Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as
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1/29/2015 Creating Customer Value http://eproduct.hbsp.harvard.edu/eproduct/product/cc_8176/content/OPS/html/print.html 1/22 1/29/2015 Creating Customer Value This reading contains links to online interactive illustrations and video‚ denoted by the icons above. In addition to using reader controls in the navigation bar‚ you can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate between pages. Sunil Gupta‚ Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration‚ Harvard Business School‚ de
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organizations‚ some type of custom is completed (Hutchinson). In addition‚ there are both momentous similitudes and contrasts of thought‚ thoughts‚ and imagery crosswise over societies in these customs (Monger). America is a various nation and its marriage conventions have been impacted by distinctive societies. This paper investigates marriage traditions in America and different nations. However‚ its marriage conventions are extremely adaptable‚ there are some regular customs that Americans more often
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOM OF THE WARAY J. Colima Bajado* The Philippines as a whole abounds in quaint marriage customs and traditions. Written literatures from Fr. Pedro Chirino (1590s)‚ Blair and Robertson‚ to Gregorio Zaide describe the pre-Spanish marriage customs of the Philippines. More writers like Fay Cooper Cole‚ John Finley‚ C.R. Moss and John Garvan have written on the courtship and marriage rituals of the various tribes in the country. On the marriage customs of the Warays‚ some vernacular
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Unit 3 Assignment 2 A Summary of M.E. Porter and M. R. Kramer’s article “Creating Shared Value” Michael G. Castro Capella University MBA6008 – Global Economic Environment Professor Hidsell January 27‚ 2013 Creating shared value (CSV) is a powerful concept that many companies used‚ ultimately‚ being used as a strategy in developing the future market while also strengthening economies‚ the marketplace‚ communities and corporate funds. In reading this article‚ I initially thought this
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Introduction Not many industries have seen such a dramatic change and decline in their traditional business model like the music industry has seen it in the last 15 years. The internet hugely damaged CD sales‚ along with the rise of MP3 Players that allow consumers to store entire record collections into a device the size of their pockets. If you look at the industry in 2013‚ one can clearly see that the traditional business model of record labels is about to vanish and market analysts even predict
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Creating space during a soccer game is very important in getting the ball into the net. There are four things needed to make space and pass: a plan‚ a distraction‚ speed‚ and room to be able to make that space. First you should have a good idea of what to do in this situation and where people are. Second you need some sort of distraction so another player can get open. This is an important step in the process because if you don’t the player getting open will get covered. Then you need to be able
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Chapter 3 Analyzing Cline Custom Bicycles’ Cash Flows Roxette D. Gonzales BSBA III- FM A Darin Cline‚ formerly an internationally renowned professional bicycle racer‚ owns and operates Cline Custom Bicycles—a firm that builds and markets custom bicycles to shops throughout the United States. He has just received his firm’s 2000 income statement‚ balance sheet‚ and statement of retained earnings. Although he is quite pleased to have achieved record earnings of $ 106‚ 000 in 2000‚ Darin is concerned
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The Importance of Customs and Courtesies in the Army Customs and courtesies have been a part of many military and government settings for centuries; some even running back to ancient roman times. A custom is an established practice. They include both positive actions and taboos (things you do and things you avoid doing). Some examples of customs that we practice in today’s military include; never criticize the Army or a leader in public‚ never “wear” a superior’s rank by saying something like‚ “the
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Case Study At the end of Chapter 3‚ read the case study Custom Molds‚ Inc. Answer the topical questions at the end of the case study Be thorough and complete in your responses Upload your completed document using the digital drop box provided All case studies are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET 1. Custom Molds has reached a point in its development where its competitive priorities are changing due to its traditional fabrication market shrinking and its newer parts manufacturing market is growing.
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