...Abstract [Doctoral Study Title] by [your official name] MS, [university], 200X BS, [university], 200X Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration Walden University [last month of quarter you plan to graduate] 200X Abstract Insert abstract here; it should be no more than one page. Abstract text must be double-spaced with no paragraph breaks. Describe the overall research problem being addressed in the first couple of sentences and indicate why it is important (e.g., who would care if the problem is solved). You can include a general introduction of the issue in the first sentence, but you need to move to a clear statement of the research problem being addressed. Identify the purpose and theoretical foundations, if appropriate, summarize the key research question(s), and briefly describe the overall research design, methods and data analytic procedures. Identify the key results, 1 or 2 conclusions, and recommendations that capture the heart of the research. Conclude with a statement on the implications for positive social change. Here are some form and style tips: (a) Limit the abstract to one typed page; (b) maintain the scholarly language used throughout the doctoral study; (c) keep the abstract concise, accurate, and readable; (d) use correct English; (e) ensure each sentence adds value to the reader’s understanding of the research; and (f) use the full name of any acronym and...
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...ENRON CASE STUDY Title of the Article: * The first article of critique, talks about the ethical cultures and values of Enron and how this values and credence contributed to the collapse of this once corporate giants (Li, 2010). * Enron failures, the who, the how, and the why, that contributed to malpractices of its business practices (Gudikunst, 2006). Purpose of Research: The purpose of the first article of research is to depict the ethical views and practices of Enron’s Executives. During the Enron scandal several executives were charged with criminal acts from money laundering to insider trading and fraud (Li, 2010). This article of research shows how morals and ethical values differ in the eyes of different individuals. Second article of research explicate, how each stakeholders in the Enron scandal played a huge role in the collapse of the once was energy giant company (Gudikunst, 2006). Dr. Gudikunst explains how each executive and external stakeholder mislead employees and vested stakeholders in believing the organization was financially buoyant in their day to day business practices, and the reasons for the misappropriation of investors capital. Final this article touches the legal aspect of accounting practices. Research Questions Understanding an organization’s ethical values or business core practices is the baseline in understanding any defects which took place during the Enron’s scandal. Some of the purpose research questions for the first...
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... | | | |6:00pm to 10:00pm | | | |School of Business | | | |QNT/351 | | | |Quantitative Analysis for Business | | | |Dr. Jacquelyn B. Frausto | | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course integrates applied business research and descriptive statistics. Students will learn to apply business research and descriptive statistics in making better business decisions. Other topics include examination of the role of statistics in research, statistical terminology, the appropriate use of statistical techniques, and interpretation of statistical findings in business and research. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged...
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...5 December 2007 Dr. Frank Ruff Daimler AG Society and Technology Research Group Berlin, Palo Alto, Kyoto Agenda A Why Corporate Foresight? B A closer look at Corporate Foresight C Implications for UNIDO D Q & A, Discussion UNIDO 5 December 2007 / Dr. Frank Ruff 2 Why Corporate Foresight? History of Future Studies/Foresight Foresight embedded in enterprises First Think Tanks in enterprises (e.g. Shell, Toyota, Daimler-Benz) Corporate Foresight: Innovation and Technology Analysis Establishment of new (e.g. Daimler-Benz, variants and diffusion Siemens, Philips) of concepts of future studies and analysis Consumer and marketing-oriented trend research Future Consulting (e.g. Z_Punkt) Emergence of systematic resp. scientific future studies Journalists/Entrepreneurs/Expert-Networks/Consulting Warning future studies „Doom-Saying“ (e.g. Club of Rome, Robert Jungk) Economic and political future studies (e.g. Faith Popcorn, (e.g. Alvin Toffler, Trendbüro, John Naisbitt, Dan Coates, PROGNOS) Matthias Horx) „Premodern future view“ Delphic oracle Spiritual and religious foresight Outsider (e.g. Nostredamus) State-run/scientific/supranational institutions Military futurologic research MIT) Technology assessment Economic, political, Science and Technology resource-oriented (e.g. RAND Corporation, Forecasting (e.g. Delphi future research (e.g. UN studies,offices for technology Millenium Project, assessment) OECD, political...
