... arena-. It deals with the "increasing breakdown of trade barriers and the increasing integration of World market (Fafowora, 1998:5). In other words, as Ohuabunwa, (1999: 20) once opined: Globalization can be seen as an evolution which is systematically restructuring interactive phases among nations by breaking down barriers in the areas of culture, commerce, communication and several ... COUNTRY Globalisation, according to Ohiorhenuan (Ibid), is the broadening and deepening linkages of national economies into a worldwide market for goods and services, especially capital. As Tandon (1998B...

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... layoff employees. Acquisitions, on the other hand, take place when one business takes over or acquires another business. During a merger/acquisition the employees being downsized are generally forewarned once the merger/acquisition takes place. Subordinates are sometimes given the opportunity to remain at their job for up to ninety days, after which if no other employment is found a ... of the employees are extinguished. This type of turnover customarily requires a substantial amount of planning and therefore provides employees with the knowledge that job shrinkage is to be anticipated. ...

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... , so that the goods are "pulled" into retail stores as the demand is established, or combination of both may also be workable. Once the promotional campaign is completed the effectiveness of the campaign should be determined to learn what works the best and what does not work. ... strategy that would promote his product, the company, and attract current customers and prospects to his new web site where the competition is presented. Once the promotional item is in the hands of the user, it is believed that the holder of the item was exposed to the message ... to enter the game and win p...

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... negligible relevance in the analysis at this point of the eCommerce evolution. However, earnings are fairly critical. Fundamentally, it is interesting to consider what future earnings a company needs to have to justify its stock price, which is a function of cash flows. Based on that analysis, one of ... G * E. The model tends to work well. However, to calculate a reasonable value, it is necessary to have positive values for growth and earnings in the future. As earnings approach zero, the P/E ratio is equal to infinity. Coordinately, zero earnings would imply a price of zero based on the...

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... play catch up in the technology explosion, which has given society an "I need it now" mentality. Small companies who used to rely on local workforces, the teens of America, the future of society, now have been shoved aside like abandoned unwanted children in third world countries. Major corporations like Wal-Mart, Target, Lowe's and Home Depot have monopolized the shopping experience ... once enjoyed by the mom and pop stores, the backbone of small town America. Where there once were thriving stores owned by families who employed friends and relatives, there are now vacant buildings and...

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... play catch up in the technology explosion, which has given society an "I need it now" mentality. Small companies who used to rely on local workforces, the teens of America, the future of society, now have been shoved aside like abandoned unwanted children in third world countries. Major corporations like Wal-Mart, Target, Lowe's and Home Depot have monopolized the shopping experience ... once enjoyed by the mom and pop stores, the backbone of small town America. Where there once were thriving stores owned by families who employed friends and relatives, there are now vacant buildings and...

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... challenges will the traditional education and the people involving (educators and educatees, teachers and students) face? Is Internet the omnipotent media or not? Is web-based education the all of future education? In this paper, the current situation of information technology and Internet use in China education is described in the introduction section, author's opinions and views will be stated according ... answer for at all times. Some people have already engaged in the research on the deployment of modern technologies in instruction. The ex-president of United States of America, Cli...

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... of the internet and the dynamics through time from a historical perspective will be reviewed. Finally, the ramifications of an internationally regulated internet by exploring the challenges, pros and cons and future intent of the international governmental organizations and the control for cyberspace. History of the Internet The internet like many other dynamics of today's world is a mix of both positives and ... time where some archaeologists discovered the use of symbols from various cultural periods such as early man or the Egyptians, we have traveled almost full circle to where symb...

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... a marketing strategy, particularly the influences of E-Commerce on its make-up. In understanding E-commerce's impact on strategic foundations, an organization's strategies can be more clearly focused. Once the organization and E-commerce's respective environments are clear it is then possible to understand E-commerce's implications in regards to the fundamental marketing strategies. By focusing on tools such as ... have a profound effect on marketing strategy formulation. Conclusion E-commerce is revolutionizing the way in which an organization thinks, and in particular, how an organiza...

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... would emerge. Looking back at this paper Smith says, " I sure had the right idea in pointing out that the air freight industry's future was by no means assured. The passenger route systems used by most air freight shippers were totally wrong for freight distribution. The costs would not ... hires a new employee it is for life, therefore his personnel department is very selective in the hiring process and sensitive to the employees needs once he or she has joined the company. "FedEx was founded on the belief that information about a shipment is just as important as the shipment ... By ad...

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... article is to discuss some key challenges for service firms planning to go abroad, to present five different types of entry strategies for services and to discuss some prospects for future development in international service marketing. In the following sections, a literature review of the international services trade and the limitations and obstacles to the international marketing of services are presented ... . Secondly, the issue of global entry strategies for services firms is discussed. Finally, several important issues about international marketing of services and future research di...

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... and improved "virtual parenting". That we have adopted rushed cell phone conversations and text message exchanges for actual, REAL parenting and, thus, we have witnessed slippage of values that once governed the issues of parenting. Additionally, he suggests that this is facilitated by modern parents" fast-paced careers and the perpetual advancement of consumer technologies. And furthermore, that the ... near-future results of our society's dependence upon technology are detached families, " Parents had better keep these marvelous gizmos in good repair, because family get-togethers may ...

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... Market and social factors are also contributing to the rise of Biometric technologies. Prices are dropping, technology is improving and there is less public resistance to security measures that once may have been considered invasive. Organisations can achieve cost reductions through the prevention of costly breaches, operational efficiencies and reduction in admin tasks such as password maintenance. Synergy ... the growth phase of the technology S curve and have a major impact on a company's competitive position. Companies must be prepared to increase their strength systematically in key ...

