...Gidion’s Knot Gidion’s Knot was one of the most intense live performances I have ever seen, probably because it was also my first. Right off the bat I noticed that a few audience members were sitting in the school desks that I originally thought were part of the set, and they were, but audience members were allowed to sit in them. Though I did not, I thought it was a cool way for people to truly feel apart of the play. Between that and student work posted around the walls, you really felt like you were in a kids classroom. The play started with Heather, the teacher, at her desk, grading papers but seeming preoccupied and upset. Upon Corryn’s entrance, Heathers dialogue seemed very static and plain, as though reading from the script. She seemed to be relying on heavy sighs and breathing for emotion. I felt immediately this might be a one-sided performance but her speech rhythm began to loosen and flow more naturally the more she spoke. The more Heather talked the more you think she knows about Gidions suspension. She seemed to have knowledge of the issue, but plays the defensive as if she’s uncomfortable saying, or just trying to keep the conference professional and appropriate. The actor did a good job keeping that demeanor, her posture straight, face blank when possible, body language cordial but reserved and constrained. After understanding...
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...Biology 3.1 Internal Introduction: Porcellio scaber or the slater, as it is commonly called, belongs to the Isopoda order and is a part of the arthropod class Crustacea. Where most Crustacean relatives of the slater are marine, such as the water flea or the lobster, slaters have become fully terrestrial with seven pairs of legs and a flat, segmented body which they can roll up in for safety. P. scaber is commonly found in New Zealand despite being native to Europe. Slaters tend to live in dark, damp and enclosed environments, preferring moderate temperatures. Examples of this kind of habitat are the inside of a rotting log, beneath decaying leaf litter or in caves. Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the responses of P. scaber to different air humidity levels. Hypothesis: The slaters will respond positively to humid conditions. Null Hypothesis: humidity will have no effect on the slaters and their responses Equipment: * 3 Petri Dishes * Craft Knife * Masking Tape * Blu-Tac * Silica Gel Packets * Cotton Wool * 15 Slaters * Stopwatch/Timing Device * Pen & Paper Final Method: (Experiment conducted in a room with constant light source and temperature) 1. Get 3 Petri Dishes, cut 2 holes in one and 1 hole in the others, make the hole about 1cm wide 2. 3 2 1 Tape Petri dishes together, aligning the holes so that you end up with a 3 compartment choice chamber 3. Leave the middle chamber (chamber...
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...UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY - MUKONO CONCEPT PAPER ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR EMPOWERMENT’S TARGETING MECHANISM IN THE SELECTION OF SENIOR CITIZEN GRANT BENEFICIARIES. A CASE FOR COMMUNITY BASED TARGETING IN KOLE DISTRICT. PRESENTED BY ANDREW NEWTON OGEI odrew2002@yahoo.com RS15M13/602 MASTERS OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Social transfers are increasingly seen as a key tool in Eastern and Southern Africa to combat the triple threat of chronic poverty, hunger and HIV/AIDS (Hyper & Veras, 2012).Social transfers have over the years been the main focus for most aid organisation and multilateral agencies in transferring aid and support to developing countries. These social transfers take the form of cash or in-kind transfer. They are also in form of conditional and unconditional social transfers. According to World Bank, Cash transfers are defined as the provision of assistance in the form of cash to the poor or to those who face a probable risk of falling into poverty in the absence of the transfer. In Africa, these cash transfer programme are being used as a means to fight and eradicate poverty. These programme target different categories of vulnerable groups such as; elderly persons, children, orphans, women, widows and people with disability. In Africa cash transfer programmes are being implemented in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to mention but a few. Modest but regular and predictable income transfers helps...
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...Recommended Additional Resources Curwen J and & Slater R Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions 6th Ed. Thomson Learning London 2008 ISBN 978-1-84480-574-7 Wisniewski M Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers 4th Ed. Pearson Education Harlow 2006 ISBN 978-0-273-68789 -4 Business Decision Making 2nd Ed. BPP Learning Media London 2010 ISBN 978-0-7517-6832-9 Excel for Dummies – specific for the version year e.g. 2003, 2007 and 2010 etc. Online ‘library’ resource available via ilearn EBSCO Business Source Complete Assessment Criteria for PassTo achieve a pass you must meet all of the assessment criteria as stated below. Failure to cover all of the assessment criteria will result in a referral grade and you will be required to re-submit your assignment.Further guidance on completion of your assignment can be found in the guidance notes which are posted on the group learning space by your module tutor. For additional support please post questions onto the group learning space, or email pbyrne@rdi.co.uk | Learning Outcomes/Assessment Criteria | Criteria MetFor tutor use(you may wish to use this in your preparation for your assignment submission) | LO1 Be able to use a variety of sources for the collection of data, both primary and secondary | | | 1.1 create a plan for the collection of primary and secondary data for a given business problem | Task 2a,b | | 1.2 present the survey methodology and sampling frame used | Task 2c | | 1.3 design...
