MARKETING THEORIES

2011

Abstract This study investigates the market environment of the United Kingdom high street bookselling business with emphasis on Waterstone's. In doing this, stress shall be placed on a brief exploration of the global outlook of book retailing venture as it relates to the United Kingdom.

İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2018

The scope of the present study is to estimate the influence of the PESTEL dimensions (political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal) on the tourism sector in Muğla, Turkey. For this purpose, a research has been carried out on the top managers of three, four and five-star hotels operating in Muğla, Turkey. The datum provided from 150 business top managers have been included to the analysis of the research. As a result of the analysis done, legal factors (consumer and labor law) were estimated by the participant managers as the most important whereas social factors (demographic structure of the population and cultural attitudes) were of the least importance for the development of tourism sector in Muğla, Turkey. Another result was that more educated participants gave greater importance to all these factors than their less educated counterparts.

Integral Transforms and Special Functions, 1995

We present a method derived from Laplace transform theory that enables the evaluation of fractional integrals. This method is adapted and extended in a variety of ways to demonstrate its utility in deriving alternative representations for other classes of integrals. We also use the method in conjunction with several different techniques to derive many results that have not appeared in tables of integrals.

Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2005

This study evaluates the procedures. practices and the policy issues involved in budget and budgetary control in Nigeria. Results of this study which were based on both documentary and lime series data showed that, within the past two decades there has been a progressive increase in the total expenditure of the Federal Government wi !h a corresponding decrease in revenue. This has led to fiscal operational deficits and Government has been faced with the problem of not possessing the wherewithal, that is. 'the political will and financial discipline' to adequatelt: control her budgetary expenditure in order to sustain and achieve a balanced as well as surplus budget. It is only whe;, this is done, that the economy can be positively stimulated and significant growth achieved. It is therefore recommended that Governmerlt should adopt a pragmatic approach in controlling her budgetary expenditure through an efficient monitoring system. This is to achieve the much desired macro-economic stability which is a prerequisite for favourable investment climate in Nigeria.

Familia. Revista de Ciencia y Orientación familiar

La comunicación es un elemento clave para generar un buen clima familiar, sin embargo, muchas veces, y especialmente durante el periodo de la adolescencia, puede sufrir un deterioro. Conocer los cambios que se producen en esta etapa evolutiva, así como las necesidades del adolescente puede ser de ayuda para establecer una comunicación más empática y eficaz en el hogar. En este artículo se presenta una propuesta de intervención dirigida a padres con hijos adolescentes a través de un taller formativo y práctico con la intención de mantener y/o mejorar la comunicación y el vínculo entre ellos, generando así un buen clima familiar y una convivencia positiva. La metodología planteada será participativa y de interacción propia de las escuelas de padres. A partir del análisis del tipo de comunicación que se da en los hogares, se explicarán los estilos comunicativos invitando a la reflexión y facilitando técnicas y estrategias para una escucha activa y un diálogo eficaz entre los miembros d...

Civilian Protective Agency in Violent Settings: A Comparative Perspective , 2023

The literature on civilian protective agency has paid scant attention to forms of protection that are provided according to private logics, in particular, protection as a commodity or protection as part of relations of patronage. Yet in war-affected eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as this chapter shows, soliciting private forms of protection constitutes a crucial way in which civilians try to shield themselves against physical, political, economic, and social insecurity. In eastern DRC, protection as a public good, protection as a commodity, and protection in the framework of individual and collective patronage are entangled in complex ways, and can be provided, even simultaneously, by the same armed actors. Moreover, the boundaries between these different forms of protection are porous and shifting, implying protection can best be conceptualized as located on a spectrum between more public and more private, more voluntary and more coerced forms. Identifying where on the spectrum protection is located is useful for better understanding civilian agency, including the degree and types of coercion civilians face from armed actors. In addition, a more nuanced conceptualization of protection helps draw attention to civilians' time horizon, specifically whether they seek to avert immediate danger or try to ensure protection in the long term. Finally, it enables a better understanding of the longer-term effects of protection on social orders. In the case of eastern DRC, the effects of protection informed by private logics are mostly negative and include the militarization of dispute settlement and the erosion of trust in the state security services.

2019

Financial analysis and performance are vital to any entity. To evaluate the performance, financial position, and health of a company, financial statements are used. These statements help derive specific ratios that used for gauging how the company is performing and how it will perform in the future. A firm that has its financial health and position above the industry average overwhelms investors. This depicts that a company is utilizing its funds well and is bringing extra funds to offer to its shareholders. The evaluation of financial statements aids in forecasting the profitability and viability of an entity, whereas from the management viewpoint the evaluation of financial statements and ratios is vital as it helps anticipate the future cases in which the firm should expect to operate and facilitate strategic decision-making.