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Global Sources and B2B exchange models in Asian e-commerce markets

Global Sources is seeking to capitalize on the strength of their content, yet will find that in the world of electronically enabled buyer, seller, Industry Sponsored Markets (ISM) and Independent Marketplaces, there will over time be an abundance of competition.

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Strategic recommendations for increasing AMR Research competitiveness

Continue to nurture and foster more of a focus on being a learning and knowledge-accumulating organization iii. Enable analysts to be more creative and innovative in their completed research and support of clients.

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American Express' market potential in China and Asia

With a reputation for being one of the most saving-centric regions of the world, Asians in general and Chinese specifically are known for savings rates at 40% or more of their incomes (Rein, 2009).

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Internal security policy and psychology in software engineering risk management

Implementing an internal security policy appears to be just as important as an external strategy. The objective of this report is to highlight the necessity of internal processes and policy alongside technology when managing and mitigating risk.

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Soviet-Afghan war and the rise of global terrorism

The objective of this work is to analyze the Soviet-Afghan War that lasted from 1978 to 1989.

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North Face promotional strategy and 2010 sales growth plan

Despite a very turbulent year in retailing, online sales and multi-channel retailing across the sportswear marketplace, the North Face has successfully retained a loyal customer base which sets the foundation for future growth.

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Feminine identity and agency in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time

Though often considered a children's or "young adult" novel, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time has many complex themes, and its endurance and devoted readership are evidence of its considerable literary merit.

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Overcoming complacency and resistance to change at Cincom Systems

Complacency, not competition, continues to be one of the most common contributors to companies losing their competitive advantage. Cincom Systems has successfully built an enterprise software business which is based on annual maintenance fees from customers.

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Robinson and Golding on the nature of human thinking

James Harvey Robinson's essay entitled "On various kinds of thinking" begins with the author expressing his mistrust of the history of abstract philosophy: "The truest and most profound observations on Intelligence have in the past been made by the poets and, in recent times, by story-writers," he…

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Child soldiers in Burundi and Sudan during the 1990s civil wars

The convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 is one of the most prominent international humanitarian treaties in world history. It entered into force quicker than any other treaty and currently only two countries (the United States and Somalia) have not ratified it.

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