firms was to maximize shareholder wealth within the legal boundaries of society. Government and citizens should assume their rightful roles by setting and maintaining those limits. Several concepts prove why the ethical responsibility of a corporation should be placed internally‚ on producing profit‚ rather than addressing social issues. Friedman’s philosophy supports the rights of shareholders and says that the primary duty of corporations is to maximize profit. Shareholders are owners of the corporation
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Stakeholders vs. Shareholders The definition of business strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal or set of goals or objectives. Stakeholder is a person‚ group‚ or organization that has direct or indirect stake in an organization because it can affect or be affected by the organization’s actions‚ objectives‚ and policies. Shareholder is someone who owns shares of stock in a corporation or mutual fund. For corporations‚ along with the ownership comes a right
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concerned about the profit for the current year. The goal of maximization of shareholders wealth deal with the problems brought up by profit maximization in quite a simple way‚ because Maximizing shareholders wealth just means modifying the goal of profit maximization to address the complexities of the operating environment. Since shareholders wealth maximization focuses on raising the market value of the existing shareholders common stock investor have to be careful with their decisions. 2. What
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Qualitative Research According to Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2011)‚ qualitative research is used when a “certain concept or phenomenon is not well understood or is inadequately covered in the literature (Melnyk & Fine-Overholt‚ 2011‚ p.435). Qualitative research is also used when the researcher wants to work towards a relationship with the participant (Conceptualizing‚ 2012). It is important to employ research tactics such as qualitative research so that the nurse can better understand certain
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Qualitative research can be used to explore an undergraduate cross country woman’s team culture and how each individual has an influence on the team. Wright expresses why the qualitative research method is a valuable way to collect data due to holding to the philosophical belief that each individual perceives phenomena experienced in the environment in unique ways (2014‚ p. 68). It is through this method of research that a thorough study can be done on how the cross country culture develops. Culture
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measurable data are being gathered and analyzed in quantitative research. Qualitative research focuses on gathering of mainly verbal data rather than measurements. Gathered information is then analyzed in an interpretative manner‚ subjective‚ impressionistic or even diagnostic. Here’s a more detailed point-by-point comparison between the two types of research: 1. Goal or Aim of the Research The primary aim of a Qualitative Research is to provide a complete‚ detailed description of the research
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critique a qualitative study? Powers (2011a) states‚ “All scientific evidence is important to clinical decision making‚ and all evidence must be critically appraised to determine its contribution to that decision making” (p. 135). A qualitative study attempts to describe an experience from the participant’s perspective. Additionally‚ to enhance understanding‚ the objective of a qualitative study is to increase awareness of human experiences. Performing a critical appraisal of qualitative research requires
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Qualitative Analysis Qualitative is where the results give a colour that you have to match up to a colour chart‚ or have you have done to see if it is positive or negative with a description of what a positive reaction should look like. This test is less reliable as some colour or positive reaction look similar to each other or the same but by adding different chemicals. An example of qualitative would be a pH test as the result gives you a colour and then you have to match it up to the pH scale
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about the Nursing shortage. The abstract offers a clear overview of the study. The abstract states that the problem stems from the nursing shortage‚ and this is what causes stress and burnout. The abstract also states that the “study used a qualitative theory approach to examine the experiences of nurses and their particular concerns about caring for a dying patient” (Peterson‚ 2010). The purpose of the study is to examine the experiences of nurses and their concerns about caring for the dying
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to minimize anxiety. 2. What is the justification for using a qualitative method? A quantitative study cannot be used because information cannot be obtained objectively and results being tested cannot be measured. The qualitative method is appropriate because the study involves gathering and analyzing information regarding the children’s experiences. 3. What are the philosophical underpinnings of the research method? Qualitative researchers believe that an individual’s experiences
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