...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This Project Report is a result of efforts, time and skills contributed by a number of people. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have worked towards successful completion of this project report. I must also acknowledge me deep gratitude to my faculty guide, Ms. Kushi Sharma, Sr. Lecturer, Amity School of Business for her valuable guidance, corrective criticism and unflinching moral support during the tenure of the project. I must also express my indebtedness to Brig. S K Dubey, Professor, Amity School of Business for helping me in the successful completion of the project. I must also extend my sincere thanks to the Amity School of Business Library, Amity University, Noida for their invaluable assistance during the project. Thanks are also due to all those whose writings and data I have drawn upon in the preparation of the report. Lastly, I must not forget to thank my family and friends for their constant support and understanding during the work. SHUBHANGI SINGH A3907508034 IMBA A-16 (2008- 2012) Amity School of Business e- Mail – shubhangi_singh@live.in INDEX SERIAL NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO. 1. Abstract 03 2. Introduction 04 3. Methodology 07 4. Literature review 08 5. Discussion 14 6 Conclusion 15 7. Suggestions 16 6. Appendices 17 7. References 18 ABSTRACT Confronted by the globalization of markets, increasing competition, deregulation and rapid technological developments, speed and flexibility...
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...Abstract There are a number of methodological issues that can be problematic in cross-cultural studies that use self-report survey instruments. This paper reviews the organizational research literature to identify the common practices being used in relation to these issues. A framework is established for this analysis that involves three stages related to the research process. These stages are 1) the development of the research question, 2) the alignment of the research contexts, and 3) the validation of the research instruments. A sample of cross-cultural studies was examined in the context of these three stages, and served as a basis for the identification of some “best-practices” that are meant to deal with cross-cultural complexities. Introduction International perspectives are becoming more prevalent in today’s study of organizations. As business continues to take a global outlook, theoretical constructs commonly used in domestic research will need to be applied to new cross-cultural arenas. Recently, researchers have begun to take notice of some important methodological issues associated with the use of survey instruments in cross-cultural research (e.g., Cheung & Rensvold, 1999; Riordan & Vandenberg, 1994). These issues can have a strong impact on a study’s results, and on the subsequent interpretation of those results. If researchers ignore the difficulties inherent in using self-report questionnaires in cross-cultural studies, the field as a whole...
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...article explores how journals published in a language other than English achieve a degree of internationality and can increase our knowledge of scientific publication patterns. This author offers a case study focused on Spanish communication journals from a sample of 1182 articles published from 2007 to 2009. The article examines three variables in this sample: the number of non-Spanish scholars, the use of languages other than Spanish, and how often non-Spanish journals are referred to. The results show that (a) these journals find it difficult to attract foreign scholars, (b) open-language policies have had a limited effect, and (c) internationality is constrained to the Spanish geolinguistic region. Keywords: internationality, local journals, Spanish scholarly journals, journal evaluation, communication sciences introduction The impact of published research is measured by means of well-established tools; one such tool is the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). However, in the field of communication studies — and in fact in all the social sciences — the SSCI does not take account of all the research published; this is particularly visible in cases where research is published in languages other than English. For example, in 2009, only 81 out of the 1585 articles (5.11 per cent) indexed in the Communication category of the SSCI were not written in English. In the context of these facts, analysing the research published in a certain language, such as Spanish, becomes a valid task,...
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...QNT565 Final Exam Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/qnt565-final-exam/ Week One: The Purpose of Business Research Objective:Determine the significance, scope, magnitude and feasibility of finding a solution to the situation, risk management, or opportunity. 1. Which of the following questions is considered when discussing the management dilemma? 2. How can management eliminate negative symptoms? 3. What does the manager need to know to choose the best alternative from the available sources of action? 4. What is the recommended course of action? 5. What symptoms cause management concern? 6. What should be asked or observed to obtain the information the manager needs? Objective:Determine the significance, scope, magnitude and feasibility of finding a solution to the situation, risk management, or opportunity. 1. The fundamental weakness in the research process is: incorrectly defining the research question B. identifying a flawed sampling frame C. misdefining the target population D. failing to identify all relevant secondary information E. skipping the exploratory phase Objective: Identify ethical issues involved in business research. 1. Which of the following is an example of findings nondisclosure? Dean and Deluca doesn’t want Whole Foods to know about it is conducting research on organic wines. B. Whole Foods is studying a potential new location near a large condo complex. C. Bayer seeks to disclose that...
