...the Optional Class Paper Due Date: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 5 p.m. (Late papers lose 10%/day in grade.) The purpose of the paper: This provides an alternative way for you to demonstrate your understanding of the tools of economic analysis covered in this course, as applied to a contemporary public policy issue involving market power or other topics related to the course. The topic is of your choosing, but choose something of interest to you! If you are analyzing a subject about which you are interested and enthusiastic, this will show through in the product you prepare and in the impression it will make on the reviewer. The key elements are that you: (a) demonstrate familiarity with one or more concepts learned in this course; (b) focus your analysis on a real-life issue or problem; (c) use the Internet for part or all of the research materials used; and (d) produce a paper that employs sound reasoning and analysis, and is well-written and presented. Use of the Web for Research Materials The Internet is an exceptionally rich and convenient source of information, reports, data, and descriptions of environmental problems and policies. I have posted a few links on the class Web site for several media coverage and reports by public agencies dealing with market power, antitrust, and other course topics. You should have at least one Web reference for material used in your paper, and good papers will have several or many. Considerations in Preparing Your Paper Your paper, if done well, can...
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...FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the sections titled “Item 1A – Risk Factors” and “Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance. We may also make written and oral forward-looking statements in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and otherwise. We have tried, where possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” “project,” “plan” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Any forward-looking statements are and will be based upon our then-current expectations, estimates and assumptions regarding future events and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements. You should bear this in mind as you consider forward-looking statements. Factors that, individually or in the aggregate, we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results include those described in “Item...
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...BSB113 Economics Summer 2015 Assessment 2: Research summary Submission date THURSDAY 14 TH JANUARY 3.00PM THROUGH SAFE ASSIGN VIA THE BSB113 BLACKBOARD WEBSITE (SEE BB ASSESSMENT 2 FOLDER FOR DETAIL) Please note that you are only required to submit an e-copy of your work through SafeAssign via the BSB113 Blackboard website. NOT ASSIGNMENT MINDER This document contains important information about your assessment. You will need to read it carefully to understand what is required. In addition to reading this document you are strongly advised to read the “Frequently asked Questions about Assessment 2” document (refer to the Assessment 2 folder on Blackboard). Background You are currently volunteering for Cancer Council Australia providing part time administration support for them at a local office. During a well-earned tea break a discussion ensues about the effectiveness of government policies aimed at reducing tobacco smoking. The discussion touches on ways of reducing smoking including a tax on cigarettes, a ban on advertising, plain paper covering for cigarette packs and shocking TV adverts depicting images of smokers with cancer associated with smoking cigarettes. You remember that your lecturer in BSB113 had spoken about cigarette taxes. You say that your lecturer had mentioned that the evidence is that taxes are fairly successful at reducing smoking and that in Australia overall rates of smoking have been declining for a number of years. Someone...
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...Authority, Incentives and Performance: Theory and Evidence from a Chinese Newspaper Yanhui Wu London School of Economics Job Market Paper February 2011 Abstract Authority de…nes the formal structure of an organization, and is essential for the allocation of resources inside the …rm. This paper develops a theory of authority in a multiple layer hierarchy, in which the distribution of authority alleviates incentive incompatibilities. To examine the theory, I collect monthly personnel data from about 200 journalists over three years in a Chinese newspaper, and provide evidence on their incentives and performance under two basic organizational forms — centralization and decentralization. Relying on an unexpected organizational reform from decentralizing to centralizing editorial power in some divisions of the newspaper, I …nd three main results: 1) centralization improves the quality of the journalists’performance, in terms of the newspaper’ inters nal assessment and the external measures of news content; 2) centralization reduces the journalists’activities for private gain; 3) centralization decreases the editorial activities conducted by managing editors. These results are in line with the theory: a more centralized hierarchy achieves better control over workers’ opportunistic behaviour, at the cost of depressing middle managers’initiative. Key Words: Authority, Organizational Structure, Incentives, Information, Action Distortion, Decision Bias, Media Bias JEL Classi…cations:...
