JOHN F. GASKI* Several distribution channel studies have examined the effects of various sources of a channel member’s power on such phenomena as power‚ conflict‚ and satisfoction. However‚ as causal relationships among these power sources have not been considered‚ the author investigates some aspects of this issue. Specifically‚ the effects of reward and coercion on the expert‚ referent‚ and legitimate pov/er sources in a marketing channel are identified. Results indicate that (1) a supplier’s
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Virtual Reference: Final Report Course: WXGB6110 Date Submitted: 9th January‚ 2013 Introduction RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) defines Virtual Reference (VR) as a reference service initiated electronically‚ often in real-time‚ where patrons employ computers or other Internet technology such as chat‚ videoconferencing‚ Voice over IP‚ co-browsing‚ e-mail‚ and instant messaging to communicate with reference staff‚ without being physically present (ALA‚ 2008). According
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Introduction The NBA is a billion dollar business and known as one of the largest and most prestigious organization within American sports today. It is also home to one of the most controversial rules in all of sports‚ which is known as "the one and done rule." The one and done rule restricts high school basketball players from entering the NBA draft out of high school and going to straight to the NBA. According to Article X‚ Section 1 of the NBA’s 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA)‚ the
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Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7‚ 1975)[1] is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four teams. He played both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star and won the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and2005. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton‚ Virginia and was a dual-sport athlete; he earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and
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My Personal Story Chapter 1: Elementary School Years (K-6) All of my elementary school years were spent in Ridgewood‚ New Jersey. I remember going to school everyday at Somerville Elementary. This is only significant because there were a bunch of different schools‚ all obviously having to do with where you lived. I think there were like 5. But also‚ all of my friends went there. It was me‚ Peter English‚ Dougie Burek‚ Ryan Monroe‚ Cooper Shreve‚ Matt Myatt‚ Ned Winner‚ Frank Melli‚ Brian Wennersten
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BEST PRACTICE Early adopters of customer relationship management systems were often disappointed by high costs and elusive benefits. Now some companies are reaping strong returns on their CRM investments. CRM Done Right by Darrell K. Rigby and Dianne Ledingham T HROUGH THE LATE 1990S a n d illtO 2000‚ managers plowed millions of dollars into information systems meant to track and strengthen customer relationships. Often built around complex software packages‚ these customer relationship
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Introduction of Group Project Bose Corporation Founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar Bose‚ Bose Corporation is a company pioneering in perfecting the quality of sound heard through speakers. Through the years‚ Bose has become an industry leader by developing innovative products such as the Bookshelf Speaker‚ Wave Music System‚ and Bose Suspension System. In 2008‚ Dr. Amar Bose was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for “significantly influenced influencing the quality of how we live
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HIV / AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). During the initial infection a person may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. This is typically followed by a prolonged period without symptoms. As the illness progresses it interferes more and more with the immune system‚ making people much more likely to get infections‚ including opportunistic
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SUGAR MILL 2011 REA MALCO RODRIGUEZ BSME V 6/21/2011 Contents Sugar Mill 1 Raw Sugar Manufacturing Process 1 Extraction 1 Cane Handling 1 Auxiliary Parts of the Cane Handling Station 2 MILL STATION (EXTRACTION) 4 Auxiliary parts of the Mill Station 4 Clarification and Purification of Juice 7 Equipment Used 7 EVAPORATION 8 Equipment Used 9 Crystallization or Pan Boiling 9 OPERATION 10 EQUIPMENT USED 12 Centrifugation / Purging 13 EQUIPMENT USED 13 REFINERY
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ABSTRACT Commercial banks are one of the three primary agents which help circulating funds in the market. Commercial banks provide loans and corporate bonds to the households‚ new start ups and small medium enterprises to run their businesses. It also obtains money from the households and invests that money to other profitable investments. The money held as customer account then accrues interest which is given to the customer in the form of periodic payments. The commercial banks play an important
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