04-Marshall-4864.qxd 2/1/2006 3:16 PM Page 97 4 Data Collection Methods ❖ ❖ ❖ Q ualitative researchers typically rely on four methods for gathering information: (a) participating in the setting‚ (b) observing directly‚ (c) interviewing in depth‚ and (d) analyzing documents and material culture. These form the core of their inquiry—the staples of the diet. Several secondary and specialized methods of data collection supplement them. This chapter provides a brief discussion of the primary and
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Content 1 Introduction 1 1.Task one 2 The models and concepts affecting the pricing decisions taken by organisations‚ critically reflecting upon their usefulness 2 2‚ Task two 6 The role of standard costing and variance analysis in management accounting and a critically discussion of the value and limitations of variance analysis as a means of identifying key areas which have contributed to the overall profit figure. 6 3‚ The advantages and disadvantages of introducing an Activity Based Costing
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INTERNAL ACTORS (AND EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES) Directors The most prominent group of actors in corporate governance are the company’s directors. They can be either executive or non-executives directors (NEDs); the numbers and split of executives to NEDs will partly depend upon the regulatory regime of the country. It is generally the case that investors and regulators prefer there to be more NEDs‚ as their independent scrutiny of the company‚ its controls
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Meaning of Internal Reconstruction: When a company has been making losses for a number of years‚ the financial position does not present a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company. In such a company the assets are overvalued‚ the assets side of the balance sheet consists of fictitious assets‚ useless intangible assets and debit balance in the profit and loss account. Such a situation does not depict a true picture of financial statements and shows a higher net worth
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Regulations and legislations Manual Handling Operations 1992 Manual handling means more than just simply lifting or carrying something. The term is used to describe activities including; lifting‚ lowering‚ pushing‚ pulling‚ carrying‚ moving‚ holding‚ or restraining an object‚ animal or person. It also covers activities that require the use of force or effort such as pulling a lever or operating power tools. The employer’s duty is to avoid Manual Handling as far as reasonably practicable if there
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to non-cola products such as bottle-water‚ ready-to-drink tea and sports drinks. In turn‚ bottled water gained the market share up to 12.8% in unit sales. 2-Internal Analysis of Coke and Pepsi (Appendix A) In this session‚ we would analyze Coke and Pepsi internally using SWOT analysis. SWOT is the short form of Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats. In Appendix A‚ we can see that the major strength for Coke is its name value. Coke is the World’s leading brand for CSD. Marketing and
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Organisations cannot operate without communication. Communication can take various forms but all forms involve the transfer of information from one party to others. It is also one of the things that most companies struggle with. A big part of the challenge is that there are so many different people you have to communicate with and it often has to be done in different ways. Communications are at the very heart of all business activity. So it is essential that people in a company assess such practices
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Handling Security and Ethical Issues Handling Security and Ethical Issues at TBWI Course: IT560-01 Handling Security and Ethical Issues at TBWI A growing concern‚ especially with the recent information leak at Target‚ is the issue of security. Outlined are security concerns for TBWI and how best to handle them. In addition to handling security issues‚ there may be complicated ethical issues that may occur. To best handle these situations‚ those ethical issues are addressed‚ with recommendations
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Apple (Apple Inc.‚ NASDAQ: AAPL‚ LSE: ACP)‚ formerly known as Apple Computer‚ Inc. (Apple Computer‚ Inc.) is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ the United States‚ the core business is the product of Electronic Science and Technology‚ with the global computer market share rate of 7.96%. Apple’s Apple II personal computer revolution in the 1970s contributed to the subsequent Macintosh Relay sustainable development in the 1980s. The most famous product is produced the Apple II and Macintosh computers
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