Purpose: After sales service includes a wide range of services and provides the basis for long and easy use of the product. The present study was conducted with the aim of designing after sales service curriculum pattern of automobile industry in Iran. Methodology: This was a mixed exploratory study (qualitative and quantitative). The research population in both qualitative and quantitative pa...

This paper proposes a simple quantitative measure of sales effectiveness for various sales entities (sales territories, sales regional offices, or the whole sales force), that is easy to compute and explain to sales force members. This measure takes into account the conditions prevailing in the different sales entities (such as differing market potentials, sales penetration, competition levels,...

This paper proposes a unified evaluation method for multiple reading support systems such as a sentence translation system and a word translation system. In reading a non-native language text, these systems aim to lighten the reading burden. When we evaluate the performance of these systems, we cannot rely solely on these tests, as the output forms are different. Therefore, we must assess the p...

The author gives a brief historical tour of theoretical tile selfassembly via chronological sequence of reports on selected topics in the field. The goal is to provide context and motivation for the these results and the field more broadly. Introduction. This tour covers only a subset of the research topics in theoretical tile self-assembly, listed chronologically according to the most intense ...

In order to maximize online reading performance and comprehension, how should a designer choose typographical variables such as font size and font type? This paper presents an eye tracking study of how font size and font type affect online reading. In a between-subjects design, we collected data from 82 subjects reading stories formatted in a variety of point sizes, san serif, and serif fonts. ...

Longitudinal twin data were analyzed to investigate the etiology of the stability of genetic and environmental influences on word reading and reading comprehension, as well as the stability of those influences on their relationship. Participating twin pairs were initially tested at a mean age of 10.3 years, and retested approximately five years later. Both word reading and comprehension were fo...

Abstract We study prices paid at auction for artworks created by male and female artists, based on birth-identified sex, how these have evolved over time. Artworks produced artists comprise less than 4% of art sales; after controlling artwork characteristics, we find that are 4.4% more expensive artists. In the top echelon market—for sales above $1 million—artworks sell 18.4% The 40 represent 4...

At present many markets may be viewed as multisided with platforms where different groups of agents interact. However, aspects these are still not thoroughly studied, including the competition between goal to increase user base. As noted in theoretical works, due phenomenon zero prices, non-price factors play a leading role on such markets. Among others importance exclusive contracts is highlig...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of a government income management program on store sales. DESIGN AND SETTING An interrupted time series analysis of sales data in 10 stores in 10 remote Northern Territory communities during 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2009, which included an 18-month period before income management; a 4-6-month period after the introduction of income management; a 3-month p...

due to the fact that assets are recorded at their historical value and they may include unrealized gains (losses), managers may manipulate earnings through the sale of these assets and provide financial information which is not accurate and reliable. the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between income from asset sales, earnings change and leverage of companies listed on tehr...