...Literature Review Family Structural Changes and Juvenile Delinquency To develop a well-formulated theory on family structural changes playing an impact on juvenile delinquency, it is imperative to discern what other information exists surrounding the topic. There are multiple sources that seek to determine what factors influence kids/teens to turn into delinquents, from either a stable, loving home or a place filled with toxic disasters. This study is focused on analyzing how these various factors within a family within a family impact a child's likelihood of experiencing juvenile delinquency, but more specifically how family changes are a factor. My proposed research studies the question by studying individuals, making persons my phenomena. Using the existing studies as a basis of knowledge will provide the framework for a new theory involving the significance of family structural changes. One of the major functions of the family is to protect, teach, and train children so that they become competent, productive adults and if that job is not done properly, then it can be assumed that the family has failed to do its job (Kunz, 2001b). Variable: DIVORCE We first have to look into whether juvenile delinquency is related to divorce. Cynthia Price and Jenifer Kunz created a meta-analysis, involving 72 studies where meta-analysis is the quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance...
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...WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS IN TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES ALEXANDRA L. ANNA United States Air Force Academy GAYLEN N. CHANDLER Utah State University ERIK JANSEN Department of Systems Management, Naval Postgraduate School NEAL P. MERO Department of Management & Decision Sciences, Washington State University Small businesses continue to grow in importance to the national economy. According to the Small Business Administration, America’s 22 million small businesses generate more than half of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product and are the principal source of new jobs. The National Foundation for Women Business Owners reported that between 1987 and 1994, the number of women-owned businesses grew by 78% and women-owned firms accounted for 36% of all firms. Although the growth in the number of women-owned businesses is encouraging, the size of such businesses remains small in terms of both revenues and number of employees, especially in comparison to male-owned businesses. One explanation for this disparity is that female business ownership is concentrated primarily in the retail and service industries where businesses are relatively smaller in terms of employment and revenue as opposed to high technology, construction, and manufacturing. One of the most fruitful streams of research in women’s occupational choice has been based on EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Address correspondence to Alexandra L. Anna at HQ USAFA/DFM, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6H94, USAFA, CO 80840-5701; (719)...
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...Case Analysis Of Nintendo. Introduction Nintendo was established in1889 and was founded in Tokyo Japan. At that time it used to sell playing cards and had its hands in other businesses as well. Later in 1985 it entered the video game market and since then has come up with numerous products for the game lovers like the playboys and Wii etc. Some of the most memorable efforts by Nintendo are Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda which created a landmark for Nintendo. The company with its Wii introduction in 2006 has managed to take the share from its competitors and the product has managed to create a sensation in the market. (Corporate, n.d.) Case Analysis Statement of Problem A problem statement identifies the key problem in the case which is at times evident while at times it has to be found between the lines. (Steiss, 2003) Nintendo responded to its competitors by creating a new category for the non-game lovers by providing them easy games. They did not even try to compete with the advanced technological games for the hard core game lovers. This would cause them to lose the customers because once people have played a lot of these games they would want to switch to some difficult or more technological games which Nintendo does not offer. Thus, it might harm the company as those people would then switch to other brands. The only reason why Nintendo created a new category overall was due to the reason that it could not compete with the technological advancement of...
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...a more favorable benefit-tocost ratio and second, they focused on “the fun of playing rather than cold tech specs”. With Wii being an instant smash hit in the market, how will Nintendo sustain this momentum and secure the future full of uncertainties? Point of View: Nintendo Management, year 2008. II. Issue Identification: How will Nintendo sustain the demand for its product, Wii, from non-traditional users while at the same time targeting the hardcore gamers into the brand? III. Situational Analysis Social: Escape from reality. Video gaming let the users stray away from reality, making them feel like they are really in the game having fun and not worrying about the harsh realities of life. Fun and sense of accomplishment. For some, gaming is a way to relieve stress and to have fun during leisure time. For others, video games are played seriously with aims of accomplishing the game successfully. Media for socialization. Video gaming usually involves not only one person. It is a catalyst of socialization, giving the users some bonding time. Alternative from physical activities. Friends or families who like to have fun consider video gaming as an alternative to other physical activities like sports or other games. Technological: Fast-paced technological developments. Constant innovations in the gaming industry result to fast obsolescence of most products and increasing pressure for companies to...
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...CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR FOR BRANDED AND NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN INDIA Date of Submission: March 28th, 2012 SUBMITTED TO- Dr. Richa Misra SUBMITTED BY- Gaurav Khatri TABLE OF CONTENTS S.no | Particulars | Page no. | 1. | Introduction | 1-2 | 2. | Objectives | 3 | 3. | Research problem | 4 | 4. | Hypothesis | 4 | 5. | Methodology | 5 | 6. | Literature review | 6-9 | 7. | Difference between branded & non-branded jewellery | 10 | 8. | Analysis of data collected | 11-12 | 9. | Questionnaire | 13-16 | 10. | References | 17 | INTRODUCTION As India makes rapid progress in the retail arena, the Indian Jewellery market is undergoing a gradual metamorphosis from unorganized to organized formats. The jewellery business in India is estimated to beat Rs. 50,000 crores. According to the independent estimation studies conducted by World Gold Council & Mckinsey, out of the overall market share, the share of organized jewellery market is less than Rs. 1,000 crores. This accounts to about 2-3 % of the total market share. But given that this is a relatively new segment of the market, it is poised to grow. Jewellery retailing is moving from a ‘Storehouse of value’ to a ‘Precious fashion accessory’. Plain gold is gradually easing its stranglehold on the Indian consumer psyche to give way to diamonds, platinum and colored gemstones. The way jewellery was worn before is undergoing a tremendous change. Traditional designs are yielding to modern jewellery...