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...Adaptation for Handwriting Recognition in Hindi Language – A Survey Nupur Gulalkari1, Shreya Prabhu2, Anjali Pachpute3, Rekha Sugandhi4, Kapil Mehrotra5 1,2 , 3, 4 5 Computer Department, MIT College of Engineering, Pune, India GIST, Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India Abstract: With the advancement in technology, there is an increased use of pen-based touch screen devices and PDAs. These devices come with an alternative for the traditional alphanumeric or QWERTY keyboard which is input in the form of user’s handwriting. The handwriting is then converted into normal text form. However, these devices require prior training to be done by the user. There is a high demand for robust and accurate recognition systems in the practical applications of handwriting recognition. The real challenge lies with the selection of a classifier which gives accurate results in real-time, while making the system self-adaptive simultaneously. Thus, in this paper various classifiers have been studied so as to find the most appropriate classifier for anonline handwriting recognition system for handwriting in Hindi language that provides a way by which the touch screen device adapts itself to its user handwriting without prior training is studied. Keywords: Active-DTW, Markov Model, Self -adaptation, SVM, Writer adaptation 1. Introduction Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world [16]. Being the national language of India, it has several million speakers across...
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...Their study focused on a preliminary standardisation of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (a non-verbal measure) for Setswana-speaking university students. The US normative sample is described as participants (N = 899) aged 18 to 29 years who were screened beforehand to exclude individuals with a history of neurological, learning, emotional and attention difficulties. The South African sample consisted of university students (N = 93) from both genders, between the ages of 18 and 29, who were screened in terms of hearing and visual impairments and any history of psychiatric or neurological difficulties. These students were from the University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus. Critically evaluate the South African normative sample by answering questions 1 and 2. Question 1 There are similarities and differences between the South African and the original norm sample. Given the purpose of the test, which characteristic(s) implies/imply that the local sample is appropriate? (1) age (2) absence of hearing and visual impairments (3) absence of psychiatric and neurological difficulties (4) all of the above Question 2 Which unique characteristic would probably have the greatest effect on the performance of the local sample in comparison to the original norm sample? (1) age (2) hearing or visual impairments (3) language Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (a non-verbal measure) (4) culture Gradidge and De Jager (2011) evaluated the psychometric properties of the Wellness Questionnaire for...
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..."Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the processes applied to a field of research. It includes the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with...
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...JANE M. SAMPLE 123 Main Street | Arlington, VA 12345 | 877.875.7706 | info@greatresumesfast.com Versatile and motivated bilingual professional with expertise in finance, translation and marketing including stock market analysis, English and Korean translation and event coordination. Numerous skills and comprehensive knowledge readily support a variety of professional undertakings. Displays dedication and determination in all endeavors with diligent attention to detail for optimal end results. Core Skills & Knowledge: Marketing Product Promotion Event Coordination Translation Client Relations Market Analysis Team Leadership Support Services Finance Management PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTANT INTERNSHIP June – July 2008 Hana Financial Group Seoul, Korea Established in 1971, Hana Financial Group is the 3rd largest commercial banking group in South Korea whose subsidiaries are involved in banking, securities, and investment. Executed stock market research and analysis and designed the World’s currency chart on a daily basis. Created PowerPoint presentations to present the analysis of global financial issues to team members. Provided support for numerous duties including collating reports, filing information, faxing and organizing data. TRANSLATOR March – April 2007 Seoul, Korea Edu-People Academic Institution Designed sample TOEFL questions and English vocabulary for junior high school students. Translated English writing into Korean, and Korean...
