...Individual Assignment: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3 Instructions Please highlight (like I just did) the correct answer and upload the entire document to the Assignments link by the due date in the syllabus. This is the only version of the assignment that will be graded. Do not use the matching shown on the Materials tab page for Week 5! 1 Which of the following shapes best represents a normal distribution as it is depicted graphically? A. Square B. Bell C. Triangle D. Star E. Hat For questions 2 through 4, consider the following array of numbers: 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 15 19 20 21 2. In the array provided, what is the mode? A. 7 B. 9 C. 10 D. 15 E. Both A and B 3. In the array provided, what is the median? A. 7 B. 9 C. 10 D. 15 E. Both A and B 4. In the array provided, what is the mean? A. 7 B. 9 C. 10 D. 15 E. Both A and B 5. The difference between the smallest and the largest values in a distribution is the _____. A. mean B. median C. mode D. range E. deviation 6. Which of the following is a bar chart arranged in increasing order by size? A. Control chart B. Simple bar chart C. Pareto diagram D. Histogram 7. Which of the following hypotheses is a null hypothesis? A. There is no difference in the monthly grocery bills of families with one child and families with two children B. Grocery bills vary according to the number of meals eaten outside the home C. Families with two children have...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |RES/351 Version 1 | | |Business Research | Copyright © 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course evaluates the process of conducting business research for improving decision making within an organization. Students will learn to apply an understanding of commonly employed business research techniques to improve a situation, solve a problem, or change a process. Other topics include problem framing, data collection, data analysis, and data presentation. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning...
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...process of conducting business research for improving decision making within an organization. Students will learn to apply an understanding of commonly employed business research techniques to improve a situation, solve a problem, or change a process. Other topics include problem framing, data collection, data analysis, and data presentation. Week 1 - Topic 1: Recognizing the Situation Objectives Recognize a situation, problem, issue, or opportunity that needs addressing. Determine the significance, scope, magnitude and feasibility of finding a solution to the situation, problem, issue, or opportunity. Identify ethical issues involved in business research. Describe the business research process. Materials Week One Student Guide Sample Examination to prepare for Final Examination EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 1 EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 2 EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 3 EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 4 ARTICLE: Week One Topic Searches Assessment Individual Assigment: Current Events in Business Research Write a 300-word summary of the business research process by describing the business research process from your experience in the workplace or in an article you find through the University Library. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Please see the instructor's syllabus for this week's assignments. Week 2 - Topic 1: The Purpose of Business Research Objectives State...
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...process of conducting business research for improving decision making within an organization. Students will learn to apply an understanding of commonly employed business research techniques to improve a situation, solve a problem, or change a process. Other topics include problem framing, data collection, data analysis, and data presentation. Week 1 - Topic 1: Recognizing the Situation Objectives Recognize a situation, problem, issue, or opportunity that needs addressing. Determine the significance, scope, magnitude and feasibility of finding a solution to the situation, problem, issue, or opportunity. Identify ethical issues involved in business research. Describe the business research process. Materials Week One Student Guide Sample Examination to prepare for Final Examination EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 1 EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 2 EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 3 EBOOK COLLECTION: Business Research Methods, Ch. 4 ARTICLE: Week One Topic Searches Assessment Individual Assigment: Current Events in Business Research Write a 300-word summary of the business research process by describing the business research process from your experience in the workplace or in an article you find through the University Library. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Please see the instructor's syllabus for this week's assignments. Week 2 - Topic 1: The Purpose of Business Research Objectives State...
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...JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY St r at egi c Under standi ng A Qualitative Study on Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Strategy Bachelor Thesis within Business Administration Author: Florance Batamuriza Tobias Berg Tony Hatami Tutor: Jönköping Jens Hultman & Anna Jenkins June 2006 Strategic Understanding - A Qualitative Study On Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Strategy A Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration by Batamuriza, Berg & Hatami - JIBS 2006 Acknowledgements Since the begging of the year of 2006 we have worked hard to complete this paper. It has been both fun and challenging. We would not have reached this far without the help of our tutors, Jens Hultman and Anna Jenkins, therefore we want to give them a special thanks for helping and guiding us through this struggle. At the same time we would also like to thank the other groups for their constructive criticism and ideas for improvements. In connection to this, another thanks to our anonymous proofreaders without whom this thesis would not look anything like it does. We also want to give big thanks to the company that offered their time, effort and their thoughts during the interviews; without it this paper would have been impossible to complete and for this we will be ever grateful. Last but certainly not least, we would like to thank our families and friends that put up with our never ending discussions about the paper, and for your ever lasting...
