Week 1 Social research “involves thinking scientifically about questions about the social world and following scientific processes.” (p.6) Data is defined here as the “empirical evidence or information that a person gathers carefully according to established rules or procedures; it can be qualitative or quantitative (p. 6) Social theory "can be defined as a system of interconnected abstractions or ideas that condenses and organizes knowledge about the social world.” (p.23) A concept is “An
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A working title for the research: “Investigating the relationship between Market Orientation and Business Performance of SMEs in Pakistan”. Definition of the research: Market orientation a term used by marketers as indicator of the degree to which firm implements its marketing concept (Komppula and Reijonen‚ 2010). A market oriented firm has a greater ability in achieving higher performance compared to non-market oriented firm (Agarwal et al.‚ 2003). The concept of market orientation
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Alternatives to Generic Typologies in SHRM 1 ALTERNATIVES TO GENERIC STRATEGY TYPOLOGIES IN STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Clint Chadwick Peter Cappelli Management Department The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk‚ Suite 2000 SH-DH Philadelphia‚ PA 19104 phone: (215) 898-6598 fax: (215) 898-0401 Forthcoming in Wright‚ Dyer‚ Boudreau‚ and Milkovich (eds.)‚ Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management‚ Greenwich‚ CT: JAI Press. Alternatives to Generic
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing: An Integrative Framework Isabelle Maignan Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam‚ the Netherlands O. C. Ferrell Colorado State University This article introduces a conceptualization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that emphasizes the role and potential contribution of the marketing discipline. The proposed framework first depicts CSR initiatives as the actions undertaken to display conformity to both organizational and stakeholder norms. Then
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THE EFFECTS OF HRM-RELATED MECHANISMS ON COMMUNICATION IN R&D COLLABORATION Author : HEIDI OLANDER‚ PIA HURMELINNA-LAUKKANEN Source : International Journal of Innovation Management. Jun2010‚ Vol. 14 issue 3‚ p415-433‚ 19p‚ 1 diagram‚ 4 images. Abstract : Prior research has shown that the level of communication has an on the learning outcomes in R&D alliances and‚ subsequently‚ on performance. The level of communication depends on issues such as the systems that enhance
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Schultze & Leidner/Knowledge Management in IS Research RESEARCH ARTICLE STUDYING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH: DISCOURSES AND THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS1 By: Ulrike Schultze Cox School of Business Southern Methodist University P.O. Box 750333 Dallas‚ TX 75275-0333 U.S.A. uschultz@mail.cox.smu.edu Dorothy E. Leidner Hankamer School of Business Baylor University Waco‚ TX 76798-8005 U.S.A. Dorothy_Leidner@baylor.edu Abstract In information systems‚ most
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CHAPTER 01 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study District secretariat administration system plays a vital role in the decentralized administrative system in Sri Lanka. The district secretariat functions as administrative body of the district. The divisional secretariats are coming under the administration of district secretariat. Batticaloa district secretariat is a major part of the Eastern Province. Vision of Batticaloa district secretariat is “Uplifting the living standard of the people
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* Ethical obligations * Researchers to their colleagues in the scientific community * Analysis of data and the way the results reported * Researcher familiar than anyone else with study’s technical limits and failures * Obligated to make shortcomings known to readers * Must admit qualifications and mistakes * Negative findings should be reported if they are related to the analysis * Predictive validity * Criterion-related validity * Testing the validity of measures
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Ch 3 Conceptualization and Measurement In chapter 3 of The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice there are four areas of focus. They are concepts‚ measurement operations‚ evaluation of measures‚ and levels of measurement. We are going to address conceptualization by using substance abuse and related ideas as examples. For measurement‚ let us review first how measures of substance abuse have been created‚ utilizing procedures as available data‚ questions‚ observations‚ and less
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advantage: How multinational enterprises cope with the international business environment Deepak Sethi*‚ Stephen Guisinger 1 University of Texas at Dallas‚ P.O. Box 830688‚ Richardson‚ TX 75083-0688‚ USA Abstract An expanded and holistic conceptualization of the liability of foreignness (LOF) is presented that goes beyond the traditional foreign subsidiary – local firm dyad in the host country. Taking the strategy process perspective‚ we contend that this liability is the aggregated effect of
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