Formal and informal institutions’ lending policies and access to credit by small-scale enterprises in Kenya: An empirical assessment By Rosemary Atieno University of Nairobi AERC Research Paper 111 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi November 2001 © 2001‚ African Economic Research Consortium. Published by: The African Economic Research Consortium P.O. Box 62882 Nairobi‚ Kenya Printed by: The Regal Press Kenya‚ Ltd. P.O. Box 46116 Nairobi‚ Kenya ISBN 9966-944-52-4
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NORTH AMERICA Wal-Mart’s first foray outside the United States was in Mexico in 1991. Although Wal-Market executives had no previous foreign experience‚ they recognized that there were substantial income and cultural differences in Mexico. Accordingly‚ the American retail giant established a 50/50 join venture with Cifra SA‚ Mexico’s largest retailer. Despite havig a partner‚ the company made a number of blunders. Among them were poorly translated signs and a merchandise assortment that including
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Observations: A Clarification of Interobserver Agreement and Interobserver Reliability. American Journal of Mental Deficiency‚ Vol. 83‚ No. 5‚ p. 460-472. Cronbach‚ L.‚ 1990. Essentials of psychological testing. Harper & Row‚ New York. Carmines‚ E.‚ and Zeller‚ R.‚ 1979. Reliability and Validity Assessment. Sage Publications‚ Beverly Hills‚ California. Gay‚ L.‚ 1987. Eductional research: competencies for analysis and application. Merrill Pub. Co.‚ Columbus. Guilford‚ J.‚ 1954. Psychometric Methods. McGraw-Hill
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a a Greetings lnc.: Transfer Pricing Issues Developed by Thomas L. Zeller‚ Loyola University Chicago‚ and Paul D. Kimmel‚ U niv ersity of Wis consin-Milw aukee THE BUSINESS SITUATION Two years ago‚ prior to a major capital-budgeting decision (see Case 4)‚ Robert Burns‚ the president of Greetings Inc.‚ faced a challenging transfer pricing issue. He knew that Greetings store managers had heard about the ABC study (see Case 2) and that they knew a price increase for framed items would
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The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China is an easy to read and fascinating look at how many of the strategies and tactics mentioned by Sun Tzu in his book The Art Of War‚ were employed in ancient times. There is a Zen-like simplicity in the book’s structure. Each strategy is also a Chinese proverb and is briefly explained. There follows three or four short anecdotes taken from Chinese and Japanese history which act as teaching tales to show how such strategies can be used. The Thirty-Six
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University of Phoenix Material Validity and Reliability Matrix For each of the tests of reliability and validity listed on the matrix‚ prepare a 50-100-word description of test’s application and under what conditions these types of reliability would be used as well as when it would be inappropriate. Then prepare a 50-100-word description of each test’s strengths and a 50-100-word description of each test’s weaknesses. |TEST OF RELIABILITY |APPLICATION AND APPROPRIATENESS
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ARTICLE New imperialism Information and media imperialism? n Christian Fuchs University of Salzburg‚ Austria ABSTRACT This article explores whether contemporary society can be characterized as demonstrating a new form of the Marxist notion of imperialism and as informational/ media imperialism. In an attempt to answer this question‚ I employ Vladimir Lenin’s analysis of imperialism. Paying particular attention to the relevance of media and information‚ I test Lenin’s theories against
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Proposal Argument Gray Wolves Should be Removed from the Endangered Species List For years now‚ the Gray Wolf‚ or Canis Lupus (Threatened)‚ has enjoyed a prolific reintroduction process focusing on the northwestern portion of North America. This was no easy task. After a period of time throughout history when‚ next to humans‚ wolves were the most widespread mammal in North America (Threatened)‚ the gray wolf attempted to endure the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth
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Q1.Why do consumers buy jeans? What is the buying decision based on? - Jeans were invented in 1873 by Levy Strauss. Consumers’ perceptions about jeans are following: 1. Durable and extra strong-In terms of durability Jeans are considered more durable than other fabric pants .This extra strong image attracts customers for the feel of rough and tough personality. 2. Symbol of rebellion :Blue jeans were adopted as a workers’ jeans and in the 1950 they became a symbol of rebellion when stars such
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Her research interests include paleopathology and paleodemography. Dr. Grauer is currently conducting research on skeletons from medieval England and poorhouse populations from 19th century | 5.) Anne C. Zeller | 1951 | Physical anthropologist who specializes in the study of primates. She received her M.A.(1971) and Ph.D (1978) from the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies she worked on chromosome analysis‚ comparing chimpanzee and human chromosomes
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