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Case Studies on Miscellaneous Topics

Facebook Case Study: Offline behavior drives online usage

Facebook was launched in February 2004 by Harvard undergrad students as an alternative to the traditional student directory. Its popularity quickly spread to other colleges in the US by word of mouth, and the site now registers close to 15M [...]

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Football fans and food: a case study of a football club in the English Premier League

The WHO and the European Union recognise that poor nutrition is a leading cause of the major non-communicable diseases, including CVD, type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer, and contributes substantially to the global burden of disease, death and disability. [...]

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CHIVAS: Chivas can see its way to the future with a cost effective, managed data network delivered – with zero business disruption – on time and on budget

When ownership of Chivas Brothers changed, the whisky maker urgently needed a new data network to connect multiple sites – from rural distilleries in the Highlands of Scotland to export offices in London. A modern, flexible, cost effective solution was sought that [...]

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Corporate Income Tax

Income Tax Department collect Income Tax and Wealth Tax from individuals and corporate clients. Income Tax Department processes tax refunds to many individual and corporate assesses. Since cheques are to be sent along with the Refund statement, Income Tax Department [...]

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Self-governance for a better livelihood: a case study of the Rai Dong Village

A large share of the land in northern Thailand has been left unused through speculative landowners and state ownership. Since 1997 landless villagers have started to systematically occupy the unused land in order to improve their livelihood. It has generated [...]

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Secondary school music education: A case study in adapting to ICT resource limitations

This article explores the current availability and use of information communication and technology (ICT) for music education purposes, and music technology resources and facilities, in Victorian government secondary schools. Survey data is presented providing a snapshot of the status of [...]

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Female Leadership and the Ethic of Care: Three Case Studies.

A study explored the ethical framework of care as a leadership attribute in three female principals at an elementary school, a junior high school, and a high school in northeast Pennsylvania. Recent studies of educational administrators reveal that new leadership [...]

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MIS Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Many national and international aid agencies, government and non-governmental organisations (NGO), see the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a rapid way of helping the economies and governance of less developed countries (LDC) through improved management and more [...]

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Tracking the Indian Railways' turnaround saga

It's a turnaround story that has not only amazed management experts but also caught the attention of premier global business schools like Harvard and Wharton - the dramatic return to profitability for the 154-year-old Indian Railways, among the world's largest [...]

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