An Alternate Perspective on the Mythical West The topic of the American West has intrigued me throughout my life. The tales of cowboys and Indians‚ of the rugged individual and nature‚ has always sparked my interest. A land with such quixotic stories of adventure‚ the West has instilled itself in American history. The yarns and movies of the mythical frontier provide a perception to which I among many others have chosen to adopt at one time or another. This perception has been embedded in many
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1. ALLTEL has attempted to create a competitive advantage as the major outdoor concert venue in a multi-city region. The firm has distinguished itself from its competitors by providing a unique experience to its customers. The unique value of the product would be: advanced technology‚ no bad seat in the house‚ beautiful outdoor setting‚ wonderful atmosphere‚ outstanding parking and food concession. Their strategies are to maximize net operating income by reducing the non-artist costs of operating
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2. WHAT IS NON-STORE RETAILING? Non-store retailing is a form of retailing in which sales are made to consumers without using physical stores. The non-store retailers are known by medium they use to communicate with their customers‚ such as direct marketing‚ direct selling and vending machines or e-tailing. • 3. WHO ARE THE CUSTOMERS? Non store retailing is patronized to time conscious consumers and consumers who can't easily go to stores‚ or compulsive buyers. Most non-store
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Asian Social Science; Vol. 8‚ No. 12; 2012 ISSN 1911-2017 E-ISSN 1911-2025 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Work Motivation among Malaysian Public Servants Mahazril ‘Aini Y.1‚ Zuraini Y.2‚ Hafizah H. A. K.3‚ Adnan Aminuddin1‚ Zaherawati Zakaria1‚ Nazni Noordin1 & Badrul Azmier Mohamed1 1 Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies‚ Universiti Teknologi MARA‚ Merbok‚ Malaysia 2 Faculty of Accountancy‚ Universiti Teknologi MARA‚ Merbok‚ Malaysia 3
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McDonald’s Assignment Question No 1: What opportunities and threats did McDonalds face? How did it handle them? What alternative could it have chosen? Answer: OPPORTUNITY: 1. He offered a limited menu of high-quality‚ moderately-priced food served fast in spotless surroundings. McDonald’s "QSC&V" (quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and value) was a hit. 2. Food is prepared in accordance with local laws. For example‚ the menus in Arab countries comply with Islamic food preparation laws
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Globalization triggered most of the companies expanded their business around world. Teams are working from different location with this change and have common goals and work structure. Without the time‚ cost and hazards of travel‚ groups can now share information‚ chat‚ innovate and make decisions together. There are challenges‚ however‚ inherent in the virtual team concept. It is difficult to build trust and to manage conflict when team members lack the ability to interact face- to-face. Communication
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Critics of Scott Fitzgerald lend to agree that The Great Gatsby is somehow a commentary on that elusive phrase‚ the American dream. The assumption seems to be that Fitzgerald approved. On the contrary‚ it can be shown that The Great Gatsby offers some of the severest and closest criticism of the American dream that our literature affords. Read in this way‚ Fitzgerald’s masterpiece ceases to be a pastoral documentary of the Jazz Age and takes its distinguished place among those great national novels
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PHIL 1103: Ethics End-Term Exam Name:_____________________________________________ Class ___________ Date:____________ I. Identify the following kinds of theories of philosophical ethics. (1 point each for a total of 7 points) 1.) Moral goodness consists in the collective cultivation of the virtues‚ such as courage‚ honesty‚ justice‚ generosity‚ etc. in human agents. 2.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the nature of those
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Cybercrime Cybercrime is a fast-growing area of crime. More and more criminals are exploiting the speed‚ convenience and anonymity of the Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal activities that know no borders‚ either physical or virtual. These crimes can be divided into three broad areas: Attacks against computer hardware and software‚ for example‚ botnets‚ malware and network intrusion; Financial crimes‚ such as online fraud‚ penetration of online financial services and phishing; Abuse
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Task 1: (P1‚ P2‚ P3‚ M1 and D1) Using the businesses that you have looked at in Assignment 1. You have been asked to write a report entitled ‘Business aims and objectives in different sectors’ to help the departments understand‚ you must include the following; Define aims and objectives. (What is an aim and what is an objective?) (P1) Describe the purpose for a business in setting aims and objectives. (Why do businesses set objectives? Think about the people in the business and why having
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