Abstract
This paper explores the extraordinary talent and popularity of golfer Tiger Woods. The paper provides a biography of Woods and his father's guidance throughout his entire life. It discusses other great African-American sports stars who broke ground with the "country club" sports, like tennis player Arthur Ash. The paper describes how great talent can break cultural boundaries like no other political vehicle.

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"Golf has long been a maligned sport in American popular culture, most famously by Mark Twain as a nice long walk spoiled by a small white ball. Although it is a popular game in terms of people who participate in it, it is hardly what one might call a "cool" game like basketball. Basketball is a sport whose cache and celebrities may be considered to have kept the brand of Nike alive and well for decades.
Nor is golf a venerated game like baseball (as witnessed in the success of such spiritually conscientious films as "Field of Dreams" and "The Natural," in contrast to "Caddyshack.") Golf is not a culturally significant sport as football has been in the American psyche, with the focus the Super Bowl has had as a national event and pastime. Golf has not been the center of controversy for the violence or the practices of golfers in the national media. Golf has long been thought of as the game of the "leisure village" set, or overfed and overpaid white, male executives. On a symbolic level, nothing could be less cool or more reactionary than golf, so the thinking went.
That is, until Tiger Woods came upon the scene. Tiger Woods has given the game of gold a "coolness" that was lacking. "Until the last few years with Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour spiking ratings, the ratings haven't been relevant to golf," commissioner Tim Finchem said last week in defending declining ratings on the Senior Tour. Now, Woods often helps golf draw a larger TV audience than the NBA. (Ferguson MSNBC.Com) "

Tags:golf, tiger, woods, pga, tv, ratings, sports, country, club, game, leisure, popular, culture, arthur, ash, black, athlete

Abstract
Discusses PGA of America, owner of the PGA Tour. Effect of Tiger Woods' participation in the tour on PGA financial operations, position and growth. Public appeal of the PGA Tour. Impact on the m arketplace. Conflict between Woods and PGA over marketing rights. Cites revenues since Woods joined tour & his popularity. 1 Chart.

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"The Economic Impact of Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour
Introduction
This research assesses the economic impact of Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour is a separate entity from the PGA (Professional Golfers Association). The PGA Tour is the public operational name of PGA of America.


Measuring the Economic Impact of Tiger Woods Participation in the PGA Tour on the PGA Tour s Financial Operations PGA of America, operator of PGA Tour, was founded in 1968, when professional golfers separated from the PGA, which is dominated by golf professionals. Members of the PGA Tour are golfers who play in the tournaments. The formation of the PGA Tour occurred when the PGA Tournament Division broke away from the PGA ( PGA, PGA Tour Not the Same, 2001)."

Abstract
This paper analyzes Tiger Global and its security for investors. First, the author describes mutual funds in detail. Then the operations of Tiger Global are considered. The author includes an extensive literature review. Finally, he cautions the investor that although Tiger Global has good returns, it is a volatile and risky fund.

List of Tables, Graphs, and Illustrations
Table 1: Tiger's Record
Table 2: Tiger's Growth
Table 3: Tiger's Net Performance.
Table 4: Types of Information Included in Mutual Fund Ads
Table 5: Pricing Related Information Included in Mutual Fund Ads

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"The purpose of a study such as this one is to show that there are many issues that surround a particular company and a particular industry, and that businesses must be examined in order to determine whether their strategies are appropriate for what they are attempting to do. In other words, is the business in question performing the way it should be performing in order to continue to succeed? The importance of this should not be underestimated, as many individuals that invest money in mutual and other funds cannot afford to lose this money, and are relying on the money for specific and important expenses. It is important that these individual investors understand the risk that they are taking, so that they will not encounter a significant financial problem if the fund that they have invested in does not perform up to expectations."

Tags:mutual, funds, Tiger, Global, risk

Abstract
This paper critiques and notes the failings in film theory in Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." According to the paper, this work caused various critics to lament its inauthentic and Americanized nature.the paper further explains that actually, several features and flaws of the film make it a quite authentic Hong Kong-style film, in its plot, format, various errors, glaring shortcuts involving language and dialect.

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"Globalization's cultural exchange is regarded by some in terms of cultural dilution and a misfortunate abridgement of culture. (Wang & Yue 2005) However, hybridization, cultural appropriation and related terms can over-emphasize decay, due to a failure to take a long enough view, examining what the history of a place or culture has been, as in a Hong Kong film making industry that must be understood in keeping with the longer history of Hong Kong, not China, as a fused culture of unique culture. This paper's discussion of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..."

