University of Windsor

About: University of Windsor is a education organization based out in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Argumentation theory. The organization has 10654 authors who have published 22307 publications receiving 435906 citations. The organization is also known as: UWindsor & Assumption University of Windsor.

Nigerian Consumer Attitudes Toward Foreign and Domestic Products

Abstract: The Nigerian consumer obsession with foreign-made goods has had a detrimental effect on the domestic manufacturing industry. This paper uses conjoint analysis to investigate the importance of a product's country-of-manufacture relative to other attributes in the Nigerian consumer choice. It was found that the country-of-manufacture is significantly more important than price and other product attributes in consumer preference. Nigerian consumers have a negative image of the ‘Made in Nigeria’ label, rating it lower than labels from more economically developed countries. Additional analyses indicate that the superior reliability and technological advancement of foreign products are the most important correlates of the Nigerian consumer's likelihood to purchase foreign products. Implications for foreign marketers, domestic governments and domestic manufacturers are discussed.

The syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities: developmental manifestations in neurological disease, disorder, and dysfunction

Abstract: The syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD) is characterized by deficient performances in visual-spatial-organizational abilities, complex psychomotor and tactile-perceptual skills (both usually more marked on the left side of the body), and conceptual/problem-solving abilities. Over the course of development, above-average facility in single-word reading and spelling and below-average skills in mechanical arithmetic are evident. Extreme difficulties in dealing with novel and otherwise complex material are especially apparent. Automatic, rote language skills become increasingly well developed and socio-emotional disturbances of the internalized variety become increasingly more apparent with advancing years. These and other developmental manisfestations of the NLD syndrome are examined within the context of several types of neurological disease/developmental disabilities, including cranio-cerebral trauma, hydrocephalus, and autism, and are related to a developmental model (Rourke, 1987) ...

Identification of subtypes of retarded readers: A neuropsychological, multivariate approach

Abstract: Subtypes of reading-disabled children were identified by means of a multivariate classification procedure. These subtypes are described in terms of their differential patterns of performance on a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological measures. Comparisons are made with subtypes identified by previous investigators, and some hypotheses with respect to the neuropsychological implications of the results are presented.