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...Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1 RES/351 Business Research August 13, 2014 Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1 It is important to understand business research terms and concepts when conducting research. Having an unclear understanding of the terms and concepts could lead to ineffective research results. Having good measurement tools in place can be used as an indicator for measuring accuracy. Tools that are put in place to measure accuracy are evaluated using three key criteria, validity, reliability, and practicality. Validity is the main concern of the research. Reliability deals with the quality of measurement. Practicality is concerned with factors of economy, interpretability and convenience. In this paper, I have chosen two articles and will identify, compare, and contrast the two approaches, qualitative and quantitative, used by the researcher. In the first article titled, “Research in the News: Practicality trumps desirability in gift giving”, the researchers use a qualitative approach. The strength of this approach was that the studies were conducted face to face in a classroom which allowed the study capture the actual emotions, feelings, and opinions of the individuals being surveyed. Using a combined approach in this study would enhance the results by adding in statistical measures, which will be obtained through the quantitative design. The appropriate method for this research study was the qualitative...
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...UNIVERSITY OF WALES: TRINITY SAINT DAVID PRIFYSGOL CYMRU: Y DRINDOD DEWI SANT School of Business, Finance and Management Ysgol Busnes, Cyllid a Rheolaeth Business Ethics and Social Responsibility SBUS6003 October 2015 – Term 5 February 2016 – Term 6 SBUS6003 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility MODULE CODE: TITLE: DATED: SBUS6003 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 02/06/2011 LEVEL: CREDITS: 6 20 TEACHING METHODS: Lectures Workshops Independent Study JACS CODE: N200 8% 16% 76% AIM(S) • To introduce students to the particular problems and opportunities experienced in adopting or ignoring corporate social responsibility. • To develop students’ understanding of the relationship between business ethics and management decision making • To develop students understanding of sustainable business issues and how they can be managed, promoted and developed in a business context. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this module students should be able to: • critically evaluate the tipple bottom line of sustainability as a key goal for business ethics; • critically evaluate the role of ethical theory in decision making in business. • critically appraise stakeholder expectation and its relationship with corporate governance and social responsibility; • research and critically analyse ethical challenges in different organisations; • investigate and critically evaluate an organisation’s management of corporate...
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...PROGRAMS 2010 The information contained in this Course and Subject Guide: • • is current only at the date it is published and Melbourne Business School is under no obligation to update the information or correct any inaccuracy which may become apparent at a later date; and is not intended to provide or make recommendation on which you should rely. Melbourne Business School reserves the right to change course content, lecturers, course time, examination procedures and other course details. To the extent permitted by law, Melbourne Business School specifically excludes any liability for any error or inaccuracy in, or omissions from, the information in this Guide and any loss or damage which you or any person may suffer. Last updated: 12 March 2010 1 2 MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL 2010 ACADEMIC CALENDAR ___________________________________________________________________ TERM 1 Thursday Monday Tuesday 14 January 18 January 26 January Orientation Evening – Weekend Mode and Standard Part Time World of Management Weekend Mode and Part Time (until Friday 22 January) Australia Day Academic School Holiday Carlton Campus on Sunday operations Monday Thursday Friday Monday Thursday Friday Friday Thursday Friday Sunday 9 February 18 February 26 February 8 March 18 March 19 March 2 April 15 April 16 April 25 April Commencement Term 1 Teaching (standard 12-week format subjects) Weekend Mode – Module 1a (until Monday 22 February) Elective Weekend Mode – Module 1a (until...