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...Market Analysis The market for interactive video entertainment has grown over the last few years. However, all players in the market are facing increased competitive pressures. Substitutes for console gaming are growing rapidly (such as massive multiplayer online games), and as the first generation of console players reach maturity, many players will shift to these substitutes, a problem known as gamer drift. The video game console market is dominated by three major players- Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. The consumer market is segmented mainly by age. The casual gamer, consumers who do not treat gaming as their main source of entertainment, represents 36 percent of the market. This group tends to be between the age of 18 and 24. Nintendo is aggressively courting non-traditional gaming groups outside this traditional profile in an attempt to increase the size of the console market. In contrast, Sony and Microsoft court the “hardcore” gamer and expect console sales to trickle down to more casual gamers. These companies focus on serving their existing customer base, a group that views gaming as their primary source of entertainment. This “hardcore” group, which represents 11 percents of the market, is more likely to play competitively and tend to buy more games and spend more time playing games than casual gamers. There's at least a good half-decade left in this console cycle, and the Wii is locked in at its technical specs, which are really last-generation numbers. The...
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...Modern, more liberal ideologies have challenged this view. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) people have been at the forefront of championing the cause for the right to expand the definition of marriage to allow everyone to enjoy the same rights and privileges, without discrimination, as their heterosexual counterparts. Amongst the privileges that they seek are to love, honor and cherish their spouses in equal recognition to their heterosexual counterparts. This paper argues that LGBT people should be allowed to marry because homosexual couples are citizens with fundamental rights, moral standing, and parental abilities equal to their heterosexual counterparts. Families and Parenting The first argument concerning same-sex marriage involves the definition of a functional and nurturing family. Many same-sex couples wish to have the opportunity to raise children; opponents often cite their view that a same-sex household is by its...
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...Muhisani Kerr OMM 614 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Josephine Carola April 9th, 2012 Executive Summary Kilo’s Loving Care is a venture that provides 24 hour home care services for children in DeKalb County. This facility provides child care services for up to 6 children from the age of 6 months to 12 years. The service also provides weekend and holiday care for parents who work non-traditional hours. There are 73 child care centers in a 35 mile radius from my location. There are franchised child care centers, regular child care centers and other home based child care centers. Only 4 of them provide 24 hour service, 2 of them provide weekend service but none of them provide holiday service. For parents who work non-traditional hours and on holidays, they are forced to seek additional childcare just for the weekends and holidays in order to care for their children. The market is not much competitive because not one of the 73 day cares provide holiday services. Due to the lack of time for themselves, daycare owners use holidays as a time to rest and bond with their own family members. This venture will ensure that their staffs receive constant training to remain up to date on the advances in child care whereby providing quality service. The target market will be fulltime working parents, college students, part-time working parents or drop-ins. Fulltime working parents will account for nearly 80 percent of the venture’s revenue. This venture will require $2...
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... To what do they attribute this change? 2. Why do women join or not join associations and why do they remain in them or leave? 3. To what extent has change occurred beyond the individual and how? 4. Has association formation had any negative effects. Evidence Catagories________________________________________________________ The following key evidence catagories have been identified. A 3-days workshop was held to identify relevant indicators under these catagories, which gauge empowerment in the Yemeni context.[1] The following is a list of these catagories: 1. Self-image, self-esteem 2. Legal, civil and tribal rights/ awareness 3. Access to information 4. Educational attainment 5. Employment 6. Family labour 7. Mobility 8. Decision making in the household 9. Group membership-Activism 10. Ownership material assets 11. Health awareness/integrity 12. Negotiation 13. Marriage/kinship...
