scholarly journals Changing The Landscape Of The Retail Industry In The United States And Wal-Mart Phenomenon: A Brief Review

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Mirmirani
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Retail Industry ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Recent Developments

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This paper provides a quick review of the significant changes that have occurred in the retail industry in the United States. Of particular concern, are the more recent developments that occurred due to technological advances, i.e. E-commerce, and rapid growth in Wal-Mart&rsquo;s operations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>It is noted that the industry has transitioned from a more competitive environment to an oligopolistic structure in which a few large firms dominate their respective market. The role of Wal-Mart is evaluated and its impact on the economy, in general, and in the retail industry, in particular, is elaborated upon.</span></span></p>

scholarly journals Sectoral Productivity in the United States: Recent Developments and the Role of it

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Corrado ◽  
Paul Lengermann ◽  
Eric J. Bartelsman ◽  
Joe Joseph Beaulieu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sectoral Productivity ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Role Of It

scholarly journals Avanços e limites na historiografia da legislação urbanística no Brasil

2001 ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Feldman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Legal System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a produção recente no campo da história da legislação urbanística no Brasil, procurando detectar avanços e limites para a reflexão sobre desenvolvimento urbano e práticas urbanísticas. O texto organiza-se em três eixos analíticos. Em primeiro lugar, procura-se situar os trabalhos no processo de disseminação de estudos da história urbana no Brasil, vinculando-os ao movimento de ampliação do território da história que ocorre na Europa e nos Estados Unidos, a partir dos anos 60, com a chamada História Nova. Em segundo, baseado em um panorama da produção recente, são detectadas as vertentes dominantes e emergentes nos trabalhos sobre legislação. Em terceiro, são discutidos dois aspectos que se configuram como lacunas na historiografia da legislação: o lugar ocupado pelas normas, a partir do momento em que idéias e práticas urbanísticas têm um espaço institucionalizado na administração pública; e o lugar dos pressupostos modernistas na legislação brasileira, visto que o movimento modernista formula a proposta de um novo sistema legal para o urbanismo.Palavras-chave: legislação urbanística; história; movimento moderno. Abstract: This paper analyses recent developments in the history of Brazilian urban legislation, pointing out the progress made and limits faced, as a basis for reflection in the debate on urban development and planning practice. The analysis is divided into three parts. The first relates the dissemination of urban historical research in Brazil to the expansion of the field of history which began in the 1960s with the "New History" movement in Europe and the United States. The second part sets out the dominant and emerging approaches to urban legislation. Finally, there is a discussion of two aspects that are seen as gaps in the history of urban legislation: the role of norms, as the ideas and practices of urban planning become institutionalised within public administration, and the influences of modernist ideas on Brazilian urban legislation, taking into account that the modern movement proposes a new legal system for urban planning.Keywords: urban legislation; history; modernist movement.

scholarly journals Sectoral Productivity in the United States: Recent Developments and the Role of IT

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Corrado ◽  
Paul Lengermann ◽  
J. Joseph Beaulieu ◽  
Eric J. Bartelsman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Business Service ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Sectoral Productivity ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Role Of It

Abstract This paper introduces new estimates of recent productivity developments in the United States, using an appropriate theoretical framework for aggregating industry multi-factor productivity (MFP) to sectors and the total economy. Our work sheds light on the sources of the continued strong performance of US productivity since 2000.We find that the major sectoral players in the late 1990s pickup were not contributors to the more recent surge in productivity. Rather, striking gains in MFP in the finance and business service sector, a resurgence in MFP growth in the industrial sector, and an end to drops elsewhere more than account for the aggregate acceleration in productivity in recent years. Further, some evidence is found for a link between IT intensity and the recent productivity acceleration.

scholarly journals Sectoral Productivity in the United States : Recent Developments and the Role of IT

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (24) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Carol Corrado ◽  
◽  
Paul Lengermann ◽  
Eric J. Bartelsman ◽  
J. Joseph Beaulieu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sectoral Productivity ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Role Of It

scholarly journals Ethics Regulation By The Accounting Profession

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne P. Healy-Burress
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Business Law ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Cpa Exam ◽  
Ethics Regulation

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Because of recent accounting and management scandals, the accounting profession is under attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Accountants have been accused of taking unethical actions such as overstating revenues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This paper examines the changes in ethical standards of the accounting profession in the United States and the role of ethics regulation by the State Boards of Accountancy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This research finds a difference in the ethical requirements across the 53 State Boards of Accountancy in the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Nineteen of the 53 Boards (35.8 percent) require no separate ethics testing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The increase in litigation and debate over ethical issues in recent years has failed to lead to an increase in separate ethics testing by the Boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This finding could be attributed to the change in the Business Law section of the CPA exam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We find that some state Boards believe that ethics is now adequately being tested within the exam.</span></span></p>

scholarly journals Neuroethics of death in the United States

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikaela Sifuentes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Inheritance Law ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Definition Of Death ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Universal Definition ◽  
Definition Of

The search for a universal definition of death is a relatively new objective in human history, framed by complex biological, technological, and socio-political factors. While it is widely understood that “life” and “death” describe inverse states of being, what separates these two states has been vigorously debated by scientists, ethicists, and theologians. Far from merely an academic distinction, the definition of death has implications that extend to end-of-life healthcare, organ transplantation, and inheritance law. This review explores the historical and current definitions of death in the United States, the role of technological advances, and the resultant social and legal applications.

scholarly journals Neuroethics of death in the United States

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikaela Sifuentes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Inheritance Law ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Definition Of Death ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Universal Definition ◽  
Definition Of

The search for a universal definition of death is a relatively new objective in human history, framed by complex biological, technological, and socio-political factors. While it is widely understood that “life” and “death” describe inverse states of being, what separates these two states has been vigorously debated by scientists, ethicists, and theologians. Far from merely an academic distinction, the definition of death has implications that extend to end-of-life healthcare, organ transplantation, and inheritance law. This review explores the historical and current definitions of death in the United States, the role of technological advances, and the resultant social and legal applications.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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