any gain to be made‚ is surely an incredibly cynical and a-moral one. However this is not the argument that Machiavelli makes. Instead he only advocates‚ “breaking faith”‚ when “the observance of it may be turned against him” (Machiavelli [c. 1513] 1985 Chapter 18). When couched in these terms we see that Machiavelli is not demanding that all ethical perceptions be thrown away verbatim‚ but instead they should be seen through a light of transparency; there are times when it is necessary to get rid
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1981). In marketing‚ consumer involvement is often equated to perceived product importance. Although ‘consumers’ involvement in products is believed to considerably moderate their reactions to marketing and advertising stimuli’ (Kapferer and Laurent 1985)‚ ‘there is little agreement on what cognitive processes correspond to variations in involvement‚ or on the consequences of these variations for communication effectiveness’ (Greenwald and Leavitt 1984). The writings of Krugman were instrumental
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War: An Almanac. New York: World Almanac Publications‚ 1985. Bradley‚ Mark‚ Jayne Susan Werner‚ and Luu Doan Huynh. The Vietnam War: Vietnamese and American Perspectives. Armonk‚ NY: M.E. Sharpe‚ 1993. Burk‚ Kathleen‚ and Melvyn Stokes. The United States and the European Alliance since 1945. Oxford‚ UK; New York: Berg‚ 1999. Butterfield‚ Fox. Introduction to The Vietnam War: An Almanac‚ ed. John S. Bowman. New York: World Almanac Publications‚ 1985. Chamberlain‚ Marlene. Review of The Girl in the Picture:
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busily engaged in activities here and there‚ with an intention to reach an agreement similar to the 1985 "Plaza Agreement"‚ which resulted in forcing the Japanese yen to revalue‚ in order likewise to corner the Renminbi (RMB) yuan to revalue now. Recently some Japanese politicians have been busily engaged in activities here and there‚ with an intention to reach an agreement similar to the 1985 "Plaza Agreement"‚ which resulted in forcing the Japanese yen to revalue‚ in order likewise to corner
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(1991) and United Nations World Population Prospects (1992). The data was separated into two time periods‚ one from 1960-1965 the other from 1980-1985. It suggested that from 1980-1985 there is a more negative relationship between population growth and per capita output growth compared to 1960-1965. Also per capita growth rate are 3.28% less in 1980-1985 compared to 1960-1965 (page 20). This is attributed to a slow down in technological progress but also mention a doubling of population in the less
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carries only one business‚ corporate strategy analysis is not relevant for this question. 2.1 Industry Analysis The Home Depot is the leader in the industry‚ but the market share is almost negligible (0.9%). However‚ it obtained 62% growth in 1985 which is far above the average in the industry. Judging from Porter’s five forces‚ the Home Depot is facing challenges brought by the existing firms. No much challenges raise from the new entrants. But the threats from the suppliers and the bargaining
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Anorexia Nervosa Abstract Anorexia nervosa‚ the starving disease‚ has gained national attention in the last ten years due to its increasing victims each year. Many people keep their disease to themselves until it’s too serious to treat which may lead to death. Lots of people suffer from eating disorders and of that‚ 90 percent are believed to be women. Recent researchers suggest that anorexia can be caused by a mix of biological‚ psychological and social behaviors such as metabolism and coping
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Strategy. Do you think it is viable strategy in the long run? 14 Analyze Home Depots financial performance during the fiscal years 1983-1985.Compare Home Depots performance in this period with Hechingers performance. 15 Comparison of Financial Performance: Home Depot Inc. vs. Hechinger 17 How productive were Home Depot’s stores in the fiscal years 1983 – 1985? 18 Home Depot’s stock price was
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Q.R.1 It is often said that a good theory is one that can be refuted by an empirical‚ data-oriented study. Explain why a theory that cannot be evaluated empirically is not a good theory. Theory‚ whether in economics or sciences‚ helps ones predict and succeed in explaining on what they intend to explain relies on convincing assumptions. However‚ accuracy and validity of theories are important as the more accuracy in the theory‚ the more success in whatever business or science. Hence‚ all theories
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that Vogue tries to sell are mainly clothing‚ make up products‚ and cigarettes. In each era of magazine until today‚ you see a variety of changes of the ads. Cigarettes for instance‚ are common products that men and women like to buy. In the January 1985 Vogue issue‚ even though three cigarette ads try to use different methods to persuade the audience to buy their product‚ all advertise cigarettes that appeal to women’s taste. In one of the cigarettes ads‚ Virginia Slims’ proposal is to promote marketing
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