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...SUKKUR INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUKKUR Faculty of Business Administration CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Programs & Class: BBA & MBA (Specialization) Semester: Spring 2016 Credit Hours: Instructor: Mr. Nabeel Nisar 03 Pre-requisite Courses: Principles of Marketing Co-requisite Courses: Post-requisite Courses: e-mail: nabeel.nisar@iba-suk.edu.pk Office Hours: 9 AM-5 PM Consulting Hours: Monday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM & Wednesday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (kindly confirm your schedule via email for these days) Office Location: Room No: 102 Block II EVALUATION 1. Group Project 2. Individual Project 01 3. Individual Project 02 4. First Term 5. Second Term 6. Final Examination 15 % 10 % 05 % 15 % 15 % 40 % RECOMMENDED BOOKS: Publisher Name & Edition S.No Book Name Author/s Name 1. Consumer Behavior Schiffman and Leslie Lazer Pearson Education REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Consumer Behavior: Soloman, M Buying, Having and Being Prentice Hall 2. Consumer Behavior: Managerial Perspective Shelth, J. and Mittal, B Thomson-South Western 3. Consumer Behavior Eagle, Blackwell and Miniard Thomson-South Western A Official Course Outline Template Page 1 of 13 DIGITAL & WEB RESOURCES: http://iradio.oum.edu.my/icast/fbm/learning_segment/?p=archive&cat=bbgp_4103_consumer_behavior http://builderradio.com/blog/?p=678 http://www.london.edu/videoandaudio/facultyandresearch/ http://www.consumerpsychologist...
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...Petkov, Misra, and Petkova Fri, Nov 7, 4:30 - 5:00, Pueblo C Some Suggestions for Further Diffusion of Work System Method Ideas in Systems Analysis and Design Doncho Petkov. petkovd@easternct.edu Department of Business Administration, Eastern Connecticut State University, CT, USA Ram B Misra misrar@mail.montclair.edu Department of Management and Information Systems, Montclair State University, NJ, USA Olga Petkova petkovao@ccsu.edu Department of MIS, Central Connecticut State University, CT, USA Abstract The Work System Method by Steven Alter has a significant potential for improving requirements definition in information systems development. Previous publications on the Work System Method and also on Design Science concepts and their relevance for Systems Analysis and Design are reviewed. We suggest some directions for further work on the diffusion of work system method ideas in systems analysis and design organized along the conceptual framework for IS research by Hevner, March, Park and Ram. Keywords: systems development, work system method, systems analysis and design. 1. INTRODUCTION Hevner et al (2004) presented seminal directions for work in design science within the Information Systems field. These lead subsequently to an increased interest in research in Systems Analysis and Design (SA&D) (see Bajaj et al., 2005; Iivari et al., 2005 and Harris et al., 2006). The importance of Systems Analysis and Design for any program of study in information systems and, we may...
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...Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1 RES/351 January 12, 2015 Amy Ginsburg Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1 The research designs of quantitative or qualitative are methodologies used to measure information that is collected through various means of questioning. In the peer reviewed research articles summarized below, each methodology is utilized to collect the required data in similar business problems. Quantitative is used to help understand the attitudes of the employees at a company in India, while the qualitative methodology is used to obtain an in-depth understanding of employee business awareness. In the research article entitled, “What makes employees stay?: Exploring the dimensions in context of urban-centric business process outsourcing industry in India”, the author attempts to show why the current employees of the company choose to stay, helping overall retention. The author explains that the approach being used to collect the data will consist of a questionnaire or survey, by a large group of employees. This questionnaire measured the employees’ attitudes towards the “importance of the factors responsible for their sustenance in the organization” (Santoshi, 2013). While a questionnaire would be utilized to aid in the main data analysis, a telephonic interview would also be incorporated to help substantiate the data gathered. During this questionnaire process, simple random sampling would be used to gather...
