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Market segmentation typologies in the sports industry using participation motivation

Mixed-Method Approach for Developing Market Segmentation Typologies in the Sports Industry by Rohm, Milne & McDonald (2006) is a study that presents a mixed-method approach for segmenting a sports product-market using participation motivation data.

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Radioactive exposure and worker safety at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

The workers in this plant learned in the year 1999 that they had been exposed to plutonium as well as other radioactive material. The plant is known as the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion plant and was first owned by Union Carbide for 32 years during which most of the pollution took place.

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The "Great Man" theory of leadership and personality traits

Leadership and management are quite different even though often used synonymously. A "position" is something one is hired into, or appointed -- whether that results in leadership is dependent on the qualities of the individual.

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The Tyco fraud scandal: executives' illegal loans and corporate oversight failures

In the case study on Tyco, the author is discussing the overall scope of the fraud and the way it took place. This is accomplished through establishing a timeline of events that outlines the activities of key perpetrators.

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How personality traits and Freud's theory shape leadership effectiveness

Personality most certainly has an impact on a person's leadership style, effectiveness, and overall competence. And clearly the personality traits shown by leaders impact underlings and employees in numerous ways.

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Maintaining brand equity through measurement and advertising strategies

Brand equity has been defined as the power generated by a given brand in the market over the years. A product, which has a powerful brand name, normally experiences higher sales and profit margins than other players in the market.

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Advanced practice nursing roles and clinical responsibilities

In the last few decades, advance nursing has emerged as a healthcare system to provide better and expertise services in nursing fraternity.

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Factors affecting success and failure in mergers and acquisitions

It would seem, as a result of the literature analysis, that the one of factors behind the increasing number of mergers and acquisitions that may be observed today is the prospect of increasing market share and profitability via this more appealing method, rather then to rely on the sole effects of…

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The Tyco scandal: Kozlowski and Swartz's corporate fraud

The author speaks about the fall of former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski, and Mark Swartz former chief financial officer who were both found guilty by a Manhattan jury on June 17th, 2005. They had both without the shareholders knowledge had taken loans from the company of around $170 million.

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David Von Drehle's Triangle: worker dignity and labor reform

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle. Specifically it will contain a commentary on the book, and discuss the theme of the book that even though the city and the country mourned the victims, it took over 100 years for them all to be truly identified, and some victim's names…

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