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Latest Phishing Tactics and Potential Business Impact
The potential impact of phishing on a business can be disastrous, whether an employee or its customers have been phished, or the company Web site has been compromised. Download this fraud alert to understand the latest methods employed by cyber [...]
Workforce Management: “Scheduling to the Opportunity”
The true indicator of a store’s potential is accurate incoming traffic data. But opportunities to act on that data and improve performance occur before shoppers ever reach the cash register. To achieve their true sales potential, retailers must schedule to [...]
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Catastrophe Bonds Market
It is a high yield debt instrument that is usually insurance linked and meant to raise money in case of catastrophe such as a hurricane and earthquake. It has a special condition that states that if the insurer (insurance or [...]
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How to Respond Quickly to Changing Market Demands
To thrive in today's competitive market midsize organizations need to be agile, responding quickly to changing market conditions and exceeding customers' demands. This implies flexibility in their underlying ICTCT infrastructure and business processes. But in the current economic climate, organizations [...]
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Green Projects : Need of the Hour
Projects that are environmentally "friendly" by virtue of their ability to reduce pollution, reduce fossil fuel consumption, or some other positive effect on the environment are definitely among those projects that are going forward. So project managers should increase their [...]
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International Business Machinations: A Case Study of Corporate Involvement in Local Educational Reform
This article examines several education reform programs supported by one corporation, IBM, in one community, Charlotte, North Carolina. By tracing how these initiatives were developed and implemented, we gain insights into the implications for educational equity and quality of intimate [...]
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Legal and Negotiating Strategies Every Manager Should Know
Today, in what I like to call the civilized world, disputes are resolved in courtrooms. Sure, that’s a step in the right direction. But surprisingly, the strategies and tactics of today’s business disputes are remarkably similar to those used by [...]
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Empowerment Misalignments between responsibility and authority: Dr. Eliayhu Goldratt
Suppose that you have some responsibilities - a safe assumption no matter who you are or what you do. Now imagine that when you try to do your job (deliver on your responsibilities) you realize that certain actions, which are [...]
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