Chapter 1 The Problem and Review of Related Literature Introduction “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Confucius. This quote from the famous Chinese philosopher must be true for every student who wishes to study abroad and attain a winning career. Students should be careful in choosing which country they will spend their time and money for studying because if they made a wrong step or move‚ the journey to success would be different to them to take. Few countries in
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Stakeholder versus Shareholder Stakeholder theory thinks that the enterprise is a series of contracts with various stakeholders to form various stakeholder consultations‚ the outcome of a transaction‚ whether investors‚ managers‚ employees‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ or government departments‚ community‚ etc.‚ they are enterprise-specific investments and bear the risks. On the other hand‚ Shareholder theory thinks that not only the market will be sound‚ permanent‚ and viable‚ but also the ethical issues
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Literature Review on Marketing Strategies Posted on December 22‚ 2011 by bernard Leave a comment Research conducted by Cuthbertson & Bridson (2006) highlights the specific marketing strategies employed by retailers to increase customer loyalty. The research presents the internet as a potential medium of driving loyalty in the consumers. Fiorito & Laforge (1984) on the other hand have conducted a research on smaller retailers and what kind of marketing strategies they have employed to stay
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Literature review of Efficiency and productivity of banking firms Introduction Measuring the efficiency and productivity of banking firms has been playing a predominant role in helping managers or regulators to achieve a better understanding of the success or failure of policy strategies and make better decisions. Furthermore‚ the evaluation results of efficiency are also of major importance to stock owners‚ depositors and investors. The influence of ownership on cost and profit efficiencies
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inevitable and necessary to succeed” Quiros (2014). With this truth in mind we must enhance our skills to lead people through various aspects of change. The purpose of this literature review is to identify commonalities across several articles their assumptions on the importance of change inclusive of my personal views. We will review two elements and the hindrances they present in the successful implementation of change within an organization. The two obstacles will be human adaptability and leadership
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Literature Review this chapter will give an insight into the meaning microcontroller based dot matrix advert display system‚ ways by which it could be achieved‚ here some discrete components such as resistors‚ capacitors and transistors with integrated circuits (IC) were used to make this work and it’s wiring easier to understand. By the end of this chapter‚ one would stand a better chance of having an understanding of what microcontroller based dot matrix advert display system is all about‚ taking
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in terms of diversity. Upper management is predominately white male‚ while the worker population is predominately female. This is added to with the diversity in race among the workers. This divide could potentially be problematic for the company. Literature on the subject of diversity in the workplace and how it can be handled‚ revealed statistics on diversity and suggestions for how to handle it. The growth in diversity is continually on the rise. Today‚ one in four people in this country belong
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PART A CHANGE is unavoidable in order to remain competitive in today’s fast-paced market environment. Management guru‚ Tom Peters puts it that ‘change or die’ has been the bottom line for countless firms (Jick & Peiperl‚ 2011). Change can be large or small‚ evolutionary or revolutionary‚ sought after or resisted (Hayes‚ 2010) and is a general feature of organisational life‚ both at an operational and strategic level (Todnem‚ 2005). Burnes (1992) expressed that ‘change management is not a distinct
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Strategic Marketing Concepts 2012 Literature Review Lecturer: Fiona Browne Topic & Industry: Factors influencing effective advertising in the sports industry Name: James Logue Student Number: P09011581 Signed: Date: of November 2012 Executive Summary: Football isn ’t a matter of life and death. It ’s more important than that (Bill Shankly‚ former manager‚ Liverpool FC). Pick up a newspaper‚ any newspaper and count the pages given over to reporting‚ advertising
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1. Critical Appraisal of 24 References 1.1. Reference 1 (Blanck et al.2007) Factors Influencing Lunchtime Food Choices among Working Americans. Summary Various factors affect the food choice of consumers. The literature aforementioned aims to determine the factors that will influence lunchtime choices among working Americans. The main methodology used is by surveys‚ of which the participants were selected via sampling. The variable definitions asked included the respondent’s age‚ weight
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