...Word count 467 Discuss whether readiness and restraint factors are likely to be more relevant in influencing the start-up decision of a potential small business owner more than the other characteristics Peacock (2004) is discussing. Becoming an entrepreneur is not for everyone. It takes a special person with a strong commitment and special set of skills to become a successful entrepreneur. McClelland (1961) developed the theory of three types of need - need for achievement (nAch), power and affiliation – that are required to try something new and uncertain. The theory suggested that the higher the nAch, the higher is the entrepreneurial success. According to McClelland one of the important factors for achievement is the extent to which an entrepreneur assumes his responsibility for solving problems. Furthermore, Gatewood noted that potential entrepreneur with high personal efficacy scores would be persistent in successfully starting a business (Gatewood, Shaver & Gartner 1995, p.380). Therefore, readiness and restraint factors are important in influencing the start-up decision of a potential small business owner but in conjunction with the personal characteristics of the future owner- manager, who has the entrepreneurial vision, who is innovative, searches for new opportunities and is driven to make things happen (Mazzarol, Volery, Doss & Thein 2001, p.15). The entrepreneur is frequently characterised by a strong internal desire to achieve and seeks to generate...
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...I’m doing my report on peacocks. The peacock I chose is the Indian peacock. The Indian peacock has a body that is bright blue. Each feather shimmers with green, blue, and gold. It’s a pattern on their tail called an eye-spot. The body is covered in bright colorful feathers. This type of covering helps the peacock by attracting female peacocks. The Indian peacock lives in India and other parts of eastern Asia. They also live in Pakistan, western China, and Sri Lanka. Tropical forests are their type of habitat. It’s filled with lowland and foot hills with brush and scattered trees. Indian peacocks can live in this area because they are very unique animals, and are able to live anywhere as long as they have the proper shelter. Indian peacocks can live on seeds, insects, berries, and other nutritious items that can be easily found when they are in the wild. In order to get their food they will hunt and go scavenging. Sometimes a peacock will fly up and roost somewhere high to get a view of a wide area for food. Peacocks hunt small animals, small reptiles, small fish, and small insects. They use their great sense of eyesight and hearing to catch their food. Peacocks are very resourceful and they often have a route they follow every day. Dogs, tigers, leopards, and mongooses are prey to peacocks. They defend by flying high up into trees. Peacocks also cry a loud call that comes for a long distance. This is to warn other peacocks that a predator is near, and it gives them time...
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...Word Count: 480 Discuss whether readiness and restraint factors are likely to be more relevant in influencing the start-up decision of a potential small business owner more than the other characteristics Peacock (2004) is discussing. Peacock suggests that entrepreneurial characteristics formulate a high need for achievement and the inner locus of control to try something uncertain (Peacock 2004, p. 43). Liles theorizes that entrepreneurs start out like many other ambitious individuals, however become people apart due to the external factors of readiness and restraint. (Peacock 2004, p. 46). Burns concludes that few people start up their own business due to the lack of capital and self-doubt, therefore a trigger such as unemployment or the desire to make money is needed (Burns 2002, p. 93). Therefore, readiness and restraint factors must be complimented with the cognitive characteristics identified by Peacock to define entrepreneurship. A person’s readiness requires a specific self-confidence, representing a feeling of mastery, gained through experience, exposure, specific skills, and industry knowledge (Peacock 2009, p. 44). Entrepreneurs must believe that their skillset can meet the perceived demands of the tasks expected in entrepreneurial activity (Gatewood, Shaver & Gartner 1995, p. 385). This suggests that individuals who are successful at getting into business might have skills and abilities that better match the opportunities they face (Gatewood, Shaver &...
