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How national brands compete against private labels in retail categories

The reported study in this work examines the problem concerning the complexities in understanding precisely how National Brands (NBs) can effectively compete against Private Labels (PLs) in the marketplace and focuses on comprehending exactly how retailer and category characteristics affect…

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Depression and anxiety in older Black female prisoners across five states

The purpose of this research is to study specifically the effects of being an older black female in prison today: how does prison life affect depression and anxiety levels, arid does a black woman's socioeconomic background contribute to or hinder her ability to adapt to prison life?

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Building customer-centric call centers through systems and processes

The managing of customer experiences and the quantification of those strategies through SERVQUAL (Parasuraman, Zeithaml, Berry, 1991) ((Parasuraman, et.al.) for example is providing a strong, scalable foundation for ascertaining just how an organization can consistently deliver exceptional customer…

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Federal jurisdiction, separation of powers, and constitutional commerce regulation

The United States Constitution is the foremost legal authority for laws created in the United States. Though the Constitution is a federal document, it applies to all laws at every level in the United States. Therefore, any law that fails to comport to constitutional standards is illegal.

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Organized crime's influence on politics in Eastern Europe after communism's collapse

What is Organized Crime? How Organized Crime influenced the Political sector of Balkans after breakup of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union

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Healing rituals and trauma recovery in post-war Sierra Leone

I was just 15 years old, and one day my grandmother found me. Left by a rebel at the side of the road my, grandmother knew. She knew by the fear in my eyes that I had just been raped. When she saw me she cried, and took me inside for no one to see me.

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Ethical dilemmas in international marketing and corporate conduct

Humanity has long struggled with the question of what constitutes ethical behavior. The answer to this question has not always been simple or easy especially in the midst of conflicting interests.

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Marxist criminology and the Kimani Gray shooting response

On March 9th, 2013, two New York City police officers shot and killed a sixteen-year-old Kimani Gray, and claimed afterward that he had brandished a handgun at them after being told to show his hands (Goodman, 2013).

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Female identity formation in Push, Soledad, and the Interpreter

The city of New York is well-known for its ethnic and cultural diversity, and for good reason. As the eastern gateway to America, New York received many of the country's earliest immigrants, and its sheer size ensures that it will attract people from all backgrounds and regions.

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Service level agreements and security in enterprise cloud computing

Cloud computing manipulates and alters our way of understanding of how current computing systems are aligned.

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