measurement error in entry dates and possible endogeneity of the timing of entry‚ I find that Wal-Mart entry increases retail employment by 100 jobs in the year of entry. Half of this gain disappears over the next five years‚ leaving a statistically significant net gain of 50 jobs at the five-year horizon. The decline in retail employment in the years immediately following entry is associated with the closing of both small and large retail establishments. At the same time‚ retail employment in neighboring
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Analyze the reasons why the Chinese government hired a Western public relations firm to work on the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The major reason as to why Chinese government hired a Western public relations firm to work on the 2008 Beijing Olympics was to repair their image before the Olympics. Several agencies around the world were invited to discuss a contract with Chinese officials about the pre-games PR strategies‚ media training‚ and market research on Western perceptions of China. This was done
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of motivation‚ but the most studied are ”Content” and “Process” theories emphasizing respectively the what and how of motivation. These factors are also critical component to increase the employee morale (Baehr & Renck‚ 1958) during the recession period. During recession period‚ one of the way that the company practice is to downsizing the organization. This kind of downsizing can affect the employee morale. 1.2. Objectives‚ Research Questions and Research Hypotheses The research objectives for
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as revolutionary. Along with Courbet’s’‚ 1855 painting Workshop of the Painter: A Real Allegory Summarizing A Period of Seven Years of My Life as an Artist as revolutionary but also having an underlying pictorial. The print being revolutionary itself‚ with the many-layered iconography and textual topoi‚ but also revolutionary because the underlying pictorial is based from the time period of Courbet’s political views and the message of the painting itself. The revolutionary aspect of Courbet‚ himself
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properties of an unknown ionic compound. In order to do this successfully the group has to use a variety of methods and run several tests on the unknown compound. By doing this the group will be able to identify the different chemical and physical properties of the compound that will help obtain the identity of the specific compound given. The group will devise two syntheses of the compound‚ and compare them for cost effectiveness‚ safety and potential yield of the compound. So to be more specific about
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Assignment 304 Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment you will consider how your duty of care can conflict with the rights of an individual and what you can do to manage any resultant risk. You will demonstrate an understanding of the complaint procedures and how best to respond to complaints. Tasks There are three tasks to this assignment. A Supervision notes
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF TESCOPLC FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 24/02/2008 TO 26/02/2011 TESCO PLC SEBABRATA SARKER ACCA REGISTRATION # ....... (WORD COUNT: APPROX. 6120 WORDS) CONTENTS Research & Analysis Project (R.A.P) Research Report: Part 1: Project Objectives & Research Approach: Page number: Topic selected and reason behind it 04 Project objectives & research approach 05 Explanation of research
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www.hbr.org The organization and goals of a sales force have to change as businesses start up‚ grow‚ mature‚ and decline. Match Your Sales Force Structure to Your Business Life Cycle by Andris A. Zoltners‚ Prabhakant Sinha‚ and Sally E. Lorimer Reprint R0607F The organization and goals of a sales force have to change as businesses start up‚ grow‚ mature‚ and decline. Match Your Sales Force Structure to Your Business Life Cycle by Andris A. Zoltners‚ Prabhakant Sinha‚ and Sally E
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of political‚ cultural‚ religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome‚ Han China‚ Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui‚ Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over reaching centralized empire. During the post-classical Dar el-Islam united much of Eurasia with a single
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senior scienceSenior Science Assessment Task One Written Task: Open Ended Investigation Aim: Compare the solubility of various forms of panadol at body temperature in different pH conditions Hypothesis Panadol 6 will dissolve faster than any other panadol and all type of panadol will have increase solubility in acidic conditions Apparatus and Materials * 54 alcohol swabs * Glass thermometer * 600mL pyrex measuring jug (heat resistant‚ transparent‚ glass‚ volumetric measuring instrument)
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