This attention continues to be apparent in the academic literature (e.g.‚ Baliga‚ Moyer‚ and Rao‚ 1996; Beatty and Zajac‚ 1994; Boyd‚ 1995; Buchholtz and Ribbins‚ 1994; Daily and Dalton‚ 1994a‚ 1995; Donaldson and Davis‚ 1991; Finkelstein and D’Aveni‚ 1994; Hoskisson‚ Johnson‚ Key words: board composition; board leadership structure; firm
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”(Achebe‚ 1994‚ Pg. 13)‚ therefore Okonkwo liked him spending time with Ikemefuna because he taught him how to be a man. Ekwefi was the second wife of Okonkwo‚ she was good friends with Chielo whom she shared a common shed in the market. Chielo was the priestess of Agbala‚ the Oracle of the Hill and Caves. She was a very powerful woman but if you met her on an ordinary day you “would hardly believe she was the same person who prophesied when the spirit of Agbala was upon her” (Achebe‚ 1994‚ Pg. 49)
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Gary Bettman‚ Commissioner of the NHL‚ Stephen Solomon‚ COO of the NHL‚ and Rick Dudley‚ COO of NHL Enterprises‚1 met in their New York office to chart a strategy for marketing the NHL in 1995 and beyond. After a spectacular 1993-94 season‚ the NHL’s 1994-95 season had been somewhat mixed; the league had suffered a labor dispute and played an abbreviated season. But there had been important achievements. For the first time in over 20 years the NHL had a network television contract in the United States
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Assignment 2 Exercise Robert’s Hardware Franchise Philippe Levy Financial Accounting MBA © Philippe Levy 1994-2014 1 CASE EXERCISE Home Repair Inc. offers the latest styles in residential hardware at competitive prices. In business since 1986‚ Home Repair operates under a franchise concept with 80 locations across Canada. Robert owns and operates a franchise. He has asked you for some advice regarding a document he has received. The franchisor has just advised him of
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learners listen to French people speaking English‚ they will feel hard to understand him or her as they speak English in a native French intonation. For this linguistic feature‚ learners need much more exposing to different kinds of accents. Yagang (1994) assert that the listeners have tendency to get familiar with the accents which they mostly listen. If listeners are exposed to standard British or American accents‚ they will face problems in understanding other accents. Also‚ the linguistic features
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ratios that can be taken into account to analyze why Westinghouse would want to sell Dressen. Mentioned below are some calculations that justify why Westinghouse was intending to sell Dressen at the end of the fiscal year 1995: 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Net Sales 671 577 508 563 621 % Change
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causing the channels of distributions to be more complex. * Promotions and volume discounts: As stated in the case: “Barilla’s sales strategy relied on the use of promotions to push its products into the grocery distribution network” (Hammond‚ 1994) They divided each year into 10 to 12 canvass‚ in which they offered different discounts‚ ranging from 1.4% on semolina pasta for example and up to 10% on other products such as breadsticks. * Long Lead Times: Barilla shipped their products to
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17‚ no. 2. (1993) Washington D.C.: National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Blum‚ K. & Payne‚ J.E. (1994). Alcoholism is a genetically inherited disease. In B. Leone‚ et al (eds.) Alcoholism. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 18-24. Disease and statistical manual of mental disorders‚ 4th ed. Revised. (1994). Washington‚ D.C. American Psychiatric Association. Dulfano‚ C. (1992). Families‚ alcoholism‚ & recovery. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Fitzgerald
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billion media conglomerate‚ arguably the most influential force in the globalisation of Western culture (Ellwood‚ 1998). Gomery (1994) argues that the Walt Disney Company was not always "a paradigm of corporate success". Initially specialising in animated films‚ it struggled to find a niche in the market until 1928 when it produced the first cartoon to use sound (Gomery‚ 1994). The company built on this success by negotiating distribution agreements with powerful corporate sponsors. It supplemented revenues
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E.‚ Bivens‚ J.‚ Highers‚ P.‚ Poole‚ C.‚ & Walker‚ P (1990). Case-based instruction and learning: An interdisciplinary project. Proceedings of 34th Annual Conference (pp. 2-18)‚ College Reading Association. Reprint. Boisjoly‚ R.‚ & DeMichiell‚ R. (1994). A business outcome model with an international component: A new workplace dictates new learning objectives. In H. Klein (Ed.)‚ WACRA Conference (pp. 67-77). Needham‚ MA. Brearley‚ D. (1993‚ September). The case study: Threat or opportunity? Counselor
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