CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter discusses on the introduction of this study. This includes the background 0f the study, background of the Bank Rakyat, problem statement, objectives of the study, research questions, and significance of the study. This chapter also discusses on scope and limitations of study and definition of term. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY For the past few years, a pawn broking has taken place in our country. It has been started since the 15th century
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your research project your research project a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher NICHOLAS WALLIMAN with Bousmaha Baiche SAGE Publications London • Thousand Oaks • New Delhi To my wife, Ursula © Nicholas Walliman 2001 Chapter 2 © Dr Bousmaha Baiche 2001 First published 2001 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may
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The misapplication of capital investment appraisal techniques Colin Drury Professor, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK Mike Tayles Lecturer, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK Surveys of capital budgeting practices in the UK and USA reveal a trend towards the increased use of more sophisticated investment appraisals requiring the application of discounted cash flow (DCF) techniques. Several writers, however, have claimed that companies are underinvesting because they misapply or misinterpret
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Chapter 23 Chi-Square Tests 23 Chi-Square Procedures The Chi-Square Formula The Chi-Square Critical Value Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test Chi-Square Test of Independence Cautions in Using Chi-Square Dr. Helen Ang studied the relationship between predominant leadership style and educational philosophy of administrators in Christian colleges and universities for her Ed.D. dissertation in 1984.1 Leadership Style was a categorical variable with the following five levels (with percentages
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run profitability of their respective business organizations. In the earlier period of business culture, these issues and problems were not as much important as they are in today’s era of global competition due to extensive globalization. Using non parametric tests on a Canadian sample, we found evidence of top manager’s opportunism. It is also unveiled that, owner controlled business organizations are more
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ROBUST DESIGN Seminar Report Submitted towards partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Aerospace Engineering) By SHYAM MOHAN. N (Roll No. 02401701) Under the guidance of Prof. K. Sudhakar Prof. P. M. Mujumdar Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay–400 076 November, 2002 ABSTRACT The underlying principles, techniques & methodology of robust design are discussed in detail in this report with
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Innovation and internationalization through exports Author(s): Bruno Cassiman and Elena Golovko Source: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 42, No. 1 (January 2011), pp. 56-75 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25790105 Accessed: 03-11-2015 10:14 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Proposing a Research Agenda for Swedish Sawmill Distribution Channel Challenges Åsa Gustafsson asa.gustafsson@lnu.se Lars-Olof Rask lars-olof.rask@lnu.se School of Engineering Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden Abstract Purpose; The purpose of this study is to identify distribution channel research needs given the variety of distribution channel challenges among Swedish sawmill companies. Design / methodology / approach; Explorative case study research Findings: The paper proposes a typology
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strategy, firm size, and environmental uncertainty. Specifically, BSC adopters are (1) more likely to follow a Prospector or Analyzer business strategy, (2) are significantly larger, and (3) exhibit significantly higher environmental uncertainty than non-adopters. We also examined the financial performance of BSC adopters prior to the decision to adopt and following the implementation of the BSC. While we found no post-implementation performance effects, we did find tentative evidence that the financial
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Kasetsart J. (Soc. Sci) 33 : 142 - 151 (2012) «. ‡°…µ√»“ µ√å ( —ߧ¡) ªï∑’Ë 33 : 142 - 151 (2555) Demand Analysis of Ethiopian Coffee in Japan Wolday Gebrehiwot1,* and Apichart Daloonpate2 ABSTRACT Ethiopia is the largest coffee producer in Africa. One of the major markets for Ethiopian coffee is Japan. This paper, therefore, analyzed the determinants of demand for Ethiopian coffee in the Japanese market. The Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS) model was used to estimate
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