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...CURRICULUM OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR BBA, BBS, MBA & MS HIG HER EDUC ATIO N CO MM ISSION (2012) HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ISLAMABAD 1 CURRICULUM DIVISION, HEC Prof. Dr. Syed Sohail H. Naqvi Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan Malik Arshad Mahmood Dr. M. Tahir Ali Shah Mr. Farrukh Raza Mr. Abdul Fatah Bhatti Executive Director Adviser (Academics) Director (Curri) Deputy Director (Curri) Asstt. Director (Curri) Asstt. Director (Curri) Composed by: Mr. Zulfiqar Ali, HEC, Islamabad 2 CONTENTS 1. Introduction……………………………………...........6 2. BBA Programme....................................................11 a. Structure of BBA Programme..……………....12 b. Layout for BBA Programme..........................13 c. Semester-wise Breakup for BBA…...............14 3. Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS)......................15 4. MBA Programme....................................................16 a. Structure of MBA Programme........................17 b. Semester-wise Breakup for MBA...................19 5. MS in Management Sciences................................20 a. Structure of MS Programme...........................20 b. Eligibility for Non-business Degree Holders...21 6. Roadmap for Business Education…………............24 7. BBA Course outlines...............................................25 a. Compulsory Courses for BBA...…….…..........25 b. Foundation Core Courses...........…....…....... 41 c. Major Core Courses........................................59 d. Major...
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...Operations Management Research Robert Jacobs and Elliot Bendoly Operations and Decision Technologies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 Decision and Information Analysis, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 Abstract Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has come to mean many things over the last several decades. Divergent applications by practitioners and academics, as well as by researchers in alternative fields of study, has allowed for both considerable proliferation of information on the topic but also for a considerable amount of confusion regarding the meaning of the term. research two distinct research streams emerge. In reviewing ERP The first focuses on the fundamental corporate capabilities driving ERP as a strategic concept. A second stream focuses on the details associated with implementing information systems and their relative success and cost. This paper briefly discusses these research streams and suggests some ideas for related future research. Published in the European Journal of Operational Research 146(2), 2003 1 Introduction – The many views of ERP Speculation on the future development and success of ERP is the topic of many popular press articles. These articles, typically written by individuals associated with the ERP companies, are often focused on the merits of the featured software. Unfortunately, in order to distinguish the merits of alternate packages, authors find it useful to introduce new terms designed to emphasize...
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...JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS, Vol.22, No. 2, 2001 1 DEFINING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT by John T. Mentzer The University of Tennessee William DeWitt The University of Maryland James S. Keebler St. Cloud State University Soonhong Min Georgia Southern University Nancy W. Nix Texas Christian University Carlo D. Smith The University of San Diego and Zach G. Zacharia Texas Christian University “Management is on the verge of a major breakthrough in understanding how industrial company success depends on the interactions between the flows of information, materials, money, manpower, and capital equipment. The way these five flow systems interlock to amplify one another and to cause change and fluctuation will form the basis for anticipating the effects of decisions, policies, organizational forms, and investment choices.” (Forrester 1958, p. 37) Forrester introduced a theory of distribution management that recognized the integrated nature of organizational relationships. Because organizations are so intertwined, he argued that system dynamics can influence the performance of functions such as research, engineering, sales, and promotion. 2 MENTZER, DeWITT, KEEBLER, MIN, NIX, SMITH, AND ZACHARIA He illustrated this phenomena utilizing a computer simulation of order information flow and its influence on production and distribution performance for each supply chain member, as well as the entire supply chain system. More recent replications of this phenomenon include the “Beer...
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...Development in Africa (Volume 12, No.7, 2010) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING CAPACITY: THE GENDER BALANCE ISSUE Ebiringa, O. T. and Okorafor, E.O. Department of Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria ABSTRACT This paper investigates the extent to which age, level of education, nature of work and experience affects the financial literacy levels of Master of Business Administration students of Federal University of Technology, Owerri Nigeria. It equally assesses the extent to which gender difference discriminates in financial decision making, as there seems to be inconclusive notion that female students are better at financial decision making than their male counterpart. Students who took a three credit hours course in Financial Economics during the 2009/2010 academic session as well as participated in a financial literacy capacity program jointly organized by GTBank Plc and SIFE a part of the continuous assessment for the course constituted the study population. Quota and simple random sampling was adopted in the selection of 165 respondents whose responses provided the primary data used for analysis. Correlation coefficients and linear regression tools were adopted for analysis. The conclusion of the study based on results obtained is that gender difference though having inverse correlation with financial literacy level is not a significant predictor of financial...
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