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...1. What is business research? Why should there be any question about the definition of research? Business research is described as a planned out inquiry that give results that guides managers in making decisions. In other words, “it is a process of planning, acquiring, analyzing and disseminating relevant data, information and insights to decision makers in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate actions that, in turn, maximize performance”. Basically, it is the process of finding information, analyzing it and finding a possible solution that can make things better. It is the process that business managers use to solve issues that may occur in day to day business procedures. There should be questions on the definition of research because research is not a standard that is done the same for everyone. It all depends on the person that is doing the research. Some people like to take specific steps and planning to ensure they are getting all the information before they make a decision. Others like to go straight to where they know they can get some information and make a decision on what they find. Research has to be defined so that everyone working on the same research understands what is being referred to when the word research is being used. (Cited: Cooper & Schindler, 2011) 2. Distinguish between an explanatory and predictive research study. Explanatory research study is research conducted for a problem that has not been clearly defined. It...
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...Student Id: 13038597 * Reflective Essay * Case study I: GHEMAWAT, PANKAJ. (2001). Distance still matters. Harvard Business Review. 79 (8), 137-147. * Case Study II : GHADAR, FARIBORZ, SVIOKLA, JOHN and STEPHAN, DIETRICH A.. (2012). Why life Science Needs its own Silicon Valley. Harvard Business Review. 90 (7/8), 25-27. * Case Study III : BEAMISH, PAUL W AND LUPTON, NATHANIEL. (2009). Managing Joint Ventures, Academy of Management Perspectives. Harvard Business Review. 23 (2), 75-94 Reflective Essay I have always been scared of strategies, I used to always think that I will get confused after studying the module business strategies but I was wrong. My parents have always told me that nothing is difficult unless you try it and I never believed them until today. When I started my assignment I was scared of reading 3 big case studies and I always use to ask myself , how am I going to read all through this pages and write notes on this. The most difficult part was to summarize it only 500 word each case study which had a lot of vital information. But eventually I did it. I tried my best to cover all the important points. I have always been very inquisitive about the word strategies. It can be used in many things like game, work, business and many more. The word strategy is to make a plan before you implement, and one has to make a plan before doing anything. Spontaneous plan do not work every time, so to be on a safer side most of the people plan it. And today...
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...ABSTRACT In recent years, many companies have increased their presence in the international market. This paper studies the companies need for internationalisation as it focuses on the factors companies must consider before entering new markets or expanding abroad. Many factors that lead companies to invest in the international market have been identified. The research is based on theories. Internationalization factors that motivate companies to establish themselves abroad will be included in the theories. The identified categories include of resource, market, strategic resources, efficiency and seeking motives. Network seeking motives has been identified as an additional motive. The research was conducted based on the qualitative approach. Existing information of related to the motives for internationalisation and the factors to consider before internationalisation were used. The secondary material includes peer-reviewed journals, international business books and research papers. A case study of Chrysodalia Ltd was used to explain the PESTEL and SWOT analysis. Based on the case, it is concluded that companies internationalised in order to increase their competitive advantage. Companies rely on factors, which include Resource seeking, Market seeking, Efficiency seeking, Strategic asset seeking to create competitive advantage in an already saturate market. The factors that the company should consider before internationalising are proactive motivations such as home factors,...