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...Chronicle Gazette Name Institution STRATEGIC PLANNING 2 Introduction The Chronicle Gazette is a leading newspaper in the United States with a circulation of 225,000 customers. Over the past few years, it has been facing a decline in its customer base and revenues. This is mainly due to the increasing dominance of the Internet as a means of disseminating information and news. The newspaper publishing industry in the United States is going through a difficult phase with declining revenues. Both subscription revenues and advertising revenues have been steadily declining. One of the main causes for this downfall is that readers are using the Internet to get news content for free and are reluctant to pay. The global economic recession has cut down the advertising revenues for newspapers. Cost of publishing has increased and a majority of newspapers have increased prices. This has further distanced consumers from traditional newspapers and made online news websites more popular. The main purpose of this report is to present measures for The Chronicle Gazette to boost its circulation and increase profits. The report will analyze the newspaper industry in the United States giving details of its present status and future position. It will also present facts on the factors that have lead to the decline of the industry. The report will analyze the trends in the newspaper industry and the strategies adopted by leading companies in the industry. It will provide details on the...
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...COMPANY: A Case Study Analysis John J. Head WestCom Group Consulting Inc. School of Communication Telecommunications Management 4480 Western Michigan University 1903 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008 November 8, 2012 ©2012 John J Head Source: New York Times Co. Table of Contents I. Historical Overview 1 Early steps 2 Diversification 3 Challenges, changes 4 II. Organizational structure 5 Table 1 5 III. Business Operations 6 Table 2 7 The flagship 8 IV. Financial performance 9 Table 3 9 V. Future outlook 11 Branding 11 SWOT analysis and other risks 12 Table 4 13 Demographics 15 Philosophy 16 i Endnotes 18 I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” Special are those instances in business when a slogan becomes so synonymous with a company. Those words, found on the front page of every copy of every edition of The New York Times since 1896, began as a way to define the publication to its readership. That slogan stands to this day, but the newspaper and its parent, The New York Times Company, have grown far beyond the reaches of New York City and its surrounding boroughs. The New York Times Company is a diversified media company whose core purpose is “to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.”1 It is a publicly traded company (NYTC on the New York Stock Exchange) and publishes three major daily newspapers. It also operates...
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...5829/idosi.wasj.2013.28.11.13813 The Neutrality of Sinar Harian Newspaper in Malaysian Politics Wan Rohila Ganti bt Wan Abdul Ghapar, Nurul Saadatun Nadiah Mohd Ngah and Ilyas Abdullah Faculty of Administrative Science and Public Policy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia Abstract: This article examines the neutrality of Sinar Harian, a Malay daily, which claims to be neutral and without favour, from 20 April 2013 to 5 May 2013, 15-day campaign period of Malaysia’s 2013 General Election. The 13th General Election was the most contentious of election in Malaysian politics. Sinar Harian attempts to present a balanced reporting, by giving spaces to both parties to present their ideas and defend their stand, rooms which are not available in other mainstreams newspapers. This study uses content analysis as a method of investigation. It is a technique of gathering and analyzing the content of text. The analyses cover these dimensions; news report and analyses, letters to the Editor, political advertisements and special guest columns. This study found 33% of articles favored BN, 36% covered PR, 24% of articles considered as neutral reports and 6% of articles reported the activities of independent candidates. Using Monti’s classification of biasedunbiased reports, Sinar Harian can be categorized as unbiased newspaper. Key words: Sinar Harian Neutrality of media Mainstream newspaper INTRODUCTION Media freedom is important for a number of...
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...PROJECT REPORT ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AT PRABHAT KHABHAR, RANCHI SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLEMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, RANCHI Submitted by: DIBYANSHU PRAKASH DEPTT. OF BBA HR SPECIALISIATION ROLL NO 10PBBA015822 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The joy of ingenuity!!! This is doubtlessly what this project is about. Before getting to brass tacks of things,I would like to add a heartfelt word for the people who have helped me in bringing out the creativeness of this project. To commence with things I would like to take this opportunity to gratefully and humbly thank to Mr. NAVEEN SINHA, HR, PRABHAT KHABAR, RANCHI, for being appreciative enough by giving me an opportunity to undertake this project in PRABHAT KHABAR .It is my glowing feeling to place on record my best regards, to Mr.SUJIT KUMAR for his continuous support, encouragement and support. I place on record, my sincere gratitude to HOD Mr. ABHIJEET DEY, BBA Department, for his constant encouragement. My parents need special mentions here for their constant support and love in my life. I also thank my friends and well wishers, who have provided their whole hearted support to me in this exercise. I believe that this Endeavor has prepared me for taking up new challenging opportunities in future. Yours Faithfully DIBYANSHU PRAKASH INDEX TOPIC | PAGE NO. | Chapter-1 Print Media - Introduction | 4-8 | ...
