Revenue: The Case of Yelp.com Michael Luca† September 2011 Abstract Do online consumer reviews affect restaurant demand? I investigate this question using a novel dataset combining reviews from the website Yelp.com and restaurant data from the Washington State Department of Revenue. Because Yelp prominently displays a restaurant ’s rounded average rating‚ I can identify the causal impact of Yelp ratings on demand with a regression discontinuity framework that exploits Yelp‟s rounding thresholds. I
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Classroom Management Essay La Keesha Logan October 30‚ 2013 EDU 536 Professor Clark Abstract This paper will highlights what I plan on doing as a teacher to run a successful class. It will highlight some on Wong ’s‚ Canter ’s and Glasser’s points. And it will discussed the rules and policies for the class. I will also introduce the consequences plan that I will be using in the class. I will hold the students and myself to a high expectations I will have an assertive discipline
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First impressions are very important to your every day life. They are the basis of how relationships start and how you are seen by other people. People‚ based on first impressions‚ form opinions. The opinions could begin many things and lead towards success or these opinions could be ones that are misleading and have a negative impact on how people relate to you. First impression are very important on people’s social life‚ in your education and in employment. In your social life‚ first impressions
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Nonverbal Observation Activity ____________________________________________________________ _________ Prof. Michelle Coleman COM 111 – Interpersonal Communication Objective: In this nonverbal communication observation activity‚ you will become a “people watcher.” You will watch two different people in two different situations. It is helpful for this activity if (1) you do not know the people you are observing‚ (2) if they do not know you are observing them‚ and finally‚ (3)
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Table of Content 1. Assumption of our company P.1 1.1 The size of company P.1 1.1.1 Organization Structure P.1 1.1.2 Our Management Attitude P.1 1.2 Our major products which want to trade to China market P.1 2. The external factors what we need to concern P.2 (i) Muffler Magic (MM) background P.5 (ii) Business characteristics P.5 (iii) Human Resources Functions in MM P.5 (iv) Recommendations of recruiting‚ selection and training role to HR manager P.5 2b. Develop
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the work place. Once communication skills improve then‚ job performance can begin to improve. Each skill has to be studied to learn how to use them to improve on communication skills. Appearances is a very interesting nonverbal skill. This is usually the first impression one makes on others. It is important to pick the correct color‚ clothing and hairstyles. Different colors evoke different emotions. For instance when one wears black it gives off the aurora of sensation. It is also a great
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either‚ “Adam” (male) or “Alice” (female)‚ as a warm person or rather a cold person‚ and was then given a questionnaire. The results of a number of studies in the area of person perception suggest that an experimenters’ description of a stimulus can affect how that stimulus is remembered and evaluated (Higgins‚ Jones‚ & Rholes‚ 1977). This present study revealed that A) when “Adam” was described as warm‚ he was rated as friendlier‚ more effective as a leader of a social group‚ and more likely to
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paper is all about the factors that affect the behavior of high school students in dealing with other people. The researcher chose this kind of problem to be aware of the distinctive behavior of her fellow schoolmates‚ classmates‚ batch mates‚ etc. The researcher conducted this study to know the effective implications for the behaviors. Behaviorism‚ a movement in psychology that advocates the use of strict experimental procedures to study observable behavior n relation to the environment. The behavioristic
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Baptist and Methodist hospitals compared to each other The outcome and process measures of Baptist and Methodist hospitals are no different‚ however the HCAHPS measures for Methodist are better than Baptist‚ especially the ‘Patient Survey Summary Star Rating’. In comparing the two based on the HCAHPS measures‚ as a patient‚ provider‚ or administrator‚ the scores are better than that of Baptist and therefore would give good reason to select care or employment at Methodist over Baptist‚ however these measures
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Octane Rating Octane rating is a fuel’s ability to resist detonation and is classified by three main rating types. Octane rating is the measure of how resistant is gasoline and other fuels in the combustion engines to automatic ignition. It is the measure of a fuel’s burning characteristics. It is a standard measure of the performance of a motor or aviation fuel‚ the higher the octane number‚ the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. In broad terms‚ fuels with a higher octane
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