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...GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO - MARKETING DEPARTMENT Antecedents To Consumerism The Role Of Marketing By Nabila Youssri El-Assar 22-3384 To Dr. Noha El-Bassiouny On 10/12/2012 1 Literature Review Outline 1. Introduction 2. Consumerism in perspective 2.1. Definitions 2.1.1. First stream of thought: Benign Definitions 2.1.1.1. 2.1.1.2. 2.1.1.3. First definition: Manipulative Techniques Second definition: Customer is King Third definition: Globalization 2.1.2. Second stream of thought: Destructive Definition 2.1.2.1. Evolution Of The Consumer Culture 2.2. Implications Of The Benign Consumerism Definitions On Marketing Strategy 3. The Consumer Culture And The Consumption Society 3.1. Distinguishing Definition 3.2. Conditions For A Consumption Society 3.3. Unhealthy Pillars/Consequences Of The Consumption Society 3.3.1. Materialism 3.3.2. Compensatory consumption: The "Shopaholic" Phenomenon 3.3.3. I Shop Therefore I Am 3.3.4. Living Beyond Your Means 4. Antecedents To The Unhealthy Consumption Pillars 4.1. Intrinsic/Personal Influences 4.1.1. Personality Characteristics: 4.1.1.1. 4.1.1.2. 4.1.1.3. Self-Monitoring Personality Trait Innovativeness, Fashion Orientation And Opinion Leadership Ethical orientation 4.1.2. Psychological characteristics 4.1.2.1. 4.1.2.2. 4.1.2.3. 4.1.2.4. Co-morbidity and the Joint cycle of compulsive consumption Obsessive thoughts and Risk Taking Propensity Low self esteem Dealing with Negative Emotions and life challenges 4.2. Societal...
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...Published by: Asian Economic and Social Society ISSN (P): 2309-8295, ISSN (E): 2225-4226 Volume 5(4)2015, www.aessweb.com Journal of Asian Business Strategy journal homepage: http://aessweb.com/journal-detail.php?id=5006 LEARNING ORGANIZATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE-AN INTEGRATED APPROACH Muhammad Farrukh Institute of Graduate Research, SEGI University Malaysia, Malaysia Abdul Waheed School of Business and Economics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan Abstract The major purpose of this conceptual paper is to integrate the view points of different researchers about leaning organization and competitive advantage and then to develop a proposed model of Learning organization. After the in-depth study of literature we concluded that learning organization is an organization which learns through its members individually and collectively to create competitive advantages by developing a facilitative system through the process of self-development and information sharing by empowering the employees.. The paper also finds some critical factors which must be present in the organization to become a learning organization. These factors are Innovation, facilitative leadership, self-development, empowerment, and information sharing and collective collaboration. The paper tried to explain the similarities and differences among the previously available models of learning organization and proposed a new theoretical model for LO. Keywords: Learning...
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...The Impact of market orientation on business performance and website adoption: a study among iranian smeS Yasaman Darabi Division of Industrial Marketing and E-commerce, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran ABSTRACT Studying the impact of market orientation on business performance has been a popular research topic in recent years. However, there seems to be a lack of empirical studies that measure market orientation in an e-commerce environment. According to previous studies market orientation is a prerequisite for a successful business operation, but actually there is not enough evidence in support of this relationship in an Iranian context and particularly about the impact of market orientation on the perception of managers toward having websites. To test these assertions, this study looks into the nature of the relationships between market orientation, company performance and website adoption using 117 website adopters and 102 non-website adopters as sample data from Iranian SMEs. Narver and Slater’s scale (MKTOR) for market orientation, Weerakoon’s Multi-Model Performance Framework (MMPF) for business performance and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for website adoption are tested and used. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the measures in the study. Regression analysis was performed to determine whether market orientation is associated with firm’s performance and website adoption using the Partial Least Square (PLS) technique. Our findings suggest that...
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...An Experiment on Public Speaking Anxiety in Response to Three Different Types of Virtual Audience David-Paul Pertaub*, Mel Slater*, Chris Barker** *Department of Computer Science **Department of Psychology University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT 2 An Experiment on Public Speaking Anxiety in Response to Three Different Types of Virtual Audience Abstract This paper describes an experiment to assess the anxiety responses of people giving five minute presentations to virtual audiences consisting of eight male avatars. There were three different types of audience behaviour -an emotionally neutral audience that remained static throughout the talk, a positive audience which exhibited friendly and appreciative behaviour towards the speaker, and a negative audience, which exhibited hostile and bored expressions throughout the talk. A second factor was immersion: half of the 40 subjects experienced the virtual seminar room through a head-tracked head-mounted display and the remainder on a desktop system. Responses were measured using standard Personal Report of Confidence as a Public Speaker (PRCS) which was elicited prior to the experiment and after each talk. Several other standard psychological measures such as SCL-90-R (for screening for psychological disorder), the SAD and the FNE were also measured prior to the experiment. Other response variables included subjectively assessed somaticisation and a subject self-rating scale on performance...
