Reputation Concerns of Independent Directors: Evidence from Individual Director Voting1 Wei Jiang2 Columbia Business School Hualin Wan3 Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce Shan Zhao4 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics This Draft: July 2012 1 The authors benefit from discussions with seminar and conference participants at ESCP Europe‚ EM Lyon‚ Grenoble School of Management‚ Reims Management School‚ the
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Current Events in Business Research Rafael Caraballo RES/351 17 December 2012 This essay will review the company work procedure that my agency has enacted. I will describe how General Services Administration functions. I will explain briefly the studies done at General Services Administration on product procurements.General Services Administration looks at is location. General Services Administration has to decide which site is better suited for establishing a depot
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Conduct Business Research: Part 3 Marina Hlavaty-Laposa‚ Brittany Mooney‚ Bradly Rogers‚ Kristen Keck‚ Terrell Lampkin RES/351 March 10‚ 2013 Jo Martinez Conduct Business Research: Part 3 Wal-Mart‚ like many companies in this economy‚ and are facing the management dilemma of declining sales. According to Irwin (2012)‚ in a recent e-mail obtained by Bloomberg News‚ a Wal-Mart senior vice president asked‚ “Where are all the customers? And where’s their money?” (para.1). Irwin came up with the
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Are We Too Dependent on Computers? Is our society too dependent on computers? I‚ like many Americans today‚ have become reliant on the usage of computers. It influences all aspects of my life by bringing about a new level of convenience. Computers are a part of our everyday lives whether we like it or not. They make simple tasks much easier and allow us to strive to our full potential.However over the years‚ computers have become much more than a tool but necessary part of our lives. They have replaced
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for a last ten-five years literature * key word(s) searching in present I used words such as ‘Globalization”‚ “Sustainability‚ etc. * refining the search on stakeholder theory. I selected articles from journals in ABS (Association of Business Schools) list rated level “3” and “4” only. (ABS‚2012) During this log I passed some stages: * search literature on the stakeholder theory * review the literature * select articles Google Scholar Thus‚ my search began with a preference
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Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1 Cynthia Quintero RES/351 August 14‚ 2014 Elizabeth Frayne Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1 Quantitative design is used to know what happened‚ or how often things happen. On the other hand Qualitative design is design to tell the researcher how and why things happen (Cooper & Schidnler‚ 2006). Therefore both designs are designed to tell the research what they are looking for. For example‚ if a manager or
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BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TUTORIAL 1. Why do we need to conduct social science research? Explain the differences between deductive and inductive research. Social science research refers to any scientific study of human action and interaction focusing on elements of thought and behaviour that are in some sense social. As such‚ social scientists aspire to science. They intend to study human action and interaction and thought and behaviour in a systematic‚ rigorous‚ evidence-based‚ generalizing
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Business Research Methods Research Question Research questions should be clear and concise‚ yet in-depth enough to require many research sources and careful analysis before an answer is determined. Given Hostess’ current predicament‚ this research question will revolve around the company’s missteps and ultimate demise. Given this information‚ Team A will focus on the following question: Which factor contributed the most faults for Hostess’ demise: management or the union? With a question
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Independent Project Proposal Topic: Developing an Alternative and Cost Effective Model for Measuring Price Sensitivity Background of Students: • Avishek Chaudhuri‚ a Mechanical Engineer from IIT Kharagpur‚ has worked with The Associated Cement Companies Ltd. for two years as an Assistant Manager Maintenance. Currently‚ a second year student of the Post Graduate Program‚ 2004-2006 at IIM Ahmedabad‚ he did his summer internship with Lafarge Aluminates on business potential
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AUTHOR: GARIMA SINGH Research Scholar Singania University Title of the Research study: “Variables Affecting Profitability & Growth in Insurance Industry-A case Study of HDFC Standard Life Insurance” Introduction: HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited is one of India’s leading private insurance companies‚ which offers a range of individual and group insurance solutions. It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited)‚ India’s leading housing
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