Introduction Sears is our nation’s fourth largest retailer. With over 4‚000 stores in the United States and Canada‚ Sears has grown from its humble beginnings. Sears is a leader in apparel‚ home appliances‚ home‚ lawn and garden‚ tools‚ automotive repair‚ maintenance‚ and electronics. Sears also provides home service‚ serving 11 million service calls yearly. Richard Sears founded Sears as a mail order company and it grew to be one of the largest retailers. He opened the first department store in Chicago
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A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (ECONOMICS) DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS MOI UNIVERSITY; MAIN CAMPUS‚ ELDORET-KENYA. MARCH‚ 2013 DECLARATION STUDENT I declare that this proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University _____________________ ______________ NYAKUNDI N RISPER DATE SUPERVISOR The research proposal
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How to Write a Research Proposal Framework of the Research Proposal A research proposal is a written document that includes the following information: – Summary of prior literature. – Identification of research topic and research questions. – Specification of procedure to be followed to answer research questions. The purpose of your proposal is to sell your idea by showing you have thought it through very carefully and have planned a good research study. There
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1 I. Executive Summary Sears began as a small retailer but as the years have gone by‚ they have become the second largest retailer of the national chains. In the environmental analysis you will discover that Sears’ marketing toward women differentiated them from their competitor’s and increased their sales as well as their market share. They have had many social/cultural problems that they have had to overcome‚ such as problems with stakeholders. There has also been a change in the company
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MBA THESIS PROPOSAL GUIDELINES 1. INTRODUCTION The aim of this document is to give MBA students practical guidance about their thesis proposal. In addition to some general comments‚ the actual structure that should be followed in presenting the proposal is also outlined. The research proposal can serve many useful functions. The most important is that it helps the student to think out the research project he/she is about to undertake and predict any difficulties that might arise. For those who are
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Writing a research proposal (Social Sciences) All applications should include a 2-3 page research proposal. This proposal will either be for a topic of the applicant’s own devising‚ or a development of a topic or theme advertised on the School of GeoSciences web page. The Proposal should be no longer than 3 typed pages in Times New Roman font size 12. Please organize your proposal under the following headings‚ all of which should be used. 1. Introduction Give an introductory statement explaining
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Research Proposal: Overstock.Com Organizational vision‚ mission‚ and values The mission‚ vision‚ and value statements of Overstock.com are statements set forth to achieve goals. They are important in providing customers with the best value and a superior customer experience. “Overstock.com is a technology-based retail company offering customers a wide variety of high-quality products‚ at superior value‚ and with superior customer service” ("Overstock.com"‚ 2012). The strategy of the company
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Research Proposal: It addresses a particular project: academic or scientific research. It also contains extensive literature reviews and must offer convincing support of need for the research study being proposed. Doctoral dissertations begin with research proposal; the proposal must be accepted by a panel of experts (usually professors) before the actual research can begin. In addition to providing rationale for the proposed research‚ the proposal must describe a detailed methodology for conducting
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Reviewing Sample Proposals I. Reflection Planning Sheet Very often a real stumbling block is that we don’t have an image in our mind of what the finished research proposal should look like. One of the best ways to learn to write a research proposal is to read through someone else’s. Read proposals in your field of interest‚ and ones outside. You never know where you might find insight‚ ideas‚ or inspiration. Consider the following questions as you read: * How has the proposal been organized
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How to Prepare Thesis Proposal A guide for MPhil and PhD students Preface To many students‚ it may be the first time that they write a research proposal. This booklet serves as a reference guide to highlight the process in preparing a research proposal and basic elements that should be included. Students should bear in mind that this booklet is in no way an exhaustive list of topics that need to be considered in preparing a thesis proposal. Different disciplines may have different expectations
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