...A vacation to remember In the start of the story, the main character described how he acted while he was in Bora Bora. He said he wasn’t shy to ask anyone for favors. He showed this through examples like how he asked the farmer if he could help and the bus drive tour with Teróo. When he asked Teróo if he could help out, at first she thought he was joking but in the end she agreed in exchange for a story about him. While the tour was going on, he said that he was from the Philippines which surprised Teróo because there he was the first Filipino she met. While talking and seeing the great sights of Bora Bora, they got to know each other better and eventually, Teróo invited him to sleep with her family and he gladly accepted. While on the boat to Huahine, Teróo’s hometown, he felt nervous because the boat ride was delayed due to the low tide. When he met Teróo’s daughter, Simone, he was immediately attracted to her. She told him that she was just finished high school and was going to college in U.C. Santa Barbara which was why she spoke English really well. When they got on the motorcycle, he that Simone made him wrap his arms around her waist. Usually, he felt awkward around girls. This was the time when he fell for Simone. When they got to Simone and Teróo’s house, he was surprised that it was different from the other islands. It didn’t have mountains and most of the houses were made with concrete. When Simone introduced him to her family, they immediately accepted him....
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...become increasingly popular in the field of dentistry. They have increased in a variety of dental procedures, especially in surgeries of soft tissues. This research aims to highlight concepts related to lasers in the oral cavity, which have been learned over the past few years. This paper will evaluate the lasers effectiveness in the removal of hyperpigmentation, oral and maxillofacial surgery, treatment of periodontal disease, and the removal of oral lesions. Outline 1. Lasers used in dental procedures • Background • Effects of laser on tissue • Disadvantages • Indications • Contraindications • Complication prevention • Patient education • Benefits A. Removing lesions • Benign lesions • Premalignant lesions • Selected malignant lesions B. Oral and maxillofacial surgery • Diode laser for soft tissue surgery C. Depigmentation • The scalpel technique • Rotary abrasive technique • Diode laser surgery D. Treatment of periodontal disease Bibliography Murthy, M., Kaur, J., & Das, R. (2012). Treatment of gingival hyperpigmentation with rotary abrasive, scalpel, and laser techniques: A case series. Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 16(4), doi: PMCID: PMC3590738 Pandurić, D. G., Bago, I., Zore, I. F., Sušić, M., Katanec, D., Milenović, A., & Vučićević, Boras, V. (2013). Application of Diode Laser in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, A Textbook of Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prof. Mohammad Hosein...
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...Kumar Rajuldevi Ranjit Veeramachaneni Sridhar Kare Master Thesis Subject Category: Series and Number: Technology Industrial Engineering: Logistics, 17/2008 University College of Borås School of Engineering SE 501 90 BORÅS Telephone: +46 033 435 4640 Examiner: Supervisor: Date: Keywords: Göran Stjernman Göran Stjernman November, 2008 Warehousing, Warehouse management systems, Retail stores, Inventory, Labour management. ii Acknowledgements The present master’s thesis work represents the essence of our achievements during the two years of study in Industrial Engineering and Logistics programme at University College of Borås, Borås. During this period there have been many people who have inspired us throughout the study period. The thesis work is concluding part of our university degree in MSc. in Industrial Engineering and Logistics. This master’s thesis was written during autumn 2008. This period was very exciting and it was very valuable as it has given us very knowledgeable and practical experience for the theoretical subjects we have been studying. We wish to acknowledge the assistance of Göran Stjernman, our thesis advisor, in the preparation of this thesis work. His professional guidance, insightful suggestions and immense cooperation was of immeasurable benefit in this research. We would...
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...Bushry (2005) defines electronic commerce as „an emerging concept that describes the process of buzing and selling or exchanging of products, services and information via. telecommunication and computer networks including the Internet“ (p. 1). Bajaj and Nag (2009) notice that „E-commerce not only automates manual processes and paper transactions, but also helps organizations move to a full electronic environment and change the way they operate“ (Nansi, 2004, p. 14). In a word, E-commerce today involves business information sharing, business relationships maintaining, and business transactions conducting by telecommunications networks (Web catalogues, advertazing and other). Besides, e-commerce considers electronical orders of products and services, payments (traditional payment, by credit cards, EDI, digital money), form filling (Web form, e-mail, faxing and others), services and technical support (Frequently Asked Questions, e-mail, bulletin boards and others). One of the major advantages of e-commerce is low connection and usage prices and multichanelled access and delivery. On the other hand, M-commerce reffers to mobile commerce and it “is defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities, services, or information on the Internet through the use of mobile handheld devices.” (p. 1-2). In another words, mobile commerce refers to the implementation of e-commerce over wireless devices. It is commercial mobile computing application based on wireless networks...
