free gift is impossible‚ as with every gift comes an ‘obligation to reciprocate’ (1925: 3). The Gift has been extremely influential to many anthropological studies including the work of James Carrier‚ Jonathan Parry and David Sahlins. However Mauss ’s views on the nature of gift exchange have not been without their critics. Anthropologists such as James Laidlaw and Alain Testart contest that there is such a thing as a ‘free gift’. James Laidlaw uses the example of the giving of alms to Shvetambar
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1. Executive Summary 2. Study background : Apparel is one of the oldest and largest export industries in the world. Most countries produce for the international textile and apparel market (Dickerson‚ 1995:6)‚ making this one of the most global of all industries. Apparel production considered as the “starter” industry for countries wish to establish or increase export business for low fixed cost. The rising in garment manufacturing has been playing a significant role in economic development
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Fashion Buying Assignment 1 Student No. 00244644 Design Centred Approach V Market Centred Approach To begin with the difference between a market centred approach and design centred approach must briefly be discussed. A ’design-centred ’ approach is where the design is produced away from the user and then presented to them. This is the traditional view of fashion design and one in which the designer is given free reign and no contraints on cost or creativity. The choice of fabric for a line
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Diploma in Fashion Design Principles of Fashion Unit 2 Diploma in Fashion Design Unit 2 Principles of Fashion On successful completion of this unit the learner will be able to: Explain how the elements of fashion appeal influence the purchaser Describe the classification of clothing according to their use and types Explain factors which affect the decision to buy in fashion Describe the process of the product development in fashion industry Explain the main areas of fashion wear
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Non-Pay Incentives‚ Performance and Motivation Prepared for WHO’s December 2000 Global Health Workforce Strategy Group‚ Geneva Orvill Adams‚ BA (Hons)‚ MA (Economics)‚ MA (International Affairs); V Hicks Department of Organization of Health Services Delivery‚ World Health Organization‚ Geneva Abstract This paper provides an overview of evidence of the effects of incentives on the performance and motivation of independent health professionals and health workers. Incentives are
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McDonald’s has to consider various factors in order to design an optimal compensation plan for the first-line managers. Unless otherwise specified‚ managers will be taken to mean first-line managers in this report. 2. FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN DESIGNING A COMPENSATION PLAN 2.1 Financial and Non-Financial Incentives Compensations can be based on financial and non-financial incentives. Financial incentives include salary and bonus while non-financial incentives include benefits and perquisites such as the use
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Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management Emerald Article: Fast fashion: a financial snapshot S.G. Hayes‚ Nicola Jones Article information: To cite this document: S.G. Hayes‚ Nicola Jones‚ (2006)‚"Fast fashion: a financial snapshot"‚ Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management‚ Vol. 10 Iss: 3 pp. 282 - 300 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13612020610679277 Downloaded on: 07-08-2012 References: This document contains references to 40 other documents To copy this document:
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Union and the NAFTA‚ NAFTA’s functional structure. A brief introduction if NAFTA and EU confront one another. Executive Summary Some would doubt that the formation of NAFTA was the American response to the European Single Act that formed the EU‚ which is made up of 27 countries. There is nothing to gain for both the blocs. However in some areas‚ “peaceful co-existence” and some form of “stricter ties” between the EU and NAFTA would prove to be beneficial for both. Introduction The NAFTA and the
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Topic: Talent incentive strategy based on EPC projects of electricity industry in China Introduction In recent years‚ with the rapid development of China ’s economic construction‚ more and more companies vigorously implement reform from simple design business to EPC projects multi-functional business in order to more quickly integrate with the international engineering organization model. The electricity industry of China is one of the industries which implement EPC contracting business earlier
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hOutline Topic: The fashion industry of Trinidad and Tobago. Narrowed Topic: The challenges encountered within the local fashion industry. Thesis question: Does the local fashion industry possess the vitality to triumph over its’ various challenges‚ and ultimately arrive at the level of the international fashion industry and hence maximise its’ success? Topic Outline1. The local fashion industry2. The challenges encountered3. The international fashion industry4. The benefits of development
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