Marketing Literature Review This section is based on a selection of article abstracts from a comprehensive business literature database. Marketing-related abstracts from over 125 journals (both academic and trade) are reviewed by JM staff. Descriptors for each entry are assigned by JM staff. Each issue of this section represents three months of entries into the database. JM thanks UMI for use of the ABI/INFORM business database. Each entry has an identifying number. Cross-references appear immediately
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Study of consumer perceptions towards discount offers Abstract This research study examined consumers ’ perceptions of products they purchased under discount offers‚ and their effects on repurchase intentions of the same products after the end of the offers. The research began with an exploratory study of marketers ’ observations of the effectiveness of consumer discount programs‚ and consumers ’ opinions regarding the products. The findings of this exploratory research were used to develop hypotheses
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Globalization leads to cultural globalization and makes the impacts on local cultures. The conflicting between global culture and local cultures is a controversial topic which leads to the divergent position on cultural hybridization and homogenization. Cultural homogenization refers to the effects of globalization and aims to argue that foreign elements‚ particularly elements of dominant cultures‚ are replacing local elements. In contrast‚ cultural hybridization is the concept of combination between
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Data breaches is a term that our society is becoming all too familiar with. They have been occurring more often throughout the past couple of years. An article titled “Data Breaches Keep Privacy & Security Lawyers Increasingly Busy and Looking for Recruits” written by Steven T. Taylor (2012) states “those in the business of cybercrime and protecting against cybercrime may think of 2011 as the year of the breach.”(p. 2) Cyber security has always been a big issue but the more breaches there were the
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT: A SURVEY ON THE NON-MUSLIM SOCIETY TOWARDS ISLAM (A FOCUS ON NON-MUSLIM YOUTH) Introduction Da’wah is compulsory on every Muslim in world. This activity has been done over a long time ago by our Prophet and his Companions. As a Muslim‚ it is made obligatory upon us to continue this journey by inviting others (non-Muslims) to Islam. This report presents the information about the Perceptions of non-Muslims to Islam. This survey was conducted on April 2013. The purpose
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Trading is done in three ways 1. Cash trading 2. Spot trading 3. Derivative trading The NSE trading system called National Exchange for Automated trading (NEAT) is a fully automated screen base trading. It is online and nationwide trading system. It adopts the principle of an order driven market. In this system a member can punch into the computer quantities of securities and prices at which he likes to transact. The transactions are executed as soon as it finds a matching sale or buy order
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The purpose of this study is to identify the negative effects of advertising on society and get a better understanding “how” it really affects us. The dependent variable for this subject is how bad and how (physically‚ mentally) it affects us. The reason why I choose this as a dependent variable is because the way it affects us depends on various different independent variables like where or when. The independent variables that concern us are: 1) When: Advertisements that we see such as
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Different Waste Management Options in Singapore Yen Hong To‚ Registration Number: 120116728‚ CPE6008 Abstract: This paper gives an assessment for several waste management tools in Singapore‚ a properous small island located in Southeast Asia which is internationally renowned as the greenest and cleanest country. Over decades‚ dramatic industrialization and economic development have put pressure country’s environment. In 1972‚ disposed solid waste was 0.74 million tonnes‚ the figure went
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Introduction Is it necessary for health care area to have operation management? With the reference to the journal at Springerlink.com‚ “Health care operations management has become a major topic for health care service providers and society.” (Carter‚ W. Hans & Kolisch‚ 2012) Although there are some special issues in operation management of health care industry‚ it is an efficacious and essential role in the contributions of health care services. There are some topics of problems discussed in
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examination of the role of attachment that eating disorders play in adolescents is explored. It is hypothesized that lower quality of attachment to parents in adolescents is associated with higher level of eating disorders. The following six literature reviews attempt to display and support this hypothesis. In a research article by Bachar‚ Canetti‚ Hochfdorf‚ Latzer ( 2002)‚ two questions were addressed to conduct the study. First‚ is the role of the family environment related to anorexic and bulimic
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