Professional Resources List
Reasons to Return Back to the Site
What Information Was Expected to Be Found and Was Not There
Links from the Site That Are Helpful
Additional Notes Regarding the Site
Bottom Line Evaluation
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"Both sites are appealing to both the IT professionals who work in the enterprise software, hardware and services communities. Eweek.com however is looking to be the go-to site with these professionals for up-to-the-minute news on the industry and the immediate implications to vendors, users, and buyers of IT technologies. Of the two, the Business Intelligence Network does a better job of speaking to the human side of IT relating to change management. One of its guest experts, Dyche (2002) wrote an excellent book on CRM and has specifically stated that change management, or changing how people do their jobs, is the most critical aspect of any IT projects. "
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A Successful CIO, 2007.
This paper discusses the strategy CIO's must use for successful strategic IT planning.
933 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper explains why so many CIOs fail in aligning their strategic IT plans to business objectives. The paper looks at how the entire process of creating, editing and finally seeking feedback and execution of the IT plan requires a set of skills the CIO doesn't typically use. The paper discusses the use of transformational leadership and transactional leadership. The paper concludes that implementing a successful strategic IT plan depends on the CIO creating successfully functioning cross-functional teams, using effective transformational leadership strategies and infusing a sense of ownership into the plan across departments.
Outline:
Executive Summary
A CIOs' Emotional Intelligence and Cross-functional Team Performance
Summary
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"The role of cross-functional teams is primarily to intensely focus resources, processes, and people for the completion and project schedule for a strategic IT plan. The logic of cross-functional teams is that the varied members of the team, each from a different functional area or in larger organizations, specific disciplines including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and service can be more effective in accomplishing the many synchronized and often complex tasks in developing a strategic IT plan that supports their specific business goals and objectives."
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Are "Best Practices" Best?, 2007.
The paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of best practices in the management of IT projects.
1,214 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper defines a best practice as representing a specific technique for managing an IT project that has the best chances of success. The paper discusses how best practices provide a roadmap for a project but cautions that one can become too dependent on the processes. The paper concludes that best practices are an effective tool when they are developed with the specifics of the organization in mind. However, they cannot replace the talent of the organization.
Outline:
Why Use Best Practices?
How Realistic is the Best Practices Approach?
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"Best practices in the IT field developed largely from failures (Kay, 2002). They were the result of IT projects that did not meet customer expectations or perform as intended. Managers wanted some assurance that future projects would have better results than previous ones. Therefore, they develop a process that would include several different phases, with attention to each phase at its proper time and place. There are many different versions of "best practices" to be used for IT projects. Some are merely reiterations of others, while others were borrowed from other fields and adapted to the IT field."
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The Baldridge Criteria for Strategic Planning, 2007.
The paper examines how the Australian National University and the University of Colorado at Boulder's strategic IT plans measure against the Baldrige criteria for assessing strategic planning.
1,064 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper discusses the strategic IT plans of the Australian National University and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The paper examines the Baldbridge criteria for performance excellence and whether these universities will attain this level of quality. The paper concludes that despite impressive strategic IT plans, each university has much work to do in order to to reach and stay at the level of quality performance as defined by the Baldrige standard.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Baldbridge Criteria for Performance Excellence
The Essence of any Strategic Plan: Goal Alignment and Agility
Goal-based diagnosis
Making Change Last
Summary
From the Paper
"In comparing the strategic IT plans of the Australian National University and the University of Colorado at Boulder, similarities and differences become quickly evident. When the Criteria for Performance Excellence (2007) are taken into account in conjunction with comparing each strategic plan, the variation in depth of commitment to customers (end users of the systems) needs both today and into the future, and the role of Web Services and XML to streamline availability of data to the many applications that students rely on was much more evident on the University of Colorado at Boulder plan. Further, the assumptions of how educational technology, web-based student services, the role of the middleware layer in ensuring enterprise application integration (EAI) between systems, and the role of systems and IT governance were also more prevalent in the University of Colorado at Boulder plan. The Australian plan however did focus on how to streamline help desk and support processes to better serve users who were in need of assistance."
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IT and Change Management, 2007.
This paper predicts the effects of IT change on corporate strategy.
1,388 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper discusses how the majority of changes in corporate strategy today are due to the growing strength and sophistication of applications, tools and processes of IT systems. The paper explains that in conjunction with all these technological changes there also needs to be change management. The paper discusses how, for lasting change management to occur, leadership must not just give the goals lip-service but exemplify the new mentality. The paper emphasizes that a leaders' passion for change is critical.
Outline:
Executive Summary
The CIO is Becoming the Change Agent
Success Factors in Managing Change Management
IT's Challenge: Making Change Last Through Business Process Reengineering
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The majority of changes in corporate strategy today are from the growing strength and sophistication of applications, tools and processes in addition to the advanced analytical capabilities of IT systems. Couple this with the significant growth in Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and platforms and the ability to synchronize systems to align with customers' demands, and the stage is set for IT to completely revolutionize global business. This is fact what is exactly happening today as companies become more reliant on and more accountable to their performance as measured by software monitoring core business processes."
