Should kids get paid for learning? My name is Clifton bell I’m a member of the fog city school board and we are voting on if we should incentivize kids for different tasks in school. A Harvard economist named Roland Fryer Jr. ran a randomized experiment to see if incentives will motivate kids to do better in school. The experiment took place in four states Dallas‚ New York‚ Chicago‚ and Washington where he used 6.3 million dollars to pay 18‚ 00 kids. He brought in a team of researchers
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a part of this fashionable era. Food has always been a big part of the Pakistani culture‚ but with the current revolution in the means of media‚ the food industry in Pakistan seems to have exploded. Food is ubiquitous in Pakistan. Exclusive food channels are growing day by day which broadcast cooking shows throughout the day. Newspapers and magazines are filled with advertisements and recipes for food items. One might even get the impression that the Pakistanis live to eat‚ rather than the other
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Critique: Distribution Channel Profitability The article‚ Distribution Channel Profitability was published in a trade journal in January 1995‚ the era of Activity-Based Costing (paradigm C). The author‚ Kenneth H. Manning‚ poses the question “Do companies know which of their distribution channels is most profitable?” The purpose of the article was to evaluate distribution channel systems using ABC concepts to make strategic decisions. The author advocated the need to understand the revenue and
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HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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Abstract: Co-channel speech may be defined as a speech that is mixed with another speech. An example of a co-channel speech signal is generated when two or more people are speaking simultaneously (e.g. the cocktail-party. Processing the co-channel signal‚ i.e speaker identification‚ speech recognition‚ etc.. still have problems. Questions like how many speakers are talking together?‚ and if it is possible to decide for sure that a certain speaker is presented among the talking people‚ may need some
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The Nature and Importance of Marketing Channels Few producers sell their goods directly to the final users. Instead‚ most use intermediaries to bring their products to market. They try to forge a marketing channel (or distribution channel)—a set of interdependent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business user. A company’s channel decisions directly affect every other marketing decision. Pricing depends on whether
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phenomenon of Hong Kong Kids I The Phenomenon of Hong Kong Kids THE PHENOMENON OF HONG KONG KIDS II Abstract In recent years‚ children who born after 1990s are labeled “Hong Kong kids”. The comments towards “Hong Kong kids” are mostly negative. This paper is aimed to discover “Hong Kong kids” characteristic‚ and the cause of this phenomenon. Throughout examining “Hong Kong kids”‚ it can show out
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marketing communication channel. But there are varieties of ways to attract the consumers. And‚ a marketer needs to choose the effective way of communicating to their target markets. Marketing communication channels accomplish a specific communication task with a specific target audience during a specific period of time. Ref: Kotler‚ P. Armstrong‚ G. (2004) Principles of Marketing‚ 10th Edition‚ Pearson‚ Prentice Hall Among the different marketing communication channels or advertising media
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CHAPTER 8 Distribution Channels and Logistics Management Objective: examining the nature and role of the channels in attracting and satisfying customers The Nature of Distribution Channels • Distribution channels are intermediaries used by the producers to bring their products to the market. • Why? Because the use of intermediaries bring greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets. In other words‚ they match the supply with the demand. • Most important benefit of using intermediaries
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distribution channel is the specific chain of businesses or intermediaries through which products or services flow till these arrive the end customer. This encompasses wholesalers‚ retailers‚ distributors or the internet or web-based. Channels can be classified into direct and indirect channels. A direct channel enables the customer to purchase the products from the manufacturer‚ and an indirect channel enables the customer to purchase the items from wholesaler or retailer. A distribution channel is a
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