by Pok Fook Sun. / Questionnaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-141). / Acknowledgments --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review --- p.5 / Chapter A. --- Regulation of TV Commercials --- p.5 / Chapter B. --- Areas of Concern --- p.7 / Chapter C. --- Understanding the Selling Intent of TV Ads --- p.9 / Chapter D. --- "Effects of TV ads on Children's Cognitions, Attitudes, and Behaviors" --- p.10 / Chapter E. --- Effects of TV Ads on Consumption Behaviors --- p.12 / Chapter F. --- Effects of TV Ads and the Parental Influence on Children's Consumption Behaviors --- p.17 / Chapter G. --- Findings from Local Researches --- p.18 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Theoretical Framework --- p.22 / Chapter A. --- Overview --- p.22 / Chapter B. --- Theory of Consumer Socialization --- p.23 / Chapter C. --- A Conceptual Framework for Consumer Socialization --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Research Design --- p.32 / Chapter A. --- Research Objectives --- p.32 / Chapter B. --- Variables and Operational Definition --- p.33 / Chapter C. --- Hypotheses --- p.40 / Chapter D. --- Sampling --- p.45 / Chapter E. --- Data Collection --- p.45 / Chapter F. --- Coding Procedure --- p.46 / Chapter G. --- Statistical Analysis --- p.47 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Data Analysis --- p.49 / Chapter A. --- Respondents' Profile --- p.49 / Chapter B. --- Scales Reliability --- p.61 / Chapter C. --- Hypotheses Testing --- p.68 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Discussion of Research Findings and Implications --- p.96 / Chapter A. --- Overview --- p.96 / Chapter B. --- Effects of Social Structural Variable --- p.96 / Chapter C. --- Effects of Age --- p.101 / Chapter D. --- Effects of Socialization Agents --- p.102 / Chapter E. --- Implications --- p.108 / Appendix / Chapter I. --- Television Code of Practice on Advertising Standards --- p.115 / Chapter II. --- "Enrollment Statistics, Hong Kong Education Department, 1995-96" --- p.118 / Chapter III. --- List of Sampling Units --- p.119 / Chapter IV. --- Sample Letter of Request --- p.120 / Chapter V. --- Sample Questionnaire (English Version) --- p.121 / Chapter VI. --- Sample Questionnaire (Chinese Version) --- p.128 / References --- p.134

I den här uppsatsen har en kvalitativ undersökningsmetod tillämpats i form av fokusgrupper, enskilda intervjuer och observationer för att undersöka och försöka förstå hur kroppsideal kommuniceras i klädbutiker, samt om unga kvinnor påverkas av detta. För att försöka förstå hur denna kommunikation utspelar sig har en linjär kommunikationsmodell tillämpats där effekten på mottagaren står i fokus. Den forskning som tidigare bedrivits inom området har konstaterat att mötet mellan kläder och den egna kroppen ofta är problematiskt. Hur och varför detta kommer sig är en fråga större än vad vi kommer att helt lyckas besvara i denna uppsats. Vi kan dock fastslå att det borde ligga i företagen och butikernas bästa intresse att förbättra det klimat som råder idag. Detta genom att se över sin visuella kommunikation och storleksutbud. / In this essay a qualitative survey method has been applied in the form of focus groups,individual interviews and observations to investigate and attempt to understand how bodyideals are communicated in clothing stores, and whether young women are affected by this.To determine which variables that takes part in this process a linear communication modelhas been used where the effect on the recipient are in focus.The research previously conducted in the field has found that the meeting between clothesand the body is often problematic. How and why this happens is a question bigger than wewill be able to fully answer in this essay. However, we can say that it should be in thecompanies and retailstores best interests to improve the current climate. This by reviewing itsvisual communication and size range.

Thesis (M. Com. (Economics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / Investment as one of the important macroeconomic variables can ensure infrastructure development and growth in the economy by raising the productive capacity. The study seeks to examine the determinants of investment activity in South Africa by means of the Cointegrated Vector Autoregression approach. The results of this study could assist policy makers to come up with policies that could encourage investment. The findings will add to the existing theory and knowledge as there is limited research on investment, more especially in South Africa. The empirical results revealed that the long and short run relationship exists amongst the variables under investigation. Furthermore, it was found that there is positive relationship between economic growth, interest rate, inflation and investment. Taxation and investment are negatively related in South Africa both in the long and short run. This indicates that investment activity can be explained by tax, economic growth, interest rates and inflation. The study recommend that the government should also find methods of increasing its revenue base. This could be done by creating a tax policy and system that is able to capture the informal sector because various un-registered businesses go unrecorded when estimating the tax to be collected in a fiscal year. This may be another way of increasing the level economic growth (GDP) since it will generate more fund for government to spend. KEY CONCEPTS: Gross fixed capital formation, Economic growth, taxation, interest rates, inflation.