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How DunnhumbyUSA is Shaping Kroger's Future in the Battle against Wal-Mart
(2011)This paper examines the role that dunnhumbyUSA has played in the resurgence of Kroger to become Wal-Mart's biggest competitor~ We look at each companies mission statement to understand what core beliefs are guiding ... -
How European Union Floating Exchange Rates Affect the United States Economy
(2003)This paper discusses the effect that floating exchange rates have on the dollar/euro relationships in today's economy. These effects can be seen starting in post WWII treaties and leading all the up to today’s talks about ... -
How Has Consumer Shopping Behavior Changed with the Increased Accessibility of Products on the Internet?
(2020-01-01)The purpose of this study is to explore consumer shopping behavior. More specifically, this study intends to evaluate if there has been a change in consumer shopping behavior with the increased accessibility of products ... -
How Much is it Worth? An Empirical Study of the Value of STEM Degrees in Michigan
(2016)There is a constant debate over which college degrees have the best returns on their investment. Many economists believe that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degrees offer the highest returns, with ... -
How Much More Can One Learn In Three Months?
(1998)This experience for me has been a wonderful one. Working at the Small Business Development Center has given me the opportunity to work with real people in real situations. I have learned to apply things that I have learned ... -
How Mutual Funds Affect the Money Supply
(1993)The purpose of this study is to answer two key questions that arose about mutual funds through coming into contact with them during my internship with IDS Financial Services. The first question I wanted to answer was ... -
How Technology Affects Negotiations in an Evolving Business World : A Look Into Email Negotiations
(2017)Negotiations are not going to leave anytime soon, but the shape of what makes a negotiation as such has changed forms. Prior, face-to-face used to be the only medium used to negotiate. Today, everyone is on their cell ... -
How Technology Affects Negotiations in an Evolving Business World—A Look into Email Negotiations
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)Formally face-to-face negotiations were the only medium used to negotiate. Moving forward, businessmen and women must understand how to efficiently negotiate over email, as we are a society that relies so heavily on ... -
How the Greater Kalamazoo United Way is Improving the Socioeconomic Status of the Community
(2012)This paper examines how education alone plays a crucial role in building income and health status of the Kalamazoo County. In particular, how education correlates with cigarette smoking and household income. The paper also ... -
How the Recession Had a Negative Impact On the Golf Industry
(2011)Every business cycle has periods of expansion followed by periods of contraction, known as a recession. Even the golf industry, which historically is late in feeling the effects and quick in recovering from recessions, ... -
How the Use of Thin Models in Advertisements Impacts Self-Esteem and Body Image Perception Among Young Women
(2018)The purpose of this paper is to explore how advertising images using thin models impact college age women's self-esteem and body image perception. This is done through the use of two survey forms, one containing advertisements ... -
How to Determine When to Buy and Sell Stocks, by Looking at the Price Behavior of the Sock, Using the C-A-N-S-L-I-M Appraoch as Developed by William J. O'Neil
(1992)When looking at the general movement m the stock market as a whole, one has to have a good understanding of what can affect our economy. Probably the most important economic concept to understand, is how changes in monetary ... -
How To Write A Business Plan
(1997)There are an increasing number of people who are starting their own businesses. So many people are starting up their own businesses, but have no idea what to do or how to do it, which makes a business plan a necessity. ... -
The Human Corporation: Developing Relationships and Improving Consumer Trust
(2012)The purpose of this paper was to evaluate how the inception and popularity of social media has altered the dynamic between customers and companies by acting to "humanize" corporations and increase transparency and openness. ... -
IDS Financial Services
(1990)The contents of this paper have been divided into five separate sections: Internship Overview, Macro Analysis of Financial Planning and IDS Financial Services, Micro Analysis of Financial Planning and IDS Financial ... -
The IMF and Its Effects on Developing Latin American Countries: Positive or Negative?
(2003)This paper explores the role of the IMF and its effects on developing Latin American countries. By the end, I intend to offer substantial support for the following hypothesis: Through the study of GDP growth rates and ... -
Immigration and the Impact on Native Wages
(2004)In this paper, I investigate the impact of recent low-skilled immigration on the average earnings of native workers of the United States. I try to answer a number of questions that are important to the immigrant debate ... -
The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Income Gap
(2003)There are persistent problems within the labor market that cause income discrepancies between whites and blacks. The income gap is not narrowing; rather it is widening. There does not seem to be one readily accepted theory, ... -
The Impact of Bovine Somatotropin (BST)
(1991)For decades, dairy farmers and dairy breeders have sought to improve the production efficiency (milk produced/dollar of cost) of the U.S. dairy industry. They have primarily achieved this by selecting superior animals as ... -
The Impact of Copper Prices on Sales and Inventory
(2011)Copper has a constant impact on sales and inventory, especially in the world of wire and cable. At Omni Cable, I was able to follow those changes and see how the company reacts to copper's volatility. Copper constantly ...