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MARIJUANA DRUG USAGE

1.0   Background of the Study For most of human history, marijuana has been legal. It is not a recently discovered plant, nor is it a long-standing law. Marijuana has been illegal for less than 1% of the time that it is been in use. Its known uses go back further than 7,000 B.C. (Mckim, 2002). The marijuana (hemp) plant has an incredible number of uses. The earliest known woven fabric was apparently of hemp and over the centuries the plant was used for food, incense, cloth, rope, and much more. This adds to some of the confusion over its introduction in the United States , as the plant was well known from the early 1600's but did not reach public awareness as a recreational drug until the early 1900's. Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing problems worse. In one study, heavy marijuana abusers reported that the drug impaired several important measures of life achievement including physical

The relationship between dancehall music and juvenile delinquents in high schools

Introduction             One of the major social problems throughout the years is the growing number of youth who are considered to be juvenile delinquents. One of the countries which experience the issue of juvenile delinquency is Jamaica.   In the country, the incidence of juvenile delinquency as measured by the number of youths (children and adolescents) brought before the court for indictable offenses grew by 6% from 1, 600 in 1985 to 1,700 the following year. Accordingly, the growth of juvenile delinquency in on country like Jamaica has been influenced by different social factors and one of the perceived social aspects is with regards to music genre. Primarily, this research proposal suggests conducting a study in identifying the relationship of dancehall music and juvenile delinquents in high school.             Research Objective The notion that music genres and juvenile delinquency have a significant relationship is still a very new subject that should be given attentions.

Research Title : Management Conflict in an Organization between Management and the Employees and the Management Resolve this Conflict

Introduction This research proposal will be centering on conflict and the underlying management of conflict as well as resolution, linking to the management and employees of several organizations. The method can be by means of utilizing case studies and descriptive surveys, accounting for responses of the management team and the employees. Identifying sources of managing conflicts and achieve time bound resolutions and conclusions respectively. For this initial proposal, aims and objectives have to be noted along with literature study overview and methodology glimpse just to assume spontaneity and relevance of this research proposal. Amiably, conflict can be regarded as disagreement regarding interests or ideas ( Esquivel and Kleiner, 1997 ). Management of conflict is the discord that occurs when the goals, interests or values of different individuals or groups are incompatible and those individuals or groups block or frustrate each others attempt to achieve their objectives. Conflict

DETERMINANTS IN CHOOSING A GOOD SCHOOL IN MALAYSIA : A Research Proposal

1.0 Background of the Study Secular or non-religious schools in Malaysia were largely an innovation of the British colonial government. There were four initial proposals for developing the national education system: the Barnes Report , Razak's Report, Ordinance Report, and the Fenn-Wu Report . The former proposal was implemented through the 1952 Education Ordinance (Puthucheary, 1993). British historian Richard O. Winstedt was concerned with the education of the Malays and he was instrumental in establishing Sultan Idris Training College . The college was established with the purpose of producing Malay teachers. R J Wilkinson , Winstedt predecessor on the other hand helped established the Malay College Kuala Kangsar in 1905, which aimed to educate the Malay elite. Moreover, education in Malaysia broadly consists of a set of stages which include: pre-school , primary education, tertiary education and postgraduate .Only primary education in Malaysia is mandated by law, hence

TRUSTING ONLINE BUSINESSES

1.0 Background of the Study Electronic Business , or " e-Business ", may be defined as the utilization of information and communication technologies ( ICT ) in support to all the activities of a business. Commerce constitutes the exchange of products and services between businesses, groups and individuals and hence can be seen as one of the essential activities of a business. Electronic commerce or eCommerce focuses on the use of ICT to enable the external activities and relationships of the business with individuals, groups and other businesses online. eCommerce seeks to add revenue streams using the World Wide Web or the Internet to build and enhance relationships with clients and partners and to improve efficiency. When organizations go online, they have to decide which e-business models best suit their goals. A business simodel is defined as the organization of product, service and how the information flows, and the source of revenues and benefits for suppliers and

CUSTOMER SERVICE DELIVERY RESEARCH PROPOSAL EXAMPLES

1.0 Background of the Study Customer service delivery and customer loyalty goes hand in hand—when a service is delivered exceptionally it then follows that the customer will be satisfied and will be loyal to the services rendered. Customer service deliverance taps into business, marketing, and psychological research and practices to provide a satisfied customer. Customer service delivery also provides a framework for customer service as a process and an outcome. Customer expectations, loyalty satisfaction, product versus service delivery, measurement, brand equity, regional and cultural differences, and organizational impact are the factors revolving in the carrying out of a good business and hence will gain the loyalty of customers. One of the most important customer service skills one can develop is the ability to understand and effectively respond to the customer's needs and concerns. For a long time, sales has been perceived to be mostly about trying to convince the custo

International Franchising of the Emerging Markets

1.0 Background of the Study                              Franchising is not the business per se, but a way of doing business. It is fundamentally a marketing concept – an innovative method and radical approach of distributing products and services. Franchising is a "continuing relationship in which the franchisor provides a licensed privilege to do business, plus assistance in organising training, merchandising and management in return for a consideration from the franchisee" (Doherty, 2006). Franchising has four common franchise relationships. These include: 1. Manufacturer-Retailer – Where the retailer as franchisee sells the franchisor's  product directly to the public. (eg. New motor vehicle dealerships). 2. Manufacturer-Wholesaler – Where the franchisee under license manufactures and distributes the franchisor's product (eg. Soft drink bottling arrangements). 3. Wholesaler-Retailer – Where the retailer as franchisee purchases products for retail sale f

Investigating the Importance of Technology in Enhancing Customer Relationships in Banking

Introduction             In the norm of business and economic growth, financial system inevitably plays a vital role. We are told that financial market is embodied with sophisticated systems in which are observed carefully by financial and marketing connoisseurs. The role of financial system is to be an intermediary between lenders and borrowers, in this sense, for example in banking business "providing a menu of saving vehicles with differing risk and return characteristics, and helping investors find the financing they need, taking into account the returns and risks on the projects they wish to undertake (Fischer, 2003 p.2)." Banking industries and other similar forms can be accounted as financial markets in which are responsible for giving financial assistance and services to borrowers, lenders and investors. Technological innovations are having significant relevance to man. Rapid technology advancements have introduced major changes in the worldwide economic and busine

Effects on aquatic habitat and fish communities, particularly in the Macdonald Valley and Wollombi Brook area, Australia

Brief Description               Many scholars and advocates identified changing climate as a factor in substantial shifts in distribution and in timing of reproduction in wildlife and fish populations. Fish and wildlife responses to climate change depend on feedbacks among climate, land use, land cover, hydrology, and biodiversity. Based on various scientific studies on the effects of climate change to wildlife and fisheries, it was shown that the effects of climate change on fish will be substantial with even moderate warming but will also vary across the species range. Moreover, wildlife and fish are early barometers of climate and habitat change, and threatened and engendered species are likely to be especially sensitive to change and perturbations. Background             The Australian coastal economic fishing zone is the third largest in the world. But climate change is already affecting Australian marine life and consequently Australian fisheries and aquaculture. While clima