Chapter 1 Introduction to Research © 2009 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. www.wileyeurope.com/college/sekaran 1 Definition of Business Research Business research: an organized‚ systematic‚ databased‚ critical‚ objective‚ scientific inquiry or investigation into a specific problem‚ undertaken with the purpose of finding answers or solutions to it. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. www.wileyeurope.com/college/sekaran 2 Applied versus Basic Research Basic research: generates a body of knowledge
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Introduction In this research‚ we will use Malaysia as our focus country to determine the factors that will affect the growth in government expenditure. There will be four variables‚ which included one dependent variable that is government expenditure (G) and three independent variables – inflation rate (%)‚ population growth rate (%) and public debts growth rate (%). Our research is to study the relationship between inflation rate‚ population growth rate and public debts growth rate with government
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Food Waste to Fuel: Part 1 Abstract This research project aims to convert food waste into butanol fuel in the most efficient and most environment-friendly manner. *A separation process will be researched and designed to first separate simple sugars from the food waste using thermophilic fungi. The challenge is to create a process that needs little energy input and produces a limited or no amount of waste and pollutant*. The next portion of this research deals with taking this sugar and converting
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analysis of two research designs and to determine the most appropriate (or preferable) model/approach/method. Research methods are “techniques that researchers use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information relevant to the research question” Polit and Beck (2012). Primary data collection is often equated with quantitative and qualitative research methods. “Quantitative research tends to rely on deductive reasoning for hypothesis testing” while “Qualitative research often relies on
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_____/______/_____________ 2.4 Social research Definitions: According to P. K Young: “Social research is the systematic method of discovering new facts‚ their sequence; inter relationships‚ casual explanations and social laws which govern them.” According to Webster: “A studious enquiry usually critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation having for its aim the revision of accepted conclusions in the light of newly accepted facts.” According to CORDESCO: “Research is systematic search for relevant
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students working for higher research degree (MBA). Every student needs to strictly abide by the recommended format while writing and presenting the thesis at MBA level. This course intends to provide a sound base for that. Quality of research‚ its contribution in the area of research and the significance of that contribution play an immense role in the acceptance of the final thesis. The dissertation provides the foundation for understanding the domain and dimension of research. COURSE OBJECTIVE
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“MATH ANXIETY” CHAPTER 1 RESEARCH PROBLEM Introduction Mathematics is a core subject in completing the basic education in Malaysia. As stated in the Malaysian Philosophy of Education‚ the study of mathematics was incorporated in the education system to produce a competent individual who is able to apply the knowledge of mathematics effectively in their daily life‚ be responsible in solving problems and to efficiently make decisions. Tobias (1995) denoted mathematics anxiety as‚ "a feeling
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Introduction to Research What is research? Research is to gather and explore more into a topic or a problem which helps to understand others opinions relating to the topic and back your conclusions with the findings. Definition Research is defined as “creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to develop knowledge‚ and make use of the knowledge to devise new applications related to- knowledge of man‚ culture and society.” Research is a process systematically organized‚
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Technical Scientific and Business English 1. What is research? Research is the continuous discovery and exploration of the unknown. It entails an Investigation of new facts leading to the discovery of new ideas‚ new methods or improvements. Research is always an attempt to widen one’s outlook on life. It always proceeds to the known to the unknown. Its end product is the discovery of the truth. It depends of course to his/her field. Research is a systematic study or investigation of something for
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the task of engaging in dissertation project. In the event‚ I learnt that a dissertation is a paper or project written by students to support and extent a research project so as to find out a solution to a given problem or to address a given project. This is important to university PhD student because it enables them to prepare for research and problem solving in their later involvements in life after school. In a dissertation‚ one is able to support his/her claims based on evidence from empirical
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