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...unauthorized people from accessing critical information Benefits of E-commerce This section gives some of the benefits and opportunities accrued to a business involved in E-commerce. They are; 1. Large number of potential customers- A large number of people rely on the internet thus they are likely to access information pertaining a particular product 2. Timeliness- transactions are facilitated quickly and customers get their products on time 3. Reduced marketing cost- requires very minimal marketing costs as compared to direct marketing 4. Reduced communication cost- communication is done online which is a bit cheaper than use of mobile phones or mails Limitation and challenges This part of the research paper gives some of the disadvantages associated with E-commerce 1. Limitation on the type of product- not all products can be sold over the internet because some require huge shipping costs and others are delicate in nature 2. Authetification - before a customer makes a purchase, he has to be reassured that the order is from a reputable business and it comes from the purported source 3. Payment- businesses are faced with the challenge of which payment mechanism to use. It has to be safe, cost effective, and reliable Conclusion...
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...Argument Paper of Plastic Surgery Ran Yu ENG 112 Professor Katharine Studer 8/05/2012 Is plastic surgery good? Should everyone be encouraged to get plastic surgery? Nowadays, cosmetic surgery has become more popular for modern people. Some people believe that it is a science to increase the beauty of a person. The basic aim of this surgery is to enhance the appearance of the individual by altering the parts of the body. As quoted in a journal published the “Surgeons sometimes suspect their patients are trying to solve emotional problems by altering their bodies (Gimlin)”. However, there are people who disagree and don’t believe cosmetic surgery will help people improve self-esteem. Cosmetic surgery should not be encourage for normal people unless it is used to correct health related issues. The simple reason is because there are high risks associated to cosmetic surgeries. It is expensive and it can also result in some negative psychological impact. Plastic surgery is the surgical removal and to correct people’s physical defects. The science and technology with ever-growing development has made surgical procedures less risky and more effective. The number of people getting plastic surgery is increasing every year. In today’s society, it’s difficult to resist wanting to look perfect, everyone want look like younger than their own age. The decision to make one’s appearance match their inside may have very positive effects. Plastic surgery is the surgical method of...
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...Journal of Business Administration Research Vol. 1, No. 1; 2012 Luxury Brand Exclusivity Strategies – An Illustration of a Cultural Collaboration Anita Radón, PhD Post Doc. Researcher The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås SE-501 90 Borås, Sweden Tel: 46-705-918-306 Received: May 30, 2012 doi:10.5430/jbar.v1n1p106 E-mail: anita.radon@hb.se Online Published: July 16, 2012 Accepted: July 14, 2012 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jbar.v1n1p106 This research is supported by Handelns Utvecklingsråd. Abstract This paper examines how luxury fashion brands renew themselves in order to balance the exclusivity that is associated with luxury goods and with profit maximization. Using consumers’ demand theory it is shown how luxury fashion brands go through different phases to renew the perception of exclusivity. A proposed model for the stages a luxury brand goes through to keep up the perception of exclusivity is provided. The focus is on identifying how luxury fashion brands renew themselves in order to create a perception of exclusivity and scarcity. The limitations of the study is that research has yet to be done on how consumers of luxury fashion goods perceive these efforts put forward by luxury fashion brands. Problems associated with luxury fashion brands, theoretically as well as on a practical level, and the crucial need for a perception of exclusivity and how this perception can be maintained are addressed. This paper contributes to the specific, and still...
