BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Environment
- the different computers, browsers, or bandwidth access points from which a user may access a Web site. Web pages may download at very different speeds according to the environment, so when building a Web site, it is important to test its performance within as many different environments as possible.
Wiktionary Definition for: Environment
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- #All the elements over which a designer has no control and that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- #A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- cattag computing The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
- Ex:''That program uses the Microsoft Windows '''environment'''.''
- complang The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
Additional Resources
- What Is a Results-Only Work Environment?
- What Is a Results-Only Work Environment?RE: What Is a Results-Only Work Environment?I see a lot of plus points & benefits of ROWE as far as the Individual remains sincere & focused on his work whether its his personal or official work. The employee who works 8 to 5 tend...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- EMS : A Strategic Business Approach to Managing the Environment and the Bottom Line
- The relationship between business and the environment is closely connected: The environment is the source of much input as well as a sink for outputs. So as to minimize harmful impact on the environment, businesses must take a strategic environmental management approach. What exactly is "the environment"? In the context...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Cultivar Evaluation and Mega-Environment Investigation Based on the GGE Biplot.(Statistical Data Included)
- Cultivar evaluation and mega-environment identification are among the most important objectives of multi-environment trials MET. Although the measured yield is a combined result of effects of genotype G, environment E, and genotype x environment i Cultivar evaluation and mega-environment identification are among the most important objectives of multi-environment trials...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- HR-Related Skill Development: External Environment Analysis
- According to strategic management and leadership theorists, an organization requires distinctive competencies, resources, capabilities, and leadership to be successful. There are quiet a few models that that help managers analyze external environment. The fundamental part—scanning the external environment is discussed in this piece on management. The paper points out two...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Environment And Competitive Advantage
- Competitive advantage is the measure of a firm's competencies and performance against the factors prevailing in the firm's environment. Pursuit of competitive advantage involves the firm being proactive towards any change in the firm's environment. This environment includes socio-economic factors among other things. The firm has to leverage its strength...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Using environmental covariates to explain genotype x environment and QTL x environment interactions for agronomic traits on chromosome 3A of wheat.(Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology)
- Genotype x environment interactions GEI and quantitative trait loci x environment interactions QEI are known to influence the expression of agronomic performance traits in wheat. The aim of this study was to provide biological and environmental expl Genotype x environment interactions GEI and quantitative trait loci x environment interactions...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- A technology-enhanced learning environment for an optical fiber communications course
- A Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment for an Optical Fiber Communications Course* ABSTRACT This paper describes a technology-enhanced learning environment for an undergraduate course on Optical Fiber Communications (http:/ctle.colorado.edu/nsf2000). I. INTRODUCTION A technology-enhanced learning environment TELE is a learning environment that uses technology to enhance and enrich the learning environment. In this...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Knowledge Exchange And Knowledge Creation: Should The Emphasis Shift in a Competitive Environment?
- This article argues that different implementations of Knowledge Management KM will result in different types of scale economies for Professional Services Firms. On the one hand, KM processes may facilitate Knowledge Exchange in the firm leading to more efficient operations and lower costs, i.e. supply-side scale economies. On the other...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- Hostile Environment Harassment — Dual Perspectives
- In a hostile environment, employees are subjected to an unwelcome and offensive work environment based on their protected status. This type of work environment interferes with their performance. In such cases, employers can be liable for compensatory and punitive damages. However, if an anti-harassment policy is adopted by the organization,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Foreign Direct Investment And The Business Environment In Developing Countries
- The effects of Bilateral Investment Treaties on FDI Foreign Direct Investment and the domestic business environment remain unexplored despite the proliferation of treaties over the past several years. This paper asks whether BITs Bilateral Investment Treaties stimulate FDI flows to host countries, and if the treaties have any impact on...
- White papers 2005-01-03
- Profitable altruism.(making business corporations environment conscious)(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
- There's a deeply entrenched idea in society that business is the environment's enemy. Business is about the bottom line, and worrying about the environment just gets in the way, or so the thinking goes. There's a deeply entrenched idea in society that...
- Research articles 2007-03-19
- The greening of giving. (Aid and the Environment) (includes related article on World Bank aid to environmental projects)
- Non-governmental groups NGOs concerned with the environment have influenced donors of economic assistance to study the environmental impact of that aid. Increasing concern about the environment has also led donors to favor projects that improve the enviNon-governmental groups NGOs concerned with the environment have influenced donors of economic assistance to...
- Research articles 1993-12-25
- ASIC design/verification environment. (Electronic Design Automation).(Aldec Riviera-Elite)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- * Teams Summit Design's Visual Elite design environment with Aldec's Riviera simulator to provide a complete HDL design-entry and -verification environment * Supports both graphical and textual VHDL, Verilog, C/ C++, ... * Teams Summit Design's Visual Elite...
- Research articles 2002-08-22
- WORLD BANK SURVEYS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT OF CHINESE CITIES.
- BEIJING, Dec 26 Asia Pulse - No Chinese city is rated as A+ in all aspects of investment environment, according to a World Bank survey of the investment environment of 23 cities in China. BEIJING, Dec 26 Asia Pulse - No Chinese city is...
- Research articles 2003-12-26
- 32-Bit Integrated Development Environment. (Software).
- Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced its MPLAB[R] Integrated Development Environment IDE v6.10 software. The MIPLAB IDE is a 32-bit desktop development environment that can decrease design time by offering the flexibility to edit, compile, debu Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced its MPLAB[R] Integrated Development Environment...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION WINS GREEN APPLE ENVIRONMENT AWARD
- According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Public Commission for the Protection of Wildlife,Marine Resources and Environment, has received the international 'Green Apple' Environment Award for 2005 from the UK-based Green Organization. The award was giAccording to "Bahrain Tribune", the Public Commission for the Protection of Wildlife,Marine Resources and Environment, has received...
- Research articles 2005-09-08
- MIT Professor Wins U.N. Environment Prize.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Mario J. Molina)(Brief Article)
- NEW YORK/NAIROBI -- The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP awarded its 1999 Sasakawa Environment Prize to Mario J. Molina, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for his global contributions to the field of atmospheric che NEW YORK/NAIROBI -- The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP...
- Research articles 2000-03-01
- IRAN: WORLD BANK GRANTS $20 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT.(Brief Article)
- According to Al-Wefaq newspaper (June 23, 2003), the World Bank has extended a $20 million loan to Iran's Department of Environment for the implementation of an air pollution and environment projection project. An official in charge of coordination w According to Al-Wefaq newspaper (June 23, 2003),...
- Research articles 2003-06-25
- Environment ministers set to raise GM concerns.(genetically modified crops)
- Environment ministers were set to hold a "structured debate" on genetically modified GM organisms at Friday's (December 2) Environment Council meeting in Brussels, aimed at understanding the key concerns that member states have on the iss Environment ministers were set to hold a "structured debate"...
- Research articles 2005-12-02
- Interpretation of Genotype x Environment Interaction for Winter Wheat Yield in Ontario.
- An understanding of the causes of genotype x environment GE interaction can help identify traits that contribute to better cultivar performance and environments that facilitate cultivar evaluation. Through subjecting environment-centered yield of a mu An understanding of the causes of genotype x environment GE interaction can help identify traits...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
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