Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as
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Apple Inc. 2010 Case Study Case Summary: Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started Apple over 30 years ago. Over that time span‚ Steve jobs was fired from Apple and rehired. It was essentially Jobs that save apple with superb vision and creative innovations. The first innovation was like a fashion statement. The iMac was an innovation that put 2 products into one. The desktop was built into the screen. Then‚ Jobs tackled the world of portable music by inventing the iPod. He shortly followed
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organizations‚ some type of custom is completed (Hutchinson). In addition‚ there are both momentous similitudes and contrasts of thought‚ thoughts‚ and imagery crosswise over societies in these customs (Monger). America is a various nation and its marriage conventions have been impacted by distinctive societies. This paper investigates marriage traditions in America and different nations. However‚ its marriage conventions are extremely adaptable‚ there are some regular customs that Americans more often
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOM OF THE WARAY J. Colima Bajado* The Philippines as a whole abounds in quaint marriage customs and traditions. Written literatures from Fr. Pedro Chirino (1590s)‚ Blair and Robertson‚ to Gregorio Zaide describe the pre-Spanish marriage customs of the Philippines. More writers like Fay Cooper Cole‚ John Finley‚ C.R. Moss and John Garvan have written on the courtship and marriage rituals of the various tribes in the country. On the marriage customs of the Warays‚ some vernacular
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Case Analysis----Optical Distortions‚ Inc. MKT6301 MARKETING MANAGEMENT 2012 FALL Group Members: Mina Ai Wenxin Gao Shuyue Jia Yang Pan Yiou Zhou Expected Value to Famers Reduced cost due to feed (For 1/2 feet) Cost per pound: 158/2000=0.079 $/pound Saving per year per bird: 156/20000*1/2*0.079*365=$0.1125 Saving on egg production Loss one egg 5 months: loss of egg per hen a year is 2.4 Cost per dozen: $0.50 Saving per hen per year: 0.50*2.4/12=$0.099 Reduced
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COMES NOW Canterra Energy Corp. (“Canterra”)‚ and Avpro‚ Inc.‚ (“Avpro”) by and through their undersigned counsel‚ and files this Consent Motion to Extend Time to respond to 50NL’s Motion To Enforce Subpoena and Compel Production of Documents By Non-Party Avpro‚ Inc. pursuant to Md. Rule 1-204‚ and in support thereof states as follows: 1. This discovery dispute arises from an action pending in the District Court of Oklahoma County‚ Oklahoma‚ involving the contemplated—but ultimately unconsummated—sale
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ELEKTRA PRODUCTS‚ INC. CASE ANALYSIS REPORT I. BACKGROUND: As to the Company: Elektra Products‚ Inc. is an 80 year old company‚ publicly held and had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. Challenges that have to be addressed: In recent years‚ the company experienced a host of problems as follows: declining market share due to increased foreign and domestic competition; new product ideas were few and far between; departments such as manufacturing and
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share by 10% within 5 years 4. To increase profit by 30% within 5 years SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSIS Way of monitoring the external and internal environment Overall evaluation of strength‚ weakness‚ opportunities‚ and threats of KRAFT FOODS INC. Internal Environment Strengths 1. World’s second largest food company 2. Strong brand equity 3. Focus on Innovation and Success 4. Research and Development 5. Effective and Efficient product promotion 6. Affordability of products Weakness
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Apple‚ Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25‚ 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek‚ new‚ stainless steel frame design‚ thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600‚000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours‚ making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month‚ Apple had sold over 1.7
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Case Summary: Bonnie Brewer and Stacy Kim have opened a small caf which sells good coffee and fine chocolate. As their six-month lease is expiring‚ the two women are trying to develop a strategic plan for how their caf will grow. They see themselves differentiating their duties‚ expanding their menu‚ offering delivery service‚ and even establishing a Web site to help advertise. Chapter Topics Related to the Case: Discuss the process of strategic planning Differentiate between the concepts of strategic
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