Suppose China begins in steady state. To keep the model simple, let us assume the sole result of these technology transfer policies is to increase the productivity factor by a large and permanent amount, one time. Answer the following questions:
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Company - overall financial performance (a table with key figures/ratios) and comment on performance
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Develop a SWOT analysis on the viability of upgrading to Windows 8 for the organization as a whole. Provide a detailed upgrade plan for the organization, including the sales staff
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Modify the program in 07textio.asm to include three procedures. The first should read text from the keyboard and store it in RAM. The second should convert any upper case characters in the stored text to lower case. The third should display the text on the VDU screen.
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Read the case The IPACS Project: When IT Hits the Fan. As you read the case think about it three-sphere model terms. After reading through the case, please create a post containing the following: Three problems that occurred during the project
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1. At the time Cynthia Cooper discovered the accounting fraud, WorldCom did not have a whistleblower hotline process in place. Instead, Cynthia took on significant risks when she stepped over Scott Sullivan's head and notified the audit committee chairman of her findings. Conduct an Internet search to locate a copy of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Summarize the requirements of Section 301.4 of the Act.
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Why was nominal GDP greater than real GDP in each of those quarters - What was the percentage change in Nominal GDP for the most recent quarter compared to the previous quarter? What was the percentage change in Real GDP for the two quarters?
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Sachin has asked his flat mate Jason for a $450 loan to cover a portion of his rent and utility costs. Sachin proposes repaying the loan with $375 from each of his next two financial aid disbursements, the first 4 months from now and the second 13 months from now. Jason's alternative is to earn 5% annually in his money market account. Assume there is no risk of default, and that compounding is monthly. What is the NPV of the loan from Jason's perspective?
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The standard deviation of Shamrock Corp. stock is 19 percent. The standard deviation of Cara Co. stock is 14 percent. The covariance between these two stocks is 100. What is the correlation between Shamrock and Cara stock?
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Prepare the case, with recommendations, to be presented by James at tomorrows meeting - What was the best approach to assessing the economic worth of the proposal?
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Show the possible cash flows for the bond and estimate the issue price. You can assume there are no issue costs and explain and analyse what the investment bank adviser means if he says that such a bond will allow the investor to convert capital to income
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Given the purpose of the project and 6-month timeframe, devise a project plan, with objectives, activities, time-scales and deliverables, for your project.
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Who is The director of The Battleship Potemkin. Which European avant-garde movement of the silent era did not arise within a commercial film industry?
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How does kinematic viscosity differ from dynamic viscosity and explain why viscosity is an important property in Fluid Mechanics.
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Calculate Reynolds number for the process and hence the head loss due to friction. State any assumptions made and calculate the minor head losses for the system using both the equivalent length method and the number of velocity heads method.
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Explain the differences between fire-tube boilers and water-tube boilers and discuss the major factors which affect the choice of boiler type for particular applications.
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Steam is expanded isentropically from a pressure of 40 bar and a temperature of 300°C to a pressure of 0.05 bar. Find the final dryness fraction by calculation using values from the property tables.
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Research project and issue under investigation and an analysis of good practice in relation to this issue - identification of the key stakeholders and why and how they might be interested in or affected by study.
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Use Porter's value chain and value system (Johnson et al 2014, p.83ff) to discuss the impact of Fair Trade coffee on both large and small companies
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What is the nature of the international business environments Harley faces. What types of risks does the firm face.
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