1. Franchisees gain numerous advantage when they purchase a franchise. First‚ while a franchisee may be opening a new store‚ it is part of an already established business and system. This means a franchisee has access to turnkey operations‚ allowing an increased speed to establishing and growing the business. Franchisees also get support for management and training activities‚ as well as financial assistance. Going hand in hand with this‚ a franchise already has an established brand name‚ quality
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Masaji Katagiri1‚2 and Minoru Etoh1‚3 1 R&D Center‚ NTT DOCOMO‚ Inc. Yokosuka‚ Kanagawa‚ 239-8536 Japan katagirim@nttdocomo.co.jp‚ etoh@ieee.org Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies‚ Osaka University Suita‚ Osaka‚ 565-0871 Japan 3 Cybermedia Center‚ Osaka University Toyonaka‚ Osaka‚ 560-0043 Japan 2 Abstract. This paper presents a probabilistic influence model for smartphone usage; it applies a latent group model to social influence. The probabilistic model is built on the assumption
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bad environment. He writes about the New York subway system in the 1980’s and how chaotic everything was there. Some people had the mentality that if something isn’t getting better then ignore it or join whatever caused things to get that way hoping that it could make their lives a little bit easier. Aiming to break the chaos that was the New York subway system‚ William Bratton worked hard to find a way to clean things up. Bratton wanted to make the subway system better for the innocent passengers so
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McDonalds 2. Arby’s 3. Burger King 4. IHOP 5. KFC 6. Little Caesars 7. Chipotle 8. Panera Bread 9. Subway 10. Pizza Hut Cost (Least to most): 1. McDonalds 2. Burger King 3. KFC 4. Arby’s 5. Little Caesars 6. Subway 7. Chipotle 8. Pizza Hut 9. IHOP 10. Panera Bread Health (Least to Most): 1. McDonalds 2. KFC 3. Burger King 4. Arby’s 5. Little Caesars 6. Pizza Hut 7. IHOP 8. Chipotle 9. Subway 10. Panera Bread Executive Summary The Fast food industry has grown significantly in the last two decades
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YOUTH TOURISM CONFERENCE: “Perspectives and Prospects” Palm Garden Hotel‚ Putrajaya‚ MALAYSIA Wednesday‚ 3 May 2005 KEYNOTE ADDRESS “THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH TOURISM IN THE MALAYSIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY” MR. MIRZA MOHAMMAD TAIYAB Deputy Director General I‚ Tourism Malaysia Distinguished Participants‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I am indeed honoured and privileged to be present here this morning amongst so many distinguished delegates of the Youth Tourism Conference: Perspectives
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The 2008 Olympics’ Impact on China From new construction projects to attracting the spotlight‚ the Olympics will have a lasting effect on China by Lee M. Sands For the PRC leadership and most Chinese‚ the July 13‚ 2001 International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games marked China’s emergence as a major global player. Just as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics propelled Japan and South Korea onto the global stage‚ the 2008 Beijing
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Dominoes was forced to make changes to their “cookie-cutter” business model by extending store hours. This was necessary to survive because Icelanders prefer to stay up late‚ and consequently‚ expect restaurants to be open late. (Gibson‚ 2006) Subway fast-food chain is another company that learned valuable lessons about cultural awareness. Their Director of International Operations was once quoted as saying “while we want (our partners) to be really aggressive and believe in the brand‚ we don’t
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like Subway. Higher Calories vs. Lower Calories When choosing what kind of food establishment you want to go to‚ it is always a good idea to know the nutritional information for the food you want to eat. By knowing this information‚ you will be able to make a better decision towards choosing an establishment that serves healthier food keeping you in better shape. McDonald’s Calories McDonalds’ food tends to have higher calories than foods that you would find at an establishment such as Subway. The
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“Rise and Fall of the Tokugawa Regime” The Tokugawa period (1603-1868)‚ also called the Edo period‚ was the final phase of traditional Japan. It was a time of internal peace‚ political stability‚ and economic growth under the shogunate founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. As shogun‚ Ieyasu achieved dominance over the entire country by balancing the power of “potentially hostile domains with strategically placed allies and collateral houses” (McClain 1944 pg. 31). It was an era of oppressive rule where
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onion.[1][2] Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce‚ a sauce similar to Worcestershire sauce‚ and mayonnaise. The takoyaki is then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito(katsuobushi). Takoyaki was first popularized in Osaka‚[3] where a street vendor named Tomekichi Endo is credited with its invention in 1935. Takoyaki inspired byAkashiyaki‚ a small round dumpling from the city of Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture made of an egg-rich batter and octopus. They are suitable for
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