...Harris Teeter vs. Super Wal-Mart Harris Teeter and super Wal-Mart are well known grocery store throughout the United States. These two stores are constantly competing with each other to bring in more customers and make better sales. Personally, I do not enjoy shopping at Wal-Mart, but I still end up going there because of the store’s convenience and its large inventory. Harris Teeter is by far one of my favorite grocery stores. Although Harris Teeter’s groceries tend to be more expensive than Wal-Mart’s, I have found from past experiences that I usually get fresher produce when I shop there. Harris Teeter’s meat and seafood section seems to be better taken care of than Wal-Mart’s, and they often have fresher selection of meats. Also, when comparing customer service with these two stores, Harris Teeter wins every time. Customer service is very important to me because I have worked in retail for the past few years and I understand the effect it can have on the store’s sales and reputation. When shopping at Harris Teeter the employees are always very helpful and friendly, which makes that extra dollar all worth it. Whereas when I shop at Wal-Mart, the employees generally look like they all have a bitter taste in their mouths and aren’t very friendly. Also, the employees at Wal-Mart usually are unable to help locate products because they tend to not take their job seriously. Another beneficial feature to shopping at Harris Teeter is everything is always in its correct...
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...Bloom is a very upscale grocery store. The focus is on satisfying customers and providing food services to the community. The store uses clear energizing and communication goals to get the employees to strive to work harder. Employees of Bloom are highly motivated and hard working. Incentives, such as pay raises and promotions are also used to maintain employee satisfaction. Although a division of the Food Lion Corporation, Bloom is a more upscale version of Food Lion. The store uses a variety of consumer-friendly technology. Self-checkout counters allow customers to scan their purchases themselves without having to wait in line for an available cashier. Many produce departments have scales featuring printers that will print a bar code for the item indicating the weight and price of the purchase. The Nature’s Place section offers a wide variety of natural and organic items. A person can also create their own six-pack of beer. To compete with other stores, Bloom also offers a huge selection of in-store services. There is a Redbox for DVD rentals, and ATM machine, as well as copy and fax machines. The Guest Services Center also offers Western Union, check cashing, lottery tickets, hunting licenses, and dry cleaning services. Gift cards, phone cards, and transit cards are available as well. Employees at Bloom appear to be friendlier than most grocery stores. When a customer enters the store, the employees say, “Welcome to Bloom, how may we assist you?” The majority of workers...
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...The Kroger Company has been around since 1883, it was found by Bernard H. Kroger in Cincinnati Ohio (Kroger Company, 1999). The Kroger Company business ownership is a corporation with shareholders. As of September 2014, Kroger has 2,630 grocery stores, 785 convenience stores, 1,271 fuel centers, 37 food processing/ manufacturing facilities, 2,109 pharmacies, and 324 fine jewelry stores (2014). Kroger’s goal for the company is to “Provide customers with great products at good prices and shopping experience that makes them want to return” (2014). As stated above, Kroger does offer various services and products, varying by state and location. A few other services that I did not mention include wireless, video, and bill pay (2014). The ethics they live by are “Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Diversity, Safety, and Inclusion”, which can be found not only online but their personal handbook (2014). Kroger can be found online on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and their personal website (2014). I was unable to find any specific information about the organization being ethical or unethical when it comes to the internet and social media sites. With that being said, I can only assume that everything they are practicing is ethical since I was unable to find any negative information about it. Kroger best fits in business services functional area because they are providing various services (groceries, jewelry, fuel, etc.). Resources Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. (1999). Kroger...
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...Costing Methods Paper Monisha Bisor ACC/561 November 21, 2011 Carol Demuth Super Bakery, Inc. Super Bakery, Inc. was formed in 1990 by Franco Harris, a former professional football player. Super Bakery sells vitamin and nutrient-enriched baking goods as a virtual corporation. Super Bakery’s selling, manufacturing, warehousing, and shipping activities are outsourced to external companies in different locations. Strategy Super Bakery faced several challenges in the first four years of operating. They needed to penetrate an existing market that had seen little growth in the baking goods sector. Management realized the need for change. They began to develop unique strategies. The first strategy was to target the school system segment of the food market with healthy, low-calorie, nutritious donuts. This was appealing to the school system market because Super Bakery’s product would help increase sales that were declining due to increased government health requirements. Next Super Bakery began refrigerating, vacuum sealing, and distributing their products across the nation. They were able to break the barrios of local markets and they became a national presence. They gained numerous customers and provided good customer service. Super Bakery helped its customers saved money, too. Finally, Super Bakery was able to lessen investment in permanent staff, fixed assets, and working capital by outsourcing all operating activities and becoming a virtual corporation...