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...president of BBC design group, Emil Vicale, had built a successful business using rapid prototyping technology to build wax or plastic models of his clients’ designs. However, this technology would also prove to be innovative in another endeavor, the action-figure doll. Vicale had used this technology for personal enjoyment by creating dolls resembling heroes of September 11, 2001. The stir the dolls on his desk created had inspired Vicale to look further into the possibility of expanding his recently purchased e-commerce toy company. The following information will provide insight into the research that was done to create a successful action-figure business by HeroBuilders.com. However, additional research could have been done to prepare for unexpected media attention and to create new products that would meet customer needs. Background Review Shortly after September 11, 2001, Vicale finalized the purchase of ToyBuilders.com, an e-commerce toy company. This created an opportunity for using rapid prototyping technology to build dolls. Vicale had realized the potential for success after observing the interest his friends and family expressed for the personal heroes he had on his desk. It was then necessary for Vicale to investigate the potential for profitability in the action-figure business. Vicale researched the companies already in the field, and also the retail environment for the dolls. His research sparked his interest further, and he believed creating dolls that...
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...Research Methodology & Fundamentals of MR. 100 Marks Course Content 1. Relevance & Scope of Research in Management. 2. Steps Involved in the Research Process 3. Identification of Research Problem. 4. Defining MR problems 5. Research Design 6. Data – Collection Methodology, Primary Data – Collection Methods / Measurement Techniques – Characteristics of Measurement Techniques – Reliability, Validity etc. – Secondary Data Collection Methods – Library Research, References – Bibliography, Abstracts, etc. 7. Primary and Secondary data sources and data collection instruments including in-depth interviews, projective techniques and focus groups 8. Data management plan – Sampling & measurement 9. Data analysis – Tabulation, SPSS applications data base, testing for association 10. Analysis Techniques – Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis Techniques – Techniques of Testing Hypothesis – Chi-square, T-test, Correlation & Regression Analysis, Analysis of Variance, etc. – Making Choice of an Appropriate Analysis Technique. 11. Research Report Writing. 12. .Computer Aided Research Methodology – use of SPSS packages Reference Text 1. Business Research Methods – Cooper Schindler 2. Research Methodology Methods & Techniques – C.R.Kothari 3. D. K. Bhattacharya: Research Methodology (Excel) 4. P. C. Tripathy: A text book of Research Methodology in...
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...INSTITUTE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ASSIGNMENT - I Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof. Dinesh Khurana Sweta Singh 14PGDMHR44 2014-2016 Q.1. Does the opening vignette in the beginning of this chapter require research? Why/why not? In case your answer is yes, what type of research would you advocate to EEE? Yes, it does require research and explanatory research is required for EEE as a detailed and thorough findings are to be aimed at. Q.2. You are a business manager with the ITC group of hotels. You receive a customer satisfaction report on your international hotels from the research agency to which you had outsourced the work. What or how will you evaluate the quality of work done in the study? Customer satisfaction report should focus on issues like what are the services with which customers are not very satisfied. So this can be seen through the revenue generated from various services. Also which hotel among the group of hotels customers find the best. Whether the revenues generated from the hotels match the results of the survey. If research shows any particular aspect that customers feel is missing in the group of hotels. Q.3. A lot of business magazines conduct surveys, for example the best management schools in the country; the top ten banks in the country; the best schools to study in, etc. What do you think of these studies, would you...
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...Research Design The study will use Focus Group Discussion as its research design. A focus group is a group of people, led by a trained moderator, who meets by 90 minutes to 2 hours. The facilitator uses or moderator uses group dynamics principles to focus or guide the group in an exchange of ideas, feelings, and experiences on a specific topic. The data gathered after the discussion can be used in evaluating particular issues. FGD data can be used to evaluating particular issues. The researchers chose Focus Group Discussion as a medium of the research as the face to face involvement of qualified participants may be of help to gather data on how scholarships are implemented by other learning institutions. FGD will give the researcher ideas on how to analyze the research problem. The discussion may be of help to explore the meanings of survey findings that cannot be explained statistically. Construct Validity Construct Validity is an assessment of how well ideas theories are translated into actual programs or measures. The researchers aim to gather opinion from AGSB Students on how features of SYLFF and Star Scholars can be adopted by AGSB. Construct Validity can be achieved by formulating questions that can be used in gathering information from the respondents through FGD. The following questions will be asked to the participants for the FGD: 1. The researcher would like to propose a scholarship program which adopts some of the features of Star Scholars of...
