The wine industry considered product quality as key to increasing competitiveness. However, when wines are perceived quality neutral, regardless of other existing differences, consumers will substitute one wine for another exposing producer to intense price competition. To differentiate wines, a...

Der Einzelhandel in der Bandbreite seiner heutigen Erscheinungsformen hat auf der Angebotsseite sowie auf der Nachfrageseite in den zurückliegenden Jahrzehnten einen gravierenden Wandel vollzogen. Dabei ist eine generalisierende Beurteilung sehr schwierig, liegen doch zwischen SB-Warenhäusern,...

This paper empirically investigates the performance of transfer students from two-year colleges to four-year institutions at the course-level, especially colleges with significant minority student population. Advantages of looking at transfer student's performance at the course level are;...

The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? In order to answer this question, this paper addresses the following topics: major oil spills, corporate social responsibility, corporate social irresponsibility,...

This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety-net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e-prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a...