Chapter 1 The Problem and Review of Related Literature Introduction “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Confucius. This quote from the famous Chinese philosopher must be true for every student who wishes to study abroad and attain a winning career. Students should be careful in choosing which country they will spend their time and money for studying because if they made a wrong step or move‚ the journey to success would be different to them to take. Few countries in
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Module: Financial research project P58836 Critical literature review on Mergers and Acquisitions Lu Sun 13123963 Date: 7 April 2014 Contents 1. Abstract………………………………………………............3 2. Introduction………………………………………….............3 3. Literature review……………………………….……………4 3.1 The analysis performance of acquisition……………..5 3.11 Short-term analysis……………………………..5-6 3.12 Long-term analysis……………………………..6-8 3.2 Methodologies assessment…………………………..8-9 3.3 Real motivation for acquisition……………………
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Mediation and Advocacy Literature Review Judy Reeves BSHS/441 July 15‚ 2013 Melinda Barker Mediation and Advocacy Literature Review Mediation is the preferred method of conflict resolution in the majority of litigations. Mediation has many benefits and few risks to the parties involved. Three articles regarding mediation and advocacy will be discussed in this literature review. The articles pertain to cases where mediation was the method used to come to a settlement. This author will provide
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Gender and Leadership Literature Review 1. Introduction Leadership theories and literature describe what leaders should do and on the other hand literature also exists on what leaders actually do‚ the former are prescriptive and the latter are descriptive (Bratton et al; 2005). Leadership style is a relatively consistent set of behaviours that characterise a leader (DuBrin; 1995). The main leadership theories encompass the trait‚ behaviour‚ contingency‚ power
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even overall poor health (Mondy‚ Noe & preneaux‚ 2002). High level of stress results in high levels of employee dissatisfaction‚ illness‚ absenteeism‚ and turnover‚ low levels of productivity and as a consequence difficulty in providing high quality service to customers (Organ & Bateman‚ 1989; Matteson & Ivancevich‚ 1987). Turner (2002) indicated that stress chemicals that stay in the body can obstruct the digestive and immune systems and also deplete human energy. Different strategies can be
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LITERATURE REVIEW Foreign exchange exposure is very crucial now a days as cross border trade is increasing day byway at a very fast pace. But it is also regarded as very complex. There is a dearth of good literature on this subject‚ especially in India. Some of the studies identified in this area areas follow; Bengt Pramborg‚ in this study‚ ―Foreign Exchange Risk Management by Swedish and Korean Non Financial Firms: A Comparative Survey‖‚ 2002‚ makes a comparison of hedging practices of Swedish
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Literature Review on Pain Assessment The purpose of this review was to outline and evaluate pain assessment techniques and tools commonly used in the postoperative recovery room to assist in pain management. Problem Identification and Evidence Pain after surgery is stressful to patients and is a major problem in post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Recent data suggest 80 percent of patients experience pain post operatively (Wells‚ Pasero‚ & McCaffery‚ 2008). Ineffective pain management in the immediate
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Running head: A LITERARY REVIEW OF CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT Celebrity Endorsement in Mass Media Advertising Brands Celebrity endorsement in mass media advertising has become a very beneficial phenomenon for many countries and has significantly increased in the past decade‚ and should be the main principle of brand communications since it is the key to marketing success. Any product that is displayed in a television commercial or magazine advertisement by a corporation that uses a celebrity or
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Literature Review Music has always played an important role in the communication of culture. In the Caribbean people listen to many genres of music‚ but dancehall is the most prevalent. The Trinidad Express (2013) states that‚ “Jamaican dancehall music dominates the airwaves of the Caribbean.” It is heard frequently through various means which causes children to be immensely affected. They highly esteem dancehall artists and view them as role models. Therefore they learn from what their role models
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Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural‚ biological‚ and physiological factors that put adolescent girls at such a high risk for the development of eating disorders. However‚ a gap in the literature remains in terms of what
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