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Dr The SARS epidemic has all but paralyzed much of the Asian economy by threatening the health of all traders, buyers, and sellers that come in contact with that part of the world or anyone who has been there. The Asian continent has literally been cut off and quarantined from the rest of the world. This epidemic should prove to be a major headache for every decision-making, top-manage

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Ducati Ducati Motor Holding got its start in 1926, when the Ducati brothers founded a small electrical appliance business in the suburbs of Bologna Italy. By the 1950’s, Ducati was building much stronger and faster motorcycles. It was shortly after the production of this cycle that Fabio Taglioni’s new found valve gear system changed the future for Ducati. His valve gear system allowed

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E-commerce The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of new economy and the new way of doing business in this economy. The content of the course is planned to cover the key points of e-business and e-commerce. These are underlined by the following headings. New economy, e-business models, e-business strategies, opportunities in e-business and threats of not transforming