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...Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead 1. Vampire Academy 2. Frostbite 3. Shadow Kiss 4. Blood Promise 5. Shadow Bound 6. Last Sacrifice Bloodlines – Richelle Mead 1. Bloodlines 2. The Golden Lily 3. The Indigo Spell 4. The Fiery Heart 5. Silver Shadows Southern Vampire Mysteries – Charlaine Harris 1. Dead Until Dark 2. Living Dead in Dallas 3. Club Dead 4. Dead to the World 5. Dead as a Doornail 6. Definitely Dead 7. All Together Dead 8. From Dead to Worse 9. Dead and Gone 10. Dead in the Family 11. Dead Reckoning 12. Deadlocked 13. Dead Ever After Vampire Diaries L.J. Smith The Vampire Diaries Series 1. The Awakening: Volume I 2. The Struggle: Volume II 3. The Fury: Volume III 4. Dark Reunion: Volume IV The Vampire Diaries: The Return Trilogy 1. The Return: Nightfall 2. The Return: Shadow Souls 3. The Return: Midnight The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Trilogy 1. The Hunters: Phantom 2. The Hunters: Moonsong 3. The Hunters: Destiny Rising Black Dagger Brotherhood – J.R. Ward 1. Dark Lover 2. Lover Eternal 3. Lover Awakened 4. Lover Revealed 5. Lover Unbound 6. Lover Enshrined 7. Lover Avenged 8. Lover Mine 9. Lover Unleashed 10. Lover Reborn 11. Lover at Last 12. The King Fallen Angels - J.R. Ward 1. Covet 2. Crave 3. Envy 4. Rapture 5. Possession Millennium Series – Stieg Larsson ...
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...translates, however most of the character development fails to make the journey. The Field centers on “Bull” McCabe (Richard Harris), a man whose family has farmed a field for generations and intends to do the same for generations to come. This bearded and battered old man has little else to show for his efforts than the fertile soil he rents from a local, mysterious, widow. He continually offers her what little he has for the land to no avail and carries on tending to this land that isn’t his. Here the story could end - Bull would persist on and be happy, though his gruff exterior wouldn’t let on - and no play or movie would be required. But when a smooth American played by Tom Berenger comes on the scene with money to spend and intentions do so McCabe’s simple plans go enormously awry. The field goes on the market for public auction as the widow changes her tune from ‘I won’t sell’, to ‘I’ll sell to whomever, whenever as long as the price is right’. The combination of the auction and the American trigger turmoil and all the formerly contented townsfolk can’t keep to themselves. Meanwhile Bull and his son Tadgh (Sean Bean) decide to settle the score and keep their land. Bean, like Berenger, is given a character with little to sink his acting chops into. Thus begins a plethora of complaints that weigh on the scale opposite Harris’ epic performance. Thin characters are accepted, and almost expected, in so many movies that when a film comes along with the intention...
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...Abstract There are a number of methodological issues that can be problematic in cross-cultural studies that use self-report survey instruments. This paper reviews the organizational research literature to identify the common practices being used in relation to these issues. A framework is established for this analysis that involves three stages related to the research process. These stages are 1) the development of the research question, 2) the alignment of the research contexts, and 3) the validation of the research instruments. A sample of cross-cultural studies was examined in the context of these three stages, and served as a basis for the identification of some “best-practices” that are meant to deal with cross-cultural complexities. Introduction International perspectives are becoming more prevalent in today’s study of organizations. As business continues to take a global outlook, theoretical constructs commonly used in domestic research will need to be applied to new cross-cultural arenas. Recently, researchers have begun to take notice of some important methodological issues associated with the use of survey instruments in cross-cultural research (e.g., Cheung & Rensvold, 1999; Riordan & Vandenberg, 1994). These issues can have a strong impact on a study’s results, and on the subsequent interpretation of those results. If researchers ignore the difficulties inherent in using self-report questionnaires in cross-cultural studies, the field as a whole...
