London School of Commerce RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES GUIDANCE NOTES CONTENTS Page g 1. 2. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction Research T i P R h Topic‚ Purpose‚ Philosophy & Ethics Phil h Ethi Understanding The Research Question(s) A Review of the Literature Selecting The Design Information Needs Research Methods for Data Collection The Need for Measurement The Sampling Plan 3 4 16 29 34 46 55 78 92 Page 1 CONTENTS Page 10. 11. 11 12. 13. 14. Sample Size Determination Questionnaires
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CENTER on GLOBALIZATION‚ GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Apparel Global Value Chain ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed NOVEMBER 2011 The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development “Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development
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likely to be creative and innovative and come up with breakthroughs that allow a company to grow and change positively with time and changing market conditions. The objectives of the paper are: - i) to measure the level of employee satisfaction at Tata Steel‚ ii) to see the effect of the measures being taken to enhance employee satisfaction and employee growth in the organization. In the study‚ the dimensions across which it was measured were – Superior-Subordinate relationship‚ Role‚ Culture‚ Career
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Day #2 Porter’s Strategic Models: The Five forces and the Value Chain CIS Department Professor Duane Truex III The Information Systems Strategy Triangle Business Strategy Organizational Design Strategy ICT/Information Strategy Professor Truex E-CommercePrinciples 1 HOW CAN INFORMATION RESOURCES BE USED STRATEGICALLY? Professor Truex E-CommercePrinciples Aligning IS/ICT strategy (Infrastructures) with business strategy • Using multiple approaches to evaluating
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SYNOPSIS The case illustrates the opportunities‚ challenges and trade-offs involved in the design‚ prototyping and marketing of the Nano — the so-called people’s car — by Tata Motors Ltd. (TML)‚ a Tata Group company. The case takes place nine months after the company’s chairman‚ Ratan Tata‚ launched the Nano‚ on January 10‚ 2008‚ at the 9th Auto Expo in Pragati Maidan‚ an exhibition center in New Delhi‚ India. The case asks students to take the position of Ravi Kant‚
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ECCO A/S-GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS 1. Describe the competitive environment of ECCO and determine how well ECCO is positioned (vis-à-vis the competitors) to take advantage of changes in the industry. http://wulibraries.typepad.com/files/footwear.pdf 2. Analyze ECCO’s global value chain. How well does this configuration match the drivers in the industry? Analyze ECCO’s global value chain. High demand for quality and reduced lead times led the company to a self-sufficiency approach on
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Profitability Analysis • In the last 5 years we can see the profitability ratios of the company taking a beating. • Especially in the last 2 years‚ these margins have drastically dropped. • As a result of this‚ the company’s profit margins have dipped and in this particular the company has incurred a loss. • As we can see in the graph‚ Net margin ratio has been affected and has seriously dipped in the past years. • Though gross margin and operating margin have looked like increasing‚ these
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Porter and Shank assess the addition of value as management of costs in an effort to increase efficiency or add value to the organization as a whole. Porter model concentrates primarily on the internal control of operations via the value chain‚ whereas Shank concentrates on value addition. Porter’s model utilizes internal cost strategies for internal reduction of costs to increase value only on the value additions (microcosm) whereas Shank expands the value chain against both internal and external evaluations
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biggest conglomerate – Tata Group. Ratan Tata joined the company after college and took over his late uncle’s business 16 years ago. He is involved in more issues than he should be. The authoritarian Tata is the chairman of key units including Tata Motors and Tata Steel and is involved in all major deals and making all the key decision. 2. SECONDARY PROBLEMS 2.1 Short Term A bid for Jaguar and Land Rover might present an even more daunting challenge for Ratan Tata. It would be an uphill climb
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Steel Industry Analysis: POSCO vs. U.S. Steel GMB504 Team: Sanghoon Lee‚ Minhyong Lee‚ Jaekook Han Youngjae Chae‚ Alexey Morozov‚ Vincent Lee Industry Rationale: While the field of material science has progressed dramatically over the past few decades with the advent of cutting edge materials (such as carbon fiber‚ carbon fiber nano‐tubes‚ 3D printing‚ eco‐ friendly materials‚ etc.) the world economy is still heavily reliant upon steel. Steel is the
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