Four lessons for long-term success When considering a new market or brand‚ it pays to take the longer view. A fast-growing Asian fashion retailer shares his strategy. Why does it pay to take the long-term view in developing new markets? Douglas Benjamin‚ CEO of FJ Benjamin (Singapore) and executive director of FJ Benjamin Holdings‚ discuss some of the company’s long-term investment views when considering a new market or brand. The fashion retail company has more than 170 stores and hundreds more
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The article discusses cheating in academia including the numbers and statistics‚ the reasons and the strategies to prevent it. What striked me the most in this article is the long term effects of the unethical behavior. McCabe‚ Treviño‚ and Butterfield (1996) found a link in their studies between the cheating attitude in college and workplace. The direct correlation between unethical behavior at school and workplace was observed by Sims (1993) in a study conducted on 60 MBA students. His research
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Long term memory is the final holding place for information that we come across every day. However a lot of this information is lost through decay‚ ensuring only mostly important and relevant information is kept in the LTM. Short term memories become long term through attention and rehearsal. There are different models which differ on how this information is passed along. Long term memory can be recalled whenever it is needed. Long term memories are as a result of more stable and permanent changed
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Psychology Report The effect of caffeine on long-term memory Introduction: What is caffeine? Caffeine is one of the commonly consumed or most ingested stimulant or psychoactive substance in the world‚ known for it’s effect on vigilance and alertness level (A. Smith‚ 2002) or at least perceived to jolt our tired brains‚ when consumed in normal or moderate quantity. Caffeine is available to us from various sources like coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ soft drinks and other such products. Caffeine is basically
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The causes of World War I The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in July 1914‚ included many intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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The civil war is one of the turning points in the history of the United States. After the fall of fort Sumter‚ the battle lines were drawn very quickly. The first shots had been fired and there was no turning back. The union being an established country already‚ acknowledged by outside countries as a nation. This was one of the most important advantages of the Union. The north where most of the union states resided was known for its booming industry. This means they readily had supplies in which
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different models for hospitals‚ long term care‚ and mental health is due to the variation of healthcare needs for individual patients. To my understanding the expectations of consumers‚ providers‚ and payers have also changed dramatically over the years with the anticipation of more effective interventions at more efficient and competitive pricing (Williams & Torrens‚ 2008). The expectations of those who need hospital care are typically different from those in long term care facilities just as the needs
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Bullying can be triggered by a difference in race‚ sexuality‚ or a conflict within a relationship; such as a rumor. The effects of bullying can last a lifetime. The long-term effects are: victims feel more secluded from their peers‚ which can lead to suicide. Victims often get even and become violent towards the bullies. There are a number of reasons as to why someone could and is being bullied‚ however those few seem
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Running head: Long-Term Financing Long-Term Financing University of Phoenix Online Introduction to Finance and Accounting MMPBL-503 James R. Sullivan November 3‚ 2008 Long-Term Financing An established company is considering expanding its operations‚ and to achieve their business objectives‚ the company will require additional long-term capital financing. Long-term financing involves debt or equity instruments with greater than one-year maturities‚ and the cost of this long-term capital can
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Background to the War After the War of Independence the United States of America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This provided for a weak central government and strong state governments. However‚ it proved unworkable and a new Constitution was adopted that resulted in a stronger Federal government with powers which included regulating interstate commerce as well as foreign affairs. The different states had varying policies concerning slavery. In some areas of the country where religious
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