London School of Commerce RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES GUIDANCE NOTES CONTENTS Page g 1. 2. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction Research T i P R h Topic‚ Purpose‚ Philosophy & Ethics Phil h Ethi Understanding The Research Question(s) A Review of the Literature Selecting The Design Information Needs Research Methods for Data Collection The Need for Measurement The Sampling Plan 3 4 16 29 34 46 55 78 92 Page 1 CONTENTS Page 10. 11. 11 12. 13. 14. Sample Size Determination Questionnaires
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local adaption. 2.1 ANALYSIS Adaption from the Case Studies and Research Cases Tata Group uses two different strategies locally and internationally when dealing with its businesses. Local businesses under Tata Group’ umbrella uses the Domestic Strategy which requires product differentiation base on the local adaption. Such example is the Tata Nano Car and the Tata Ace Truck (picture below)‚ produced by Tata Motors at an affordable price for the people in India. Ratan Tata wanted to produce a
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009‚ 2008 Analysis of Consolidated Statements of Income Percent Change Year Ended December 31‚ 2009 2008 2009 vs. 2008 (In millions except percentages and per share data) $ $ % NET OPERATING REVENUES 30‚990 31‚944 (2.99)% Cost of goods sold
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India editor Hormazd Sorabjee. "There was a bit of overconfidence at the start and not much marketing push from the company. The hype fizzled out even before Tata Motors could effectively roll out sizeable (number of) cars on the road." A person close to the company said‚ "Somehow it got slotted as a Rs 1-lakh car or a cheap car. Tata Motors did not intend to position it like that‚ but they did not do enough to manage perceptions." Making too much of the price tag was a mistake‚ said Zia Patel‚ principal
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TATA MOTORS: Serving an ‘ACE’ for SUCCESS Tata Motors‚ India’s largest integrated automobile manufacturer‚ announced the commercial launch of the country’s first versatile and indigenously developed‚ diesel powered mini-truck —The Tata Ace — at a glittering function in Bangalore. Tata Ace is priced in the range of Rs 2.25 lakh for BS II and Rs 2.35 lakh for BS III (ex-showroom Kochi and Bangalore respectively). Tata Ace is powered by a small and efficient 16bhp 700 cc IDI diesel engine. Suitable
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cheapest car in the world by TATA Company name “TATA NANO”. The objective of this research proposal is to find out an opportunity or a problem in the launch of the smallest /cheapest car targeting masses through secondary information / data. Also to gain knowledge about how TATA brought this new product i.e.‚ “NANO” up to the development stage and finally going to launch it on 23rd March‚ 2008 (already launched till now). During this project I researched on how TATA developed NANO costing Rupees1
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Financial Statements Paper Part Two The financial condition of a company as reported in the company’s financial statements for a period gives company management the information needed to make vital business decisions including the decision to expand in nature or how to determine industry trends in nature by using a trend analysis. In this paper‚ I will discuss Landry’s Restaurants management assessments of the financial condition and explain whether or not those assessments agree with my previous
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and the Financial Statement When faced with a lawsuit you have to know whether or not to consider contingencies. According to Schroeder‚ Clark‚ and Cathey (2005) a contingency is a future event that could possibly have an impact on the firm. There are four different ways a contingency should come to view and they are income tax disputes‚ notes receivable discounted‚ accommodation endorsements‚ and what this company is dealing with a pending lawsuit. When a gain is possible‚ the financial statement
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1. Introduction 1.1 Summary This purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate the factors that impact the performance of Ford Motor Company as an organization by examining the relationship between the nature of the organization and its external environment using SWOT‚ PESTLE and PORTERS FIVE FORCES. 1.2 Context Ford Motor Company is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures and distributes automobiles across six continents. With 80 manufacturing
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IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) e-ISSN: 2278-487X‚ p-ISSN: 2319-7668. Volume 11‚ Issue 1 (May. - Jun. 2013)‚ PP 41-47 www.iosrjournals.org An Analysis of the Impact of Merger and Acquisition of Corus by Tata Steel Manoj Kumara N V 1‚ Dr. Satyanarayana2 1 (Doctoral Student‚ Department of Post Graduate Studies in Management Sciences‚Maharaja Research foundation. University of Mysore‚ India) 2 (HOD and Professor‚ Department of Post Graduate Studies in Management Sciences
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