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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you From Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. There are a lot of people who dream to get two things in their lives‚ money and success. And most of these people confuse between having a lot of money and being successful. Money and success are extremely different from each other. The fact that people who earn a lot of money does not mean that are successful. First
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faces the problems of high fragmentation‚ instability‚ low productivity‚ poor quality and lack of standards. Abd. Majid and McCaffer (1998) further established that most countries are dealing with the same common problems despite the differences in their economies. Due to the above mentioned quality problems‚ construction clients are not satisfied with the performance achieved on many of their projects (Kometa & Olomolaiye 1997). Kometa & Olomolaiye (1997) state that despite many efforts‚ apart from
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Roseanne V. Ramos Research Laboratory for Applied Geodesy and Space Technology‚ Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry & Department of Geodetic Engineering‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City‚ Philippines; Tel: +63-2-9818500 ext. 3147; E-mail: jrsantillan@up.edu.ph; paringit@gmail.com John Robert T. Mendoza‚ Nena Carina Española Grid Operations Team‚ Advance Science and Technology Institute‚ Department of Science and Technology‚ C.P. Garcia Avenue‚ Technology Park Complex
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The Tuareg People The Tuareg are nomadic people who live in parts of Sahara that covers Algeria‚ Tunisia‚ Libya‚ Mali ‚ Niger and Burkina Faso . Their numbers are unclear‚ but estimates run between 300‚000 and 1 million. The Tuaregs speak a language called Tamershak‚ to which there is a proper alphabet. They are known under the name of "Blue Men"‚ because men cover their face with a dark blue veil. The veiling has different meanings; it shows the male gender role identity and shows
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MRI Background info Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) otherwise known as Magnetic resonance tomography (1) is a scan that uses a magnetic field‚ radio wave‚ and computer‚ to produce an image of an individual internal structure (Anatomy) (2). The body contains more than 50% of water. MRI uses super strong Magnetic field to align hydrogen nuclei or protons found in water (H2O) all over the body (1‚3‚ &‚ 4). When a person is placed into the scanning machine hydrogen nuclei or protons align
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of the potential negative performance and health consequences of this type of injury‚ researchers are focusing their efforts on fast-paced sports involving high-speed collisions (Dick‚ 2009). Ice hockey is a sport unlike any other. What separates hockey from all other contact sports‚ is that players travel at exceptionally high rates of speed making contact with not only other players‚ but hard surfaces and objects such as boards‚ ice‚ glass‚ and goal posts. In a setting where speed
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survey method methodology in MIS and it also provide the assessment for MIS research using survey. The first part of the paper defines survey research and discuss its application. Difference between survey and survey research In general‚ a survey is a means of gathering information about one or many certain characteristics‚ or opinion of a population. A survey research is conducted to advance scientific knowledge ⇒ for research purpose Characteristics: Produce quantitative results. The subjects may
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DATE: January 2013 PROFESSOR: Jowaisas EMAIL: djowaisas@okcu.edu Required Text: Cozby‚ P. C. and S. C. Bates (2012) Methods in Behavioral Research (11th ed.) Boston: McGraw Hill. In accord with international copy write laws‚ no photocopied texts will be allowed in the classroom. Turn off cell phones and pagers. If there is an emergency notification necessity‚ inform me before that particular class. Texting‚ looking at texts‚ checking to see who texted or called‚ answering calls‚ etc.
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Technology can assist numerous individuals to function throughout their daily lives and routines. When an individual hears the word technology‚ numerous instances they conclude it is a computer or an electronic device. Although a computer is a form of technology‚ there are other types of technology available for example‚ an organizer (calendar) which is considered a low technology. There are two types of visual assistive technology: Low Tech: This is a piece of technology that is inexpensive to
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