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...Buchanan Steven France 1-Aug-04 Mozzarella di Giovanni $34.80 5 0% Dairy Products Buchanan Steven France 1-Aug-04 Queso Cabrales $14.00 12 0% Grains/Cereals Buchanan Steven France 1-Aug-04 Singaporean Hokkien Fried Mee $9.80 10 0% Produce Suyama Michael Germany 2-Aug-04 Manjimup Dried Apples $42.40 40 0% Produce Suyama Michael Germany 2-Aug-04 Tofu $18.60 9 0% Grains/Cereals Leverling Janet France 5-Aug-04 Gustaf's Kn?ckebr?d $16.80 6 5% Seafood Peacock Margaret Brazil 5-Aug-04 Jack's New England Clam Chowder $7.70 10 0% Condiments Leverling Janet France 5-Aug-04 Louisiana Fiery Hot Pepper Sauce $16.80 20 0% Condiments Peacock Margaret Brazil 5-Aug-04 Louisiana Fiery Hot Pepper Sauce $16.80 15 15% Produce Peacock Margaret Brazil 5-Aug-04 Manjimup Dried Apples $42.40 35 15% Grains/Cereals Leverling Janet France 5-Aug-04 Ravioli Angelo $15.60 15 5% Dairy Products Peacock Margaret Belgium 6-Aug-04 Camembert Pierrot $27.20 40 0% Dairy Products Peacock Margaret Belgium 6-Aug-04 Geitost $2.00 25 5% Confections Peacock Margaret Belgium 6-Aug-04 Sir Rodney's Marmalade $64.80 40 5% Beverages Leverling Janet Brazil 7-Aug-04 Chartreuse verte $14.40 42 0% Dairy Products Leverling Janet Brazil 7-Aug-04 Gorgonzola Telino $10.00 20 0% Confections Leverling Janet Brazil 7-Aug-04 Maxilaku $16.00 40 0% Beverages Buchanan Steven Switzerland 8-Aug-04 Guaranà Fantàstica $3.60 15 15% Produce Buchanan Steven Switzerland 8-Aug-04 Longlife Tofu $8.00 21 0% Meat/Poultry Buchanan...
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...Noline, Animal Dreams Those are the words of Codi Noline, a brave heroine with her mind set on rescuing a beautiful but defenseless peacock from horrible torture by a group of demented children on her first day back in her hometown of Grace, Arizona. Much to Codi's chagrin, the bird turns out to be just a piñata, spilling candy and bright treasures rather than a gory mass of blood and bone. The children aren't a pack of hopelessly troubled youth engaging in animal mutilation for sport, only a normal group of kids participating in a party game very common to the Southwestern Mexico-influenced culture scared and confused by a stranger's outburst. Anyone who has seen a piñata might wonder how a person without impaired vision could mistake one of those bright, artificial paper mache creations for a living animal, but sometimes an abnormal state of mind can make the world be viewed through a murkier haze than poor eyesight could ever produce. Codi's misconception of the peacock incident is a rather humorous story, but it has a deeper underlying meaning. Things are not always as they seem, whether they are seen with the eyes, the mind, or the heart. This is a truth Codi learns a little more of every day she is home. Her own spiritual and emotional journeys are reflected in part by her changing views of the town's pet birds, the peacocks. The town's women founders, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Gracela sisters from Spain, arrived to wed lonely gold miners and left the small...
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...also had a negative view within the Australian communities, largely due to the failure rate of Small and Medium sized businesses (SME's) (Peacock 2004b). The effect of these failure rates on the communitie's opinions and feelings caused poor small business image and negative attitude in society towards enterprise, as shown in surveys from Mozell & Midgely in 1993, Goddard and Ferguson in 1997 and Hindle and Rushworth in 2000 (Peacock 2004b). Unfortunately, the rate of small business failure is similar to the rate of small business establishment is Australia so this is not a fact that would assist the positive societal attitude (Connolly, Norman & West 2012). Small business image is the general cultural and societal perception of small business which, the Karpin report observed negative in Australia in its report in 1995. The Karpin Inquiry suggests that the poor small business image is due to a negative enterprise attitude within society and rectification suggestions focus on increased small business knowledge and education in the primary, secondary, vocational and tertiary areas are to be implemented (Peacock 2004a). Enterprise refers to the use and implementation of an individual's characteristics. These characteristics of an entrepreneur would specifically be those of independence, leadership, problem solving and who are hard workers (Peacock 2004b). The surveys researched were:- Mozell and Midgley 1993 Mozell and Midgely (1993) showed that women...
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...Environmental Science 5. Tropical forests represent a large reservoir of underutilized timber. Why is it ecologically unsound to harvest most tropical forests? What are the potential long-term effects of deforestation in the tropics? Harvesting our Earth’s tropical forests is very ecologically unsound in many ways. These forests are being harvested and clear-cut in staggering rates and even if we begin taking necessary actions as a whole, worldwide, immediately we still may never get these forests back to where they should be in order to become sustainable once again. The most commonly known effect that harvesting the rainforests has had is the extinction of the majority of the world’s species. The tropical forests contain about half to two-thirds of the world’s species. (Chiras, P. 230) An average of 137 species of life forms are driven into extinction every day in the world's tropical rainforests. Destruction such as harvesting in rainforests have contributed to the loss of millions of acres of tropical rainforest. Animals and people alike lose their homes when trees are cut down therefore, most animals and other species die when trees are cut down. Larger mammals need several acres to be able to roam free and are trapped into smaller living conditions and several other species are only known to be living in one region and will not survive once their habitat has been harvested. Other animals that may not be native to these tropical areas also suffer when forests...