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...Management of Cross Cultural Teams- Problems and Effective Management of Cross- Cultural Teams VAIBHAV MISRA Management Consultant and Ex- Lecturer Bora Institute of Management Sciences Lucknow INDIA vaibhav.misra@aol.in ABSTRACT As the world economy is globalized the companies are expanding their businesses in international markets for business profitability. The teams are recruited by these companies in the international market for the business tasks to be performed. These teams belong to different cultural background and have different values. The author will discuss about the problems faced by these cross- cultural teams. The author had also focused on the strategies to cope up with these problems of cross- cultural teams. The author will act as researcher and will use exploratory research design, i.e. the study will be based on secondary data taken from magazines, journals, internet and reports. These tools will help author to conclude the objectives of the study. The author found that there are problems among the cross-cultural teams regarding their cultural background. The different ways are also suggested to cope up with the problems faced by crosscultural teams. The author had also focused on how to create effective management of multicultural teams. RESEARCH VALUE The research may be valuable for the companies who are looking for expanding the business and also for those companies who are facing the cross- cultural team issue. workplace leads to heightened tensions...
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...Instructor: Irene Robles-Huerta December 2, 2015 The Damages Bullying Has on School Aged Children Bullying is a widely known and seen epidemic that negatively impacts its victims, and even the person doing the bullying. Bullying is the act that causes harassment, embarrassment, humiliation, intimidation, and physical or emotional trauma, and is present no matter the age, race, gender, religion, or culture. Although society has seen the ever growing epidemic of bullying in school aged children, the argument of the damaging and everlasting psychological effects that bullying has on the victims are not always talked about or analyzed to show how the victimization impacts the child for much longer than just their childhood. This paper will analyze the long term damaging effects that bullying had on its school aged victims, while looking at the implications for therapists treating the victims, the therapeutic aspects related to bullying, and how the use of therapy can lessen the long term effects that bullying will have on the bullies and their victims. Although, there may not be a complete solution to bullying itself, there is a solution that will limit some of the damaging done to a person from victimization of bullying, by implementing anti-bullying programs in the school systems, and using therapists for all children involved to help the children process their thoughts, feeling, and emotions that stem from bullying. There are many different forms of bullying that school...
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...Introduction: Afghanistan has a history of a high degree of decentralization, and resistance to foreign invasion and occupation. Some have termed it the “graveyard of empires.” Afghanistan is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has suffered brutal civil war in addition to foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion and the 2001 U.S. invasion. The strategic interests of the great powers of the day in Afghanistan pitched against the potential threat of terrorism, religious extremism, smuggling and drug trafficking substantiates the assertion that Afghan security situation has the potential to generate effects far beyond its borders. Afghanistan had experienced several coups since 1973, when the Afghan monarchy was overthrown by Daud Khan, who was sympathetic to Soviet overtures. Subsequent coups reflected struggles within Afghanistan among factions with different ideas about how Afghanistan should be governed and whether it should be communist, and with degrees warmth toward the Soviet Union. The Soviets intervened following the overthrow of a pro-communist leader. In late December 1979, after several months of evident military preparation, they invaded Afganistan. At that time, the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in the Cold War, a global competition for the fealty of other nations. The United States was, thus, deeply interested...
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...channels, informally linking networks of friends, relatives and other potential customers to the organisation. Much academic literature has sought to define customer loyalty and many of these reviews are discussed within this paper. However, consensus points to customer loyalty being characterised by the customer’s preference to purchase a product, service or from an organisation consistently when the need arises to purchase. The key issues of this characterisation are preference and consistency. The Discussion of Consumern Loyalty The most widely accepted definition of loyalty is by Jacoby and Kyner (1973), who describe loyalty as the biased, behavioural response, expressed over time, by some decision making unit, with respect to one or more alternative brands out of a set of such brands, and is a function of psychological processes. At a very general level, loyalty is something that consumers may exhibit to brands, services, stores, product categories, and activities (Mark, 2003). Loyalty is a feature of people, rather than something inherent in brand (David, 2013; Martin, 2013; Rosalind, 2008). Many see it as primarily an attitude-based phenomenon that can be influenced significantly by customer relatinship management (Stanley, 2011). However, empirical research shows that loyalty in...
