MUDRA INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS A structural equation model to understand the consumer purchase decision process in the Indian automobile industry : A case of mini and compact cars Ankit Kalkar‚ 008A 23rd February‚ 2012 Guided by: Dr. Rajneesh Krishna Acknowledgements I would like to thank Dr. Rajneesh Krishna for assenting to guide me through the course of my dissertation. It is because of his unrelenting support and able guidance that this thesis has come into being. I would
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Louisiana Purchase On April 30‚1803 the Louisiana territory‚ which was a third of the land for the new nation we call America‚ was purchased from France for fifteen million dollars. This helped fund Napoleon’s war against Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson made this decision because Jefferson did not want any other nation ruling in that territory‚ because Jefferson did not want to feel threatened with natives from the new land and France trying to take over America. Another reason for this decision was
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LAPTOPS İN CLASSROOM?NO PROBLEM Elena Choy is a paraprofessional at NYC Board of Education. In her argument “Laptops in the Classroom? No Problem” published in the book “Forming a Critical Perspective”‚ she believes the arguments that people use in favor of banning laptops in the classroom are not valid arguments to be using to make an assumption. Choy states her side of the argument against banning laptops and proceeds to give four main reasons on why people want to ban laptops: upraised lids
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Influencing Lawmaking There are many positions in the House and Senate; the Speaker of the House‚ House Majority Leader‚ whips just to name a few. Which of these people has the most influence on legislation? Which has the least influence on legislation? What are possible advantages to having so many different groups participate in the lawmaking process? What are some of the disadvantages of having so many different groups participate in the lawmaking process? I daresay the most influential position
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prospective homeowners‚ the decision to purchase a home will be one of the biggest decisions to make in his or her lifetime. Purchasing a home can have severe financial repercussions‚ so the decision must be weighed carefully. In order to make a sound decision‚ a prospective homeowner must have full knowledge of the steps involved in making the large purchase and the potential future outcomes. The economy is the key reason to making a final decision with a home purchase. Homeowners should realize
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Of the many factors that influence ethical behavior‚ three warrant particular attention: culture differences‚ knowledge‚ and organizational behavior. 1. cultural differences: what maybe considered unethical in one culture could be an accepted practice in another. managers may need to consider a wide range of issues‚ including acceptable working conditions minimum wage levels‚ product safety issues‚ and environmental protection. 2. knowledge: as a general rule‚ the more you know and the better
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The Coffee Shop: Social and Physical factors Influencing Place Attachment Lisa Waxman‚ Ph.D.‚ Florida State University (co-authored by Marco Marin) aBstract This study explored the characteristics that encourage gathering behavior and contribute to place attachment in selected coffee shops in the context of literature suggesting social gathering places contribute to social capital. These gathering places‚ with the potential to enhance community in this manner‚ have been called third places.
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CASE describes a real-life situation faced‚ a decision or action taken by an individual manager or by an organization at the strategic‚ functional or operational level HCL: Facing the Challenge of the Laptop Market Jaydeep Mukherjee and Mahalingam Sundararajan M r. Ajai Chowdhry‚ Chairman and CEO at HCL Infosystems Limited‚ a major technology hardware player in India‚ was pondering upon the company’s marketing strategies to build its laptop sales in 2010-111. Driven by powerful and sustained
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of the Laptop Abstract On September 8‚ 2011‚ Gartner‚ Inc. lowered its forecast for personal computers for the remainder of 2011 and 2012. Based on the recent surge of tablet PCs‚ personal laptops are experiencing a decline as consumers hold onto their laptops longer or replace them completely with tablets. Increased mobility and a need for social media may be two of the forces driving consumers to choose tablets over laptops. This journal seeks to explain the decline in laptop sales and
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ways of involving consumers in decisions regarding the allocation of scarce health service resources. Specifically‚ two levels of consumer participation are highlighted and discussed. These are: (1) at the level of deciding whether or not a particular service should be introduced or its scale changed; and (2) at the level of deciding how best to provide a service once it has been decided that the service will be provided. The limitations of the current methods of involving consumers are outlined and
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