Job Creation or Destruction? Labor-Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion Emek Basker ∗‚† University of Missouri - Columbia November 2002 Abstract The phenomenal expansion of Wal-Mart provides a clean case for studying the labor-market effects of increased efficiency. I estimate the effect of Wal-Mart entry on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates and possible endogeneity of the timing of entry‚ I find that
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No witchcraft for sale Doris May Lessing (22.10.1919-17.11.2013.) She was a British writer‚ born in Iran. In 1925 the family moved to a farm in the British colony area of Africa. In the story “No witchcraft for sale” Lessing tells about a relationship between the Farquars‚ a Christian family and their servant Gideon‚ in a colonized Zimbabwe‚ and the native secrets‚ that no power can buy. The story is written with a 3rd person narrator with an omniscient point of view‚ where the happenings are
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Kelly Services 999 West Big Beaver Road Troy‚ Michigan (USA) 48084-4782 (248) 362-4444 April 6‚ 2013 Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center P.O. Box 6248 Dearborn‚ MI 48126 Dear Ford Motor Company: Here at Kelly Services‚ we believe in making your company the best company possible. Together we can accomplish this by forming relationships‚ not transactions. Our number one goal is to provide the world’s best staffing solutions. We are a global fortune 500 company and we work
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PUPPIES FOR SALE A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale.” Signs like that have a way of attracting small children‚ and sure enough‚ a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked. The store owner replied‚ “Anywhere from $30 to $50.” The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. “I have $2.37‚” he said. “Can I please look at them?” The store owner smiled and whistled and out of
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Manthan Shah 81 Parth Shah 82 Ravi Chandwani 14 Milan Vasani 101 Manish Sharma 86 Submitted to: Prof. Karan Shastri VRIO Analysis and Value Chain Analysis Services Inbound Logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Marketing & Sales Fastest Turnaround 400 new aircrafts are capabilities in strength Landing time‚ ticketing Fastest Turnaround Multiple marketing gimmicks New Revenue Stream Focus on HRM Luggage facilities Promotional activities (5‚00‚000 tickets) Support
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THE SALES ORGANIZATION By: Vibhor Jain Key Terms Authority – the right to make decisions and carry out tasks Span of control – the number of people a superior is responsible for Chain of Command – the relationship between different levels of authority in the business Hierarchy – shows the line management in the business and who has specific responsibilities Delegation – authority to carry out actions passed from superior to subordinate Empowerment – giving responsibilities to people at all
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SALES FORCE In today’s global marketplace‚ managers face many challenges related to fulfilling the customer’s ever-changing needs and expectations. The concept of customer service has recently become more complex as a result of globalization of goods and services. Customers are now well-informed decision makers as a result of the abundance of information that is available online and in the media. In addition‚ today’s consumer is most concerned with how a salesperson can solve basic problems and
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What it takes to be a Good Sales Rep I chose to write about what it means to be a good sales representative. I have always wanted a career in sales and am very good at it. Since I was 21 I have been involved in some type of sales career. The most interesting of all was being a sales representative for Roadshow Marketing and traveling to different parts of the United States. Of all of the places I have traveled‚ Atlanta was the coolest gift mart I attended. A sales representative can make a
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Definition of sales promotion * An early def. of sales promotion :’Includes all those activities ‚which enhance and support mass selling and which compete and or coordinate the entire promotional mix and make the marketing mix more effective”. (John F Luick and Wiliam L Zeigher‚Sales Promotion & Modern merchandising‚TMH‚1968) * In a specific sense ‚sales promotion includes those sales activities that supplement both personal selling and advertising and coordinate them and help to make
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Designing and Managing the Sales Team Follett Carter E-mail: fcarter@umich.edu Phone: (415)336-8622 M (734)222-0089 H (239)395-3244 H Class hours: Tuesdays‚ 7:00-10:00pm‚ Ann Arbor Office Hours: before and/or after class by appointment Conference calls also possible Textbook: Assembled readings and case studies Course Description The objectives of this course are to improve your understanding of the role of the sales force in the achievement of
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