al. (1993) involved a content analysis of 1989 National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four basketball games. They investigated commentary‚ including introductions and lead-ins‚ on three women’s games and three men’s games. They also looked at coverage
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significance of this study and scope and limitation of the study. Background of the Study The extent to which youth are labeled at-risk varies according to different authorities from psychology‚ education‚ sociology‚ and other fields (Astroh‚ 1993). Some authorities maintain that all youth are born at high risk (Glenn & Nelsen‚ 1988). Others estimate that one-quarter of 10-17 year olds are at-risk Dryfoos‚ 1990). In more recent development‚ the number of youth in their high-risk years who commit
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The Impact of Information Technology Infrastructure Flexibility on Strategic Alignment and Applications Implementation Sock H. Chung Department of Computer Information Systems College of Business Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti‚ MI 48197 sock.chung@banyan.emich.edu R. Kelly Rainer‚ Jr. ** Department of Management College of Business Auburn University Auburn‚ Alabama 36849 (334) 844-6527 rainer@business.auburn.edu Bruce R. Lewis Calloway School of Business Wake Forest
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1. Why do firms pay dividend? What‚ in general‚ are the advantages and disadvantages of paying cash dividends? Because often dividends are perceived as spendable income (some stock holders look at stocks as a source of income as it is easier to get a dividend instead of selling the stocks). Sometimes investment opportunities are low‚ they reach the limit of their marketplace‚ so companies decides to distribute cash in the form of dividends. For some companies it is a way of showing that
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spoken for a long time‚ and because nobody ever talks to Thomas. The main reason Thomas is othered by the people on the reservation is because he is always seen talking to himself‚ and he likes to tell the same stories over and over again ( Alexie‚ 1993). Throughout the short story Victor and Thomas’s relationship is revealed through flashbacks to events when they were kids. During one flashback‚ Victor remembers time when a group of Indian boys othered Thomas. Thomas had jumped off the roof of
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(MOH‚ 2012). Colorectal cancer affects both Maori and non Maori populations in New Zealand and the incidence rate rank among the highest worldwide (Shah et al‚ 2011). The identity of the client in this case study is protected under the Privacy Act (1993). He will‚ hereafter‚ be known as Mr. S. The student in this assignment will critique the given case study (Appendix. A) and discuss the pathophysiology of colorectal cancer along with the interpretation of the information given (Appendix. A). An appropriate
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CBBE Pyramid Powerful brands create meaningful images in the minds of customers (Keller‚ 1993). A strong brand image and reputation enhances differentiation and has a positive influence on buying behaviour (Gordon et al.‚ 1993; McEnally and de Chernatony‚ 1999). A brand is a bundle of functional‚ economic and psychological benefits for the end-user (Ambler‚ 1995). Brand equity‚ as defined by Keller (1993)‚ occurs when a brand is known and has some strong‚ favourable and unique associations in a
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the product is high-end and durable‚ sales are subject to fluctuations of the business cycle. During the economic boom leading up to 1993 Haefren‚ as well as the industry in general‚ enjoyed strong sales. However‚ the economic bust in 1993 has slowed sales growth. Decreased consumer confidence caused industry sales growth to decrease from 42.9% in 1992 to 9% in 1993. Haefren experienced negative sales growth during this period. Haefren has a strong competitive position; however‚ it is quickly deteriorating
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United Kingdom (Drive‚ 2011). It was regarded as a soft discounter (with 5-10% discounts)‚ compared to hard discounters (with 20% discounts) (Colla‚ 2003). In the zenith of its business‚ the company had more than 800 stores nationwide (Tedlow and Jones‚ 1993). Nonetheless‚ it was taken over by Somerfield in 1998 and eventually went into administration in 2007. To investigate Kwik Save’s failure‚ this paper exams the operations strategy of the company which includes external market analysis and internal
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Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph made by Kevin Carter in 1993 I decided to describe the story behind this photograph‚ because of two reasons. The first one is a book I am reading now: ‘The Bang - Bang Club’. Kevin Carter - the author of this photograph belonged to this four-member club of South African photographers. The second reason is that this is an important moment in documentary photograhy. This photograph was taken during the Sudan Famine in 1993. The picture depicts a hunger stricken child crawling
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