As far as the methodology and theory are concerned, the thesis uses a qualitative content analytical research method and applies principals of the Critical Discourse Analysis, which is a discipline that provides the guidelines of the research method as well as supportive theory for the researched arguments. ... The first chapter introduces the theoretical framework, including the main figures of Critical Discourse Analysis discipline, their work, and its relevance to this research. ... Theoretical Framework and Analysis Method The thesis draws on the theory of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA...

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He embarks further that one needs to overtly engage in critical thinking and use reflexivity to create valid analyses. ... The process of theorizing is very important because it forces one to look beyond theories that are already published, and make use to them to craft a deeper analysis. ... One needs to be reflexive, critical, and self aware of their processes. ... The usage of such questions to help start the process of analysis is what the best social analysts have used. ... His analysis is a good example of the usage of this quality of mind that lets us view the different aspects of a par...

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Measurement Reliability It is critical for firms to have access to reliable and relevant research in order to develop successful marketing campaigns. ... A major objective of current cross-cultural marketing research is the identification of functionally equivalent and non-equivalent issues through descriptive studies and other qualitative analysis. ...

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P-Charts have several applications: assessing the stability of a process; analyzing the results of a process improvement; comparing how process is running now to the past; providing standardization through a continuous collection and analysis of data; and enabling users to pinpoint sources of variation in process. ... SPC Implementation Plan As outlined in the above sections, it is evident proper planning and implementation was critical for success. ...

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It is recommendable to critique the financial assumptions connected to the new commodity analysis, considering cases where client's adoption and sales are below the expected or certain vital costs are significantly higher than anticipated. Sometimes even seemingly small variances in critical assumptions can greatly impact on profitability (Bowman & Gatignon 2010). ... The assumptions associated with the financial analysis should be reasonable. On the same note, financial analysis should adequately capture cases other than the most likely or the best scenario. ... Market survey may provid...

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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BRAND MANAGEMENT OF THE TAJ GROUP OF HOTELS Brands never die. ... In this context the paper seeks to critically analyse the brand management of the Taj Group of Hotels and explore how the Taj is continuing to adapt itself to the dynamic environment it thrives in. ...

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The hypothesis is tested through the analysis of a research result. The result of the analysis is then used to build or construct a theory. ... To assist in deductive and inductive process of data collection, analysis and interpretation 3. ...

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I will now draw upon Michael Apple as a critical theorist and Lisa Delpit, a "multiculturalist,"" to help support my stance. ... " becoming more critically literate ourselves about the economy, about cultural conflicts, and about the role of the state- (Apple, 104). ... Being a critical theorist, I believe Apple feels that students should be aware of the unjustly equal power distribution and relations in society. ... By having a national curriculum, the government is just taking away every last bit of creativity and critical analysis that some schools offer. ... They (the educators) won...

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The purpose of this report is to develop a SWOT analysis (to aid in identifying strategies to be undertaken by the company), Strategy Map (to guide in the implementation of these strategies) and Balanced Score Card (to measure the successful implementation of these strategies). ... It should also be noted that for the purpose of this analysis, we have separated "Market Penetration" into "Global Market Penetration" and "Domestic Market Penetration." ... Despite Wendy's excelling in a variety of areas a brief SWOT analysis indicates that Wendy's always has plen...

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The net has become the critical medium, powering a growing list of revenue-generating business activities from e-commerce and e-supply chain management to online marketplaces and collaboration. ... In more details, by exposing critical business functions to the internet, Web Services can expose valuable corporate data, as well as applications and systems, to a variety of external threats. ... A network firewall serves as a primary line of defense against external threats to an organization's computer systems, networks, and critical information. ...

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As the 2008 holiday season approached, Denny Brown, vice-president and chief information officer (CIO) of Pinnacle West, wondered how he would navigate his organization through a tumultuous economy in the coming year. The year had begun very well for Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW), a compan...

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He enormously refined this crude approach and integrated it with general economic analysis. ... During this time he also completed several more works: Nation, State, and Economy: Contribution to the Politics and History of Our Time (1919), Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth (1920), Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis (1922), Stabilization of the Monetary Unit, from the Viewpoint of Theory (1923). ... A critical part of Mises' exposition of the irrationality inherent in socialism is his concept of economic activity. ... Mises' critique does not even add...

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We've also done the SWOT analysis of the company. ... TABLE OF CONTENTS S.NO TOPICS PAGE # 1 COMPANY DESCRIPTION 5 2 MISSION ,VISSION AND VALUES 6 3 CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM 7 4 S.W.O.T ANALYSIS ( strengths& weakness ) 9 5 S.W.O.T ANALYSIS ( threats & opportunity ) 9 6 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 11 7 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 12 8 SPAN OF CONTROL 13 9 STRATEGIC BOUNDARIES 14 10 STRATEGIC UNCERTAINTIES 14 11 EMPLOYEES COMMITMENT 15 12 AFFECTS OF ORGANIZATION SIZE ON DESIGN 15 13 FACTORS INFLUENCES CENTERLIZATION AND DECENTERLIZATION 16 14 MECHANISTIC ORGANIZATION AND FORMALIZATION 17 15 RECOMME...

