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Motivation theories in consumer behavior and marketing strategy

The concept of motivation in psychological theory and in marketing theory and consumer research, by extension has a long and dynamic history, from Ernst Dichter's (1964) interpretive, psychoanalytic studies of consumer motivation in the 1950s and 1960s, through the era of psychophysiology during…

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W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe and the American dream

Kinsella's Shoeless Joe -- for which he was awarded both the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship and the Books in Canada Award for First Novel -- reads like a long, languid trip through the slumber of an American mid-west long past; the American mid-west.

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The fleeting nature of time in Gatsby and Prufrock

From the point-of-view of humanity, time is unforgiving and everything in the surrounding environment is subjected to time. Aging and death are just two of the concepts frequently associated with time.

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Merit pay systems and employee equity in organizational remuneration

Do you find the system fair and just? How is merit evaluated in your organization?

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Recapturing Bretton Woods prosperity through regulated capitalism and Glass-Steagall reform

Allied Visions: The Success of the Atlantic Charter, Breton Woods, The Keynesian Economy and How to Recapture It Any fan of William Faulkner will remember a quote of his from Requiem for a Nun where observes "The past is never dead.

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Human evolutionary adaptations and macroevolution mechanisms

Humans are one of the most curious animals on the globe. Over the years they have been formulating biological concepts with the quest of understanding themselves and their surrounding.

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Antipoverty work incentive programs and cumulative poverty-related risk in children

What is (are) the research question(s) or hypotheses in this article? The article investigated four research questions and had one specific hypothesis.

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Animal testing in scientific research and medical discovery

Animal testing is a much discussed matter at the moment and its controversy is mainly owed to the fact that a certain part of the general public supports the concept, while another is against tit Even though itmight be regarded by some as being cruel animal testing is beneficial for humanity as a…

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Age discrimination in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Capitalism is given credit for its nature of openness and allowing people to expand their potentials without much interference from the government, however due to the argue to expand businesses and improve on their revenues, companies prefer to hire the best individuals in the market and leaving…

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Homosexuality from ancient acceptance to modern discrimination

As a result of seeing homosexuality as deviant, it leads many individuals around the globe to treat homosexuals with inhumanity and outright abusive behavior.

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