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The document proposes solutions to problems in the Indian education system. It identifies two key problems: 1) education is disconnected from workplace/tertiary education needs, and 2) the system does not adequately prepare students for a changing future. The proposed solutions are: 1) imparting meaningful education that develops skills like inference and intuition, 2) inculcating decision-making skills through experiences like games, and 3) fostering participative decision processes. The document plans to test these solutions through pilot studies measuring student performance and perceptions from various stakeholders.
This document is an issue of the magazine "Perform" which discusses performance management. The main article is titled "The Future of the Scorecard" and discusses how performance scorecards have evolved over time from financial measures to include more strategic non-financial metrics. Other articles in the issue discuss various organizations that have implemented performance management solutions from Actuate and its recent acquisition, Xenos, to improve business performance.
This document appears to be an industrial orientation report for a student's internship at a company. It includes an abstract, introduction about the company profile and project scope, literature review, and conclusion sections. The student aims to understand communication standards, develop an architecture using those standards, and evaluate hardware and software options for a project related to communication systems. Diagrams and tables are provided to explain concepts and compare different technical approaches.
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- The filing includes consolidated condensed balance sheets, statements of operations, and statements of cash flows for the periods presented.
- It provides notes and details around Calpine's organization, accounting policies, strategic initiatives, debt, derivatives, contingencies and other disclosures.
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This document is an issue of the magazine "Perform" which discusses performance management. The main article is titled "The Future of the Scorecard" and discusses how performance scorecards have evolved over time from financial measures to include more strategic non-financial metrics. Other articles in the issue discuss various organizations that have implemented performance management solutions from Actuate and its recent acquisition, Xenos, to improve business performance.
This document appears to be an industrial orientation report for a student's internship at a company. It includes an abstract, introduction about the company profile and project scope, literature review, and conclusion sections. The student aims to understand communication standards, develop an architecture using those standards, and evaluate hardware and software options for a project related to communication systems. Diagrams and tables are provided to explain concepts and compare different technical approaches.
This document describes a study submitted for a Master's degree in Information Technology. The study focuses on generating IEEE/ISO 42010-2011 compliant views of URDAD platform-independent models with a graphical syntax. Quality requirements for the graphical syntax are defined based on principles of effective visual notation design. Graphical modelling tools are developed and evaluated based on these principles to implement views for URDAD service contract and data structure specifications. The tools aim to make the URDAD language more accessible for practitioners.
- Calpine Corporation filed a quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.
- The filing includes consolidated condensed balance sheets, statements of operations, and statements of cash flows for the periods presented.
- It provides notes and details around Calpine's organization, accounting policies, strategic initiatives, debt, derivatives, contingencies and other disclosures.
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- The decision to use FP7 instruments and processes to establish the program was valid in enabling a rapid EU response to technological and market developments.
- The objectives of the FI-PPP regarding accelerating technology development and identifying user needs for future internet-enabled infrastructure remain relevant.
However, the panel also found that
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The document provides an overview of key economic indicators and competitiveness rankings for the Netherlands. It includes the following information:
1) GDP and GDP per capita figures that show the Netherlands has a highly developed economy.
2) Competitiveness rankings from the Global Competitiveness Index that place the Netherlands among the top 10 globally.
3) Strengths identified in institutions, infrastructure, higher education, technological readiness and innovation factors.
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- New features in v3.1 include support for additional devices and improved reporting capabilities.
- TPC uses open standards like SNMP, SLP, CIM and WBEM to collect data from storage systems and present it to users.
- The document provides installation planning guidance covering hardware requirements, port configurations, security considerations and supported storage platforms.
- Detailed installation instructions are included for Windows 2003, covering
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2) The US ranked 7th out of 144 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index in 2012-2013, with an overall score of 5.5, indicating an innovation-driven economy.
3) The most problematic factors for doing business in the US included inefficient government bureaucracy, tax rates, and tax regulations.
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Social in this instance is really about engaging with prospects, nurturing that relationship, and building up their confidence levels to actually open up their wallet. Even if the nurturing process does not immediately (say, within six months) lead to a sale, the door remains open for future deals, if the company is persistent in its engagement with the prospect. In this respect, ROI is not about hard profits initially. It’s about establishing a relationship and building a level of trust with the prospect that paves the way for future business.
