TANYA NOLAN: Struggling clothes-maker Pacific Brands is the latest company to become a private equity takeover target. The maker of Bonds undies, Berlei bras, Sheridan sheets and Dunlop, among other well-known brands, has been approached by US-based investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. It's the latest in a string of buyout offers for listed companies that have seen their share prices hit by market jitters and an exodus of investors from struggling industries. Business reporter Michael
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cultural barriers can discourage victims from seeking help, there also is a lack of culturally sensitive services available to them and also in many Asian cultures, seeking help can be seen as shameful to the victim and the victim’s family” (Asians reluctant to seek help for domestic violence). Given Ms. Li’s ethnicity, she’ll most likely appear reserved, avoid eye contact, stoic, and will not ask many questions. She will not speak unless she’s being spoken to, her willingness to answer and ask questions
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The creative process has four stages, which are searching for challenges, expressing the particular problem or issue, investigating it, and producing a range of ideas. When one is searching for challenges one would explore, discover, and understand. We might believe that something is done a certain way because of common or past practices and overlook challenging the norm. So, we try to use our imagination by using techniques dealing with collaboration and eliminating options with creativity. The
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and militarily. Reluctant to enter the war, Canada would not officially take part in WWII until September 10, 1939 when they declared war on Germany. Canada was active throughout the war, completing numerous voyages across the Atlantic, as well as being active in the Pacific. Canada contributed to the Allies by contributing conveys, which provided protection for troops and supplies being shipped from Canada to Britain. Canada also battled along side with the British Royal
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has currently issued over a thousand procurement cards, current usage levels are lower than what management anticipated during development. Part of this is due to certain supervisors not allowing subordinates to use cards. Others are reluctant to use the card for travel because they do not earn frequent flier miles like they would if they used their personal card and submitted an expense report. Other users sense a general lack of
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Drug Testing Tests done on drugs are usually sponsored by drug companies, and researchers, therefore, are reluctant to submit their studies unless the results are positive or significant. They also believe that journals would be reluctant to publish their results otherwise. Now, however, editors of the US journals are considering a plan to force the drug companies to disclose tests that shed unfavorable lights on their products. They are considering a proposal that would require drug firms to register
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graceful literary sketch av·id [av-id] Show IPA //adjective 1. showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic. Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant. 2. extremely desirous (often followed by for or sometimes of ): avid for pleasure; avid of power. Synonyms: eager; hungry, greedy, insatiable; covetous. Antonyms: disdainful, loath in·ef·fec·tu·al [in-i-fek-choo-uhl] Show IPA //adjective
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True False . 3 points Question 2 2. m-commere only benefits online stores. True False . 3 points Question 3 3. In cultures where consumers are reluctant to to use credit card, they might be just as reluctant to make purchases on a smartphone and thus restrict their m-commerce activities to research. True False . 3 points Question 4 4. Mosts people are now comfortable with spending just
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the job they dislike. For most of us, a lack of motivation plays a major role in keeping us away from focusing on our tasks. When we are assigned with something that are not interesting to us, we cultivate a listless attitude towards them. We are reluctant to even think about them. Even when we start our job, we constantly get distracted, especially ones that do not take lots of commitment on their part. Checking what’s up on Facebook group or our email perfectly satisfy this purpose. We assume we
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Discuss and explain the various scenarios that banks may be faced with as they manage customer retention. In your response, explain why consumers are often reluctant to defect. Banks today are currently concentrating on satisfying the customers through their provided services. However, in todays advance society customers can’t be satisfied in just one single way to remain loyal to the bank. This is because banks are providing homogenous services (Raheem, 2011). In the banking market products that
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