Kowloon, Hong Kong Abstract The relationship between consumers’ decision-making styles and their choice between domestic and imported brand clothing is investigated using a sample of Chinese consumers. The multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant analysis results indicate that seven decision-making styles together with other consumer behavioural characteristics can be used to distinguish and profile consumers who prefer to buy domestic, imported or both types of clothing. Empirical
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Tony Shun-Te Yuo*#, Neil Crosby*, Colin Lizieri* and Philip McCann** *Department of Real Estate & Planning **Department of Economics The University of Reading Business School Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AW UK #Corresponding Authors: c.m.lizieri@rdg.ac.uk tonyyuo@yahoo.com Key words: retail agglomeration, inter-store externalities, core-periphery model, shopping centre image I. Introduction The planned shopping centre or mall has become an important part of contemporary life style. It has been
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE NUS Business School Department of Management and Organization BMA5004A Management & Organization (2 mc) 2012/2013 Dr. Daniel J. McAllister Dr. Matthias Spitzmuller BIZ1 #08-58 BIZ1 #07-40 +65 6516 1009 +65 6516 7230 bizdjm@nus.edu.sg bizms@nus.edu.sg ABOUT THE COURSE Managers often indicate that they are surprised when they find that people are more difficult than numbers to understand. Recruiters often indicate that they wish new
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First Movement Ltd. In respect of a Marketing and Communications Audit (this is a piece of Market, Customer and Competitor analysis) Date 20th February 2014 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this document is to set out the scope of the requirements of First Movement Ltd. With regard to a marketing and communication audit (Market, Customer and Competitor Analysis) and to detail the basis under which Hoang H Dao, Ni Fu, Siyu Chen and Sok Mei Celina Lei (give yourself a name for your Consultancy
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October 2011; accepted 20 October 2011 Abstract Construction projects in India are experiencing widespread delays. Due to a dramatic shift in the capacity and volume of the Indian construction sector over the last decade, the need of a systematic analysis of the reasons of delays and developing a clear understanding among the industry professionals are highly crucial. Using a selected set of 45 attributes, this research first identified the key factors impacting delay in Indian construction industry
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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SWOT AND PEST ANALYSIS SWOT and PEST analyses are similar both focus on environmental factors that may affect a company. Both types of analysis use group brainstorming to identifying environmental factors. However, there are several important differences between the analysis frameworks that must be understood before either can be used effectively. PURPOSE Both SWOT and PEST have become components of a good business plan and are key in evaluating environmental factors
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|HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES | LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, students should be able to: 1. Contrast job descriptions with job specifications. 2. List the advantages of performance simulation tests over written tests. 3. Define four general skill categories. 4. Describe how career planning has changed in the last 20 years. 5. Explain
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Approval Sheet This thesis proposal entitled“A CORRELATION ON STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GR.9 INHS STUDENTS IN SELECTED SECTION” presented by TREXY FAITH FERNANDEZ, ANN MARGARETTJUAREZ,and ALLYSSA MAE MOSPA, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation are hereby accepted: Ms. Michelle P. Bales John Martin P. Capicio Member, AdvisoryCommittee Member, AdvisoryCommittee Date Signed Date Signed Ma. Faith
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Write a 300-word analysis of a program sponsored by the same agency or organization you used in the Week One Checkpoint. Use the six fundamental policy elements described in Ch. 3 as a guide. Keep in mind that a mission is different from goals and objectives. A mission is a statement of what the program is, why it exists, and the contributions it can make. It is usually short and concise, and describes a program’s reason for existing or its primary concern. Sierra Vista Child and Family Services
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Concerning as one of the most salient issues amongst organizations is performance management issue. Increasingly, researches have indicated that many problems have triggered whilst the systems are implemented. The noticeable performance reward issue is the recognition fairness of the performance reward systems. According to CIPD Employee Outlook Survey (2013), employees are experiencing the unfairness every day in the workplace and 20 per cent of this perception emerged from problems related pay
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