Overview of Research Methods * Quantitative Research: translates the social world into numbers which can be studied mathematically * Qualitative Research: Uses non-numerical data like texts‚ interviews‚ photos and recordings to help understand social life The Scientific Approach * The Scientific Method—a procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting data through observation and experiment. * Most sociologists believe that they should not allow their personal beliefs
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Proposal: Sage hardware is a small local retail Hardware store located in California that has been selling hardware supplies to the local market for the past thirty years. It derives most of its revenue from electrical supplies and tools. Sales have been consistent for the store‚ and Sage Hardware would like to expand its current customer base by targeting a specific niche of customers. Sage Hardware will like to target the DIY home maintenance market. These are individuals who are doing a DIY project
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Research Proposal Development in Telecommunication Sector in Pakistan Abstract Telecom sector is growing industry in Pakistan and one of the best revenue generated industry in Pakistan. This report addresses the important issue of interconnection‚ the application and enforcement of which is widely recognized to be key to effective liberalization strategy‚ or often a key reason for failure. Now here is this more critical than in the area of rural telecommunications‚ where
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Business research begins as if you were starting an investigation. First‚ you must decide exactly what you are attempting to look into‚ such as an outline of a specific business or industry. The next step is to start collecting data that will become helpful information for making business decisions. Then you must analyze the gathered information to see in what direction you will be heading. Then you have the summarizing and utilizing stage that leads to finalizing your investigation to put in place
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should a manager know about research when the job entails managing people‚ products‚ events‚ environments and the like? 2. For what specific purpose is Basic Research important? 3. When is applied research‚ as distinct from basic research‚ useful? 4. Why is it important to be adept in handling the manager-researcher relationship? 5. Explain giving reasons which is more important – applied or basic research. 6. Give two specific instances where an external research team would be useful and two
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Research Proposal: Superstitions Date: March 12‚ 2013 To: Dr. A.Q.M.A. Rahman Bhuiyan From: Shabanur Rahman Chowdhury‚ ID# 1010374030‚ ENG 105‚ Sec: 1 Subject: Proposal to conduct a research project on the effects superstitions have on NSU students. INTRODUCTION: “Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any process in the physical world linking the two events”. Superstitious beliefs are tied to the supernatural or unpredictable
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to treatment to determine their effects on treatment outcomes among minority adolescents. The literature review serves as a starting point for greater attention in research‚ to address the lack of representation minorities have in substance abuse treatment. The research proposal is asking minorities (n=200)‚ through a survey method‚ to answer questions about prior drug education‚ family history and prior access to clinical treatment. The results will show the youths who received both factors will
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downsizing? 2. For the following case titled Sleepless Nights at Holiday Inn (published in Business Week and adapted here): a. Identify the problem b. Develop at least four hypotheses. Sleepless Nights at Holiday Inn Just a few years ago‚ Tom Oliver‚ the Chief Executive of Holiday Hospitality Corp.‚ was struggling to differentiate among the variety of facilities offered to clients under the Holiday flagship – the Holiday Inn Select designed for business travelers‚ the Holiday Inn Express
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Research: McDonald’s Corporation C. Michael Larpenter‚ Justin Dowdy‚ Whitney White‚ Varonika Allen Business Research 351 University of Phoenix Debra Bacon October 29‚ 2012
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Current Events in Business Research This paper will cover the business research process based on my experience in the workplace. This is a summary of the business research process of my experience as a direct support professional at Tri-County Center. This is a business which allows mentally disabled adults live more independent lives and helps them become more of a part of the community. What is business research? It is the method a company makes to decide the most efficient‚ productive‚ and
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