* [1900:] Maxwelton‚ the estate of a family of rank‚ is beautifully situated on the banks of the valley of the Cairn‚ in Dumfriesshire; and there is the scene of the song. Sir Robert Laurie‚ the first Baronet of the Maxwelton family - so created in 1685 - by his second wife‚ Jean‚ a daughter of Riddell of Minto‚ had three sons and four daughters‚ of whom Annie‚ the youngest‚ was much celebrated for her beauty. She made a conquest of William Douglas of Fingland‚ a cadet of the Queensberry family
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http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-traditional-file-organization-41400.html Advantages & Disadvantages of Traditional File Organization Traditional file organization describes storing data in paper files‚ within folders and filing cabinets. Electronic file organization is a common alternative to paper filing; each system has its benefits and drawbacks. Data Security Traditional file organization has security advantages over electronic filing‚ but it also has its disadvantages
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Introduction CSR is a situation where not only do firm’s care about profit maximization and wealth accumulation about take into consideration the needs of the society. According to Carroll (1979)‚ companies are expected to maximize profit‚ obey the laws of the land‚ operate in line with community norms‚ and do well in society beyond the society’s expectations. Today‚ CSR is becoming rational including the needs of the community‚ maximizing the profits and managing the stakeholders. Garriga and Mele
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Very true innovation and creativity are at the heart of entrepreneurship. Creativity can be used to dream up an entrepreneurial idea and then you can follow the innovation process to bring the idea to life / make this new entrepreneurial idea actually happen. To help you think up an entrepreneurial idea take a look at some creativity techniques. I also think it is important to make the idea something that you are passionate about. Ideally you could take two areas (perhaps hobbies) that you are
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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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“The business of fashion is just not about pretty clothes and petite models; rather‚ it’s a multi-dimensional industry involving contribution to the bigger picture” (Usama Hamayun‚ 2012). “Before blogging‚ fashion editors of mainstream newspaper supplements and fashion magazines were the last word on designer collections‚ but now bloggers and tweeters comment of fashion shows as they happen often posting photos of collections right from the runway‚ making them accessible to a much wider audience
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Academic Year 2012‐2013 CEMS BLOCK SEMINAR: Take‐home examination Corporate Entrepreneurship Pauline GELDOF – CEMS Master 2 Introduction In today’s global economy‚ Corporate Entrepreneurship defined by Damanpour (1991) as the generation‚ development‚ and implementation of new ideas and behaviors by a company has become the only real source of competitive advantage for established organizations. Indeed‚ operating within an increasingly
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KFC spreading its wings and more throughout China By Ted Anthony The Associated Press BEIJING - The late Colonel Harland Sanders‚ whose bearded‚ down-home visage adorns chicken restaurants from Kentucky to Karachi‚ is headed for a new frontier: the mountains of Tibet. There’s more: The Mexican-style fast food of the Taco Bell chain will expand across China in the near future. Pizza Hut will step up its home deliveries. And KFC’s already imposing presence in the world’s most populous country
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Tutorial PHP by www.w3schools.com Organized by Nur Dwi Muryanto‚ 2009 PHP Tutorial PHP Tutorial PHP is a powerful server-side scripting language for creating dynamic and interactive websites. PHP is the widely-used‚ free‚ and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft ’s ASP. PHP is perfectly suited for Web development and can be embedded directly into the HTML code. The PHP syntax is very similar to Perl and C. PHP is often used together with Apache (web server) on various operating
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Q1) With a key focus on the grocery industry‚ it has become widely accepted by numerous companies across a number of regions‚ that Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) has become a key catalyst for supply chain reform (Szymankiewicz‚ 1997). ECR drives forward a number of efficiency initiatives with an aim to re-engineer existing supply chains in the industry in the following areas: product development‚ product replenishment‚ store assortment and promotion. These aforementioned initiatives are enabled
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