... A survey of 586 Norwegian entrepreneurs concluded that female entrepreneurs were much more motivated by autonomy, while men and women scored equally on challenge, risk, and profitability. Watson, Hogarth-Scott, & Wilson (1998) A study of 166 small-business entrepreneurs demonstrated the evidence of "push- and "pull- factors. "Push- factors were more characteristic for male business owners, while "pull- factors ... be graduates from liberal arts colleges, and therefore were inclined to have less managerial and financial skills. Conflicting conclusions were drawn by a study of Watson, Hoga...

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... -third of businesses in the formal economy and likely play an even greater role in the informal sectors. 85% of women entrepreneurs are optimistic about their business's outlook. 4 in 10 (39%) women business leaders are involved in the international marketplace. As of 1996, a woman of color owned one in eight (13%) women-owned businesses in the U.S. The 1,067,000 minority women ... 38 16,000 34 Oregon 4.12 17 18,000 20 Pennsylvania 3.79 36 18,000 20 Rhode Island 4.04 18 18,333 18 South Carolina 3.70 41 15,500 39 South Dakota 3.74 39 13,429 51 Tennessee 3.67 42 15,739 38 Texas 4.04 18 18,...

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... received both his MBA and MS in Chemical Engineering at MIT's Leaders for Manufacturing program where he focused on Total Quality and Process Improvement techniques. Michelle Wilson Senior Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel, Secretary Michelle Wilson joined Amazon.com in March 1999 as Associate General Counsel for finance and mergers and acquisitions. In July 1999, Michelle was promoted to become Amazon ... ...

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... Albuquerque 9/26/2003 2,461.14 2,406.73 54.41 2.26 10/3/2003 1,485.31 1,450.41 34.90 2.41 10/10/2003 1,460.69 1,420.94 39.75 2.80 10/17/2003 1,443.10 1,403.44 39.66 2.83 AT Atlanta 8/22/2003 7,739.51 7,758.52 -19.01 -0.25 9/19/2003 6,867.12 7,328.84 -461.72 -6.30 AU Austin 8/22 ... ...

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... Firm Finance. Journal of Business. 68 (3), 351-381. Bradley, Michael, Jarrell, Gregg A., & Kim, E. Han (1984). On the Existence of an Optimal Capital Structure: Theory and Evidence. The Journal of Finance, 39 (3), 857-878. Brigham, Eugene F. (1992). Fundamentals of Financial Management. 6th Edition. Fort Worth, Texas: Dryden Press. Brophy, David (1989). Financing Women Owned Entrepreneurial Firms. In Oliver Hagan, Carol Rivchun, and ... H. (1958). The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment. The American Economic Review, 48 (3), 261-297. Myers, Stewart C. (1984...

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... of sending a package. For example, a 50lbs. package with dimensions of 8x8x8, was sent from Las Vegas, NV to Bloomington, IL. DHL's price was $125.65 compared to UPS's price of $39.03. This is nearly a $84.00 difference. The delivery price that UPS offered clearly was a much better price than DHL. One of the main weaknesses of DHL is that they ... Ground. For example, a 50lbs. package, with the dimensions of 8x8x8, and was sent from Las Vegas, NV to Bloomington, IL. FedEx's price was $28.21 compared to UPS's price of $39.03 which was nearly $ 11.00 difference. The delivery price that Fe...

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... . Employee referrals are also another approach that can be used to generate strong candidates although this may not increase the diversity of the employees. 3.3 Leadership 3.3.1 Leadership Training Leadership involves the spark of having a vision and having the skills of communication, motivation and negotiation and personal attributes such as self-discipline, respect for others to bring the activities and operations of the ... ...

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... is the home to the Round Rock Express and the ultimate destination of more than 1,500 Central Texas middle school students who make up the Dell Academic All-Star Team. Wilson County Adult Education Center (Tennessee): These is part of the county school system, an offers technology and basic job skills training as well as career placement for adults from the ... ...

