Jim Jones‚ a name widely known as the leader of the People’s Temple‚ created a movement that ended up in one of the most massive massacres in history. His charge and influence on others elucidates psychological concepts. Members of the People’s Temple gave up their lives to devote to Mr. Jones’ because of his pressure on the mind persuading techniques of conformity‚ obedience‚ and cognitive dissonance. Conformity performed a role in Jones’ project prior to even becoming an official member of the
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Music connects us to time and place. For instance‚ many of us may remember a song that comforted us during a difficult time or what was playing during a happy occasion like a graduation or engagement. Despite our varying tastes‚ the one constant is that music plays a role in times of comfort and celebration. This week’s project asks you to consider what songs are important to you and why. You can think of this as defining the soundtrack of your own life. In 750-1000 words‚ consider and explain the
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Werther Individual Memo Edward Jones Executive Summary This memorandum addresses some of the key issues with Edward Jones‚ which includes the lack of an online presence‚ possible cannibalization from larger firms‚ and the inability to manage funds from institutional investors. I conclude that the most effective of all of the theorized strategies would be a combination of Edward Jones’ original business model with an online platform. This plan would allow Edward Jones to stay true to its fundamentals
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Current Position Jones Electrical Distribution (hereinafter Jones Electric) is currently facing an issue with cash flows‚ which will ultimately affect the overall profitability and growth potential for the company. The owner‚ Nelson Jones‚ is diligent in paying his suppliers within ten days in order to capitalize on a two percent early pay discount‚ but in doing so‚ has over-extended cash flows. Though the company has been profitable and growing over the past three years‚ its current lender‚ Metropolitan
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Jones Blair Case Analysis Executive Summary: Jones-Blair needs to increase their sales while keeping their margins consistent with limited resources on advertising and sales promotion. With the four different alternatives present‚ the chosen alternative is to hire another sales representative rather than cut prices by 20%‚ increase advertising to $350‚000‚ or keeping everything the same. WIth the additional sales force‚ JB should set forth their focus on the non-DFW household market. Problem
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Shelly Kapur March 1‚ 2008 Jones-Blair Case Study Jones Blair Company is a privately held‚ regional paint corporation with a market comprised of 50 counties throughout the states of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Oklahoma‚ and Louisiana. Its headquarters are located in Dallas‚ Texas‚ which is also home to the 11 county Dallas-Fortworth greater metropolitan area. These 11 counties represented 50% of total dollar sales for Jones-Blair in 1995 and serve as the business and financial center for the company’s
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Mr. Jones‚ A recent evaluation of Jones Electrical Distribution has occurred in request of a loan. An assessment of the company’s financial health shows that it is profitable. The shortage in cash flows regards managerial attention. Since Jones opened in 1999 the company has seen rapid growth in a highly competitive field. General contractors and electricians have preferred Jones for their business. The request for this loan also has occurred at the end of March; past patterns show that your
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Claudia Jones is relatively unknown in the United States today‚ but was once a well-known activist that made headlines when she was deported. Although she was fully dedicated to the communist cause her idea of how communism would spread and be successful involved the integration of feminist theories. She believed that the participation of women is what would end up causing the success of the communist party. This mixture of communism and feminist theories involving gender inequality‚ discrimination
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looking back at the fiery red face of Mrs. Wilson. Even though he didn’t look back he could feel her rage staring at him‚ along with everyone else in the classroom‚ as he silently walked to Principal Robert’s office. His name is Mason Jones. Most of his friends call him Jones‚ because he plays football and that’s the name on the back of his jersey. As you could probably already understand‚ Mason gets in a lot of trouble here at Ocean View School for Boys. There was this one event‚ on teacher appreciation
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Re: Jones-Blair Company New Marketing Efforts Executive Summary Mr. Barrett faces different propositions of where and how to organize corporate marketing efforts in the architectural paint coatings market under Jones-Blair Company. Each executive has a different proposal such as: increasing brand advertising‚ lowering paint prices‚ hiring new representative or keeping status quo. This executive community still has not decided on which proposition to choose. I recommend hiring a new representative
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