This document provides an economic profile and competitiveness assessment of Puerto Rico. Some key details:
- Population in 2011 was 3.9 million with a GDP of $98.8 billion and GDP per capita of $26,500.
- Puerto Rico ranked 31st out of 144 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index in 2012-2013, with an overall score of 4.7, classified as a transitioning economy.
- The most problematic factors for doing business in Puerto Rico according to business executives were inefficient government bureaucracy, restrictive labor regulations, and access to financing.
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The document provides an interim assessment report on the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership (FI-PPP) by an assessment panel appointed by the European Commission. Some of the key findings of the panel include:
- The FI-PPP has been a valuable experiment in attempting to achieve impacts similar to Joint Technology Initiatives but in a shorter timescale by using existing FP7 instruments.
- The decision to use FP7 instruments and processes to establish the program was valid in enabling a rapid EU response to technological and market developments.
- The objectives of the FI-PPP regarding accelerating technology development and identifying user needs for future internet-enabled infrastructure remain relevant.
However, the panel also found that
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1) GDP and GDP per capita figures that show the Netherlands has a highly developed economy.
2) Competitiveness rankings from the Global Competitiveness Index that place the Netherlands among the top 10 globally.
3) Strengths identified in institutions, infrastructure, higher education, technological readiness and innovation factors.
The document provides an overview of key economic indicators and competitiveness rankings for the Netherlands. It notes that the Netherlands has a population of 17.3 million people and a GDP per capita of $50,355 in 2011. The Netherlands ranked 5th overall in the Global Competitiveness Index for 2012-2013 and 7th in 2011-2012, indicating it has an innovation-driven economy. Access to financing was cited as the most problematic factor for doing business in the Netherlands.
This document discusses improving decision making in organizations through business intelligence. It notes that the role of finance functions is transforming as organizations grasp opportunities to improve efficiency and deploy finance personnel to support decision making. Meanwhile, business intelligence technologies have matured and can provide competitive advantages by improving access to management information. The management accountant has an important role to play in unlocking potential through business intelligence and driving finance transformation to stimulate decision support and improve decision making across organizations.
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This document provides a summary of pricing and technical analysis of derivatives such as futures and options. It discusses key concepts related to derivatives like forwards, futures, basis, hedging, and options pricing. The document also outlines various strategies using futures and options to hedge or speculate on market movements. Mathematical models and different technical factors that influence derivatives prices are also examined.
This document discusses IT financial management (ITFM) and the need for transparency and effective governance. It outlines the information needs of key ITFM stakeholders like IT management, business leaders, and the CFO office. Common flawed ITFM practices that create problems are identified, such as differing accounting methods and a lack of business accountability for IT investments. The document proposes seven best practice principles for ITFM, including enabling transparency through measuring labor/asset usage and forecasting. It describes how HP software and services can help implement these principles to improve IT investment decisions, financial accounting, and resource allocation.
This report examines opportunities for growth in financial services in emerging markets. It finds that expanding access to consumer and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending, as well as developing corporate bond markets, can drive significant economic growth. The report outlines three stages to capitalize on these opportunities: exploiting existing infrastructure, enhancing distribution channels, and delivering a balanced portfolio for consumers; developing competencies, transforming partnerships, and setting the stage for future growth in SME financing; and laying foundations, building scale, and enhancing liquidity for corporate bonds. Case studies provide examples of innovative approaches that leading financial institutions are taking to capture emerging market opportunities.
This document provides an introduction and preface to a lecture on econometric analysis of financial market data. It discusses using the R programming language to model financial data and complete assignments. It encourages downloading R and additional packages to facilitate statistical analysis and simulations. The document outlines installing and using R, and provides references for further reading on empirical finance techniques.
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This document provides an overview and instructions for installing and using IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center (TPC) version 3.1. Key points include:
- TPC is a storage management software that allows users to monitor and manage storage devices from multiple vendors through a single interface.
- New features in v3.1 include support for additional devices and improved reporting capabilities.
- TPC uses open standards like SNMP, SLP, CIM and WBEM to collect data from storage systems and present it to users.
- The document provides installation planning guidance covering hardware requirements, port configurations, security considerations and supported storage platforms.