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...AQA AS Business Studies Unit1 (BUSS1) Course Companion AQA AS Business Studies Unit 1 (BUSS1) Course Companion Publishers Information AQA AS Business Studies Unit 1 Course Companion 1st Edition August 2008 Author: Jim Riley © Tutor2u Limited All Rights Reserved No part of this material may be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written permission of Tutor2u Limited. This publication is not endorsed or approved by AQA. Tutor2u Limited Boston House 214 High Street Boston Spa LS23 6AD Please contact jimriley@tutor2u.net with details of any errors, omissions or suggestions for future editions. © Tutor2u Limited All Rights Reserved www.tutor2u.net AQA AS Business Studies Unit 1 (BUSS1) Course Companion Contents Introduction to AQA AS Business Unit 1 .....................................................................6 Section 1: Starting a Business ......................................................................................7 Enterprise and Entrepreneurs .......................................................................................8 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Entrepreneurs ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Motives for starting a business ................................................................
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...their research required several steps in the process to determine the correct population of users to poll. The process began with a phone questionnaire that was targeted to the Penton readership from a very large database. From there, Penton sent a pretest, this time by mail, to another user group. The final study was then sent to 4,000 decision makers from the Penton database (Cooper & Schindler, 2011). There are many strengths to the approach that Penton used for this study. To begin, the level of confidence was 95% with +/-4 percent for a margin of error. This is actually common when conducting a sampling plan (2011). Penton achieved this probability determining that 676 of the 710 respondents were the decision makers of their respective organizations. These individuals were also weighted according to the cell that they were assigned. There were 42 cells representing seven industries by six job titles, which allows Penton to see which individuals could be identified as the most desirable participant to the study. This is an effective method for identifying the participants, because Penton now knows who the decision makers are within the organizations they work for. If the respondents were allowed to be random, the data would not be true to the goal of the research, which aims to influence and accommodate their needs. Another strength of this study is the attribute-sampling plan. Penton clearly defined what the problem was, how they were going to research the...
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... 1. Definition of Research 2. Business Research 3. Features of a Good Research Study 4. Areas of Business Research 5. How to start Business Research 6. Business Research Analysis : Basic Steps 7. Business Research Problem 8. Primary Business Information 9. Research Proposal ( also in Unit2) 10. Research Methods versus Methodology 11. Types of Research 12. Functions of Business Research 13. Relevance of Business Research to Managers 14. Need to perform Business Research 15. Managerial Effectiveness and Research 16. Management Consultant 17. The Building Blocks of Science in Research 18. Induction & Deduction in Business Research 19. The Case Study as a Research Method 20. Case Study to Assess Business Situations 21. Difference between the case method and a case study? 22. Business Research Topics 23. Business Research in the 21st Century Definition of Research Research in common parlance refers to a search for knowledge. Once can also define research as a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic. In fact, research is an art of scientific investigation. The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English lays down the meaning of research as “a careful investigation or inquiry specially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge.”1 Redman and Mory define research as a “systematized effort to gain ...
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...technology has to do with computer applications, on which nearly every work environment is dependent. Since computerized systems are so widely used. Information Technology is now one of the in demands. It is one of the populated courses in every school. This course is not an easy one. Students have to deal with a lot of logical subjects, programming, troubleshooting, multimedia, math subjects, and a lot more that is related in technology. Not all IT students succeed in this course, that is why the population of the IT students in San Pedro College of Business Administration starting on the school year of 2013-2014 decreases based on the information obtained by the researchers. The researchers chose this topic because they observed that from the past years, the population of Information Technology decreases continuously. It is important to know the factors that arise regarding this matter so that the school has to do something that can give solution towards the problem. This research is way of helping to lessen this kind of situation. In this way, the researchers can help this school matters by means of collecting data from each of the IT...
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