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Constitutional Rights, 2007.
A discussion regarding constitutional law and whether company e-mail is protected under the employee's right of privacy.
785 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper reviews and discusses constitutional rights pertaining to an employee's right to privacy when using company e-mail for personal use. The paper takes a look at the example of "Asia Global Crossing, Ltd., et al.".
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"However, this does not mean that all employee e-mails are protected; only if the company does not openly monitor employee email and inform employees they are being monitored, there is a reasonable expectation of confidentiality. For example in "Bonita P. Bourke, et al. v. Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A.," (California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Case No. B068705, July 26, 1993). The plaintiffs said the company's review of e-mail messages over a company system constituted an invasion of their right of privacy in violation of both the California Constitution and common law. But the court found that plaintiffs lacked a reasonable, objective expectation of privacy that their sexual and explicit e-mails would be private, because the company had given them notice e-mail could be reviewed without their knowledge or consent."
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Cybercrime, 2007.
This paper discusses crimes that are committed over the Internet or cybercrime.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that in the past few years, the increase in cybercrime, or crime conducted through the Internet, has emerged as a significant concern for government agencies, buyers and sellers conducting business online, and parents. The writer explains that the United States Department of Justice has defined cybercrime as computer intrusion, including such issues as password trafficking, counterfeiting currency, child pornography or exploitation, Internet fraud and spam, Internet harassment, Internet bomb threats, and trafficking in explosive or incendiary devices or firearms over the Internet. The writer concludes that the research in the area of cybercrime indicates that it is a growing epidemic that is very easy to commit, due to the widespread reach of the Internet and the ability to be anonymous.
Outline:
Introduction
Online Businesses
Hardware and Virus Attacks
Online Predators
Conclusion
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"As a result, many crimes are committed against the valid owner of the credit card. In addition, online vendors assume no liability for credit card fraud. If an online purchase is made with a stolen credit card, the vendor is not liable. As long as the transaction went through and a signature was received from the customer, the vendor will receive his payment from the credit card company. As soon as the valid owner of the credit card receives a bill and becomes aware of the fraud, his complaint to the credit card company will not affect himself nor the online vendor. It is ultimately the card issuer that absorbs the financial loss."
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Help Desk Models, 2007.
A research proposal for improving the performance of help desk models.
3,614 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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The object of this paper is to define the characteristics and motivations of companies looking to increase the performance of their help desks by expanding beyond the areas of a web-based portal to a more multi-channel based approach. According to the paper, these multiple channels include enabling web self-service, intelligent routing and real-time chat. The paper aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on the topics of help desk strategies in the context of broader multi-channel services strategies, by implementing the following three criteria: correspondence criterion, coherence criterion and pragmatic criterion. The paper concludes by providing recommendations to companies looking to adopt help desk service strategies.
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Research Thesis
Problem Definition with Research Questions/Hypotheses
Literature Review/Appropriate Background with Primary and Secondary Data, Theoretical Basis for your Proposed Research Project
The Role of Technology in Self-Service
Proposed Research Methodology with Rationale
Data Collection Methods with Rationale, Including Population, Sampling
Ethical Method Description
Describe Quantitative (statistical) or Qualitative or Mixed Methods of Analysis with Rationale
Validation and/or Verification Methods Proposed, with Rationale
Method of Communicating Report Results with Rationale
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"The intent of this first phase is to accomplish the following tasks. First, the questionnaire will need to be fine-tuned based on how respondents perceive the questions. Completing the survey with a few respondents in person will assist in finding areas where the questionnaire can be improved. Secondly, there are issues and concerns that may not have been covered in the questionnaire, and in this phase, these considerations will be discovered. Finally there is the issue of capturing the nuance and areas of emphasis respondents have on specific projects. Having this face-time with respondents is critical for all these reasons."
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Popular Culture, 2007.
This paper discusses popular culture and the development of cyber-culture.
1,663 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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The paper defines popular culture as referring to cultural forms of interest and entertainment common only to the masses or the majority of people. The paper explains how popular culture was seen as being somehow inferior to 'higher', more elitist, forms of culture during the nineteenth century. The paper discusses, however, how the Internet has achieved the distribution of a world wide popular culture that is shared within and between countries. The paper looks at cyber-culture today and concludes that the future shape and forms of popular culture will be influenced by the Internet and its emerging modes of communication.
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"The view of popular culture as being somehow inferior to 'higher' forms of culture can be traced back through history and to the sense of elitism and divisions in society between the rich and poor, the powerful and the less-powerful. The foundations of the term "popular culture' and its definition in a contemporary context, can be related to influential thinkers like Mathew Arnold and the Nineteenth Century in Britain. "The idea of popular culture, as we know it, only came about in the second half of the nineteenth century and for the first fifty years or so was viewed very negatively by those who dared to acknowledge its existence." (Popular culture)"
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Protection for Children on the Internet, 2007.