- Detailed installation instructions are included for Windows 2003, covering
This document provides an introduction and overview of the book "Supply Chain Science" by Wallace J. Hopp. The book aims to provide a scientific framework for understanding complex production and supply chain systems to help managers make better decisions.
The introduction discusses defining a supply chain and establishing the goals of applying a scientific approach to help managers address a wide range of problems in their unique supply chain systems.
The book is structured into three parts that cover the science of individual stations, lines of stations, and entire supply chains. Station science examines capacity, variability, and batching. Line science analyzes flows, buffering, and push/pull systems. Supply chain science focuses on inventory management, pooling resources, and collaboration.
Indice de Competitividad Mundial para Estados Unidos, 2011 (WEF 2011) Dr. Orville M. Disdier
The document provides economic and competitiveness data for the United States:
1) Key economic indicators for the US in 2011 including a population of 325.1 million, GDP of $15,094 billion, and GDP per capita of $48,387.
2) The US ranked 7th out of 144 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index in 2012-2013, with an overall score of 5.5, indicating an innovation-driven economy.
3) The most problematic factors for doing business in the US included inefficient government bureaucracy, tax rates, and tax regulations.
This document provides an introduction to mathematical modeling of credit risk. It summarizes the structural approach, which models credit risk based on the value of a firm's assets and a default triggering barrier. This approach includes Merton's model and the Black-Cox model. It also discusses stochastic interest rates, random barriers, and the optimal capital structure of a firm. The document outlines the hazard function approach and reduced-form approach, which model credit risk using hazard rates and intensity processes rather than directly modeling the firm's assets.
Social in this instance is really about engaging with prospects, nurturing that relationship, and building up their confidence levels to actually open up their wallet. Even if the nurturing process does not immediately (say, within six months) lead to a sale, the door remains open for future deals, if the company is persistent in its engagement with the prospect. In this respect, ROI is not about hard profits initially. It’s about establishing a relationship and building a level of trust with the prospect that paves the way for future business.
1. Brochures
Cover and sample spread for
annual technology survey brochure.
2. The Strategy Paradox
Cover, table of
Media & Entertainment
May 2008
Discussion document
contents and sample
spread for brochure
addressing the future
of media.
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Table of Contents By creating and
managing a portfolio
Chapter 10
of real options on the
contingent elements Preparing for the
Introduction
I Introduction ........................................................... 2
of alternative optimal
strategies, companies
can resolve the Strategy
unpredictable
II Uncertainties in Media and Entertainment ............. 3
Paradox.
Part I: Foundations of The Strategy Paradox Preparing for the unpredictable The right portfolio of strategic options creates value indirectly
Chapter 1: What Strategy Paradox ........................... 6 Scenario building allows companies to create optimal strategies and identify core and by mitigating strategic risk, and directly, when the options are
Chapter 2: The best-laid plans.................................. 8 contingent elements. While it is not easy to make investments in core elements, investing in
contingent elements is even more challenging.
exercised.
Chapter 3: Who dares wins…or loses ...................... 9
Chapter 4: The limits of adaptability....................... 11
Exercising options involves integrating the target company with all or part of the parent
Chapter 5: The limits of forecasting ....................... 13 The downside of “robust” strategies in addressing the company’s operations to allow the parent company to pursue new opportunities, transforming
Chapter 6: It’s about time ...................................... 15 an option into a commitment. It is the ability to abandon an option that makes it truly an
Chapter 7: Making choices vs. creating options ...... 18
unpredictable option, and not merely a delayed commitment.
Many companies end up building “robust” strategies — strategies that are “good enough”
under all possible scenarios. Identifying a robust strategy eliminates strategic options on Strategic Flexibility is illustrated as a loop. Once an organization has gone through the process
Part II: Resolving The Strategy Paradox contingent elements, leaving every element of that strategy as a core element. Robust of building scenarios, developing optimal strategies, and acquiring a portfolio of strategic
strategies will result in mediocre results under most circumstances and standout performance options, it is time to do it all over again. As options are exercised and others are abandoned
Chapter 8: Strategic flexibility ................................ 22 and, new scenarios need to be created, setting off another round of option assessment and
in none. Settling on robust strategies mitigates risk but eliminates the ability to generate
Chapter 9: What if…? ........................................... 24 creation. As a result, strategic planning built on Requisite Uncertainty and Strategic Flexibility is
significant returns.
