Souiden‚ et‚ al (2006) postulate that further in-depth studies are needed to investigate how branding can assist companies to achieve their organisational presence in the marketplace. Consequently‚ as there is inadequate research on branding literature‚ this study helped to establish a comprehensive understanding regarding the effectiveness of branding for small independent organisations. Therefore‚ this management report addressed the main research question of ‘how can small independent businesses
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Psychology 490 Literature Review October 6‚ 2009 In a study of the relationship between online dating and mating‚ Couch and Liamputtong (2008) performed a study on the use of the internet to meet sexual partners. It was noted that the internet is the most commonly used tool used to find friends‚ romantic and sexual partners. Participants for this study were found online dating websites‚ such as RSVP‚ Adult Play and Date and Find a Date. For inclusion in the study the potential participant
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worldwide and identify common therapeutic areas to allow for focused interventions‚ because off-label drug use can be a measure of the lack of knowledge concerning paediatric treatments. A secondary objective was to provide a brief review of efforts to date. A literature review of articles on off-label and unlicensed drug use in children involving general prescription samples was performed using Medline and Embase : A lack of harmonisation between the evidence‚ the information available to doctors‚ and
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Literature review of strategy implementation and strategy process frameworks Introduction Great strategies are worth nothing if they cannot be implemented (Okumus and Roper 1999). It can be extended to say that better to implement effectively a second grade strategy than to ruin a first class strategy by ineffective implementation. Less than 50% of formulated strategies get implemented (Mintzberg 1994; Miller 2002; Hambrick and Canella 1989). Every failure of implementation is a failure of formulation
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Literature Review These sources discuss causes and effects of the Great Depression which happened around the 1929 until mid-1930. Here‚ the authors analyses and mentions some of the causes and effects of this depression that affect not only the United States but other countries as well. It will also be review some statistics and facts originated by the Great Depression. Source: Gay‚ E.F.‚ 1932. The Great Depression. Foreign Affairs‚ 10(4)‚ pp. 529-540. The author mentions and describes that
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Wendy Smith Literature Review and Appraisal of Evidence Weber State University Literature Review and Appraisal of Evidence PICO Question: For pregnant women considering breastfeeding (P)‚ does a prenatal breastfeeding course (I)‚ as compared to not attending a prenatal breastfeeding course (C) affect the length of exclusive and successful breastfeeding (O)? Part I: Identification of Research Evidence Article #1: Shu-Shan‚ L.‚ Li-Yin‚ C.‚ Chen-Jei‚ T.‚ & Ching-Fang‚ L. (2008). Effectiveness of a
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factors brings further complexity and encounters‚ hence urgency of more robust leadership‚ strategy and creative approaches is at forefront than anytime in the history; to struggle and compete this dynamic challenges. In the Michael Porter (1996) literature ‘what is strategy’; one of the concept of the organization strategy can be understood as being “different” from the competitors and so with the different end outcome and added value to the organization as a long-term advantages. It means that‚ an
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Merger Fundamentals Firms sometimes use mergers to expand externally by acquiring control of another firm. The objective for a merger should be to improve the firm’s share value‚ a number of more immediate motivations such as diversification‚ tax considerations‚ and increasing owner liquidity frequently exist. Sometimes mergers are pursued to acquire specific assets owned by the target rather than by a desire to run the target as a going concern. Mergers‚ Consolidations‚ and Holding Companies
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Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disease which affects more than five million Americans (Yancy et al.‚ 2013). HF negatively impacts quality of life and it is associated with frequent hospitalizations and high mortality. Evidence-based practice guidelines aid health care professionals with treatment management and provide pathways to optimize individual patient care. The main goal of treatment is to slow the progression of the disease and control its symptoms. These pathways address all stages
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CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Over the last two decades‚ Performance Information‚ its implementation and presentation to the end users which directly refers to the subject of performance measurement (PM) has gained increasing interest and recognition in the general management literature‚ leading Neely (1999)‚ when referring to the many contributions on the subject‚ to talk about the Performance Measurement Revolution. He demonstrated that between
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