This paper discusses what steps should be taken to protect children from pornography and sexual predators on the Internet.
3,104 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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In this essay, the writer notes that children affected by pornography are most of the times left with emotional scars that affect the rest of their lives. The writer claims that for this reason it is important for all the parties involved and those able to take decisions to act jointly in order to limit the spread of child pornography. The writer concludes that legislative measures are the most efficient means of combating child pornography. Taking into account the authority of the state to apply the law and convict those breaking it, the writer argues that aside from any independent initiatives, it is the government that can and must take action against child pornography.
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"We live in an era governed by technology and increased global interdependence that tends to manifest in every aspect of the society. It was therefore natural for children to have an increased access to everything involving gadgets, devices, and means of communication and information. At the same time however, these means are indeed available worldwide and do not discriminate between users and information receivers. This is why, more and more often, these universal means of communication have become a very common tool for those interested in pornographic and sexual practices. It can be said even that the Internet has facilitated their actions and now, pornography and sexual predators have an easier task in achieving their goals."
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Accuracy of Data Input, 2007.
A review and discussion regarding the accuracy of data input.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the various methods of data input. The paper takes a look at the accuracy, convenience and quality of these methods of data input, focusing primarily on the accuracy of each.
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"When dealing with printed questionnaires, keyboard entry is the best choice for data input. Unlike handwriting, which most of the times is unclear and therefore severely affects the accuracy of data input, the keyboard method avoids uncertainty. Among this method's advantages, one of the most important is that most people are familiar with using keyboards and with the key's layouts, so there is no or little training required for using keyboards. Also, an optical mark recognizer can be used. Optical mark recognition is a fast and accurate data input method that basically refers to capturing data by contrast reflectivity at predetermined positions on a page. This data input method presents several advantages, like the wide range of application. It can be applied for community surveys, consumer surveys, tests and assessments, evaluations and feedback, data compilation, product evaluation, inventory counts, membership subscription forms, and other printed material. Also, the optical mark recognizer identifies rapidly the answers marked by users and calculates scores. However, this method has its disadvantages also: it is not suitable for large amounts of text, or some data can be lost in the scanning process. "
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HP Pretexting Scandal, 2007.
This paper discusses the Hewlett-Packard ethical dilemma.
3,175 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that when looking into how a big corporation should properly conduct its business behind its own brick and mortar walls, a good place to begin would be to examine what mistakes have been made by big corporate players. The writer points out that there is no better place to begin than by studying and investigating the drama that continues to unfold at the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company. In this case, there was pretexting at HP, and the use of this unethical, illegal procedure allowed certain persons to obtain phone records of reporters and board members who were possible suspects in the leaking of inside HP information to the media. The writer discusses the ongoing power and legal struggles associated with the Hewlett-Packard scandal in Silicon Valley.
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Introduction
The New Yorker Article
From the Paper
"The true background of this confusing and twisted tale of corporate ethical lapses is becoming a must-read for students in Ethics classes around the country. Indeed, when David Packard and Bill Hewlett launched HP in a Palo Alto garage in 1957, little did either of those men realize what a giant and powerful technology corporation HP would turn out to be - with revenues in excess of $90 billion annually."
"Nor did they, or could they, have known that corporate leaks from power-hungry insiders would lead to an embarrassing and very public scandal in 2005 and 2006. Certainly they couldn't know that the corruption inside HP would be so serious and have such enormous implications for the company (and the technology world) that it would require congressional hearings to delve into its mysterious and evil plots and subplots, along with the willing and innocent participants. "
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Advanced Production Planning and Control, 2007.
This paper evaluates the advanced planning and control strategies companies use in the computer industry, with a specific focus on the global laptop sector.
2,452 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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The paper provides an assessment of Dell and Gateway and explains that these two manufacturers have revolutionized advanced production planning and control techniques. The paper profiles the unique strategies of each company and then analyzes their use of advanced production planning and control, specifically in a build-to-order and product customization environment.
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Executive Summary
Evaluating Dell's Unique Strategy for Advanced Production Planning and Control
Gateway's Approach to Advanced Production Planning and Control
Summary
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"Dell Computer Corporation attained revenue of $55.9B in the latest fiscal year period ending February 3, 2006 (Dell Investor, 2006). At the time of this writing Dell had not yet released its fiscal 2007 figures. The is a global leader in the selling, manufacturing and servicing of laptop, desktop, server, storage area networks, and enterprise-class rack-mounted systems for both the consumer and business markets. Dell is also a recognized leader in the sales of Intel-based systems of all types to educational and government institutions. The company rose to prominence in this industry due to its unique direct selling model combined with build-to-order manufacturing that is considered the most efficient in this industry."
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