Research on Influence of Peer Groups To answer the question‚ to what extent do peer groups affect academic performance‚ in quantifiable terms is actually quite difficult. There are numerous variables to consider‚ however‚ here are a few statistics: According to a study published by the Williams Project on the Study of Economics in Higher Education‚ stronger students do have an impact on their peers and actually help improve the overall academic performance of the peer group. In a comparison
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Background of Gardenia In 1969‚ an American named Horatio Sye Slocumm was sent by International Executive Service Corporation (IESC) to East Malaysia to start a bakery. Mr. Slocumm brought with him 35 years of baking experience with one of America’s leading chain of bakeries. Therefore‚Gardenia was born. In honour of Mr.Slocumm’s contribution‚ ‘Uncle Slocumm’s orginal recipe’ is still carried on the labels of Gardenia bread today. Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd rolled the first loaf of bread
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Literature Background In exploration of Records Management System the researcher find new techniques‚ new knowledge‚ process or procedures‚ imagination and skills is employed by the researcher. The commodities‚ new device‚ service‚ in technology are needs of man for a better fuller life which is the concern of the research. Records Management System is one of the most important system on process of any business because it involves the management of product‚ materials‚ and equipment which is vital
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COMPANY BACKGROUND Celcom started its operation as STM Communication in 1988 with Fleet Group and Telekom Malaysia as shareholders. Subsequently Telekom Malaysia sold its 51% shareholding to the TRI group which was controlled by Tajuddin Ramli. Fleet Group’s share meanwhile was transferred to the Time Engineering group which was later sold to TRI. In the initial year Celcom experienced a tremendous growth is subscriber base and network coverage under the stewardship of Rosli Man‚ the President of
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Background of Homeplus “Homeplus” was initially owned by Samsung Corporation[1] in 1994. During the Asian financial crisis in 1997‚ Samsung was affect by the crisis and tried to strive its business in the retail industry. It eventually collaborated with Tesco‚ a major British retailer in 1999[2]. The joint venture benefited both Samsung and Tesco. Samsung was saved from bankruptcy‚ in the same time‚ Tesco was able to enter the tough local retail business because of the partnership with Samsung[3]
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Background to KFC KFC is part of Yum! Restaurants International‚ a global company which also includes Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ Long John Silvers and All American Foods in its portfolio. In Southern Africa‚ KFC is the largest player in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Industry and as a brand it is has the largest TV spend in South Africa (followed by MTN‚ Cell C and then Vodacom). As a marketing team we are involved in making over 30 television commercials in a year so it is a very busy and fast
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Theoretical background Upper course The source of the river is normally found in an area of high ground. The river usually flows through a steep V-shaped valley. Most of the erosion that occurs in the upper course is vertical and as the river bed is eroded lower the valley becomes steeper. The river is narrow with a shallow channel. As discharge is calculated by measuring the cross sectional area of the channel multiplied by the velocity‚ the discharge is small. The river is mainly slow flowing
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BACKGROUND OF RESEARCH Today‚ the development of this information orientation in Malaysia can be seen in many forms. The print media has the longest history‚ beginning with the earliest newspaper‚ the Penang Gazette in 1838. Now there are about 50 newspaper dailies and weeklies‚ either broadsheets or tabloids in the various languages of the main ethnic groups in our country - Malay‚ English‚ Mandarin and Tamil. It is a truism that the mass media‚ like any other social institution‚ do not Operate
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND OF SEIKO The company started in 1881‚ when Kintaro Hattori opened a watch and jewellery shop called ‘ K.Hattori’ in the Ginza area of Tokyo‚ Japan. Eleven years later‚ in 1892‚ he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha‚ meaning roughly ‘House of Exquisite Workmanship.’ According to Seiko’s official company history‚ titled’ A Journey In Time: The Remarkable Story of Seiko’ (2003)‚ Seiko is a Japanese word meaning success. The first watches produced under
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CHAPTER I The Problem and its Background Introduction According to Davis (2006)‚ She defined leadership as the ability to persuade others to seek defined objective enthusiastically .it is the human factor which binds a group together and motivate it toward goal. She also concludes that leadership is one of the essential functions that must be performed by all of the managers. She say that success of all managers largely depend on the capacity to lead their subordinates. Leadership is the process
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