Literature Review 2.1 Introduction In the concrete industry‚ there are large amounts of concrete being produced around world. The quantity demand will reach $105.2 billion by the year 2015 in the world market for readymix concrete (Global Industry Analysis‚ 2014). Hence concrete quality becomes more and more important‚ because it refers to the quality of building construction and the capital usage efficiency of company. Furthermore‚ product quality is
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE In 1922 Walter Lippman ‚ newspaper columnist‚ first posed the idea that the mass media shapes public perception with images. Lippman’s notion‚ based on the public’s limited first-hand knowledge of the real world‚ created the foundation for what has come to be known as agenda-setting. The agenda-setting theory maintains the media plays an influential part in how issues gain public attention. Conceptualized over time‚ agenda-setting is the dynamic process "in which
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Customer Satisfaction‚ a business term‚ is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation. It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is part of the four perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard.In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers‚ customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy.There is
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and achieve organizational goals. So‚ there are a few types of motivation theories that concern about the employee need and wants. The theories are really important to the organisation as it can fulfil the employee need. Therefore‚ each company has motivation theories on their company to achieve business goals. From the Business Essentials (Organisations and Behaviour) books Herzberg’s theory can define as Herzberg’s theory explains the satisfaction or employee requirements often vary according
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Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from
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SOWK 562 – Summer 2014 Assignment #3: Intervention Literature Review July 20‚ 2014 Dr. Hsin-Yi Hsiao Intervention Description There are two distinct service models for persons experiencing homelessness that also have issues with mental illness and/or addictions‚ the treatment first model or the Housing First model. Housing First models utilize a supported housing approach in which consumers start with permanent‚ independent apartments and providers work with consumers regardless of their symptoms
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Culture : The Key to Understanding Work Organisations Organisational or corporate culture is widely held to refer to a system of shared meanings held by members that distinguishes the organisation from other organisations‚ that is a set of shared key characteristics or values. The culture that an organisation has will play an important part in its success in its market sector. Likewise an organisation’s continued success will depend to a large extent on the ability of the leadership of the organisation
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Trait Theories of Leadership Before I briefly explain my topic it is necessarily to define the term ’ ’leadership ’ ’. Many authors until now have defined or tried to define leadership‚ but the most common and useful definition is given by Gary Yukl (2010)‚ who defines leadership as the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives. Theories of leadership
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examination of the role of attachment that eating disorders play in adolescents is explored. It is hypothesized that lower quality of attachment to parents in adolescents is associated with higher level of eating disorders. The following six literature reviews attempt to display and support this hypothesis. In a research article by Bachar‚ Canetti‚ Hochfdorf‚ Latzer ( 2002)‚ two questions were addressed to conduct the study. First‚ is the role of the family environment related to anorexic and bulimic
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Running head: Learning Theories Key Learning Theories Deborah Lynne Kittredge Deborah Kittredge Keiser University EDU521 Dr. Leigh Baldwin August 22‚2009 [ ]Abstract This paper views the learner‚ the learning theories and how they relate to the most effective classroom environment. The learners that are discussed are third grade American Indian
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