http://jht.sagepub.com Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research DOI: 10.1177/1096348004272178 Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 2005; 29; 110 Ho-fuk Lau‚ Leo Yat-ming Sin and Kelvin Kin-cheung Chan Chinese Cross-Border Shopping: An Empirical Study http://jht.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/29/1/110 The online version of this article can be found at: Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: International Council on Hotel‚ Restaurant‚ and Institutional Education
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Agency Theory A theory that explains the relationship between principals and agents in business (In this relationship‚ the principal hires an agent to do the work‚ or to perform a task the principal is unable or unwilling to do. For example‚ in corporations‚ the principals are the shareholders of a company‚ delegating to the agent i.e. the management of the company‚ to perform tasks on their behalf.) Agency theory is concerned with resolving problems that can exist in agency relationships;
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Article: An Empirical Analysis of Trends in Psychology By Richard W. Robins‚ Samuel D. Gosling and Kenneth H. Craik Presented by: Cassandra Brown AU ID: 3130858 PSYC 290 Journal Article Critique 1 Tutor: Cristela D’Elia June 1st‚ 2013 I. Research Question or Problem The journal article question is clearly stated. The question asks whether the behaviourist‚ the psychoanalytic‚ the cognitive‚ or the neuroscientific perspective is most intellectually significant and most prominent in psychology
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ISSN: 2278-3369 International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure on Firms’ Performance in Nigeria Taiwo Adewale Muritala* Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. *Correspondence E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Abstract This paper examines the optimum level of capital structure through which a firm can increase its
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Discussion of the concept of market efficiency and empirical approaches to test for it Introduction This essay will have a brief discussion of the concept of market efficiency and empirical approaches to test for the market efficient‚ firstly this essay will discuss the source of efficient-market hypothesis and then continue to discuss the three kinds of efficient markets which are weak-form efficient market ‚semi-strong-form efficient market ‚and strong-form efficient market. Secondly
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Scientific Theory A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspects of the natural world‚ based on a body of knowledge that has been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Scientist creates scientific theories from hypothesis that have been corroborated through the scientific method‚ then gather evidence to test their accuracy. The strength of a scientific theory is related to the diversity of phenomena it can explain‚ which is measured by its ability to make
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homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals
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and authority are closely related but theoretically different concepts (Faeth 2004). The exercise of power is legitimated through authority (Weber 1947) and Weber was the first to develop a systematic version of these terms as keystone of his social theory. Lewin (1941) developed the study of leadership by introducing the concept of social power in terms of the differential between interpersonal force and resistance. French and Raven described five sources of power namely reward power‚ coercive power
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Jean Piaget Cognitive Development Theory Biography: Jean Piaget was born in Neuchatel‚ Switzerland on August 9‚ 1986 to Arthur Piaget and Rebecca Jackson. At a young age‚ he displayed great fascination for Biology‚ his intellectual love. Jean Piaget‚ at the age of 10 published his first article‚ which described the albino sparrow he observed. Between the ages of 15 and 18‚ he published several more articles and most of them are mollusks. Jean Piaget was especially
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A STUDY OF CORPORATE TAKEOVERS IN INDIA Abstract of Ph. D Thesis to be submitted to THE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY By Ms. Surjit Kaur Lecturer in Commerce Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce Under the Supervision of Professor O. P. Gupta Department of Financial Studies University of Delhi‚ South Campus Benito Juarez Road‚ New Delhi-110021 2002 1 The Indian economy has undergone a major transformation and structural change during the past decade
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