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...entering the organic pet food product as an existing producer of non-organic pet foods based current market conditions and trends following several high profile food safety recalls and alerts, particularly the Melamine-related deaths from pet food imported from China. The pet food industry has experienced enormous growth as part of the overall $41 billion annual pet products and services industry, and promises to move in the directions of increased natural, organic, and health oriented products as consumers increase organic consumption and become aware of safety issues in traditional food supplies. Our analysis will look at the desired strategic positioning for traditional pet foods, organic pet foods, and the target demographic based on our research. The market analysis and competitor research reveals a market segment currently occupying less than 1% of pet food sales, but with tremendous growth potential. The traditional pet food market is mature with 6 major competitors with 86% of market share, but a much more competitive organic market. Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 3 2. Marketing Plan 4 2.1 Business Mission 2.1.1 Financial Objectives 4 2.1.2 Marketing Objectives 4 2.2 Market Conditions 2.2.1 Customer Demands/Needs 4 2.2.2 Industry Forecast 6 2.2.3 Competitor Analysis 7 2.2.4 Competitive Advantage 8 ...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI.” SUBMITTED BY CHETAN N NAKTE (MARKETING) ROLL NO – B-07 Batch 2011 - 2013 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. AMIT AGGRAWAL CORE FACULTY - MARKETING UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, KURLA, MUMBAI. DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project report entitled “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI” carried out at S.P.JEWELLERS is my work submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Degree of MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MMS), UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI from KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, KURLA, MUMBAI and not submitted for the award of any degree, diploma, fellowship or any similar titles or prizes. Date: Signature: _______________ Place: Mumbai Student Name: ___________ CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project entitled “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI” is successfully completed by “Chetan N Nakte” during the second year of her course, in partial fulfillment of the Masters Degree in Management Studies, under the University of Mumbai, through KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, Kurla, Mumbai-400070. Date: Place: Mumbai “Dr.Amit Aggrawal” ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is my privilege...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI.” SUBMITTED BY CHETAN N NAKTE (MARKETING) ROLL NO – B-07 Batch 2011 - 2013 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. AMIT AGGRAWAL CORE FACULTY - MARKETING UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, KURLA, MUMBAI. DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project report entitled “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI” carried out at S.P.JEWELLERS is my work submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Degree of MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MMS), UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI from KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, KURLA, MUMBAI and not submitted for the award of any degree, diploma, fellowship or any similar titles or prizes. Date: Signature: _______________ Place: Mumbai Student Name: ___________ CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project entitled “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI” is successfully completed by “Chetan N Nakte” during the second year of her course, in partial fulfillment of the Masters Degree in Management Studies, under the University of Mumbai, through KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, Kurla, Mumbai-400070. Date: Place: Mumbai “Dr.Amit Aggrawal” ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is my privilege...
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...Strategic Plan, Part II: SWOTT Analysis Integrated Business Topics/BUS475 Strategic Plan, Part II: SWOTT Analysis The purpose of this paper is a synopsis that the author will analyze seven of the forces and trends that Lusti Laundromat must take into consideration including economic, legal and regulatory. The author will describe how the company adapts to changes, and analyze the supply chain operations. By identifying the major issues or opportunities that the company faces with the synopsis, the author can generate a hypothesis surrounding each issue and research questions. The author will conclude by identifying the circumstances surrounding each issue, classifying the circumstances; attributing the importance of each classification; and test the accuracy of the importance for each classification. Strategic Planning is a tool the organizations use to concentrate its energy, to ensure that the workforce and all members of the company are working towards the same goal previously establish. The primary purpose of strategic planning is to assess and adjust the organization’s direction in response to a changing environment. Strategic planning is necessary to allow the firm to keep its competitive advantage, and that is what makes the difference on successful companies. For Lusti Laundromat, a coin laundry store in South Florida, the administration understand the importance of strategic planning to pursue the goals previously set and to make sure the workforce meets the standards...
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...Family diversity is the idea that there are a range of different family types, rather than a single dominant one like the nuclear family. It is associated with the post-modernists idea that in today’s society increasing choice about relationships is creating greater family diversity. The modernist view sees society as having a fairly fixed, predictable structure. The modernists see the nuclear family as being the best as it performs certain essential functions. Talcott Parsons saw that the nuclear family as uniquely suited to meet the needs of modern society for a geographical and socially mobile work force. Also Parsons saw that the family performed two ‘irreducible functions’- the primary socialisation of the young and the stabilisation of adult personalities. These functions contribute to the overall stability and effectiveness of society. The New Right has an anti-feminist and conservative view on the family; they are firmly opposed to diversity within family life. The New Right sociologists hold the view that there is only one normal family type; this is the traditional patriarchal nuclear family consisting of a married couple and their dependent children. The New Right sees this family type as being natural based upon the fundamental biological differences between men and women. These sociologists would argue that family diversity is the cause of many social problems, such as education failure and high crime rates. The New Right believes that lone-parent families...
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...accounts to about 2-3 % of the total market share. But given that this is a relatively new segment of the market, it is poised to grow. Jewellery retailing is moving from a „Storehouse of value‟ to a „Precious fashion accessory‟. Plain gold is gradually easing its stranglehold on the Indian consumer psyche to give way to diamonds, platinumand colored gemstones. The way jewellery was worn before is undergoing atremendous change. Traditional designs are yielding to modern jewellery, heavygold is giving way to light and simple designs. Consumers are more qualityconscious than ever before. The jewellery market is one of the largest consumersectors in the country- larger than telecom, automobiles, and apparel andperhaps second only to the foods sector. Interestingly, organized retailers haveattempted to understand the market, anticipate social change and strategiesappropriately. They have ceaselessly endeavored to derive the formulae of “What the consumer wants?” The young Indian woman who is the prime market for the organizedretailers differs from the traditional jewellery customer in many ways asenumerated below-- She is well educated and more in tune with international trends- Increase in working women with high disposable incomes- Greater mobility- Less constrained by traditions All these reasons and more ensure that the modern Indian woman islooking for jewellery from a perspective different from the past. In addition,organized...
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