Chapter 10: Preparing for the unpredictable .......... 28 not driven by fiscal or calendar years.
Only by creating options on the contingent can a company reach the efficient frontier of
strategic investment.
Part III: Final thoughts about The Strategy Paradox
Chapter 11: Reinventing strategy ........................... 32
How strategic options are created to address the unpredictable Consideration of the future in terms of
Creating options is relatively simple: invest in a manner that confers the right, but not the scenarios and options causes current events
Deloitte’s Credentials in Media and Entertainment obligation, to make additional investments at some point in the future. This makes the to no longer be merely current; they become
Deloitte’s Media & Entertainment credentials ......... 36 investments of Microsoft and J&J, options on strategic elements rather than commitments
to them. Each company holds valuable options on integration between its various operating signposts of the future.
divisions. Although the investments are wholly owned, all three companies have postponed
integrating their investments with the rest of the company, pending the resolution of key
competitive uncertainties. The only way for companies to defeat the
Investments have option value when they give an investor access to potentially valuable strategy paradox is to create and manage a
resources or capabilities. They actually have option value when the investment structure enables portfolio of real options on the contingent
the investor to manage its portfolio, which consists of an ability to preserve, exercise, or
abandon options as appropriate. When an organization creates an option, the control structure elements of alternative optimal strategies can
must be such that the company holding the option can direct the target company’s activities to companies defeat the strategy paradox.
make future integration a possibility but not a necessity.
As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP.
Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.
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5. Getting to the point
Women comprise nearly half of the Mission: To drive marketplace growth and create a culture where the best
50% U.S. labor pool.
Talented. Empowered. Leaders.
choose to be.
Why?
We are the women of Deloitte 60%
60% of accounting bachelor’s
degrees are awarded to women.
It’s simple. We see attracting, retaining, and developing women as a
business imperative. It fuels our growth, creates the most effective teams,
and distinguishes us in the marketplace by allowing us to deliver more
value and innovative business solutions to our clients. Women represent a
growing proportion of the shrinking talent pool, and a growing number of
50% of undergraduate business degrees are decision-makers in our client organizations are women. We have found that
50% awarded to women. creating a culture that attracts the best women helps us attract the best
people. And attracting the best people helps us attract the best clients. In
other words, we raise the bar and become the standard of excellence —
the first choice of the most coveted talent and the first choice of the most
Women now hold more than half of all
sought-after clients.
50% managerial and professional positions in
U.S. businesses.
Source: Catalyst
The Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for
a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.
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Cover and sample Putting our best foot forward
spreads for Deloitte’s WIN delivers a breadth of compelling benefits throughout our organization. From
workshops and development programs, social and networking events, and
major sponsorships, we are helping not only our own people but also our local
annual report on
communities by extending their networks and driving marketplace growth.
Major sponsorships
Each year we sponsor a number of organizations that share our interest and
the strides made for
commitment in advancing women in the workplace. These conferences give many
of our women opportunities to network with clients and colleagues and provide
us the chance to attract new talent. The research we help fund enables us to be
on the forefront of trends concerning issues that women face during their careers.
Our major sponsorships have included:
all employees by its • Aspen Institute — Where Will They Lead?: MBA Student Attitudes about
Business Society
• Catalina magazine’s Catalina Tour
• Catalyst — Unwritten Rules: ”What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Career,”
“At Deloitte, we recognize the value of providing a variety of
growth opportunities and creating an environment where all of our
talent can thrive. It’s important for our women to know we are
Women’s Initiative
“Women of Color in Public Accounting Report”
• Center for Work Life Policy – Hidden Brain Drain Task Force invested in their careers and will provide them with the tools they
• Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women’s Summit need to succeed.”
• Forté Foundation
Barbara Adachi, National Managing Principal,
• Human Rights Campaign
Network.
Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women, Deloitte LLP
• Management Leadership for Tomorrow
• National Council of Women in Research — The Satisfaction Factor
• Simmons School of Management Women’s Leadership Conference
• Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Work Life Congress
• Working Mother magazine’s Multicultural Conference and Leadership Town Halls
• Women of ALPFA and Women of ALPFA Summit
• Women of NABA
• Women of Ascend
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quote from the CEO and pertinent statistics.