Business Research Methods – Course Handout MBA – Semester II – Class of 2014 Faculty: Vishal Mishra Qualifications: PhD (Strategic Management)‚ M.M.S (Systems/Marketing) Contact Details: Room No. – E 213; Ph – 9948494348 (Mob.); Email: vmishra@ibsindia.org Meeting Hours: All (working) week-days - with prior appointment 1. Instruction Details Course Duration: 33 sessions of 75 minutes each‚ 2. Course Details A. Course Objective: To provide basic concepts of research methods
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1. Introduction The term experiment is defined as the systematic procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect‚ to test or establish a hypothesis‚ or to illustrate a known effect. When analyzing a process‚ experiments are often used to evaluate which process inputs have a significant impact on the process output‚ and what the target level of those inputs should be to achieve a desired result (output). Experiments can be designed in many different ways to
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FRANKENSTEIN & BLADERUNNER This module requires students to compare texts in order to explore them in relation to their contexts. It develops students’ understanding of the effects of context and questions of value. Students examine ways in which social‚ cultural and historical context influences aspects of texts‚ or the ways in which changes in context lead to changed values being reflected in texts. This includes study and use of the language of texts‚ consideration of purposes and audiences
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CHAPTER 3 The Accounting Cycle QUESTIONS Q3-1. Much more judgement is required for accrual accounting than for cash accounting because there is greater uncertainty at the time events are recorded in the accounting system. There is no uncertainty around the point in time when the cash is paid or collected. Accrual accounting records economic events‚ not cash flows. When an economic event occurs can be ambiguous. It’s less certain when revenue has been earned than when cash is received. It
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Lebanese International University School of Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Fall 2012 IENG300 – Engineering Project Management Assignment # 1 Solution Exercise 2.1 (10 Points): Projects may be classified as follows: Compliance: d.‚ g.‚ i. Operational: a.‚ c.‚ j. Strategic: b.‚ e.‚ f.‚ h. It was easy to classify the Compliance projects but not so easy to distinguish between Operational and Strategic projects. Given the limited information‚ we have to make judgment calls
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In Chapter 6 of “A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki‚ I read about the Irish and their history but most importantly there struggle with racism despite their white skin color. From the very start of the chapter‚ I read about their struggle and horrible conditions that they faced due to a combination of the potato famine and being colonized by the British. As for the Irish many of them initially did not want to come to the America but it was as if they were forced to leave by Britain. Little did they
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Of Mice and Men Reading Comprehension – Chapter 4 How is Crooks’ living quarters different from the men’s bunk houses? For what reason does Lennie go to the barn? How does Crooks react to Lennie when he comes to visit? Why does he react this way? What do we learn about Crooks’ family life? Crooks teases Lennie about George leaving him. Why do you think Crooks does this? How does Crooks truly feel about Lennie and Candy’s visit? Why does Crooks doubt George and Lennie and Candy’s goal
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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall APUSH Emily Cassata 2/26/13 Chapter 5: 1. What was the chapter about? Chapter five was essentially about the lack of freedom that the government gives the citizens of New York City. Author William Riordon describes the fact that the people of Ireland and the Russian peasants have more freedom than the people of New York City because they are allowed some self-government in England. However‚ in New York City the Republicans run the whole show. Riordan proceeds
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MKT 2375 Chapter 2 Problem 1 a. CD Contribution Profit Selling Price to CD Distributor Less: Variable Cost $9.00 $1.25 $0.35 $1.00 $2.60 CD Package and disk Songwriter’s royalties Recording artists’ royalties Total Variable Cost Contribution per CD unit $6.40 Chapter 2 Problem 1 b. Break-Even Analysis – Units and Dollars Total Fixed Cost Advertising and Promotion $275‚000 Studio Recording’s Overhead $250‚000 Total Fixed Cost $525‚000 BEVU = $525‚000 / $6.40 = 82‚031
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In reading the Book of Deuteronomy‚ specifically‚ chapter 5 verses 6-21 which contains the second giving of the Laws to Moses known as the Ten Commandments‚ one could say that the some of the commandments could be interpreted to be verses that draw an inference to prosperity. Verse 14‚ teaches that we are to keep the Sabbath holy and rest “But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work‚ thou‚ nor thy son‚ nor thy daughter‚ nor thy manservant‚ nor thy maidservant
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