score 5.68 (Fortune Homepage‚ April 23‚ 1999). Kroc was a remarkable innovator. “He was always looking for new things that would increase the business‚” says Herb Peterson‚ the McDonald’s operator (Branch‚ 1999‚ p. 133). Throughout the years‚ McDonald’s came up with numerous innovative ideas and products‚ which includes reconstruction‚ innovation on menu‚ adaptation of local tastes around the world‚ the introduction of Happy Meal Program‚ and so on (Branch‚ 1999). McDonald’s continuous innovation
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and Townsend (1999) define a boundary as the "simplest sense‚ is a property line. It denotes the beginning and end of something" (p. 17). In this book‚ Cloud and Townsend observed the mechanisms of marriages that go into" producing and maintaining love" (Cloud and Townsend‚ 1999‚ p. 17). The boundaries in marriage are important because "when boundaries are not established in the beginning of a marriage‚ or when they break down‚ marriages break down as well" (Cloud and Townsend‚ 1999‚ p. 17). A break
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Statistical data.] 1 Ys in Love. Helene Stapinski‚ American Demographics‚ 21 (February 1999)‚ pp. 62–68. [Trends‚ Generation Y‚ Traditions‚ Life choices‚ Conservative‚ Early marriages‚ Computers‚ Communication‚ Shopping behavior‚ Market strategy‚ Examples.] 2 The Role of Emotions in Marketing. Richard P. Bagozzi‚ Mahesh Gopinath‚ and Prashanth U. Nyer‚ Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science‚ 27 (Spring 1999)‚ pp. 184–206. [Literature review; Theory and
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woman and the unity of body and mind” (Torkildsen‚ 1999) Leisure back in the Ancient Greek times was seen as a time to enjoy public entertainment and competitions and also to partake in professionalization sports. Though these were some of the many things the Greeks did for leisure back in those days‚ the most important form of leisure lead to “aesthetic‚ spiritual or intellectual enlightenment through the search for understanding” (Torkildsen‚ 1999). This was because of reasons like how others were
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attempting to achieve the better business performance‚ by using diverse methods‚ such as outsourcing‚ expansion‚ as well as focusing on research & design and so forth‚ Pfeffer and Veiga (1999) in their article pointed out most managers had overlooked the role of people in the business success. Pfeffer and Veiga (1999) were convinced that people should rank top in the list of business assets‚ which would motivate the higher commitment‚ involvement and performance. After using this strategy‚ organisational
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concentrate primarily on develop and refining its superstore concept. As of January 1999‚ they operate 120 superstores‚ which 23 superstores opened in fiscal 1997 and 26 superstores opened in fiscal 1998. Just for Feet plans to open 25 stores during fiscal year 1999 and 2000. In 1997‚ Just for Feet acquired Athletic Attic and Imperial Sports‚ which are now operated as the specialty store division of the Company. As 1999‚ the company opened 141 company owned specialty stores. The company opened 51 new
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increase the cost of capital. Investors often perceive large capital budgets as being risky‚ which drives up the cost of capital. (More...) An increasing marginal cost of capital. Capital rationing Copyright © 1999 by The Dryden Press All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999 by The Dryden Press All rights reserved. 11 - 3 11 - 4 Capital Rationing If external funds will be raised‚ then the NPV of all projects should be estimated using this higher marginal cost of capital. Capital
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of their approach. Overview of theoretical orientation and process Although much of Cloud and Townsend’s (1999) approach to relational health could be easily applied to most human relationships‚ as the title of the book implies‚ marriage is the context from which their thesis is explained. Marriage‚ they contend‚ is “first and foremost about love” (Cloud and Townsend‚ 1999‚ p.9). However‚ as they are quick to point out‚ love by itself is simply not enough for a marriage to thrive. They suggest
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income) 17-8 Horizontal Analysis Example The management of Clover Company provides you with comparative balance sheets of the years ended December 31‚ 1999 and 1998. Management asks you to prepare a horizontal analysis on the information. 17-9 CLOVER CORPORATION Comparative Balance Sheets December 31‚ 1999 and 1998 1999 1998 Assets Current assets: Cash $ 12‚000 $ 23‚500 Accounts receivable‚ net 60‚000 40‚000 Inventory 80‚000 100‚000 3‚000
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overcome anxiety and the many other difficulties directly associated with anxiety. Hart (1999) tackles stress‚ panic attacks‚ worry and
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