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...CUSTOMER ORIENTED COMMUNICATION LI0413 NAME: TONG PIN STUDENT ID: 22491 PROGRAMME: BACHELOR OF SC (HONS) IN COMM & PR CONTENT | 1.0 INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISATION | 2 | 2.0 COMMUNICATION ANALAYSIS2.1 REVIEWS ON THE COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES2.2 WHY DOES THE COMMUNICATION TAKE PLACE?2.3 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNICATION | 2334 | 3.0 STRENGTH & WEAKNESSES PRACTICES3.1 STRENGTHS3.2 WEAKNESSES | 456 | 4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS | 6 | REFERENCES | 7 | APPENDIX | 9 | Summary Cosmetics line is always popular in our daily lives, especially for the ladies. There are variety of cosmetics brand in the market nowadays, and we as consumer have the choices to choose in the big cosmetics market. As the cosmetics market grow bigger, these cosmetics brand are selling more than products but also services. Their service are moving more towards to customer-oriented so that they could meet the needs of customer thus gain customer loyalty towards their brand. This brings me to the core of my assignment, which is to identify and analysis the communication activity of the cosmetics brand and recommend a better customer-oriented communications for the brand. I have choose The Body Shop as my main subject. 1.0 Introduction of Organisation The Body Shop is solely franchisee by Rampai-Niaga Sdn Bdn in West Malaysia. There are more than 64 stores operating in the western Malaysia. The Body Shop is driven by values, high quality skin and body care retailer for natural...
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...JBR-07661; No of Pages 11 Journal of Business Research xxx (2012) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Business Research Antecedents and outcomes of strategic thinking Byeong-Joon Moon ⁎ Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea, School of Management, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t This study focuses on the factors that influence strategic thinking at the organizational level. Based on previous research on strategic thinking in diverse management fields including marketing strategy, strategic management, and human resource management, this research provides a hypothetical model that links the firm's internal and external variables regarding strategic thinking at the organizational level, which in turn links to marketing performance. The results of empirical analysis provide evidence that the attitude of firms' management toward risk taking, the CEO's emphasis on strategic thinking, interdepartmental teams in the organization, and marketing competency foster strategic thinking at the organizational level, but formalization in the organizational structure impedes it. Contrary to the proposed hypotheses, centralization in the organizational structure is positively related to strategic thinking at the organizational level. The results also show that market turbulence and technological turbulence foster strategic thinking at the organizational level and there is a positive relationship between...
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...Introduction The purpose of this essay is to analyse the macro environment of the new washing machine which is being developed for launch in 2008 by Smart Wash Company. An organization's marketing environment can be defined as: the actors and forces external to the marketing management function of the firm that impinge on the marketing management's ability to develop and maintain successful transactions with its customers (Kotler, 1997). Virtually all introductory textbooks in marketing reserve a section for an analysis of the macro environment (McCarthy, 1996). Thus, we aim to analyse the relevant macro environment for Smart Wash Company, so that we plan our marketing strategy and target the market in 2008. External environment The macro environment is generally categorized into demographic, political/legal, economic, cultural, technological and natural environments. The basic tenet is that what happens in the broader environment has significant implications for organizational functions (Mavondo, 1999). For example, McKee et al. (1989) found environmental turbulence to have a significant impact on marketing variables. The macro environment introduces a degree of homogeneity in a given industry through similarities in regulatory pressures, strategic alliances, human capital transfers, social and professional relationships and competency blueprints (Oliver, 1997). Environmental variation has been shown to impact on strategy (Hrebiniak & Joyce, 1985) and...
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...REFLECTIVE REPORT Student’s Name: Course code and name Instructor’s name Learning Institution City, State Date of submission Contents Abstract iii CHAPTER ONE 1 Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO 3 Literature Review 3 3.1 Introduction 3 3.2 Theoretical Background 4 3.2.1 Marketing Approaches 5 3.2.2 Research Approach 6 3.2.3 Articles and studying Approach 7 3.3.4 Human Resource Approach 8 CHAPTER FOUR 10 Methodology 10 Research Design 10 Data Analysis and Procedures 11 Data Presentation 11 CHAPTER FIVE 12 Findings and Conclusion 12 Conclusion 13 Further Research 14 References 15 Abstract A brief insight of the research conducted on the case study of The Abercrombie and Fitch Co. - A marketing approach. The dissertation is aimed to add the information science literature on marketing, which often focuses upon the overall subject. The approach of marketing strategy from the perspective of services, human resources and finance is studied in the case study of the Abercrombie and Fitch Co. stating the marketing behaviour. The results proved to be hard to discover, given the fact that there is less attention given within a strategy for the three areas mentioned. By focusing upon the areas as independent ones, there could have been triggered the pieces of information necessary for the research along with personal conclusions. The paper offers a research and findings from a particular perspective, discussing as well the further development...