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...Abstract India is a complex nation with a rich history and years of diversity. With the rise of the global economy over the last century, it is safe to say that the country has become a major multi-national player. Although outsourcing to India has been a trend since the early 90’s, the country also has a growing local economy that is primed for investment should the right opportunity arise. However, not just any company can invest in or partner with India. Because India is rich in tradition and very slow to change its views, it will take a savvy, experienced investor with a team of managers willing to take on the task of creating a successful partnership with a country whose past has been riveted with corruption and a caste system that tends to hold its citizens back from improvement. A Multi National Corporation (MNC), with the right resources, will be able to benefit from the positive attributes of the developing country while at the same time contributing to the reduction of poverty and improved lifestyle of local citizens. Q#1. What are the major elements and dimensions of culture in this region? Communication The dimensions of culture can be summed up in a few points: communication, religion, ethics, values and attitudes, manners, customs, social structures and organizations, and education. Beginning with communication is perhaps the most important aspect of culture for a business manager to address. In Cross Border Commerce, author Brian Satterlee quotes John...
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...Marketing Research Project Report Topic: The Changing Trends in Investment Pattern of People in India In Partial Fulfilment of the Course Marketing Research Submitted To: Dr Shalini Trivedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Amity Business School, Amity University. Submitted by: Shivani Mehta (E 12) Nupur Mittal (E 21) Abdul Azeem (E 24) Prateek Saini (E 27) Jalees Ahmed (E 57) Rashmita Bora (E 61) DECLARATION We hereby declare that all the work presented in the project report entitled “The changing trends in investment patterns of people in India” of the subject Marketing Research at Amity Business School, Amity University, Noida is an authentic record of our own work carried out under the guidance of Dr. Shalini Trivedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Amity Business School, Amity University. CERTIFICATE This is to certify that project report entitled “The changing trends in investment patterns of people in India” of the subject Marketing Research, which is submitted by Nupur Mittal, Rashmita Bora, Shivani Mehta, Prateek Saini, Abdul Azeem and Jalees Ahmed at Amity Business School, Amity University, Noida is an authentic record of the candidate’s own work carried out by them under our guidance. The matter embodied in this thesis is original and has not been submitted for the award of any other degree. Dr. Shalini Trivedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics (Project Guide) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We express...
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...Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4596 & Print ISSN: 0975-5861 Investigation of Sigma Level at the Stage of Testing Cement after Packing and Improving it using FMEA Approach By Md. Golam Kibria, Md. Enamul Kabir & S. M. Mahbubul Islam Boby Khulna University of Engineering &Technology (KUET), Bangladesh Abstract- Sophisticated customer demands and advanced technology have changed the way of conducting business. Financial condition of a manufacturing company largely depends on the defect rate of a product. Understanding the key features, obstacles, and shortcomings of the six sigma method allows organizations to better support their strategic directions, and increasing needs for coaching, mentoring, and training. The objectives of this paper are to study and evaluate processes of the case organization, to find out the current sigma level and finally to improve the existing Sigma level through decreasing defects. According to objectives, current sigma level has been calculated, manufacturing process analyzed and suggestions given for improvement. Especially in analyzing phase different analysis tools like Production Layout, Process Block Diagram, Cause and Effect Diagram, Cheek Sheet, Process control chart are used. FMEA is used as improvement tool. By using this it has been possible to improve productivity by reducing defects rate. This research work has been carried out in a cement manufacturing...
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...Nordstrom: Balancing Sales with Employee Satisfaction Team Seven Andrea Boras Chinny Eneh Dylan Trenhaile Jim Le Matt Macleod Oluwayemisi Dipeolu University of Lethbridge Nordstrom: Balancing Sales with Employee Satisfaction Nordstrom is an upscale fashion specialty retailer based in Seattle. From its humble beginnings in 1901, John. W. Nordstrom has created a dynasty and currently operates 121 full line stores operating in Canada and the United States (Nordstrom, 2015). They operate through two different segments: retail and credit. The retail segment, which will be the focus of this study, consists of: full line stores, rack stores, its online store, and other retail channels. The credit segment consists of providing a private credit card, two visa cards and a debit card through its wholly owned federal savings bank (Reuters). Nordstrom pioneered the concept of department store commission selling, introducing it in the 1960s. The company prides itself on creating a culture that enables their employees to be extremely entrepreneurial while remaining intensely loyal to the company (Baker, 1990). Most of Nordstrom customers, along with their competitors, recognize that Nordstrom has top-tier customer service and a very competitive return policy. That same return policy comes with a cost, particularly for the sales associates as their commissions are negatively impacted by clients returning items in the future. In addition, the high emphasis placed on customer service...
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