(FTC). The FTC‚ as competition watchdog‚ can and does force food manufacturers to correct misleading representations of products where these are proved. But when the grouse is simply a matter of how the product ’tastes ’‚ then it is up to the consumer to make the call whether or not to buy. The FTC said it has been getting complaints alleging misleading representation of ingredients of certain food products. In some instances‚ it said‚ the allegations were unfounded. In others‚ due to the
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Journal of Consumer Research Inc. Brand Community Author(s): Albert M. Muniz‚ Jr. and Thomas C. O’Guinn Source: Journal of Consumer Research‚ Vol. 27‚ No. 4 (March 2001)‚ pp. 412-432 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/319618 . Accessed: 29/09/2011 15:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Consumer organizations are advocacy groups that seek to protect people from corporate abuse like unsafe products‚ predatory lending‚ false advertising‚ astroturfing and pollution. Consumer organizations may operate via protests‚ campaigning or lobbying. They may engage in single-issue advocacy (e.g.‚ the British Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)‚ which campaigned against keg beer and for cask ale)[citation needed] or they may set themselves up as more general consumer watchdogs‚ such as the Consumers’
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I partially agree with the statement that managers have a severely limited amount of discretion to pursue actions inconsistent with shareholder wealth maximization. By investing in a company‚ shareholders aim to maximize their wealth and achieve portfolio diversification. The objective of managers is assumed to be to further these interests by maximizing the firm’s share value. This can be achieved by taking on projects with positive NPV and good management of short-term capital and long-term
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Business Ethics Index: Measuring Consumer Sentiments toward Business Ethical Practices Author(s): John Tsalikis and Bruce Seaton Source: Journal of Business Ethics‚ Vol. 64‚ No. 4 (Apr.‚ 2006)‚ pp. 317-326 Published by: Springer Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25123756 . Accessed: 22/05/2013 02:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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CONSUMER AWARENESS ECONOMICS PROJECT 10/23/2010 NAVEED KARIMBAKSH XI-B TO Mrs. BIBY ECONOMICS TEACHER TO Mrs. BIBY ECONOMICS TEACHER CONTENTS S.NO | TOPIC | PAGE NO. | 1 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 3 | 2 | LIST OF TABLE | 4 | 3 | LIST OF FIGURES | 5 | 4 | INTRODUCTION | 6-7 | 5 | BACKGROUND INFORMATION | 7-10 | 6 | SURVEY | 11-23 | 7 | CONCLUSION | 24 | 8 | Bibliography | 25 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost I thank the god for his blessings‚ showered on me in completing the project successfully
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Topic: Consumers are faced with increasing numbers of advertisements from competing companies. To what extent do you think are consumers influenced by advertisements? What measures can be taken to protect them? In today’s material world‚ we are inundated with various form of advertising and everyone has different perspective about them. In my view‚ advertisements are dangerous as they encourage us to buy things without thinking‚ and young people‚ in particular‚ need to have some protection from
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Regulatory Agencies Paper HCS/437 August 18‚ 2014 Joyce Wooten Instructor / Nicolas Gross Regulatory Agencies Paper The concept of regulatory agencies has many boundaries and their responsibility is to license long-term care facilities to ensure compliance of laws and regulations. It is stated that in the United States the long-term care (LTC) marketplace is normally recognized as one of the most strongly regulated sectors in the economy‚ although there are differences
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PROJECT REPORT ON CONSUMER AWARENESS” Prepared by: Bamdev Baghar PGT(Economics) CONTENTS Page No. 1. Introduction 1-2 1.1. Rise of consumer awareness 1.2. Objectives of the Study 1.3. Meaning of consumer awareness
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Case Study of Genentech Inc. Company Background Genentech is considered as the founder of the bio-technology industry. It has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for almost 30 years‚ using human genetic information to discover‚ develop‚ commercialize and manufacture bio-therapeutics that address significant unmet medical needs. It was founded by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert W. Boyer. Genentech is among the world’s leading biotech companies‚
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