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...Alexander Young Jackson was born October 3rd, 1882, In the family home which was located on Mackay street, Montreal, Jackson was the third of six children. When people think about Jackson they tend to see him as being a Quebec artist which is rightly so , but the roots of his family reached into Ontario and because of this his art life is identified as much with Ontario as Quebec. Jackson was early influenced by the works of James Wilson Morrice and owes something to the French Impressionists and Post Impressionists. Even thought Jackson work has been influenced Morrice and the French Impressionists and Post Impressionists . Jackson has alway maintained a definite personal quality to his art. Jackson has devoted himself exclusively to landscape painting. It has been the back country which appeals most to Jackson. We should be glad that he has vigorously recorded a section of Canada that is so inexhaustibly rich in character and is infinite in the variety of beauty. There is in everything that he paints an inherent devotion to his own ideals, and a constant striving to dig deeper and explore more fully the sublet and significant manifestation of the Canadian Scene. Jackson is a sublet colourist and an able teachician, but the most mark of index for Jackson identification is the lyrical rhythm and flow of his compositions and the directness with which he grasps the essentials. He knows better than most artists what to leave out and his pictures never carry an overburden of distracting...
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...Part II In this section, I will examine veiling practices among Muslim women from an emic perspective. As Crapo (2013) describes it, “An emic description or analysis—that is, an insider’s or native’s meaningful account—may be written for outsiders but portrays a culture and its meanings as the insider understands it” (p.27). In her book chapter entitled The Veil in Their Minds and on Our Heads: Veiling Practices and Muslim Women, Hoodfar (1997) examines misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding this practice. From an emic perspective, Muslim women face unwarranted scrutiny over their choices from people who often have no understanding of the many reasons why women wear the veil. The reasons for wearing the veil may differ from individual to individual and from culture to culture (Hoodfar, 1997). In any culture, it is typical for motivations to vary in this way. For example, in America, wearing revealing clothing may signify confidence in one’s body for some and insecurity for others. There is rarely a one-size-fits-all explanation for any behavior. Despite this, Hoodfar (1997) notes that Muslim women living in North America and Europe often face harsh criticism over their choice to wear the veil, even though many people do not fully understand the practice, and admit to this when engaging Muslim women in conversation about the practice. Muslim women feel harassed and attacked about their choices no matter what they say, and are sometimes afraid of...
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...The movie, “The Truman Show”, directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. This movie was filmed in 1998 at the start of the technological boom, the year before the turn of the three zeros on all of the computers. “The Truman Show” is essentially a reality show that has depicted the life of Truman ever since he was born, but Truman has no idea it is happening. This is done with 5,000 hidden cameras throughout the world he lives in. There are two distinct readings that can be compared to this movie, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “The Lottery” while also containing three distinct fears for the people of that time, fear of people being influenced by the media, fear of technology taking over their lives, and finally that we are always being watched. This movie is a dystopia, while being best compared to the two dystopias, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “The Lottery”. “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” describes all the pleasure of society is based on the suffering of one person Some of them have come to see it, others are content merely to know it is there. They all know that it has to be there. Some of them understand why, and some do not, but they all understand that their happiness depends wholly on this child's abominable misery”. This compares exceedingly well with “The Truman Show” in that the pleasure of the TV viewers is based on the suffering of Truman “For God's sake, Chris! The whole world is watching. We can't let him die in front of a live...
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...One of the main themes of The Truman Show is power and authority. The director, Peter Weir is able to develop these themes by using techniques such as dialogue, setting, and characterisation. There is also the motif of Christof being like God which runs throughout the movie. Peter Weir uses dialogue to develop the theme of power and authority in The Truman Show. “Look at that sunset, Truman. It’s perfect … that’s the Big Guy. Quite a paintbrush he’s got.” This line is spoken to Truman by his best friend Marlon when Truman tells him that he wants to leave Seahaven. Marlon tries to convince Truman to stay by emphasising the beauty of Seahaven. He refers to ‘the Big Guy’, which is normally slang for God when he is actually talking about Christof. Through this quote, Weir is able to show the audience that Christof is so powerful that some of the characters liken him to God. Weir does this in another quote which is spoken by Christof when he introduces himself to Truman. “I am the creator … of a television series.” Christof adds “… of a television series,” after announcing to Truman that he is the creator. Peter Weir uses the slight pause to show the viewer that Christof himself has a God complex. The setting of the Lunar Room is another technique employed by Peter Weir to develop the themes of power and authority. The Lunar Room is Christof’s control room. It is called the Lunar Room because it is in what appears to be the moon in the sky of Seahaven. This room displays the power...
