goes undercover as one of the participants of the group he/she chooses as subject of the study. The researcher participates on the activities of the group while making observations on their behaviour or whatever factors are being studied. Overt observation involve researcher being open about the reason for her presence in the field of study since the researcher is given permission by the group to conduct her research and the use of a ’sponsor’‚ who is an individual likely to occupy a high status within
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Performance Appraisals There seems to be an ongoing debate as to the value of doing employee performance appraisals. Anyone who has given or received a performance appraisal could argue vehemently as to the effectiveness and sensibility of doing them. So what is a performance appraisal? A performance appraisal is an evaluation of job performance over a period of time. It is basically an annual report card on an employee and how they performed over the prior
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaboration in the Workplace Finding new and creative solutions to problems is a challenge in today’s business world. In order to stay competitive companies and organizations must produce better products in a shorter amount of time. The development of collaborative teams is becoming a common practice in organizations with growing popularity across the nation and around the world. Collaborative teams can be defined as a group of individuals who have open communication
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ages Advantages and disadvantages of solar power Advantages- * The energy from the sun is 100% free * Infinite energy * Solar energy is a renewable resource * Eco friendly * Less to no pollution compared to now * Does not emit any green house gasses * Cost effective in long run * Not a lot of maintenance * Most solar panel systems have long life span (30 to 40 years) * And carry full warranty of 20 to 30 years * And if you don’t like bulky solar panels
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1. Disadvantage 1. It destroys your social life and interactions with humans if you do not maintain the balance. 2. It may effect to the destruction of your eye sight due to radiation. 3. It may cause pimples and wrinkles. 4. It may damage your studies and life. 5. Too much time in front of monitor may adverse effect your eye sight and can also make you fat. 6. The way it distracts and can deviate our thoughts and activities towards unproductive activities. 7. It could cause violation
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Advantages of fossil fuels * major advantage of fossil fuels is their capacity to generate huge amounts of electricity in just a single location. * Fossil fuels are very easy to find. * When coal is used in power plants‚ they are very cost effective. Coal is also in abundant supply. * Transporting oil and gas to the power stations can be made through the use of pipes making it an easy task. * Power plants that utilize gas are very efficient. * Power stations that
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marketing alternatives‚ these small businesses continue to use conventional marketing tools such as newspaper‚ magazine‚ radio and television advertisements‚ unaware of the advantages that Internet Promotion offers. All too often‚ these entrepreneurs focus on the disadvantages of Internet Promotion and fail to adequately take advantage of the opportunities that it presents. Moreover‚ their preoccupation with conventional marketing strategies is driven by a misconception that these are cheaper than Internet
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Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation The term globalisation has “successfully passed into common currency‚” (Slater‚2009‚pp.373-383) since Levitt first used it in 1983 and has become a worldwide‚ “ phenomenon that has spread across the globe‚ influencing governments‚ businesses and society.” (Slater‚2009‚pp.373-383) Similarly‚ Giddens has pointed out that‚ “globalisation is political‚ technological and cultural as well as economic‚” (1999). The rapid acceleration of globalisation
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of multitouch interfaces? How useful are they? Explain. Extremely good for object manipulations - Touch‚ drag‚ “pinch” to zoom in and out‚ slide finger up and down or sideways as if they were physical objects without moving a mouse‚ pressing buttons or striking keys. For example‚ Perceptive Pixel offers pressure-sensitive multi-touch displays that can sense an unlimited number of simultaneous touches with accuracy and precision. Their displays come bundled
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Advantages: Great community support Amazing third party solutions for Audio and Physics Build to multiple platforms is easy Easy to find C# programmers Loads of high quality plugins and scripts available very cheap Large audience for selling scripts and content through the store Disadvantages: It’s not free‚ although it is cheap iPhone app size Unity 3D Game Development: Advantages & Disadvantages Posted by Edouard Ombredane on September 15th‚ 2014 It isn’t the first time we’ve written about Unity
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