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... offered to other companies and which concern the planning, production and or delivery of advertising. Advertising services are bought and designed to improve the purchasing company's performance and well-being (Wilson, 1982). Advertising is expected to influence the attitudes, intentions and behaviour of the client's customers and thus increase sales and contribute to the growth of the client company. The core ... ...

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... 312,500 390,625 488,281 35% System Developers 7,000 8,750 10,937 13,672 17,090 35% Both Non-governmental and Governmental agencies. 20,000 25,000 31,250 39,063 48,828 35% Contractors and Sub-contractors 5000 6,250 7,812 9,766 12,207 35% Total 232,000 290,000 362,499 453,126 566,406 35% Service Business Breakdown ... ...

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... that Russia's score of Power Distance was an 88. This shows as a nation power is very distant in society, and country is highly centralized. As far as individualism, Russia scored a 39 reflecting that the society works as a group. Hofstede states, that if Russians were to go out with their friends, they would say "We with friends" rather than "I and my friends ... ...

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... location Thank you for taking the time for answering this survey Key Findings from Survey: Out of a 100 people surveyed: • 52% lived in London center. • 61% female and 39% male. • 45% were between 30-50, the largest group in terms of age profiles. • 55% eat out in restaurants twice a month. • 40% would be interested in dining ... ...

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... then unravels to Chris the liability of his father, Keller, on the death of Larry and he confronts his father accusing him of murder and tarnishing the family's reputation (Abbotson 39). Kate persuades Keller to turn himself to jail if Chris so pleases. Her emotions about her son's death are aggravated further when Ann shows her the suicide letter sent by ... ...

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... making decisions. 8. Japanese, for all their modesty, can be very ethnocentric. 9. The Japanese are very initiative, faddish, and overly impressed by status. 10. The Japanese are too formal (Condon 36-39). The list above definitely shows some of the differences in culture, which both parties perceive as being a problem. Personally, I believe that many of the American ways are problematic while the ... ...

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... of a delinquent. "Ronnie was her first cousin, and he was staying with Marge's parents. That's how I met him, and we horsed around together "cause he was about my age."[pg. 39] With a friend who was his age and a deviant, Sam got even more exposure to the criminal world, separating him further and further from society, and societal norms. Also, when Sam ... ...

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... .3 31 42.9% Germany 12.3 82 15.0% Australia 6.8 19 35.8% Brazil 6.8 172 4.0% China 6.3 1267 0.5% France 5.7 59 9.7% South Korea 5.7 47 12.1% Taiwan 4.8 22 21.8% Italy 4.7 57 8.2% Sweden 3.9 9 43.3% Netherlands 2.9 16 18.1% Spain 2.9 39 7.4% Cost Reduction Strategies Although Office Depot is nearing its point of exhaustion in cost cutting, several areas can still realize cost savings. Achieving a cost advantage for Office Depot would mean ... ...

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... master's studies surveyed bookkeeping practices of small businesses in smaller communities. In his attempt to determine the effectiveness of various types of laboratory treatment for beginning college accounting students, Larson (39) found that students assigned to "enriched" laboratory treatment obtained insignificantly higher mean achievement scores in accounting than those students assigned to the "regular" or to the neglected laboratory treatments. The ... ...

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... 's managerial development (Yasuoka, 1982). Mitsubishi Group. As of 1983 the President Club, called Kinyokai, consists of the presidents of twenty-eight group companies. The mutual stock ownership ratio is 24.39 percent, with Mitsubishi Trading, Asahi Glass Company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries holding relatively high shares. Meiji Life Insurance, Mitsubishi Bank, and two other financial firms held 62 percent of the ... ...

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... rooted prejudices and stereotypes. The desire to make it happen must come from the top down if subordinates are to truly get the message of importance. (Rice Jr., Booker 2000, p.39) What are the benefits of valuing diversity? For employees, improved job satisfaction and commitment through greater opportunity for participation in decision-making together with the flexibility to better balance work ... ...

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