Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2 Stephen McGuff RES 351 September 8‚ 2014 Ross Jackson Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2 In quantitative research it’s important to know what type of instruments and sampling methods are available. It’s also beneficial to understand the descriptive statistical method as well as the inferential method when dealing with business problems. This paper will attempt to summarize each of the selected data collection instruments
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Level 3 Business Research Exercise September 2012 Questions (can be answered in pairs) 1. What is another name for the "Name‚ term‚ design‚ symbol‚ or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers” • Another name for for a feature that identifies a service is the ‘Brand’ 2. What is known as ‘the old lady of Threadneedle Street’? • The ‘Bank of England is referred to ‘the old lady of threadneedle street’ because because it has
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present the research finding. It is a great experience. In this paper‚ I have selected “Research Report Component” in Chapter 20 – Presenting Insights and Findings: Written Reports and “Aristotle’s Three Principles of Persuasive Communication” in Chapter 21 – Presenting Insights and Findings: Oral Presentation. Chapter 20 – Research Report Component Researchers may be able to conduct research by applying the principles of “responsible conduct of research” and appropriate research methods
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What is Research? People undertake research in order to find things out in a systematic way‚ thereby increasing their knowledge (Jankowicz‚ 1995). “Systematic” suggests that research is based on logical relationships and not just beliefs (Ghauri and Gronhaug‚ 2010). To “find things out” suggests there are a multiplicity of possible purposes for your research (Becker‚ 1998). It is therefore an activity which has to be finished at some point to be of use. The results of research really are all around
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Business Research Ethics RES/351 Predatory lending is a term that many home owners are familiar with in today’s real estate market. Not only is this practice unethical‚ in many cases it is illegal. When financial institutions violate the consumer trust they hurt more than just the company image. This was the case in 2001 when a Citigroup consumer lending subsidiary used deceptive practices to sell unnecessary insurance coverage to minority‚ elderly‚ and uneducated home equity borrowers (Heller
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devices social media‚ and telephones as well. Electronic commerce is generally considered to be the sales aspect of e-business. It also consists of the exchange of data to facilitate the financing and payment aspects of business transactions. This is an effective and efficient way of communicating within an organization and one of the most effective and useful ways of conducting business. E-commerce can be divided into: E-tailing or "virtual storefronts" on websites with online catalogs‚ sometimes
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Business Research Ethics in Supervising Elishia Brown RES/351 December 01‚ 2014 Dr. Annette West Business Research Ethics in Supervising Introduction The article I chose takes into account a scandal in the workplace. A married member of upper management has been caught conducting an improper relationship with an hourly employee. Everything is out in the open. Rumors are rampant; jobs are on the line‚ and ethics‚ in general‚ have been called into question by everyone. Why should this personal
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International Business & Economics Research Journal Volume 3‚ Number 6 The Determinants Of European Bank Profitability Christos K. Staikouras‚ (E-mail: cstaik@aueb.gr)‚ Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Greece Geoffrey E. Wood‚ (E-mail: geowood@aol.com)‚ City University Business School‚ United Kingdom Abstract The rate of return earned by a financial institution is affected by numerous factors. These factors include elements internal to each financial institution and several
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Business Research Methods Part III University of Phoenix QNT/561 July 28‚ 2010 Business Research Methods Part III A survey was conducted to determine whether or not Starbucks should introduce lunch and dinner foods to the menu. Three thousand individuals were surveyed at various retail locations and malls. A series of 11 questions regarding the likes and dislikes of current food and beverage choices as well as possible future lunch and dinner options revealed several findings for
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Manufacturing in the UK RESEARCH TABLE Name of business Primark Product(s) it manufactures in/out of the UK New born and kids clothing‚ to womenswear‚ menswear‚ home ware‚ accessories‚ footwear‚ beauty products and confectionery. Location of head office Dublin‚ Ireland. Location of business within the UK London‚ Portsmouth‚ Reading‚ Exeter‚ Swansea‚ Cardiff Bristol‚ Derby‚ Sheffield‚ Leeds‚ Liverpool‚ Manchester‚ Birmingham‚ Aberdeen‚ Edinburgh‚ Glasgow Background information about the business Primark was
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