Instruments in Research Review Problems and Exercises: 1. What is the role of data-gathering instrument in research? * Instruments are materials‚ concrete or verbal or non-verbal communications‚ used to collect data for the research study. Instruments are very important components of the overall research design. Without these‚ the researcher will not be able to obtain data and information that will be analyzed for findings‚ presentation and interpretation. 2. Characterize “good”
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News Release 27 February 2013 STRONG PERFORMANCE AND GOOD STRATEGIC PROGRESS Annual Results 2012 Interserve‚ the international support services and construction group‚ reports a strong performance with its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2012. 2012 Revenue Headline pre-tax profit* Profit before tax Underlying Headline earnings per share* Net cash / (debt) Full-year dividend Financial highlights Strong future workload up 12.5 per cent to £6.3 billion‚ as at 31 December
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Ombudsmen: Past and Present Ombudsmen have a very long history in the arena of dispute resolution. Of Swedish origin‚ this person was appointed to a position of authority to represent the interests of the citizens. Of course‚ this person is not a lawyer‚ but a spokesperson. This authoritative position is has evolved over time to become more than a mere representative. Ombudsmen now a significant aspect of alternative dispute resolution. Ordinarily‚ most ombudsmen are appointed by the government
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OF SUN PACKAGING INTRODUCTION: Finance is one of the major elements that activate the overall growth of the economy. Finance is the life blood of economic activity .A well-knit financial system directly contributes to the growth of the economy. An efficient financial system calls for the efficient performance of institution‚ financial instruments and financial markets. Finance which acts as the lifeblood in the modern business types is one of the most
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3.7 Research Instrument and Construct Instruments 3.7.1 Questionnaire Research point out that if the researcher is using the postal survey to do research‚ so the convenient option will be a questionnaire. If the sample is huge and widely dispersed‚ it is better to use questionnaire because it is cheaper and faster compares to personal interviewing. Generally‚ postal surveys inclined to have lower response rate compare to telephone interviews or face-to-face. But if the questionnaire with a covering
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MBA (DISTANCE MODE) DBA 1764 STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS IV SEMESTER COURSE MATERIAL Centre for Distance Education Anna University Chennai Chennai – 600 025 Author Dr. J. Gopu Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies B.S.A. Crescent Engineering College Chennai - 48 Reviewer Dr. Yamuna Krishna Professor and Head Department of Management Studies Easwari Engineering College Chennai - 89 Editorial Board Dr.H.Peeru Mohamed Professor Department of Management
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CHAPTER 18 Investment Decisions: Ratios Test Questions 1.Income multipliers: a. are useful as a preliminary analysis tool to weed out obviously unacceptable investment opportunities. 2.The overall capitalization rate calculated on a potential acquisition: a. is the reciprocal of the net income multiplier. 3.The operating expense ratio: c. expresses operating expenses as a percent of effective gross income. 4.The equity dividend rate: b. expresses before-tax cash flow as a percent of the
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The SAS System 21:44 Wednesday‚ November 26‚ 2014 Obs date refd_1st_lag refd_1st_diff refd_1st_diff_1st_lag refd_1st_diff_2nd_lag 1 30MAR1990 . . . . 2 29JUN1990 . . . . 3 28SEP1990 . . . . 4 31DEC1990 -0.19835 0.42248 . . 5 29MAR1991 0.22413 -0.16683 0.42248 . 6 28JUN1991 0.05730 -0.20439 -0.16683 0.42248 7 30SEP1991 -0.14709 0.20291 -0.20439 -0.16683 8 31DEC1991 0.05581 -0.02545 0.20291 -0.20439 9 31MAR1992 0.03037 -0.13786 -0.02545 0
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Investment Trusts Trading At Discount TOPIC # 3 Introduction According to Cheng et al. (1994‚ p.813)‚ ‘an investment trust company (ITC) is a UK public limited company‚ the business of which consists of investing its funds mainly in securities‚ with the aim of spreading investment risk and giving members of the company the benefit of the results of the management of its funds.’ In the UK‚ investment trusts started to form as early as the mid 1800s and helped small investors to diversify
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to reduce the cost per watch‚ and a lack of efficiency of the workers. In order to tackle these issues‚ I recommend reducing the cycle time‚ increasing capacity in subsequent years‚ and increasing worker efficiency. These recommendations will enable you to achieve the targets and put TI on the path of success ISSUES Capacity crunch: As per the forecasts for world market demand for electronic watches‚ the current capacity at TI is insufficient. In order to cater to this increasing demand‚ the
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