Research Methodology: An Introduction 1 1 Research Methodology: An Introduction MEANING OF RESEARCH Research in common parlance refers to a search for knowledge. Once can also define research as a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic. In fact‚ research is an art of scientific investigation. The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English lays down the meaning of research as “a careful investigation or inquiry specially through search for new
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CASE STUDY 5 – WAINWRIGHT INDUSTRIES: AN ENTIRELY NEW PHILOSOPHY OF BUSINESS BASED ON CUSTOMER Wainwright Industries is a manufacurer of stamped and machine parts‚ which provides high quality products and services for the world’s leading automotive and aerospace. Their dedication to quality and consistently supplying customized customer solutions and their exceptional experience‚ last for more than half a century for which they win both the satisfaction of the customers and the Company the
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Objectives of Firms Introduction to Business Objectives Standard theory assumes that businesses have sufficient information‚ market power and (importantly) motivation to set prices for their products that maximise profits This assumption is now heavily criticised by economists who have studied the organisation and objectives of modern-day corporations. Not only do most businesses frequently move away from pure profit-seeking behaviour‚ many are organised and operated in a way where profit is not the
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Goal From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Goal (disambiguation). A poster at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City‚ New York‚ USA‚ showing the Millennium Development Goals A goal is a desired result a person or a system envisions‚ plans and commits to achieve a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. It is roughly
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Title of the article: Maps in Your Mind Edward C. Tolman Reasons for Tolman to carry out the study were to demonstrate that complex internal cognitive activity could be studied in rats‚ not only in humans‚ and that these mental processes could be studied without the necessity of observing them directly. The theoretical propositions which this research is based on were two 2 modifications to the prevailing view that Tolman proposed. One was that the true nature and complexity of learning could
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Management 5. Definition of Commercial Organization Definition of Commercial Organization By Joshua Wallace‚ eHow Contributor * * * Share * * Print this article The term commercial organization is general and applies to any group(s) with a particular set of skills‚ priorities‚ strategies‚ and resources that organize to collectively achieve the "specific aim" of making a profit. Ultimately‚ the first concern of commercial organizations is to make a profit for the owner‚ shareholders
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Organizational Research Methods http://orm.sagepub.com A Review of Cross-Cultural Methodologies for Organizational Research: A Best- Practices Approach Bryan S. Schaffer and Christine M. Riordan Organizational Research Methods 2003; 6; 169 DOI: 10.1177/1094428103251542 The online version of this article can be found at: http://orm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/2/169 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: The Research Methods Division of The Academy of Management
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SEPTEMBER 2011 MODELING METHODOLOGY Authors Robert J. Wyle‚ CFA Yaakov Tsaig‚ Ph.D Implementing High Value Funds Transfer Pricing Systems Abstract Funds transfer pricing (FTP) is the process through which banks allocate earnings to the various lines of business in which they are engaged. The realization that FTP is an important part of enterprise risk mitigation has sparked new interest in this technique‚ both in regulatory publications and industry findings. Like any other complex control
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The following objectives are identified:- Primary Objective. To know the usage and adaption of plastic money. Secondary Objectives. Secondary objectives are as under:- - To know the importance of plastic money in the daily life of consumer’s with reference to credit and debit cards. - To study the benefits of debit card & credit cards. - To find out the market leader among the various banks/ companies issuing credit and debit cards. - To know the problems faced
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Application of Soft Systems Methodology By Name Course Professor University City/State Date In management‚ problematic situations often arise. Some from a need to harmonize different peoples’ perceptions‚ some from need to expand the business and others from the need to start new projects The soft system methodology is a general approach for addressing real-world difficult situations in management. It has been developed with time as a result of extensive research by Peter Checkland and Brian
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