Tags:crouching tiger, theory, crit, hk genre

Abstract
The paper discusses how management decision-making styles may be quite different in different parts of the world: in some regions, individual decision-making is preferred whilst in other nations or cultures the focus is upon group decision-making. Ultimately, it is the contention of this writer that different decision-making technologies will have an impact upon the design of information systems used to support decision-making in international businesses insofar as a system put in place for individual decision-making will focus more on information retrieval (for the individual executive) whilst a system for a group or collective decision-making approach will be fixated more on helping to connect people to one another.

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"As we all know, management decision-making styles may be quite different in different parts of the world: in some regions, individual decision-making is preferred whilst in other nations or cultures the focus is upon group decision-making. Ultimately, it is the contention of this writer that different decision-making technologies will have an impact upon the design of information systems used to support decision-making in international businesses insofar as a system put in place for individual decision-making will focus more on information retrieval (for the...)"

Tags:decision, making, information, gathering, styles

Abstract
This paper considers how empowerment and participative decision making improves the decision making process within organizations. It looks at downsizing efforts that empower workers and the benefits to the organization of participative decision making.

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"In recent years groups have become increasingly important in the American workplace as companies move toward fewer managers, more empowered workers and away from hierarchical organizational structures ..."

Tags:decision making, participative decision making, group decision making, empowerment

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The writer relates that reading and analyzing the website content relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Peter Drucker, and "Using Data" has been useful in formulating a decision-making process he would rely upon when leading an organization. The writer explains how these readings provide decision-making data that can be analyzed, absorbed, and incorporated into a decision-making process and methodology he can utilize when leading an organization.

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"Reading and analyzing the website content relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Peter Drucker, and "Using Data" has been useful in formulating a decision making process I would rely upon when leading an organization. These readings provide decision making data that can be analyzed, absorbed, and incorporated into a decision making process and methodology I can utilize when leading an organization. In the article, "Mistakes to Avoid in Decision Making," (Caruth, July 2000) the author emphasizes that there are eight major mistakes that..."

Tags:decision, making, process

Abstract
This essay explores the emotions and feelings in the decision making process. It does this by first defining what is meant by the decision making process. It then looks at emotions and feelings in consumer psychology, relating how this impacts on the decision-making process. The essay also views the role of these emotions and feelings in the decision-making process in the South African context, and discusses various ways in which emotions and feelings can be used in a marketing strategy to enhance marketing communication (i.e.: the combination of advertising, the sales force, public relations, packaging and any other technique in which that the company provides itself and its products) and a company's total product (i.e.: the entire set of characteristics involved in the marketing strategy).

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"The most perverse and influential assumption in consumer behavior research is that a decision making process precedes purchases (ie: that the consumer goes through a complex process of deciding what and where to purchase, before the actual purchasing itself). Many definitions of the decision making process exist, but most agree that two or more actions occur within it and, therefore, choice must occur. In addition, individual consumer's "evaluative criteria" facilitate the forecasting of each alternative's consequences for the consumer's goals or objectives. Further, the chosen alternative is determined by an evaluative procedure, and information sought from external sources or retrieved from memory is processed in the application of this evaluation process (Olshavsky & Granbois, 1991). Interestingly, there is evidence that a significant proportion of purchases may not be preceded by a decision process, and that for many purchases, a decision process never occurs."

Tags:african, consumer, context, culture, decision, emotions, feelings, making, market, process, psychology, south, strategy

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This paper studies how organizations make decisions regarding logistics procurement. The author begins with a case study of the British government's budget for defense systems, critiquing it from the perspective of organizational decision-making. The paper then extrapolates from this study a larger thesis about organizations and their process of making procurement decisions.

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"The annual cost of logistics acquisition for England's national defense has been estimated to equal the yearly turnover at the London stock exchange which is quite an amount. Although the expense is believed necessary to keep the nation's armed services "fully equipped and ready to act anytime in war or peace," it was found that a huge cutback on the defense spending is possible with a more judicious procurement method and a studied decision-making process to go with it."

Tags:decision, logistics, making, organizations, procurement

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This paper points out that all businesses require a great deal of decision-making and that successful decisions are vital to the success of a business. It then examines a systematic approach to the decision- making process which companies can use to determine their best course of action.

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"The practice of business is the practice of making decisions. How many are needed for the sale staff? How do we best position our product in the market? What should our advertising strategy be? If we downsize, will it increase profits? The use of "Decision Science" attempts to provide a framework through which business managers can evaluate multiple possible courses of actions and generate plans well suited to their current needs and future goals and plans."

Tags:practice, of, making, decisions, business, managers, systematic, approach