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...Running Head: Pyschodynamic and Behaviourist Perspectives A Comparison and Contrast of the Psychodynamic and Behaviourist Perspective in Psychology Matthew Sealey – 1778013 Swinburne University of Technology Due Date: Monday 31st March Alcohol and Energy Drinks Abstract The aim of this study was to examine whether alcohol consumption increased when an individual consumed an energy drink. 172 participants completed a two part survey comprising of questions regarding alcohol consumption and completion of the Risk Taking Questionnaire 18. The hypothesis that alcohol consumption in a single sitting would be higher in the high propensity group in comparison the low propensity group was supported. The hypothesis that alcohol mixed with energy drink consumption in a single sitting would be higher than alcohol only consumption in a single sitting was rejected. It was concluded that an individual with a higher pre-disposition for risk-taking behaviour would consume more alcoholic beverages in a single sitting than an individual without the pre-disposition to risk-taking behaviour. Future research should examine the effects alcohol has on energy drinks in comparison to individual consumption in order to truly understand the effects it has. Energy drinks (ED)’s are a relatively new concept in the overall soft-drink market, but are essentially rebranding and reselling caffeine to a different target market with an entire new sense of...
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...My mask’s name is derived from the word/color Violet and the animal Peacock. Violet represents a woman - A strong woman capable of doing things that are productive. A woman who has a positive outlook in life. I’m the kind of person who makes use of my shortcomings to improve myself, that’s what makes me strong. I don’t focus on the negative side of life rather I use my disappointments and shortcomings to set my goals in life. On the other hand, the peacock feathers above my mask symbolize integrity and beauty you can achieve when you endeavor to show your true colors. Beyond that, the peacock is also possessor of some of the most admired human characteristics. To Lakshmi, the Peacock is also associated with Kwan-yin in Asian spirituality. Kwan-yin (or Quan Yin) is also an emblem of love, compassionate watchfulness, good-will, nurturing, and kind-heartedness. Now, I’m wearing my mask of myself. I struggle to show my true self; it takes an effort for me not to be a pony mainly because I have lots of insecurity about myself since I’m just a human who has imperfections in my personality as a whole. But then again, I want a person to perceive the real Bonbon, who has a big heart for everybody and who cares for everyone. I’m happy right now because I am who I am. Behind my optimism are my parents who will always be my inspiration. They are the ones who molded my mind to be optimistic in life and to do my best always and at the same time being happy of what I’m doing. I was never...
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...Peacock (2004) makes the distinction between small business owner manager as “The person who sets up a business as an own account worker simply to replace a job may be less enterprising than the person who creates a product, finds a market niche, sets out to maximise a capital gain from a business idea, or helps provide skills and networks for the unemployed,” the entrepreneur. If we make these distinctions clearer by classifying the small business owner and entrepreneur as in Carland et al. (1984), the small business owner sees “the business as an extension of his or her personality, intricately bound with family needs and desires” and the entrepreneur “is characterised principally by innovative behaviour and will employ strategic management practices in the business” to create innovation, profit and growth. If we assume that a typical small business falls into the first category, then readiness or restraint is more important to decision to start up, unless other factors like “window of opportunity”, “precipitating events” or “risk” are more relevant as laid out in Peacock (2004) If we look only at the small business owner in relation to the question then it seems that the decision to start up a business is largely driven by readiness. According to Peacock (2004), - P. R. Liles (1974), says more control over lifestyle, general self-confidence that comes with age and work experience, and industry knowledge, but that unless there is some dissatisfaction with their...
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... The Peacock Clock 3. Kolyvan Vase 4. Madonna Litta 5. Search of the materials 6. References Introduction The Winter Palace (inner view) The Winter Palace (inner view) The Winter Palace (view from the Neva river) The Winter Palace (view from the Neva river) The State Hermitage, the largest museum in Russia, is located in the center of St. Petersburg, on the Neva River. To be specific, it’s right on the Palace Square, which is named like this because of the museum. It’s the heart of historic St. Petersburg. Most of the main city events, like fireworks and New Year celebrations, take place on this square. More than three million items are stored in Hermitage collections - paintings, sculptures, works of applied art, coins, medals, weapons, archaeological sites and other wealth created by many nations of the world from ancient times to present days. Its collection is just as big and valuable as collections of British museum in London and Louvre museum in Paris. The Hermitage is an amazing world which is full of wonders. It has been always attracting thousands of people of different ages and backgrounds, from different countries and continents. And everyone has found there something to remember and to delight. In my final report I suggest a list of exhibits which may blow your mind and at first you won’t even believe that they are true. But they are true, they are worldwide famous and they are in the halls of The State Hermitage. The Peacock clock ...
