Assignment One BUS642 Business Research Methods and Tools August 27‚ 2012 What is business research? Why should there be any question about the definition of research? “Business research is a process of planning‚ acquiring‚ analyzing‚ and disseminating relevant data‚ information‚ and insights…in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate actions that in turn‚ maximize performance.” (Cooper‚ & Schindler‚ 2011‚ p.4) Research is a planned and systematic process of inquiry and
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Unit 1 P1 Describe the type of business‚ purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses. The first business I will be investigating is Westons Cider. In 1878 Henry Weston came to the farm ‘The Bounds’ at Much Marcle‚ Herefordshire and continued the tradition of using the fruits grown on the farms fruit orchards to make cider. Two years later in 1880 Henry Weston started developing his cider commercial after the realisation of the treat from overseas imports created due to the British Empire
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Early Theories- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory- Lower needs-Safety‚ Psychological & higher needs- Social‚ Esteem Self-Actualization. Douglas McGregor’s X & Y- Theory-X- people needs shootings‚ banging to work (Ex- Siva raj) Theory-Y-Self-motivated. (Ex-Self‚ Mitra). Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory- Motivation Factors- include promotional benefits‚ growth‚ achievement‚ recognition. Hygiene factors- Quality of Supervision‚ Pay‚ Working conditions. McClelland’s Theory of Needs- nAch-Need for
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Describe how two businesses are organised (P3) I am going to talk about two organisations and how they operate. The organisations I am going to talk about are McDonalds and Chester Zoo. McDonalds is a fast food restaurant and its purpose is to provide the best and fastest customer service so in this way it will give the organisation a good reputation and help them to make more profit. [pic] This shows how stuff work in McDonalds. If there would be a problem with customers for example‚ then
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QUESTION: Discuss four approaches to time management as developed by Adair‚ Lewin ‚Masterton and Feldman power learning strategies and using these comment on how effectively you have managed your time during this year in revising for exams. Time management is the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities‚ especially to increase effectiveness‚ efficiency or productivity. Time management may be aided by a range of skills
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As a responsible business‚ Maxis have embedded the principles of corporate responsibility (“CR”) in their day-to-day operations. Sustainable and ethical ways of doing business have been at the core of Maxis’ initiatives. To achieve business success over the long-term‚ Maxis recognize that they must continue to foster and nurture meaningful relationships with the stakeholders. Among core values is the attribute of trustworthiness‚ which requires that they subscribe to high business ethics that are
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Assignment 2: Planning a 12 week scheme of work. Introduction This assignment has been designed to plan and produce a twelve week scheme of work in association with Unit 1: BTEC ND e-Media Production course. The course is designed to develop learners’ skills and knowledge in reading‚ analysing and deconstructing of e-media. Reece and Walker (2000) discuss‚ there are several building blocks to be considered when planning for effective learning. I will discuss the sections of the planning process that
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Managing Own Performance in A Business Environment Unit 1 1.1) 1.2) The purpose of planning work and being accountable to others for own work is being organised. 1.3) The purpose and benefits of agreeing realistic targets for work is making sure you have enough time to accomplish the targets in order for the targets to become obtainable in all areas. 1.4) Agreeing to realistic targets is setting goals and pushing towards accomplishing the goals with a time limit‚ in
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Describe two models for change. Include appropriate examples in your answer. The two models for to be considered and discussed in this section are the Business Process Re-engineering and Kaizen models. Business Process Re-engineering Definition The world today is ever changing‚ moving from one phase to the other and the only thing that does not change is ‘change’ itself. As the modern business environment is propelled by the three Cs namely Customer‚ Competition and Change‚ organisations are
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Business Continuity Implementation Planning Phase 5 Individual Project As the newest member of the network administration team for Online Goodies‚ an e-commerce company‚ we will describe how to implement the business continuity planning process that will include testing‚ process‚ and documentation maintenance of backup and recovery procedures for the company. Online Goodies network administration team will also describe the difference between risk analysis‚ business continuity planning
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