little if any attention from consumer behaviorists, who need to understand the psychological factors that affect BBM and WhatsApp consumers. Hence, the current research examines two personality traits—extraversion and social anxiety—that influence consumer attitudes toward these applications. The results of a survey from 552 BBM and WhatsApp consumers in Kuwait indicate that the interaction effect of extraversion and social anxiety is significantly related to consumer attitudes toward BBM and WhatsApp
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recognized upon shipment 4. Bonus: * Owner’s bias * Criteria b) Number of Units @ $65/unit Validate the revenue in dollars as well as quantity * Shipping logs normalize them for what the customers really wanted * Select a sample of quantity shipping and compare them to POs * $65/unit:
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MARKET SHARE OF “HEALTH DRINKS” SUBMITTED CHIRAG G PATEL AS PART FULFILLMENT OF B.B.A. (3RD YEAR) APRIL, 2010 C O N T E N T S |Chapter No. |Title |Page No. | | |Declaration |3 | | |Guide Certificate
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changed, such an environment enables people to gain information such as pictures, videos, news and knowledge as well as purchase goods through internet. So, The proportion of E-shopping has been consistently growing. Internet World States (2010) reports that China is the world’s largest Internet market. According to “China Internet network information center” (CNNIC) reported that in 2009 the number of Chinese online shoppers is108 million with 45.9% annual growth rate. At present the rate of online
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much information as possible in order to improve target advertising and deliver tailored content to their clients. Hence the information of a single browsing user is highly demanded due to the fact that it can provide insights into different online behaviors and optimize online campaigns. In 2006, the EU calculated that the value of open data in Europe (i.e. releasing all government information for free) would be € 27 billion (Dekkers) that is € 55 per European citizen. With a valuation of around $ 100
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going-concern modification rates for bankrupt companies after December 2001 is due to changes in auditor reporting decisions and not solely due to differences in client characteristics between the time periods studied. Keywords: bankruptcy; going-concern reports. Data Availability: Contact the authors. INTRODUCTION he period since December 2001 has been tumultuous for the auditing profession in the U.S. After a series of congressional hearings beginning in December 2001, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX 2002)
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Journal of Business Ethics (2009) 88:351–366 DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-9968-9 Ó Springer 2008 Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Ratings by Spanish Listed Firms Carmelo Reverte ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to analyze whether a number of firm and industry characteristics, as well as media exposure, are potential determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure practices by Spanish listed firms. Empirical studies have shown that CSR disclosure
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E-mail:shm9166@sina.com Abstract The study of initial trust is very important to the development of e-commerce. On the basis of current status of China’s C2C e-commerce, this paper conducts an in-depth analysis of the factors affecting the consumers’ initial trust. At last, the paper provides some valuable marketing strategies as to how to build the initial trust so as to facilitate the success of online transactions. The research conducted by this paper will help enterprise enhance their
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The main aim of this report is to look at consumer behaviour in relation to a high involvement product. As an example, consumers purchasing behaviour towards buying a computer shall be looked at in more detail. Within the report a more specific example is used when comparing consumers’ attitudes towards Windows operating systems and Apple Macintosh operating systems and what would drive them to purchase either of the two. The report investigates the computer operations market as a whole but concentrates
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Outside of the policy arena, economists have analyzed alcohol consumption in the context of stretching the standard model of consumer choice to include intertemporal effects and social influence. Nonetheless, perhaps the most important contribution by economists has been the repeated demonstration that there is nothing unusual about alcohol in at least one essential respect: consumers drink less ethanol (and have fewer alcohol-related problems) when alcohol-beverage prices are increased. Important econometric
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