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...2.2 Individual Written Assignment – Case Study Report Assignment Overview The purpose of the case study report is to help you bridge theoretical and practical applications of organisational behaviour topics, while also helping you build important written communication and problem-solving skills. Analysing a case study allows you to simulate some of the complexities and ambiguities that are present in real organisational problems and consider practical and evidence-based solutions. You will analyse the events in a case study (see below) and apply relevant OB principles to analyse the case. You will support your analysis with relevant OB research from at least 5 academic, peer-reviewed journal articles. The assignment is approximately 1500 words (not including title page or references) and is worth 25 marks. The assignment must be submitted via the LMS by 5pm on Friday, 30 November. Assignment Guidelines o Select one of the cases listed below. Both cases are printed in the McShane et al. (2010) textbook: o Arctic Mining Consultants (pages 616-619) o High Noon at Alpha Mill (pages 630-633) o Read the case carefully and write a report that includes the following elements: 1) Title Page (note: not included in word count) that includes • Your name & student ID number • Subject code and location (MGT2OBE, Montpellier) • Name of the case • Date of submission 2) Introduction and Conclusion • Include a separate introduction and conclusion paragraph. The introduction...
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...state of the art technology and promotional home buying services; all at a low fixed rate. McBride Financial Services is currently seeking ways to expand its customer base within these states. Its current marketing plan has a startup budget of $50,000 for TV ads, radio time, newspapers, and paper handouts as well as a monthly budget of $5,000 for advertisement upkeep. The current strategy in place has shown profitable results but does not target potential customers fully. To better support McBride Financial Services marketing plan a revised strategy must be imposed. Market Research A thorough analysis of current trends in the housing market and local area is needed to determine population demographics and market type. Local and state records provide past and present trends in the housing market as to whether it is a buyer’s or seller’s market as well as up and coming build ups in the local area. These records also provide information on the population type such as information as to whether the community majority is military, college students, single families or a mixture of all of the above. Information on historical areas, attractions, and areas of interest can be gathered from local and state reports in order to determine the potential for profit and added interest in these areas. Media The current media market strategy used by McBride Financial Services does not fully use its funds properly to target potential customers. The current use of local...
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... |3 | |Identified Problems…………..…………………..,………………………. |3 | |Objectives………………………………………………………………,… |4 | |Criteria……………………………………………………………………. |4 | |Justification for the Choice of Business Involved……………………..…. |4 | |II. Literature Review……………………………………………………................... |5 | |Objective 1 Analysis the Current Lamp Market……….…………………. |5 | | 2.2 Objective 2 Evaluate Dehong’s Market Positioning…..………………….. |7 | | 2.3 Objective 3 Analyze the Effectiveness of Dehong’s Marketing Mix…….. |10 | |2.4 Objective 4 Determine If Dehong’s Marketing Positioning and Its Marketing Mix are Suitable for Its Marketing |11 | |Strategy………………..... | | |III. Methodology …………………………………………………………………… ...
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...SYNOPSIS COMPARISON OF FACILITIES AND BENEFITS GIVEN TO JOURNALISTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND THE WAGE AWARD ISSUE OF DAILY THE NEWS Submitted by: ABC Regd # 07PMS0433 Roll #X335046 Address: MBA (COL) Department of Business Administration, Table of contents CHAPTER: 1 3 1.1. Introduction: 3 1.2. Need for Study 4 1.3. Broad Problem area: 6 1.4. Problem Statement: 6 1.5. Research Objectives: 6 1.6. Hypothesis: 8 1.7. Limitations of the Study: 8 CHAPTER: 2 9 2.1. Literature Review: 9 2.2. Theoretical Framework: 9 MODEL OF THEORETICAL FRAME WORK 11 CHAPTER: 3 12 3.1. Collection of Data: 12 3.2. Research Tools: 12 CHAPTER: 4 13 4.1. Data Analysis: 13 CHAPTER: 5 15 5.1. Conclusions: 15 5.2. Recommendations: 15 References: 17 Appendix: 18 CHAPTER: 1 1. Introduction: Daily the news is one of the leading newspapers in today’s world. This newspaper has progressed a lot in the last 16-17 years. The owners of this newspaper are; Mr.Khalil.ur.Rehman Mr.Shakil.ur.Rehman It is located in Muree road near Liaquat Bagh.Its head office is in Karachi. The working conditions as well as the working environment are very favorable for the employees of the news. All the necessary equipments like computers, printers, fax machine etc and other are also available. This environment is also favorable for the females as interviews were taken from the females working in this institute. There is also a common room for the employees...