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... operate with maximum performance, security, and flexibility. Cisco outsourcing all of it's manufacturing and places more focus on the development of new products. Cisco's mission statement is "to shape the future of the Internet in ways that empower individuals to participate fully in our vision". Cisco has stated it vision as "to change the way we work, live, play, and learn ... orders between companies at a low cost, thus creating small price wars that force down the prices. Furthermore, some larger buyers may find it practical to purchase from multiple companies at once. For example,...

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... the Neighborhood), but will not be available for the majority of the market until it can figure out how to break out of this 4,000-foot radius restriction. Although the future promises new and better Internet technologies, DSL is the current choice for high-speed Internet access. It has dramatically affected today's telecommunications technology and should prove to assist in communications ... 2001. Due to the current restriction of 18,000 feet, SW Bell is attempting to place remote central offices to accommodate the demand to provide DSL service to rural communities. Once this is compl...

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... research team who validate the findings. Furthermore she emphasizes the causality much more than the limitations of such a theory. The primary article, too, reports these same limitations. It does, though, once again go into more detail. It explains why the findings cant be generalized because of such reasons as the sample not being statistically representative. They go on to state that ... far more simplified. It also apparently assumes that the subjective tone would not be questioned as much by the general public. Ultimately, what both articles seem to emphasis is the future applicati...

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... structure of an economy. Without a doubt, life in the United States will change in the next ten years. However, in order to correctly determine the extent of lifestyles in the future, we have to properly asses the vehicle that will take us there and the inspirations, incentives as well as the important factors that will be needed for survival. Capitalists advocate ... opinion, will give sociologists the opportunity to understand and yield a new understanding of demographics/migration hence bridging the gap between social misunderstanding, cultural and ethnical differences as well as cal...

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... influenced by technology. "These things include computers, palm pilots, cell phones, the World Wide Web, clocks, automobiles, medical equipment and more. These things are becoming more prevalent as the technological future advances and society becomes more demanding for efficient ways to accomplish goals." [When Things Start to Think] One of the main areas where technology has improved the most is in ... improve its own operation with minimal human intervention-is growing every day as IT systems become more complex, more difficult to maintain, and more expensive to manage. As Henry Davi...

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... had a significant other. While more individuals that had a significant other said that cybersex was cheating than not, individuals who had not had a significant other also said that cybersex was cheating. Once again we found no definite correlation between these traits. The first explanation can be applied to the explanation for the previous test. A second explanation is that we did not ask ... . The Internet has now met the Interpersonal world and it is time to go out and explore for there is much to be learned within this area. We see the future of human online relationships as a micro...

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... us to realize it. People who produce intellectual property and the ones that benefit from it are currently discussing the implications this can have on the online music in the future. There are several main sides to the problem. There are huge corporations that deal with copyright infringement and push litigation. Overall recording industry principles say that is wrong to copy ... as TVs, telephones and personal computers offer a big variety of services, starting from data and voice communications ending with e-commerce, transfer of audio-visual data and accessing on-line information. O...

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... anyone, anywhere in the world. One of these theories, postmodernism, questions the ideals of modernism: the belief that everything is true and real, the positive attitude toward progress and the future. As in a 'virtual' world the notion of truth becomes an illusion. A key theorist related to this topic and the subject of postmodernity is Jean Baudrillard. In the 1970s he began ... themes in contemporary culture and many directors have since gone on to employ them in the style and story of their films. The Fifth element positioned the traditional and the future together with an opera-si...

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... technologies to receive and to order supplies, with the exception of the British Columbia cooperative that uses the Internet exclusively to receive orders from its associate stores. In the near future, pharmacies will likely migrate to Internet-based systems due to increased efficiencies, lower costs and the ability to operate in real time across different platforms. Some pharmaceutical suppliers are beginning ... retailer to concentrate on its core business. • While EDI systems are still important, retailers are generally moving to Internet-based systems or plan to do so in the near ...

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... and Morpheus have completely de-centralized the index files, making it harder for record companies to shut the services down. Even so, a record amount of lawsuits are being filed. The future of P2P is unknown; however, the popularity of the technology shows no signs of slowing down. The commercial music industry doesn't want to slow down the use of P2P software ... competing in the distribution of music. The elimination of P2P technology should not be based on the thoughts of one vocal and influential group only concerned with personal profit. The future of P2P technology should be base...

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... study determined that some engines showed bias in favoring some sites over others, and as a result, there is "a narrowing of the Web's functioning in society " (Introna and Nissenbaum, 2000, p. 169). Once again, it seems that the sites with the largest marketing budgets, not necessarily the most pertinent data, tend to be included in searches. The World Wide Web was ... once idealistically envisioned as an instrument of public good that would serve everyone and offer unlimited freedom of choice (Introna and Nissenbaum, 2000). However, this is not a perfect world, and the ... conservat...

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... content from Holland for example, therefore unless Holland agrees with the US on its internet laws there would be no way to enforce any laws regarding the world wide web. Once the ambiguities on how to enforce "Internet laws" have been cleared, the laws have to be written, thus in the case of pornography one has to come to a consensus about ... group called Enough is Enough, say that pornography has to be banned on the internet because there is too great of a risk that children can be exposed to pornography "And once they have seen it, it can never be erased from their minds."(1). Other...

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