Social Setting Analysis of the Retail Mall
Social Behavior in the Retail Mall
- Social Setting Analysis of the Retail Mall Masters Thesis. Purdue University, 1985. This study is about social behavior in a retail environment.
- Is consumer behavior, particularly social interaction in the shopping mall, the same today as it was when the study was done?
- Are there similar online social behaviors taking place in the online retail environment? Perhaps.
Sister Cities and Economic Development
Shanghai China
- The Development of Friendship Relations with the People’s Republic of China for Economic Development Purposes Thesis. Economic Development Institute, Year III, University of Oklahoma, 1989. This study describes how several communities and states, having established friendship city (sister city) relationships with cities and provinces in China, have improved their respective economic development outcomes. Here are a few questions covered:
- What is a sister city?
- What is the role of Sister Cities International?
- Do “sister cities” around the world have an economic development advantage?
- How can community leaders build relationships and trust that strengthen social and economic exchanges between people in very different cultures?