Literature Review DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Student Name: Student Number: Contact Number: Email Address: Amkela Ngwenya 4397-434-1 082 211-5742 amkelab.ngwenya@gmail.com SUPERVISOR JS Kasozi RESEARCH TOPIC: DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE DIVIDEND PAYMENT POLICIES: A CASE OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Declaration I declare that the work I am submitting for assessment contains no section copied in whole or in part from any other source unless explicitly identified
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The History of Public Relations The act of public relations dates back to 52 B.C.E. in ancient Rome and continues on today all around the world. Public relations is defined as the controlling factor that searches to form and maintain relationships between organizations‚ profit or non-profit and the public that are beneficial for both parties (Bates). The age of public relations as a profession evolved in the 20th Century‚ mainly in the United States‚ but its foundation can
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Functions of Public Relations Functions of Public Relations The functions of public relations take many forms in different organizations. Public relations specialists handle organizational and societal functions such as media‚ community‚ consumer‚ industry‚ and governmental relations as well as political campaigns‚ interest-group representation‚ conflict mediation‚ or employee and investor relations. They help an organization and its public become accustomed and adapt to each other (U.S. DOL
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Literature Review Handout Liberty University Online Writing Center 1| Page Handout Description A review of literature is a critical analysis of a portion of the published body of knowledge available through the use of summary‚ classification‚ and comparison of previous research studies‚ reviews of literature‚ and journal articles (Subject Guides‚ n.d.). This handout discusses the reasons for writing a literature review and presents its various requirements. It examines what a literature
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Literature Review and Learning Journal by [Author’s Name] [Faculty Name] [Department or School Name] [Month Year] Literature Reviews Introduction Energy is an extremely significant cost factor in managing the United States petrochemical industry (Neelis et. al‚ 2008). According to the current business scenario‚ US faces an increasingly competitive and challenging
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Literature Review College of Community Counseling Abstract Throughout history marriage has been considered a state of holy matrimony that bound together two heterosexual people basically till death. This binding contract was accepted and supported by society and the families involved. A person was considered malformed in some way or was in disgrace if they didn’t get married. Cohabitation involves unmarried sexual partners sharing a household. This practice was considered
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The functions of Public Relations (PR) can be grouped into two loose categories: organizational and societal. Many viewpoints of the functions fall into both categories and are not mutually limited. The scope of organizational functions of PR involves actions concerning the company‚ and societal functions of PR interests ’ activities regarding society. Organizational functions of PR are activities that interact with or affect organizations while societal functions of PR have to do with actions that
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2 Abstract Retaining a child at grade level has become popular due to the emphasis on accountability and standards in elementary education. This literature review provides a critique of the research examining the academic and socioemotional outcomes associated with grade retention. The push for student retention is demanded by school boards‚ school administrators‚ and teachers in spite of the overwhelming
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DEFINING PUBLIC RELATIONS Lecturer: Cassie @ Chitara Ramasamy Session: 2014 Lesson Outline: Definition of public relations Process to influence public opinion The publics of public relations The functions of public relations Learning Objective of Topic 1: After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to Explain the meaning of public relation Explain the various process of public relation
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Literature Journals/Reviews Name Of the author | Title of the article | Title of the journal | Year of public-cation | NumberOf volume | Part number of the journal | Number of relevant pages | Brief content and value | P.Bansal & S. Kandola: CSR: Why good people behave badly in organizations‚ Ivey Business Journal‚ March/April 2004 Content: Corporate Social Irresponsibility (Example of Enron)‚ Bystander effect (Three ways)‚ Consequences of irresponsible actions‚ How to prevent
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