Introduction 1 Background 1 Objectives of the Research 2 Statement of problem 2 Research Questions 2 Hypothesis 3 Need of the study 3 Limitations of the research 3 Chapter 2 3 Review of Literature 3 Literature Review 3 Theoretical Framework 3 Chapter 3 3 Research Design and Methodology 3 Research Design 3 Description of Population and Samples 3 Instrumentation 3 Data Collection Procedure: 3 Statistical tools used 3 Measurement: Scaling, Reliability and Validity
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Technology Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok Kedah, Malaysia syahida@uum.edu.my mkasiran@uum.edu.my Abstract The concept of trusted services forms a key issue for any kind of electronic services. Third Party Certification (TPC) endorsement has been used as one of the methods to instill consumers’ trust. Creating initial trust through implementation of TPC is very important because the consumer has a tendency to trust brand names.. This paper looked closely at the implementation of the TPC in Malaysia
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fact-based decisions. Evolution of Business Analytics? • Operations research • Management science • Business intelligence • Decision support systems • Personal computer software Application Areas of Business Analytics • Management of customer relationships • Financial and marketing activities • Supply chain management • Human resource planning • Pricing decisions • Sport team game strategies Why Business Analytics? • There is a strong relationship of BA with: •
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Research and Evidence INTRODUCTION The author of this assignment will critically appraise a research report in the Nursing Times titled Young people's perceptions and access to health advice (Sherman-Jones 2003) (appendix 1). This article was chosen for a number of reasons. Firstly the topic of young people's health is frequently discussed in the media, often negatively. A search on BBC news online resulted in 46 articles within the month 27 October to 27 November 2003 (appendix 2) and similarly
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doesn’t only matter what kind of food it is, but the preparation method of the food is considered very important as well. The Halal food guarantees safety, hygiene, healthy eating lifestyle and wholesomeness. Halal is all about the place and the process used for slaughtering the animals and the condition those animals are kept in. Halal is now being recognized all over the world not only by the Muslims but also the Non-Muslims community. An example of how other countries around the world are adapting to
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Exposure to Coke Brand Identification on Taste Perception (JC, LK, SS, ND) 1. Abstract Short abstract, which describes the core of your study and main findings. 1. Introduction Here you describe why your study is interesting/ important; your problem statement and research question. 1. Theory Theory This study aims at affirming that the taste perception of the participants will be highly influenced on whether they are exposed directly to the brand-label, are only aware
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International Business Research April, 2008 Post-IPO Operating Performance and Earnings Management Nurwati A. Ahmad-Zaluki Banking and Finance Building, College of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok Kedah, Malaysia Tel: 60-4-928-6451 Abstract E-mail: nurwati@uum.edu.my The present study investigates the operating performance and the existence of earnings management for a sample of 254 Malaysian IPO companies over the period 1990-2000. Using accrual-based measure of operating
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investigate the relationship of corporate profitability and working capital management. We used a sample of 131 companies listed in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) for the period of 2001-2004. The purpose of this paper is to establish a relationship that is statistical significant between profitability, the cash conversion cycle and its components for listed firms in the ASE. The results of our research showed that there is statistical significance between profitability, measured through gross
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Introduction Suppose that we have carried out a survey on the effect of carrying out a management audit with three groups of nine participant institutions each i.e. small medium and large. Each group was given the same survey questions in questionnaire format and the answers from the scores were tagged between 0 and 20. What is to be done with the raw scores? There are two key types of measures that can be taken whenever we have a set of scores from
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and Safety. Introduction: The findings of this article will critically review the methods of research, population, systems and data used to obtain results regarding this study. This evaluation of the outcome would determine whether or not there was a need to change the nursing management of patient care. The study would determine if patients were happy with their
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