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...MBO TICKET M-BOOKING SYSTEM RIDZWAN BIN ABDOL RAHMAN UNNERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA mcngaku ~nembcnal-kan ti'sis !J'Sh,7:'Sarja!ia;:Doh:tos F:tlsafi~h) ini disi~npr?n Pespust:ikaan di hlal;!umat dan Kot~~uoikasi : ! i '1'cl;nolo:i dc~?g;ins!-arat-syrat kcgunnan sspcsti : hcri k u: haklnilik I 'nil-cssi~i 71'elinik~iI h/l:tlu?-sia hlclaka. 1 . Tesis dari psojek adalal~ 3. Pcrpastal.;aan Fakulti Tchlnlogi hlaklun~atdnn Komuniknsi dihcnarkan mclnbuat snlinan u ~ ~ t u ~ i u a pcngajian saliqia. tk i~ Fg.l;ulti -1'cknnlogi Rlaklumat c!nn Kcm~~nikasi dil~cnaskanrncrul~ui~t -3. Pcrpurtakc~:~n .. salinan tesis itii sehagai bahan pestukaran atitara institus; pcsrtga.11a11 tinggi. 1. "* Sila taiidakan ( 1 ) SlTT_TT (Mcngnt~dungi ~iiahlumatgang berdarjuh hcscla~na~an k e p c i ~ ~ i i ~ >lala!~ S I L I ataLi y:t~ sepcrti >an? termaktub di clalam :\1;T:2 R:IFISI.A RAShll 1972) - / . - - ~. .PTT),\F: 'T'ERI1..1r) II-:1ND.-2I:?NCiA-\n!PENT [I-IS) \loinat tct~lp NO 3 17. .j31a11 K L ' s ~ ~ c : &- e-- (T.4ND.!Il':\N ;.AN PENYF I .!;\ ) C'ih Siti XTnstusa I7inti B;~l-ua~.~icti~i C4..ITi4T:2N: 7-tsis dimaksudkan scbagiii 1.aporan Akhir Prqiek Sariana Muds (PShij, J i b tcsis ini SliI.11- atnu TTIRIT,ZD. sila 1ampisk:tn susnt daripada pil-uth "'$ bcrkurlsa. * MBO TICKET M-BOOKING SYSTEM RIDZWAN BIN ABDOL RAHMAN This report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Computer Science (Software...
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...statistics of the Malay Spiritual Well-Being Scale using Rasch analysis. 1Aqil Mohammad Daher, 2Sayed Ahmad Hassan, 3Than Winn, 4Mohd Ikhsan Selamat 1,4Population health and preventive medicine, faculty of medicine University Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor Malaysia 2Department of Psychiatry, faculty of medicine University Teknologi MARA, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia 3Department of Community Medicine, Mahsa University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract Introduction Handful literatures have explored the effect of rating categories on reliability based on classical test theory indices, fewer studies have employed the item response theory in examining reliability. We carried out this study to examine the effect of rating scale categories (RSC) on reliability and fit statistics of the Malay Spiritual Well-Being Scale using Rasch model. Methods The Malay Spiritual Well-being scale (SWBS) with the original six and newly introduced three and four rating categories (RSC) was distributed randomly among three different samples of 50 participants each in different community screening programs at in Selangor state , Malaysia. Results The mean age of respondent in the three samples ranged 36-39 year, majority was females in all samples, and Islam was the major religion of respondents. Malay race was predominating followed by Chinese then Indian. Most participants were employed and more than a half in all samples reported as being married. The original 6 rating categories...
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...ANXIETY AND SPEAKING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AMONG MALE AND FEMALE BUSINESS STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITI INDUSTRI SELANGOR Ayu Rita Bt Mohamad and Nadhia Dalila Bt Ab Wahid Industrial University of Selangor Jln Timur Tambahan, 456000 Bestari Jaya E-mail: ayurita@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This study explores the nature and anxiety of speaking English as a second language among male and female Business Degree students in Industrial University of Selangor (Unisel), Berjuntai Bestari, Selangor. This study attempts to identify potential sources of anxiety relevant to the students’ affective needs or concerns in an institution of higher learning through the use of an in-depth qualitative questionnaire. As the pre-administered questionnaire findings indicate, the differences in the level of language anxiety exhibited by the participants seem to vary by gender. Using various studies by previous researchers of language anxiety as a theoretical guideline for data collection and analysis, this study also discusses some of the influences or impact of anxiety-provoking factors on second language learning, along with some implications for further research on language anxiety. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Anxiety is a negative way to present human feelings. When we are anxious, we feel nervous, worried, and fearful. We struggle, tremble, perspire, and our hearts beat quickly. In general, anxiety can be defined as a complex concept dependent upon not only on one’s feelings of selfefficacy...
