The Social Construction of Consumer Needs: A Case Analysis of the “Healing Boom” in Japan * Takeshi Matsui Graduate School of Commerce and Management Hitotsubashi University Tokyo‚ Japan 186-8601 Department of Sociology Princeton University Princeton‚ NJ‚ US 08544 [ Word Count: 9‚555] September 2008 * I would like to thank Paul DiMaggio‚ Russell Belk‚ Jennifer Lena‚ Richard Cohn‚ and Ikuya Sato for helpful feedback and encouragement. Please address correspondence to Takeshi Matsui‚
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Preface Jerome introduces his book as being commendable nor for its style or relevance‚ but rather for its straightforward truth. He insists that the boat trip he details actually took place‚ and that the characters he speaks of are actual humans‚ not literary constructions. He believes that no other books can claim to be more truthful‚ and hopes that its simplicity helps his message come across more clearly. Chapter 1 The narrator‚ J.‚ is smoking in his room with his friends‚ George and William
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Harvard Business School 9-391-156 Rev. 12/8/92 Xerox and Fuji Xerox We are committed to strengthening the strategic and functional coordination of Xerox and Fuji Xerox so that we will compete effectively against strong and unified global competitors. -Paul Allaire‚ President and CEO of Xerox Corporation -Yotaro Kobayashi‚ President and CEO of Fuji Xerox Fuji Xerox‚ the joint venture between Xerox and Fuji Photo Film‚ was at a pivotal point in its 28-year history in 1990. Many considered
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International Maritime Arbitration: Legal and Policy Issues Paper Presented to World Maritime University Malmö 14 May 2007 and to the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission Sydney 4 December 2007 The Hon. Justice James Allsop Federal Court of Australia International Maritime Arbitration: Legal and Policy Issues.1 Abstract This paper seeks to deal with some important underlying policy questions faced by legislatures‚ governments and courts in dealing with
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Honda Motor Co.‚ Ltd. Annual Report 2009 Annual Report 2009 Honda Motor Co.‚ Ltd. Year Ended March 31‚ 2009 Contents 2 3 6 8 18 The Power of Dreams Summary of Operating Results by Business Financial Highlights To Our Shareholders Review of Operations Motorcycle Business Automobile Business Power Product and Other Businesses Financial Services Business 36 37 39 46 49 81 Preparing for the Future Risk Factors Corporate Governance Board of Directors‚ Corporate Auditors and Operating
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Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime‚ as well as all related concepts‚ including energy and force. More broadly‚ it is the general analysis of nature‚ conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines‚ perhaps the oldest through its inclusion of astronomy. Over the last two millennia‚ physics had been considered synonymous with philosophy‚ chemistry‚ and certain branches of mathematics and biology
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World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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146 . BE1WEEN THE WARS: AMERICA‚ 1919-1941 vention‚ and a masterful political leader and campaigner. Roosevelt’s personality and character were to be important in the life of the nation. He was a man who stood out in any collection of people. He had in abundance the personal qualities necessary for political success in the United States: magnetic charm‚ intelligence‚ physical and spiritual toughness‚ a superb speaking voice‚ and a Hair for the dramatic. Perhaps the outstanding aspect
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CAUSES: * Expansion in government services‚ as a result of Second World War ------------------------------------------------- World War II From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Second World War) "WWII" redirects here. For other uses‚ see WWII (disambiguation). For Winston Churchill ’s history‚ see The Second World War (book series). World War II | Clockwise from top left: Chinese forces in the Battle of Wanjialing‚ Australian 25-pounder guns during the First Battle
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The Visitor Roald Dahl NOT LONG AGO‚ a large wooden case was deposited at the door of my house by the railway delivery service. It was an unusually strong and well-constructed object‚ and made of some kind of dark-red hardwood‚ not unlike mahogany. I lifted it with great difficulty onto a table in the garden‚ and examined it carefully. The stencilling on one side said that it had been shipped from Haifa by the m/v Waverley Star‚ but I could find no sender’s name or address. I tried to think
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