Freakonomics is best described by the title of its introductory chapter “The Hidden Side of Everything”. It puts a spin on conventional wisdom by looking at it through very different and unusual perspectives. This book was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner and was published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. A very unusual trait of this book is that‚ unlike most books‚ it honestly has no theme. In fact‚ it is often stated within the book that there is no theme. In the introductory
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT -MB- 0046 Q.1. Discuss the different marketing concepts with its merits and drawbacks Ans: Marketing is a set of business activities that facilitate movement of goods and services from producer to consumer. It is an ongoing process of discovering and translating consumer needs into products and services‚ creating demands for them‚ serving the customer and his demand through a marketing programme of promotion and distribution to fulfill the company’s marketing goals in a
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deciphering meaningful insight can be a daunting task (thevalueatrisk.blogspot.com‚ 2009). A relatively effective process exists known as Vertical Analysis. The premise of Vertical Analysis is to create common-size financial statements‚ where all balance sheet and income statement items are converted into percentage terms for purposes of comparison. Using vertical analysis‚ comparisons can be made between firms regardless of size. This approach is especially useful when determining the relative financial
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Zara has thrived by employing a vertical supply chain. This chain has developed a strategy that has led Zara to create a fashion empire. In 2008‚ Zara had over 1520 stores and produced €6‚8 billion in sales. The supply chain is depicted in figure 1. The chain starts at the headquarters were the designers produce nearly 30‚00 different designs per year. Typical competeitors produce about 2000-4000. Zara employs a quick response system (discussed later) in wich informnation about trends‚ store
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Razumihin: the Effective Conventional Character (Revised) From subjects depicting race‚ religion and plot‚ the world’s majority does not see stereotypes and conventionalism as positive entities; yet certain literary works take a negative aspect and turn it into a positive through characterizations‚ particularly with merited literary works. Such serves the case with Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment‚ which depicts the psychological conflicts Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov faces after murdering
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banking and private equity with Amen Bank in Tunisia and 2 years of consultancy projects with clients spanning 4 continents during my MBA journey‚ I am fully confident that I can contribute immediately into your business. As an Analyst‚ I handled different projects in various sectors in their quest for funding and have developed advanced skills in credit risk analysis‚ due diligence‚ and deal structuring. I was able to deliver state of the art credit analysis reports and equity/enterprise valuation
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Starbuck is implementing a strategy of backward vertical integration‚ they direct purchase bean from coffee grower‚ and established company owned and operates roasting plants‚ warehousing and distribution facilities‚ and that it will able to ensure bean supply and receive it with a reasonable price. In case‚ Starbucks bought Evolution Fresh‚ which provide health juice to several retailer and company owned store‚ and then company built factory in California in 2013‚ in order to support the rollout
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Will & Grace: A New definition of Conventional Where are you on Thursday night? The likely answer is sitting in front of your television screen watching your favorite sitcom. If that is correct‚ then you are like the millions of other Americans that devote much of their time tuning into the craze of the situation comedy. The situation comedy has been apart of American culture for decades. Having its roots in radio‚ the situation comedy is "a narrative series comedy‚ generally between 24 and 30
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Comparison of Dysfunctionality Between Families in Oedipus Rex and Conventional Families Oedipus Rex‚ a tragic play based on dysfunctional families‚ is a unique situation compared to dysfunctional families today. Incest‚ royalty and belief in gods is what caused dysfunction during Oedipus’ time. A dysfunctional family‚ according to an online dictionary source‚ is “one in which adult caregivers are unable to consistently fulfill their family responsibilities.†This is the type of family
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investment of money should be conducted in accordance with the principles of Islamic Sha’riah whereas according to Ustaz Hj Zaharuddin (2007) stated that conventional bank operates based on debtor-creditor relationships. For example‚ it is between depositors (creditor) and bank (debtor); and borrowers (debtor) and the bank (creditor). Conventional bank maximize profit by charging interest to customers. On the other hand‚ Basu (2006) defines Audit report as “… the document to which auditor convey
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