Essays Tagged: "material acquisition"

What Drives A Man?

Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart, the measure of a man's success is based on two elements, material acquisition and growth, and physical prowess. This is ironic for Okonkwo since his people's ... nature. As stated earlier, Okonkwo was obsessed with success. This manifested itself in many materialistic ways. First, he started out with nothing since he inherited nothing from his debt ridd ...

(6 pages) 123 1 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Negative Consumer Behavior What is negative consumer behavior and what are the characteristics of a bad customer? How can managers address this issue to ensure success?

re reflected a distinct consumption ethic based upon affluence and gratification of desires through material acquisition" (Berkman and Gilson, 1981). Consumer Behavior is defined as "the activities o ...

(6 pages) 266 1 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

"Commoditization of Processes; Services Revolution; "Work of Nations""

why they’ve become suchW: companies: increase their on-time delivery, reduce inventory, reduce material acquisition and other costs, improve their processes, make their balance sheets leaner, gai ...

(4 pages) 14 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies