...be the case of a logistics company called AZE that has an important employee satisfaction problem. Most of their employees leave during their first year and most of them say that they are not satisfied with their overall job and environment. The objective of this task would be to find what are the reasons that cause this highly depreciated rate. 1. d) Create a plan for the collection of primary and secondary data for a given business problem. They are two types of sources that can be used when conducting a research: Primary and Secondary. Primary sources give first-hand results that are provided by a research or study directed specifically for the case in question. Secondary sources usually interpretation or an analysis of a primary source. In the case of AZE, the usual sequence would be to start by searching for potential reasons for the low employee satisfaction, in other words secondary sources to reduce the range of possibilities. Internet and Books are usually the best secondary sources to start the search. The next step for AZE would be to focus on primary sources that provide more accurate and relevant information. AZE has already identified the main problem by interviewing the employees that actually left the firm. After acknowledging the employee satisfaction issue, AZE has to conduct a survey that will give them a closer insight on the reasons why the employees are not satisfied. The survey will provide AZE with relevant information that will help find...
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...superior depth of critique, and the argument is so well conceived that it will endure more counter-arguments. 25 to 23 | The paper makes a worthwhile point & demonstrates understanding of the text(s) through analysis. The argument is strong enough to withstand obvious opposition. 22 to 20 | The paper makes some good points, but the argument is not backed up by close examination of the subject matter. The essay's argument is therefore superficial & simplistic, & often the paper contains contradictions or ignores very obvious counter- arguments. 19 to 18 | The paper shows (1) definite weakness in analytical thinking; (2) insufficient specific Information to illustrate or support arguments; (3) inadequate skill in using cited sources. 17 to 15 | The paper demonstrates almost no effort to engage seriously the relevant text or subject matter within a...
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...Introduction How to Write a Compare-and-Contrast Essay in 8 Easy Steps A compare-and-contrast essay might seem like the easiest type of paper to write: just find things that are alike and then find things that are different. Piece of cake, right? There’s a catch, however. It is up to you to argue why those similarities and differences matter; otherwise, you don’t have much of a paper. The following steps will guide you through the process of writing an effective compare-and-contrast essay that actually has something valuable to say. 1) So they’re alike and they’re different. So what? A good paper will not simply offer a summary of themes, characters, or plot. Your job is to think about how these comparisons and contrasts create meaningful connections to a larger issue. 2) Create an effective thesis statement. Again, you need to say why the comparison and contrast is worthy of note. Let’s say you want to compare and contrast the heroines of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre. Your thesis might be this: “Although Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Eyre are very different on the outside, their shared internal values connects them in literary history and in the fight for women’s rights.” Now you have a reason for your efforts and a compelling case for your audience’s attention. 3) Select a pattern. There are two ways you can write a compare-and-contrast paper. You can present your arguments in a "tandem" pattern or an "alternating" pattern. Tandem. Separate your pros and cons...
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...very beginning of week 5. The purpose of the outline is to give students an opportunity to organize their research in a useful manner and to provide the blueprint for the final research paper. Further, outlining your paper will help you gain a better understanding of your ideas by arranging them according to their interrelationships. If, in this planning stage, you carefully arrange your ideas, it will provide a basic structure for the body of your paper, and make the job of writing your paper much easier. Submitting an Outline Students are expected to accomplish four tasks in the Final Draft: * draw on the Topic Page to state your thesis * analyze the primary evidence in three paragraphs; * compare the information you provide in your analysis of the primary sources with the secondary sources; and * offer a thoughtful conclusion. Narrowing the Topic After you have selected a topic of interest to you, an important task will be to narrow that topic. Probably the most common mistake in writing a review paper (besides procrastination) is to try to write about a topic that is too broad. For example, the topic of discrimination has generated a multitude of court cases and articles. These studies cover a range of issues such as male, female and national origin. To try to write a 10-page review paper about any one of these areas, let alone all of them, would be next to impossible. It would be better to narrow this topic to make it...
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...John Stokely and AAA Auto Dealers Jennifer L. Beverly Kaplan University PA 165 Professor Fiano December 19, 2011 Memorandum of Law From: Jennifer L. Beverly To: Astrid Fiano, Esq. Re: John Stokely and AAA Auto Dealers Date: December 19, 2011 Question Presented Is AAA Auto Dealers liable for John’s negligence? Brief Answer AAA Auto Dealers is liable for Mr. Stokely’s negligence committed within the scope of employment. Mr. Stokely’s actions fall within the scope of employment because driving to the manufacturing facility was business related. Mr. Stokely’s boss accompanied him to the manufacturing facility. Facts John Stokely is a sales executive for AAA Auto Dealers, a local automobile dealership. He often drives to the manufacturing facility, which is 150 miles from the dealership, to check on new orders. John’s employer reimburses him for gasoline, food, and lodging, and provides John with a dealer car to drive. While driving to the manufacturing plant, John decided to stop by his cousin’s house for dinner. His boss accompanied him on the visit “to get a decent meal for a change.” While on the way there, John collided with and injured a motorcyclist. Discussion In the case of Largey v. Intrastate Radiotelephone, Inc a motorcycle driver was severely injured by an individual driver who the courts found to be an employee of the appellant. The court found that the driver...
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...2 Define the distinctions between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources in a secondary search. The best way to distinct between the sources of secondary research is to define each. Primary sources are those that are direct and un-interpreted records of a subject that you are researching. A primary source can be just about anything such as books, artifacts, or even patents. Secondary sources are ones that build on primary sources. Analyzing, interpreting, and assessing primary information are examples of secondary. Tertiary sources are ones which present summaries of the current state of research topics. Some examples are dictionaries, web sites, or almanacs. The distinction between these can differ between subjects of research. If the subject for research was humanities then an example of a primary source would be letters by Martin Luther King. A secondary source could be a web site of his writings and finally the tertiary source could be an encyclopedia on the civil rights movement. 3 What problems of secondary data quality must researchers face? How can they deal with them? Using secondary data can sometimes cause problems. Although it can be quicker and sometimes cost effective there is always a chance of running in to these issues. The most cautious of these issues the researcher must be aware of is the reliability of the source. If the researcher were to sit in a meeting and take notes of a subject then they would be completely sure of the content of the notes...
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...How to assess the validity of online information Executive summary Starting with an answer on question “Why to evaluate?” this document explains techniques and methods of evaluation of online information through two similar approaches. It does not compare and it does not suggest better way of evaluation either. However, it raises the importance of evaluation but it is up to the reader himself/herself what will do with information covered here. Introduction The World Wide Web provides information from all around the world. There is extremely wide variety of material, different in its reliability, accuracy and value. No one has to approve the content before publishing like in more traditional form (books or magazines) and everyone can publish. Internet by its nature was designed to provide unrestricted information. There are no rules or standards as far as quality of information which writer can put on the internet are concerned. This information can be found in a large variety of kinds and was created for different purposes. Each of these different kinds and purposes has various levels of quality, credibility and reliability. Purpose of this report is to discuss how to assess validity of online information and most appropriate methods of evaluation. Discussion 1. Why to evaluate online information The nature of the web itself and the fact that anyone can publish or even change content of some...
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...1. Evaluate the effectiveness of the Morgan Stanley performance assessment and management system. The primary source of performance assessment at the firm is a multi-source 360 degree feedback tool. The secondary source is an employee’s self assessment. There are a number of issues as to why the primary tool is not effective in truly assessing the performance of an employee at Morgan Stanley. The first issue surrounds the reliability of the raters in the 360 degree process. The raters are from the Capital Markets group and other groups within the firm with little definition if the raters are all at the same organizational level. This calls into question inter-rater reliability as reliability tends to be low when the raters are not from the same level. The second issue is one of freedom from bias. As the 360 degree feedback tool is highly subjective with regard to the comments it records, it does not address how a manager would assess either leniency or severity errors within the comments. Each of the raters may experience peak-end utility at the time they provide their comments. Unfortunately, this clouds their commentary. Instead of focusing comments on their complete experience with an employee, they may focus only on their last experience. A third issue involves the employee assessment tool. It vaguely addresses the concepts of goal-setting and employee development. In its current form, the tool is mainly used for administrative purposes (promotion and compensation)...
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...[pic] University of Information Technology & Sciences (UITS) A Term Paper On How to build a computer Submitted By: Submitted To: Instructor Name : Md.Arif Rana Sr. Lecturer, School of Business, UITS. Submission Date: 13th December 2010 Letter of Transmittal 06 April, 2010 Md.Arif Rana Sr. Lecturer, School of Business. UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES Subject: Application for accepting term paper on How to build a computer. Dear Sir, We have the pleasure to submit here with the term paper titled “How to build a computer” as a requirement for our Fundamental of computer(CSE101). Based on discussion and survey, we have incorporated the necessary materials to finalize that term paper. We are particularly grateful to Md.Arif Rana (Sr. lecturer, School of Business) for his co-operation in helping us to achieve our purpose. We also acknowledge our gratitude to those persons who have helped us and passed their valuable comments on the draft term paper. If you need assistance in interpreting this term paper please contact us at any time. Sincerely yours...
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...[pic] A B E R D E E N B U S I N E S S S C H O O L Course Work Submission Form |Name: |Vigneshwaran Palanisamy | |Email: |1118562@rgu.ac.uk | |Course: |Msc Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | |Module: |BSM577 - Research Methods | |Assignment and Title: |Implementing E-procurement in Indian organisation : surveys of SMEs | |Date: |7/1/13 | |For the attention of: |Dr Elizabeth Tait | WORD COUNT: ABSTRACT: This report was undertaken for the commitment of future research in dissertation. E-commerce is gaining a lot more attention in current global market. E-commerce models such as B2B, B2C, B2E and B2G has been successful due to many implementation and adoption of standardized process tools like EDI, shipping, tracking, payment and delivery among the suppliers around the globe through a strong supply network. The most vital element of B2B...
