What is social capital ? A Critical Literature Review Student: Ying Jiang Instructor: Jorge Sousa Course: CED1 The theory of social capital is one of the most rapidly developing social science research fields in the last 20 years. In the dictionary of classical economics‚ capital‚ mainly physical capital‚ is considered to be a production
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Management Literature Review “During the 1980s the concept of corporate culture captured the imagination of management researchers and practitioners alike. In particular‚ Peters and Waterman’s (1982) book entitled In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies proclaimed that the key to corporate success was a strongly unified corporate culture.” Wilson (1996:87) Corporate culture has always been a part of every business since it was first introduced in the 1980’s. It doesn’t
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Literature Review The Literature Review represents relevant literature and theories which this research focuses on. Social media is defined as “the use of technology combined with social interaction to create or co-create value” (Jantsch‚ 2008). It is an emerging channel for marketing around the globe. In the modern days where social media is widely used‚ what needs to be communicated to the customers is‚ in a way‚ determined by them (Kietzmann‚ Hermkens‚ McCarthy‚ & Silvestre‚ 2011‚ p. 242)
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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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Research reviewed. The articles utilized for this literature review provided an array of information that allowed for a greater understanding of the topic. However‚ it was difficult to find articles that addressed the topic of minority incarceration. Most of the articles explored during this phase of research lacked a focus on the issues of minority incarceration‚ and were generally accompanied by a sub topic that deviated the conversation. The articles explored also lacked fitting methods of data
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ADDICTIVENESS OF CANNABIS The Addictiveness of Cannabis: A Review of the literature Zachary Gill Southern Oregon University University Seminar June 2‚ 2014 ADDICTIVENESS OF CANNABIS Abstract As a country‚ we have been fighting and struggling with the war on drugs since the turn of the century. In recent times two states‚ Washington and Colorado‚ have legalized cannabis for recreational use with the same stipulations as alcohol. It seems to be that the general public has begun
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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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“Why do states contribute foreign aid?” Literature Review Christopher Bennett Introduction to International Research Professor David Mislan Introduction There are many competing theories underscoring why countries elect to contribute foreign aid to other countries. This is a difficult international phenomena to isolate‚ because there are many potential factors that could influence a country’s decision. Some countries are motivated to provide foreign aid to certain countries
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topic or field of the literature review article The article is called Dividend policy: A review of Theories and Empirical Evidence. In this article‚ the main theories on dividend policy are described and their credibility is evaluated. Connection between the reviewed paper and my research proposal According to my research proposal‚ the master thesis topic will be “Comparative analysis of companies’ dividend policy: international perspective”. Therefore‚ the literature review on dividend policy
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Appendix 2 Literature Review – Childhood Obesity Obesity - Background All of the literature refers to similar statistics regarding obesity. The list below gives some examples of the data available from the different sources. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Obesity has more than doubled between 1990 and 2000 in Britain. One in 10 six year olds (8.5%) are obese. One in six (15%) 15 year olds is obese. If the current trends continue‚ one fifth of boys and one third of girls will be obese by 2020. Obesity is measured using
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