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...eBay, Inc. (2002) Overview eBay 2002 Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and Jeff Skoll, the eBay online marketplace was developed in order to provide individuals a place to sell goods and services. eBay became a phenomenon that attracted some 10 million auctions in its first three years. This success provided eBay the necessary foundation to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in 1998. eBay’s online auction concept is relatively simple. Sellers register with eBay and use its suite of online tools to place nearly any item up for sale. Buyers navigate eBay’s vast array of categories or use search functionality to find goods or services that they wish to bid on. Once the auction is won, the buyer may use PayPal, the online payment service, to complete the transaction. Perhaps the most powerful part of the eBay process lies with the feedback scores that are given by both buyer and seller following the completion of the transaction. Feedback scores are public information and allow other buyers and sellers to determine whether a person is worthy of doing business with or not. A negative feedback on eBay is akin to having a bad credit score with a bank. By providing a marketplace for “new and scarce goods, end-of-life products, and used and vintage items,” eBay provides a valuable service in which they attempt to “make inefficient markets more efficient.[1]” While other Internet business models have failed in recent years...
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...www.ccsenet.org/ijms International Journal of Marketing Studies Vol. 2, No. 2; November 2010 Impact of Service Orientation on Frontline Employee Service Performance and Consumer Response Rong-Da Liang Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, National Penghu University No.300, Liuhe Rd., Magong City, Penghu County 88046, Taiwan, R.O.C Tel: 886-6-926-4115 Ext: 5522 E-mail: rdliang@npu.edu.tw Hsing-Chau Tseng Graduate School of Business and Operations Management, Chang Jung Christian University 396, Chang Jung Rd., Sec.1, Kway Jen, Tainan 71101, Taiwan, R.O.C Tel: 886-6-278-5123 Ext: 2020 E-mail: hsingchau@mail.cjcu.edu.tw Yun-Chen Lee (Corresponding author) Graduate School of Business and Operations Management, Chang Jung Christian University No. 396, Chang Jung Rd., Sec.1, Kway Jen, Tainan 71101, Taiwan, R.O.C Tel: 886-937-366-869 Abstract As product and price become less important, managers search for new ways to differentiate themselves in a buyer-seller relationship. Increasingly, businesses have to focus on service orientation to differentiate themselves from their competitors. As consumer loyalty depends primarily upon rendering quality service, the delivery process among business service orientation, frontline service employee performance and consumer response deserves more attention. This article explores some of the ways in which service orientation can be used as an appropriate alternative to the more traditional business methods. This study analyzes...
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...Environmental assessment of bio-based polymers and natural fibres Dr. Martin Patel*), Dr. Catia Bastioli**), Dr. Luigi Marini**), Dipl.-Geoökol. Eduard Würdinger***) *) Utrecht University, Department of Science, Technology and Society (STS), Copernicus Institute, Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands; Phone: +31 30 253 7634; Fax: +31 30 253 7601; E-mail: m.patel@chem.uu.nl **) Novamont, Via Fauser 8, I-28100 Novara, Italy; Phone: +39 0321 699 611; Fax: +39 0321 699 600; E-mail: bastioli@materbi.com, marini@materbi.com ***) BIFA (Bavarian Institute of Applied Environmental Research and Technology), Am Mittleren Moos 46, D-86167 Augsburg, Germany; Phone: +49 821 7000-181; Fax: +49 821 7000-100; Email: ewuerdinger@bifa.de Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2. HISTORICAL OUTLINE 3. METHODOLOGY OF LCA 4. PRESENTATION OF COMPARATIVE DATA 4.1 STARCH POLYMERS 4.1.1 Starch polymer pellets 4.1.2 Starch polymer loose fills 4.1.3 Starch polymer films and bags 4.1.4 Starch nanoparticles as fillers in tyres 4.2 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHA) 4.3 POLYLACTIDES (PLA) 4.4 OTHER POLYMERS BASED ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES 4.5 NATURAL FIBRES 5. SUMMARISING COMPARISON 6. DISCUSSION 7. CONCLUSIONS 7.1 7.2 SUMMARY AND FURTHER ELABORATION OF FINDINGS OUTLOOK AND PERSPECTIVES 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 9. REFERENCES ANNEX 1: OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE COMPARISONS FOR BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW ANNEX 2:...
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