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...Executive summary Starting with an answer on question “Why to evaluate?” this document explains techniques and methods of evaluation of online information through two similar approaches. It does not compare and it does not suggest better way of evaluation either. However, it raises the importance of evaluation but it is up to the reader himself/herself what will do with information covered here. Introduction The World Wide Web provides information from all around the world. There is extremely wide variety of material, different in its reliability, accuracy and value. No one has to approve the content before publishing like in more traditional form (books or magazines) and everyone can publish. Internet by its nature was designed to provide unrestricted information. There are no rules or standards as far as quality of information which writer can put on the internet are concerned. This information can be found in a large variety of kinds and was created for different purposes. Each of these different kinds and purposes has various levels of quality, credibility and reliability. Purpose of this report is to discuss how to assess validity of online information and most appropriate methods of evaluation. Discussion 1. Why to evaluate online information The nature of the web itself and the fact that anyone can publish or even change content of some websites means that excellent resources reside along...
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...Evaluating Credibility and Validity of Sources: We learned that it is important to evaluate the credibility of the source and make a judgement on its relevance to our topic/argument. Credibility can be validated based off on the background of the author, impartiality, style and tone of article and currency. For instance for an argument on animal rights as described in…, the argument can be presented in different ways depending on the specialization of the author. A phychologist, philosopher or economist might present the argument in different style. Also, the author’s personal interest to the subject might affect the an author’s opinion or treatment to the subject. For instance, an author who is vegetarian is likely to argue against using animals for food and may present argument in a way that’s less than impartial. The publication Alongwith the author’s background, it is also important to validate the author’s personal interest associated to the subject ; We also learned that a special interest or preference might affect an author’s opinion or treatment to subject. In the simplest terms, a declared vegetarian is likely to argue against using animals for food and may present those arguments in a way that’s less than impartial. The writing style and tone is another way to form credibility and validity of sources of information. You should determine whether the tone is professional or not. If it is indeed professional and the tone is for the targeted audience...
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...TABLES OF CONTENT 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INRODUCTION OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 1.2 INTRODUCTION OF COMPANY 2 SERVICE OFFERD BY ORGANISATION 3 TYPES OF RESEARCH 3.1 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESEARCH 3.2 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESEARCH 3.3 TYPES OF RESEARCH USED IN OUR PROJECT 4 QUESTIONARE ANAYLISES 5 FINDING AND CONCLUSION 6 REFRENCED 1 INTRODUCTION PROJECT of organizational behavior contains the research in organization i.e PVR world wide cenimas best quality screen this project deals with the behavior of the working management in the PVR and how maneger controls the working of the other class people related to food service till the demand and rates of the seats. Now let us know first what is basically O.B and company is all about. What kinds of research are there and what we used in are project. 1.1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR DEFINITIONS “Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and organizational structure have on behavior within the organization, for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving an organizational effectiveness” The study of the way people interact within groups. Normally this study is applied in an attempt to create more efficient business organizations. The central idea of the study of organizational behavior is that a scientific approach can be applied to the management...
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...Executive Summary This research report is a partial requirement of the internship phase of MBA program, department of HRM, Eastern UniversityBangladesh. The topic of the report is “Human Resource Management Practices in Pubali bank Ltd”. Human resources management is very much important for every business organization. Human Resources may be the most misunderstood of all corporate departments, but it’s also the most necessary. Those who work in Human Resources are not only responsible for hiring and firing; they also handle contacting job references and administering employee benefits. Human resource management is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns. It’s true that any individual who works in Human Resources must be a “people person.” Since anyone in this department deals with a number of employees, as well as outside individuals, on any given day, a pleasant demeanor is a must. Human Resources may have gotten a bum rap, but it’s clearly among the most important departments in any corporation. The next time you have to meet with someone from Human Resources, remember that without her/him, your company might not be running so efficiently. The benefits of globalization have been very unevenly distributed both between and within nations. At the same time a host of social problems have emerged or intensified, creating increased hardship, insecurity, and anxiety...
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...of choice. WASA is a monopolistic organization that is funded by the government. It is the largest public health facility in the country, serving ninety percent (90%) of the population with pipe borne water and provides 30%-40% of the population with wastewater services. WASA’s main office is located at Farm Road, St. Joseph and has seven (7) branches nationwide. The Authority has approximately 3400 employees both skilled and unskilled. WASA’s mandate is to manage the nation’s resources in such a manner as to satisfy its diverse customer base while respecting the constraints and capacity of the environment. To gather the relevant data needed for this project both primary and secondary methods of research would be utilized. Primary sources include the use of questionnaire surveys, and interviews, and Secondary sources would be Media(Internet)and Additional book materials. The information gained would assist us in analyzing the structure found in WASA, whether WASA’s mission is widely known throughout the organization and the other objectives outlined. In keeping with these goals, our team will make a collaborative effort to work cohesively as a group to get the work done in a timely and efficient manner. As such each group member has been assigned to complete specific tasks listed below. NAME OF GROUP MEMBER | TASKS ASSIGNED | DRAFTSUBMISSIONDATE | FINAL SUBMISSIONDATE | Davia Edwards | 1. Describe the key external factors impacting upon the organization. How do managers...
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