Please try not to change your normal conversation pattern just because you are participating in this study. It doesn’t matter how many or how few conversations you have in these topic areas. Tomorrow you will receive an invitation to an online survey to collect this information. |General Topics |How many conversations by topic|List all companies or brands** mentioned by name | |Automotive: Cars‚ parts‚ repair‚ services such as road-side
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Housing price is a sensitive issue for everyone. Generally‚ the more expensive houses are‚ the more difficult it is for people to live. In fact‚ Toronto is one of the cities which has the most expensive housing price in the world. According to Royal Lepage’s website‚ an average Toronto house price was 624‚923$ in 2015‚ the second highest price among all Canadian cities. Moreover‚ an article by Sherman (2016) states that Toronto’s house price was increased by 8 percent in 2015; this figure was ranked
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the major factors contributing to graduate unemployment. (Sharif‚ 2005). Jawhar (2002) stated that in the private sector‚ graduates are becoming unemployable as a result of lack of proficiency in the English language. Various surveys have been carried out on employers in relevant industries to measure whether graduates are meeting industry needs and the recurring theme that emerged from these surveys has been the lack of English language skills among fresh graduates and workers (MoHE‚ 2008; Sibat‚
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many articles on economic aspects going on in various markets. The Housing Market Paradox is an article on the US News website by Andrew Soergel (Economy Reporter) dated September 20‚ 2016. In the article‚ the economist explains how there were low mortgage rates in the past and also interest rates which were near-zero which on his opinion theoretically would have created a housing market characterized by a perfect storm. The housing market prices just like the price of good and the services of other
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Unemployed graduates have become a cause of concern in Malaysia. The findings of a Graduate Tracer Study in 2006 involving 132 900 graduates from institutions of higher learning all over Malaysia indicated that 30.7% of graduates remained unemployed six months after graduation‚ while 5.7% were still awaiting job placement (Tan‚ 2007). The Minister of Human Resources revealed that more female graduates in this country were unemployed because they lacked the relevant skills required in the labor market
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Harvard Business Case: Ducati Introduction After the introduction of Federico Minoli‚ Ducati has transformed from a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world. But this is not enough for Minoli‚ who currently considers entering the Harley Davidson niche: introducing a Ducati cruiser. However‚ according to the analysis below – prepared using some basic strategic questions - this would not be a very wise
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Spring 2010 Ameritrade - Harvard Case Study Background: Ameritrade Holding Corporation is securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services firm from the United States. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Omaha‚ Nebraska. “Ameritrade MERITRADE for self-directed retail investors; TD AMERITRADE Institutional that provides brokerage and custody services; trading platforms that enables research and analysis; a suite of education
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Cinemex Cinemex is a Mexican venture started by two Mexicans (Dávila and Fastlicht) and one American (Heyman) entrepreneurs‚ which met while doing their MBA degree at Harvard University. The venture consisted in creating a new cinema experience‚ including more screens and movie prints (4-14) per theater‚ excellent seating/service and outstanding projection and sound presentations never seen before in Mexico. 1. Defining the Problems There are several decisions that need to be done as Cinemex is
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Economic Thought Alex TodorokiHOUSING MARKET EPIC FAIL 2008 Credit crises - Global cluster F&^# involving: Sub prime mortgages‚ collateralized debt obligations‚ frozen credit markets‚ credit default swaps. Focus point - Housing Market Who is affected – Everyone Housing credit crises two parties – homeowners and investors. Homeowners are of course tied to mortgages (getting screwed)‚ and investors are tied to... Well‚ ruining everything! Capital gain includes: Pension funds‚ Insurance companies
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Google Case What were the key factors behind Google’s early success? The main key factor for Google’s early success was the creation of PageRank algorithm. Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page transformed the spam problem of all search engines into an opportunity by creating an algorithm that favored pages that were referenced by other pages rather than simply counting key words. The page’s importance was determined by counting its inbound links‚ weighting the links more heavily
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