LITERATURE REVIEW Semiotics is an important concept when it comes to studying media and communications because we use signs whether it is seen‚ heard or felt in order to communicate. Umberto Eco (1975‚ p.7) defines semiotics in a broad sense that it is ‘concerned with everything that can be taken as a sign’ however it is unclear specifically what a ‘sign’ is‚ Daniel Chandler (2007‚ p2) elaborates further on Eco’s definition by stating that semiotics is ‘anything that stands for something else’.
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Portfolio management Portfolio management is the professional management of various securities (shares‚ bonds and other securities) and assets (e.g.‚ real estate) in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. Investors may be institutions (insurance companies‚ pension funds‚ corporations‚ charities‚ educational establishments etc.) or private investors (both directly via investment contracts and more commonly via collective investment schemes e.g. mutual funds or exchange-traded
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of a social setting. The action research literature has strongly challenged the character of positivism. It is believed that this type of research is derived from a different ontological basis; it tends to a humanistic social practice rather than a traditional natural science. Lewin started with the term action research’. His approach to the process is composed of a circle of planning‚ action and fact-finding. It is sometimes argued that Lewin’s model place insufficient analysis at key points
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B. Age Some researches highlighted that demographic variables have certain influences on the purchase decision (Puelles et al.‚ 1997; Burton et al.‚ 1998; and Ronjan‚ 2003). Like in the studies made by Javier‚ Cataluna‚ Navarro-Garcia‚ Phau (1999)‚ Rui Huang‚ Jeffrey‚ Villas Boas‚ (2006)‚ Rani (2009)‚ Ioan (2009) and Jones (2010)‚ shows that one demographic variable that greatly influence repurchasing decisions is age. Researchers cluster the respondents by age in order to know what ages in the
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extend of the angles these economists have presented their empirical evidence. LITERATURE REVIEW Following the Prospect Theory raised by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1986)‚ Shefrin and Statman (1985) take a further step and try to examine the decisions that might have a crucial impact on the decision making on realizing gains and losses in a market setting. Through their empirical evidence they include elements such as mental accounting‚ self-control‚ regret aversion and tax consideration
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Literature Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight
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Literature Review Assignment The primary purpose of this assignment is to help you understand that the literature review is an integral part of any research project and how it lays the groundwork for the investigation you will do. Quoting from Hart (1998‚ p 13)‚ Sekaran and Bougie (2013) define a literature review as‚ …the selection of available documents (both published and unpublished) on the topic‚ which contain information‚ ideas‚ data and evidence written from a particular standpoint to fulfill
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monetary phenomenon also impact the overall growth there fore this paper will also determine whether‚ and how‚ GDP in Pakistan would respond to a change in money supply (M2)‚ the inflation rate and interest rate & import and export in economy. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Matthew McCartney (September 2011) “Pakistan‚ Growth‚ Dependency‚ and Crisis” In this paper there is an ongoing debate about the impact of trade‚ foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ and financial liberalization on economic growth. Its proponents
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Homelessness is a global tragedy that is an ongoing problem which arouses anxiety in government and civil society. There are many difficulties in defining what ‘homelessness’ really means. There has been a long debate about the definition of homelessness in Western countries (Neil & Fopp‚ 1992). Questions arise such as; how should we define people who don’t own their own accommodation but are staying temporarily with other households? Should they be labelled as homeless? This leads to the debate
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Writer: Linber LewisSchool: President’s College‚ GuyanaIf one asks the question‚ what can floods do?‚ then the following may seem like fitting answers. During the summer monsoon season‚ heavy rains cause destructive floods in Southeast Asia. In China‚ the floods of the Huang He River have been so frequent and devastating that the river is called Chinas Sorrow. Likewise in the US‚ record spring and summer rains in 1993 caused the Mississippi Rover to overflow its banks‚ flooding farms and towns from
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