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...Hannibal Rising James V Davis American Intercontinental University Abstract This analysis of the fictional character, Hannibal Lecter, from the movie Hannibal Rising, describes the actions taken by Hannibal used to reveal his nature. The author describes scenes in which to inform the reader about the nature of the character. Some dialogue from the movie is used to reveal the nature of the character and his motives. Other characters say things about Hannibal and portray his traits as a character. These are depicted as well. At the end of the movie, more information about Hannibal is unveiled and changes his whole perspective, or perhaps intensifies it. Hannibal Rising The movie starts with the scene in which Hannibal is but a boy. The land in which his parent’s castle is occupied is under attack. They move to a close by shelter; maybe a guest house. A Russian tank comes through the forest and crushes some of their house. The men occupying the tank force everyone out but have the children stay inside. Hannibal’s father is shot. A plan comes crashing down, explodes on the tank and kills everyone but Hannibal and his sister, Misha. The Russians rob them of their valuables. A battle continues while the children take cover inside the house. Hannibal loves is sister so much. He feeds her and tries his best to protect her, even as a young boy. The Russians come back and torment Hannibal and Misha. {8 years later} Hannibal lives in the people’s orphanage. He doesn’t speak...
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...marketing model for selling their yogurt. They use no fancy models. They made up a recipe that consumer like. They went by consistency and taste for their yogurt. The containers are nothing fancy but it’s the product the people is interested in purchasing. The perfect recipe and the perfect 6 ounce size cups is what attract consumers. This year Chobani has come up with Chobani Champions. It is a smaller size and appeals to children. This is another marketing model. The cups are designed to attract the children and the flavors are what the children like. Running Header: CHOBANI YOGURT Chobani yogurt was a sponsor for the 2012 Olympics in London for the first time. According to Harris Interactive’s 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend study, Chobani yogurt was rated one of the top yogurt brands. The factory in New Berlin, NY has approximately $1 billion in annual sales and it ships out 1.5 to 1.7 million cases of yogurt...
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...of the movie. The main character is someone “who has been adopted by a company for the first time”, called Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), who lives in a giant jar which can be seen from the space (the only building can be seen from space after the The Great Wall) unaware of the World. Truman , who thinks that his little world is “real”, eventually starts to figure out that everything happens around him just about a repetition and everything around him is just about a fiction. However , escaping from his fictional world is not easy as he estimates. Soon, Truman gets forced to face his fears, to go an “unknown” from the world that he is safe inside in order to escape from his “fake world”. In the last scene, director of the Truman Show (Ed Harris) tries to trick Truman (and “of course” the audience).Directors says “ there is nothing better at the “outside”, even inside is better and safe.”. But Truman doesn’t prefer the prison that he is in and escape from it. When I came to my conclusions about the movie is trying to send a message to the audience. For example, in the Truman afraid from sea because he lost her father at sea. Symbolic meanings in any language of the sea means freedom. Truman is afraid of the sea because it is not free. Truman does not exceed the sea following the exit of the vessel that symbolizes. By the ocassion of this awakening of Truman and seeking the truth, director gives the message of “go for the freedom” and if analyzed deeper, we can see The Truman...
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...Question 2 – Reputation Quotient Here, we used the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient™ study which surveyed more than 18,000 members of the U.S. general public to measure the reputations of the 60 most visible companies in the country across the six dimensions of corporate reputation—emotional appeal, financial performance, products and services, social responsibility, vision and leadership, and workplace environment. Regarding the Harris Interactive’s 2013 RQ Report, we can see that McDonald’s accessed to the top half of the 60 most visible companies from the 38th place in 2012 to the 30th, with a score of 71.41 in 2013. (see Appendix) Emotional Appeal: Whereas their competitors are showing the size of their burgers or the thickness of their shakes, McDonald's is more focused on crafting emotional portraits of families enjoying moments together around a fast-food lunch. More importantly, these emotional slices of life launched by McDonald's are appealing to us at an emotional level and make us like and trust the company. Products and services: A survey revealed that “only 22 % of its customers were "extremely satisfied" by their last visit there and it ranked in last place in customer satisfaction in 2013. However, even its dissatisfied customers are likely to return since it still enjoyed one of the highest "Intent to Visit Again" scores, with 64 % are "extremely likely" to visit again. Thanks to its convenient locations and fast service, we always come back because we can...
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