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Last updated 20081227 Edition Bash Guide for Beginners Table of Contents Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................1 1. Why this guide?...................................................................................................................................1 2. Who should read this book?…

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College of Business, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 1400, USA b Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA Received in revised form 1 February 2001; accepted 1 August 2001 Abstract The 21st century is seeing technological advances that make it possible to build more robust and sophisticated decision support systems than ever before. But the effectiveness of these systems may be limited if we do not consider more eclectic (or romantic) options. This paper exemplifies the…

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days. Maybe you grew up thinking it is a distant, closed-off land, but this is no longer the case. In the past few years Western national newspapers have started carrying a lot more news about China-- some have even got special daily "China Business” sections -- and it's not just hype. China is the world's fourth largest country with one fifth of the world's population. The GDP of China is now over 10 times larger than what it was in 1980, when the…