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...MBO TICKET M-BOOKING SYSTEM RIDZWAN BIN ABDOL RAHMAN UNNERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA mcngaku ~nembcnal-kan ti'sis !J'Sh,7:'Sarja!ia;:Doh:tos F:tlsafi~h) ini disi~npr?n Pespust:ikaan di hlal;!umat dan Kot~~uoikasi : ! i '1'cl;nolo:i dc~?g;ins!-arat-syrat kcgunnan sspcsti : hcri k u: haklnilik I 'nil-cssi~i 71'elinik~iI h/l:tlu?-sia hlclaka. 1 . Tesis dari psojek adalal~ 3. Pcrpastal.;aan Fakulti Tchlnlogi hlaklun~atdnn Komuniknsi dihcnarkan mclnbuat snlinan u ~ ~ t u ~ i u a pcngajian saliqia. tk i~ Fg.l;ulti -1'cknnlogi Rlaklumat c!nn Kcm~~nikasi dil~cnaskanrncrul~ui~t -3. Pcrpurtakc~:~n .. salinan tesis itii sehagai bahan pestukaran atitara institus; pcsrtga.11a11 tinggi. 1. "* Sila taiidakan ( 1 ) SlTT_TT (Mcngnt~dungi ~iiahlumatgang berdarjuh hcscla~na~an k e p c i ~ ~ i i ~ >lala!~ S I L I ataLi y:t~ sepcrti >an? termaktub di clalam :\1;T:2 R:IFISI.A RAShll 1972) - / . - - ~. .PTT),\F: 'T'ERI1..1r) II-:1ND.-2I:?NCiA-\n!PENT [I-IS) \loinat tct~lp NO 3 17. .j31a11 K L ' s ~ ~ c : &- e-- (T.4ND.!Il':\N ;.AN PENYF I .!;\ ) C'ih Siti XTnstusa I7inti B;~l-ua~.~icti~i C4..ITi4T:2N: 7-tsis dimaksudkan scbagiii 1.aporan Akhir Prqiek Sariana Muds (PShij, J i b tcsis ini SliI.11- atnu TTIRIT,ZD. sila 1ampisk:tn susnt daripada pil-uth "'$ bcrkurlsa. * MBO TICKET M-BOOKING SYSTEM RIDZWAN BIN ABDOL RAHMAN This report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Computer Science (Software...
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...whether sparking water is better or worse for you than still water * To find out the preference level of respondents regarding sparkling water * To study the health benefit of the sparking water * To determine what makes people buy certain brands of sparkling water 3. Determine research design Objective | Design | Tool | Objective 1 | Exploratory | Secondary data | Objective 2 | ExploratoryDescriptive | Focus group survey | Objective 3 | Exploratory | Secondary data | 4. Outline methodology * Quantitative and Qualitative; Mixed method * Questionnaire and interviews * Interview/survey evaluation * Observations 5. Prepare sample plan * Theoretical framework: What theory is driving my research? * Research Design: What type of approach do I propose and why is it appropriate? * Sample: What population do I intend to study? Why? What type of sampling procedure do I propose? Why? * Procedure: How will data be collected? * Measurement of Variables: How will I measure each variable in the research, and why did I choose to use that measurement procedure? What evidence can I provide regarding the validity and the...
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...what type of a scale will be used to measure the results; a rating scale, semantic differential, or a Likert scale? Also, the researcher must decide on whether to do sampling or perform a census. It is easy to see that the design method is what pulls the entire research process together; if the research question is the foundation, then the design processes utilized are the walls used to support the process itself. Descriptive statistics is the analysis of data that helps to describe the data in such a way to give relevance or show patterns, much like a census does. The researcher presents the data in a meaningful way like in statistical or graph form making it simple to understand. A census is an examination of all components that make up a population. If a researcher could study an entire population, he or she could accumulate all data needed for the study, however that is almost always impractical. Having access to census data are priceless, or perhaps a better term is pricey. Inferential statistics allows the researcher to take samples of the population and perform estimations and hypothesis tests along with formulating associations...
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