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...Example Research Paper on Polymer Chemistry: Introduction Polymerization refers to a chemical reaction that results in bonding of two monomers to form a polymer (Tarle, 435). A polymer molecule is made up of hundreds, thousands, or even millions of atoms joined together to form a chain with an extended length at least an order of magnitude greater than its thickness (Peacock & Calhoun, 2006). Polymers have variations of molecular weight (length), branching, steric configuration, interconnections and chemical defects (Tarle, 435). A polymer is made up of many elements. One can consider a polymer as a thread with every link of this string forming a fundamental unit which is in turn made of hydrogen, carbon, silicon and oxygen(Tarle, 435). They are mostly made up of hydrocarbons though other elements such as Sulphur, nitrogen and chlorine may also be found(Carraher & Charles, 2). The molecules are held together by covalent bonds that are branched, linear, or networked to form the polymeric material (Carraher & Charles, 2). While most polymers have carbon as their backbone, others have silicon as the main element holding the polymer (Carraher & Charles, 2). . The history of polymerization The science of polymerisation began way back in the 19th century where alumina-silica glass and phosphoric acid was widely applied to fill dentures (Carraher & Charles, 2). . However, the compounds had very poor mechanical properties and high solubility. This meant that they...
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...was plenty time to rest and wanted to keep competing. In Lincoln Jesse Owens met his kryptonite and it went by the name of Eulace Peacock. Jesse Owens had a great build but Peacock was taller and more muscular than Owens. Eulace Peacock defeated Owens in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.2 seconds. Peacock also defeated Owens in the long jump on the same day with a jump of twenty-six feet three inches to Owens’s twenty-six feet and two and a quarter inches (Schaap). Owens lost to Peacock three more times in the 100 meter dash after the meet in Lincoln. Losing wasn't custom to Owens and it began to eat away at him mentally so he decided to listen to what his coach told him earlier and took a break from competing to let his body get healthy (Schaap). Once Owens returned to training to get prepared for the Olympics he received help from Coach Riley on his starts because they were the worst part of his game and if he wanted to do big in the Olympics they would need to get better. On December 28th Owens was stripped of his athletic eligibility because of failed exams, Owens thought that Coach Snyder would be disappointed in him when he found out but Snyder told Owens “You know, this might be for all the best because it'll give us the chance to work and focus on technique and not have to worry about results (Schaap).” On April 24 Eulace Peacock was called upon to run the anchor leg of a 440 yard relay when he pulled up lame after trying to hard to make up ground against the...
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... Romanced with the nature, The men, birds and animals alike, In the midst of the refreshing garden, Flowers were taking on the gentle air's strike. I moved ahead and stopped, Then held my head up, A very peculiar scene struck my eyes, Should i call it man and God's mix-up? Two peacocks on the roof tops, Of a common house which now stands divided, Rarely will one find those birds, In a place like this, which they totally avoided. Bewildered of the situation I was, Went to one of the house, Rang the bell gently, Out came a man together with his spouse. I introduced myself, so did they, Then I continued with my dismay, Peacocks as pets, are they? Was my first doubt, and their faces went gray. 'Yes' was their abrupt reply, Trying to hide the fact, That peacocks were denied the freedom, Their rights were no more intact. Calmly I continued with my dilemma, Calmly did they answer hence, We were two brothers, Who are now separated by hearts and this fence. It was indeed, but not only the ground, The roof also stands parted, And what about the fate of the peacocks? Now my curiosity was ignited. When we were together in happy days, We had bought a pair of them, Together they danced, together they remained, But now they are also refrained. The feud of the human, Had drilled into the fortune of nature, I was deeply hurt and tempestuous, And...
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...biggest Aids epidemic. "A lot has been achieved in the Aids response, but we will be more successful if we put greater emphasis on engaging men and boys," Dean Peacock, founding director of South African advocacy group Sonke Gender Justice, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "The majority of people who don't access services are men - and that's bad for everyone." See also: Move fast to halt spread of killer HIV and AIDS Men are less likely to test for HIV, less likely to start or adhere to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to manage the disease and more likely to start treatment late and die, Mr Peacock said in a paper he co-authored and presented to United Nations programme on HIV and Aids. Men will soon make up almost 70 per cent of Aids-related deaths in some high-prevalence countries, the paper said, even though rates of HIV infection among women aged 15 to 24 are twice as high as those of men the same age. Women are more vulnerable to HIV and Aids because their lower social status, poverty and violence often mean they cannot choose whether to have sex or use protection. As a result, health services have focused heavily on ensuring women get tested, usually when they are pregnant, and take ARTs to prevent transmission of the virus to their babies. "Men are socialised to see health-seeking as a sign of weakness," Mr Peacock said. "Many men feel they can only access health services when...
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