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Initially analysis was done on the Duplication of amyloid precursor protein and it was found to be the cause of early onset dementia. ... Keeping the aim in mind, a three-tiered screening method was selected for the analysis of a heterogeneous referral series of APP and PRNP. ...

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Market Research A marketing plan is critical to a thriving business and must include several procedures. ... Our analysis included observation, another form of primary data by investigating the current personal attitudes regarding the interaction between the medical profession and cancer patients to determine the need for more training in the area of care and compassion. ... Market SWOTT Analysis An analysis of the strength of such a program would be fortified healing power, boosting the attitudes of the cancer patients through their doctors" care and concern. ... An analysis of the weakne...

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Important aspects of their HR activities are: - • Systematic approach to HR Planning • Job analysis and formal written job description for assessing current HR needs • Maintaining computerized HR Information System • Forecasting demand for and supply of HR considering all internal and environmental factors • Formulating training based staffing strategies • Regular review of existing HR planning procedures • Proving Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) irrespective of gender, age religious backgrounds of people • Selecting employees through ...

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CASE ANALYSIS - BMW ACQUISITION OF THE ROVER GROUP BACKGROUND The case is one of the acquisitions of a firm operating in the automobile industry, by another. It calls for a strategic Analysis, by analyzing the internal and external environment to enable: An understanding of where the firms are and how they got there. ... Minor themes on strategic analysis, structure, globalization and competitive strategy options are evident in the case. ... SWOT analysis ROVER: BEFORE ACQUISATION Strengths Has used the period of the alliance to consolidate and compete as a fragi...

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Issues: problems that affect large numbers of people and have their origins in the institutional arrangements and history of a society 14. applied sociology: any use of sociological perspective and/or its tools in the understanding of, intervention in, and/or enhancement of human social life 15. diversity: the variety of group experiences that result from the social structure of society 16. sociological perspective: 17. symbolic interaction theory: a theoretical perspective claiming that people act toward things because of the meaning things have for them 18. social work: a profession that p...

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Red Band Society is Fox's newest coming of age TV drama produced by Steven Spielberg originally aired September 17, 2014. Fox's target demographic of viewers is everyone under the age of 50. The demographic of viewers is particularly evident through the show's use of broad age range. The show's plo...

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The third argument for the existential nature of the ecological crisis is found in Jonas' analysis of the modern dialectic between freedom and dependence, power and powerlessness, autonomy and heteronomy. ... In this sense, secondly, Kant's critical philosophy is not only an apotheosis of the preceding Western ways of thinking and believing, but forms also (at least one of) the foundations of those intuitions, ideas, beliefs and convictions, which are dominantly present in our time. ...

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A study of prognosis by House (30) illustrated the use of statistical tools of analysis. ... The analysis of variance was used as a test of significance. ... However, multivariate covariance analysis showed that the accuracy group had fewer errors, indicating that the quest for speed was not favorable in this respect. ...

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The next section of the report covers the various features that are offered by The Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Clean Room; the report introduces these processes individually and then explains in detail how each of the processes works, it finally finishes with an analysis of the strengths and drawbacks for each of these processes In the next section the report concentrates on the Technologies, giving an in-depth evaluation on the ones mentioned above and it finishes the section with an analysis pros and cons of the different technologies The next section is a very brief and short c...

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With a combination of ABA (applied behavior analysis), parent training, and public school education the outcome can be very rewarding. ... However, a critical analysis of the approach is necessary to determine the real potential of ABA. ... ABA- Founders, Methods and Techniques The history of ABA (applied behavior analysis) can be traced to our founding fathers who wanted to develop a procedure for social issues surrounding troublesome behaviors. ... The founder of experimental analysis of behavior, B.F. ... ABA is a very systematic process beginning with an overall analysis of the c...

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Which types of resources are lost in this process is critical to the eventual success of such endeavors. ... Dynamic learning implies information scale economy exploitation, and to the extent that critical mass is reduced through downsizing there is lesser diffusion of information and knowledge. ... (Keuning, 1998) Analysis In this analysis I will first try to link the Human Capital Theory with the Organizational Change Theory and try to detect differences and similarities in these theories. ... A critical focus of the model is the interaction of individual and situation factors in sha...

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Section I: Book Length Works Alain Locke's career in publishing spanned over a quarter of a century; from the 1920's to the 1950's. He established the Associates in Negro Folk Education, an organization created to collect and share and accurate history of African Americans. Locke published and rep...

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