ABSTRACT The present research intended to investigate academic performance in relation to sub-clinical paranoia. For this purpose‚ a sample of 290 students (145 males and 145 females) enrolled in University of Karachi with ages ranging from 19 years to 22 years were approached. They were administered with General Paranoia Scale (Fenigstein & Vanable‚ 1992)‚ translated and adapted in Urdu (Farhan & Ali‚2012). Pearson Product Moment correlation analyses revealed that no evident relationship exists
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Creating Shared Value In the article creating shared value the authors‚ M. Kramer and M. Porter discuss the current state of business value creation; and the efforts that need to be taken to create shared values. Currently businesses primarily concern themselves with profits and view value creation in such a way that they do not fully take advantage of their full potential. Additionally‚ the government has implemented policies that have only exasperated the drive from shared value creation. “Shared
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Brand Repositioning and Types of Brand Repositioning Brand Repositioning is changing the positioning of a brand. A particular positioning statement may not work with a brand. For instance‚ Dettol toilet soap was positioned as a beauty soap initially. This was not in line with its core values. Dettol‚ the parent brand (anti-septic liquid) was known for its ability to heal cuts and gashes. The extension’s ’beauty’ positioning was not in tune with the parent’s “germ-kill” positioning. The soap
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specific to their game‚ to be able to compete better. It is this market that the two conglomerates‚ the subjects of our study‚ cater to. Both these companies started off as footwear makers for the modern athlete‚ their innovative designs and technology creating waves. But now these firms have diversified. They compete on the broader platform of footwear‚ apparel‚ accessories and equipment. Today they are among the world’s top corporations‚ with a worldwide presence. Our study will concentrate on the primary
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the oldest and biggest cosmetic brands in the world has successfully transformed itself from a single skin care brand to a trustworthy and contemporary personal care brand for all family types. The brand stretched itself by sub-branding to many new segments‚ always nursing the core mother brand NIVEA and its “Gestalt”. [Company Background] Background As 2005 drew to a close‚ executives at Beiersdorf’s (BDF) Cosmed division [Brand DNA] NIVEA‚ the largest cosmetics brand in the world‚ had successfully
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water‚ and shelter. For example‚ for sub-Saharan Africa‚ poverty is the reality for almost half of the population. Africa is the poorest continent on earth by a long shot. Except for three‚ 28 of the poorest countries in the world are in Africa. The incidence of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing faster than the population. Overall‚ the pace of poverty reduction in most of Africa has slowed since the 1970s. Consequently‚ over 40% of people living in sub-Saharan Africa live in absolute poverty
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Brand equity has become a very strong part for every product. Brand equity refers to the marketing effects or outcomes that accrue to a product with its brand name compared with those that would accrue if the same product did not have the brand name and‚ at the root of these marketing effects is consumers ’ knowledge. In other words‚ consumers ’ knowledge about a brand makes manufacturers/advertisers respond differently or adopt appropriately adept measures for the marketing of the brand. Brand
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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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Men and women have always had specific roles that are played when starting a family. Women being viewed as the fulltime house worker‚ and men as the income support. Hope Edelman writes on her essay “The Myth of Co- Parenting: How It Was Supposed To Be. How It Was” how her martial experience was conflicted with ingrained gender roles. The role women played in a household‚ as oppose to the role women currently now play in the household are very different. Hence‚ the typical stigma that the man is the
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roughdraft WR 122 September 2 Anime subculture It was a chilly October afternoon and I saw something orange in the corner of my eye that would change my life forever. I found a crooked orange poster on a door window at the end of the hallway. The poster read‚ “All is welcome‚ come join us in the Anime manga club.” Anime is a subculture developed around Japanese animation. Anime subculture help people obtain a more fulfilling life with its overly friendly environment; which allows all types of
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