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Case Studies on Miscellaneous Topics

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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The Finance Talent Challenge: How Leading CFOs are Taking Charge

A global study, conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Economist Intelligence Unit, demonstrates how leading chief financial officers (CFOs) are leveraging talent in finance to assume a more strategic role. The study, which surveyed more than 600 senior finance [...]

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EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports : a case study

The EU’s Code of Conduct on Arms Exports was introduced in 1998. Member states retain the power to grant or deny applications for licences to export arms, but the Code lays down criteria, and aims at harmonising practices across the [...]

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Understanding Inflation

From Economic Boom to Global Melt Down - Inflation is one of the most common terms that has been used as a cliche in either of the economic states. Let us discover more about the term, its significance and its [...]

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Henry Ford A study of For the Innovator

Ford was born on July 30, 1863. He was the first child of the six children born to a farmer family in Dearborn, Michigan. A born tinkerer of mechanical equipments, Ford set off at the young age of sixteen to [...]

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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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