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...media discourse ‘The media’ is a very broad term, encompassing print and broadcast genres, that is anything from newspaper to chat show and, latterly, much more besides, as new media emerge in line with technological leaps. The study of ‘the media’ comes under the remit of media studies from perspectives such as their production and consumption, as well as their aesthetic form. The academic area of media studies cuts across a number of disciplines including communication, sociology, political science, cultural studies, philosophy and rhetoric, to name but a handful. Meanwhile, the object of study, ‘the media’, is an ever-changing and ever-growing entity. The study of ‘the media’ also comes under the radar of applied linguistics because at the core of these media is language, communication and the making of meaning, which is obviously of great interest to linguists. As Fairclough (1995a: 2) points out, the substantively linguistic and discoursal nature of the power of the media is a strong argument for analysing the mass media linguistically. Central to the connection between media studies and studies of the language used in the media (media discourse studies) is the importance placed on ideology. A major force behind the study of ideology in the media is Stuart Hall (see, for example, Hall 1973, 1977, 1980, 1982). Hall (1982), in his influential paper, notes that the study of media (or ‘mass communication’) has had a chequered past. He charts its early years from...
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...Analysis of Newspaper Research Report Sandra Nelson HCS/438 10/24.2011 Dr. Jill Wiseberg Analysis of Newspaper Research Report This paper will give an analysis of statistical study involving the eating disorders of teens. Eating disorders are more widespread in teens than formally thought, and has had a devastating effect on their lives, a study for the Archives of General Psychiatry revealed the widespread disorder and behaviors in 10,123 teenagers between the age of 13and 18. The study disclosed that out of the 10,123, about 0.3% had anorexia, 0.9% developed bulimia, and 1.6% practiced binge eating disorders. Nearly all teen with social impairment have anorexia as an eating disorders and theses impairment affect their social and family relationship (Park, 2011). What statistical procedures are used in the study? The population chosen was teens from 13 to 18 years, the 10,123 were chosen from the National Co-morbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement. This would be a subset of the population, this element was possible chosen based on the particular study, and this is not a representation of the entire population, in this article the researcher used the empirical method for gathering data. The sampling method is difficult to differentiate, is it systematic or convenience sampling? the advantages of systematic is that it can eliminate other source of bias, the disadvantage would be that bias can be introduce where patterns used for samples coincides with patterns...
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...The purpose of this report is to designing a new boutique hotel’s club floor. The structures of this report are as follows. First, we will discuss the background information and state the objective of the report. Second, we will focus on South Korea IT Professionals and analysis their demographic and socioeconomic profile by relevant articles and literatures. Also, the purchasing power and arrival number of South Korean business traveler will be forecasted. Third, we will conduct a service analysis of South Korea IT professionals by Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension. Fourth, Hotel ICON and Butterfly on Prat are selected as our major competitor; therefore we will conduct a competitor analysis to find out their strengths and weaknesses by various kinds of methods. Based on these findings, we will then design the features and services of a new hotel’s club floor in order to compete with our competitors, also we will clarify how these features and service can satisfy our target market, South Korea. Lastly, End with making a short conclusion to see if our works can meet this report’s objectives. Introduction Retain competitiveness is one of the biggest challenge for the hotel. We, consultants of lodging and accommodation management, is always helping hotel to retain its competiveness. Recently, I-Hotel hire us to design the feature and service for their club floor in order to compete with their competitors. The objective of this report is to make a deep analysis for the planning in...
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