IS RESEARCH? Research is a logical and systematic search for new and useful information on a particular topic. It is an investigation of finding solutions to scientific and social problems through objective and systematic analysis. It is a search for knowledge, that is, a discovery of hidden truths. Here knowledge means information about mat- ters. The information might be collected from different sources like experience, human beings, books, journals, nature, etc
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING I. Introduction As professionals, CPAs perform an essential role in society. They are responsible to all those who use their professional services. They also have a continuing responsibility to improve the art of accounting, maintain the public’s confidence, and carry out the profession’s special responsibilities for self-governance. However, the role of a CPA in helping businesses come up with a good and effective decision-making is said to be one
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This thesis has been conducted at the department of the Graduate School of Business at University of Tun Abdul Razak. During the time period of my writing my thesis, I have gained knowledge from the down and up parts. This journey has been giving me some good experiences and I hope that this thesis will contribute to other students in the subject of Women in Management later. Throughout the writing of the thesis, I would like to thank several people that have been essential
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Fabre CRISTIANA DE FAVERI This article develops an analysis of selective distribution systems, which considers their main characteristics, the traditional principles governing their discipline and the recent evolution of the jurisprudence of the European Courts. In the Pierre Fabre case, the Court seems to have changed its approach to the subject, as, analysing a ‘de facto’ ban on online sales, it passed from the traditional ‘effects’ analysis of these systems to their qualification as restrictions
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Running head: STRESS EATING AMONG FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS “Do Female College Students Eat More than Male College Students when Stressed?” Maxine Mempin and Tresha Mae Torino University of San Carlos, Talamban Campus Cebu City, Philippines Abstract College has been found to be stressful for many young adults (Pierceall and Keim, 2007). This study examines the relationship between academic stress and compulsive eating of college students in the various universities/collages in Cebu City
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Financial Analysis & Management Assignments 1. Discuss the extent to which the legal and professional regulatory framework of accounting ensures that corporate reports provide reliable, relevant, objective, and comparable information to users. 2. Critically evaluate the importance of discounted cash flow techniques in investment decisions. Illustrate your answer with your examples. 3. Discuss the relative importance profitability and liquidity for the survival of a business and explain how the
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............................ 10 1.3. School Characteristics and Basic Skills ......................................................... 13 1.4. Individual Student Characteristics and Basic Skills....................................... 17 1.5. New Analysis and Data Collection Activities................................................ 19 Introduction............................................................................................................ 22 2.1. Objectives........................
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Solomon Appel Robert H. Ashton Reza Barkhi Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY, USA Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA School of Management, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI, USA College of Business Administration, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Accounting, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR, USA
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Research Proposal Example 1 The influence of exchange rate volatility on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria Word Count: 3253 Date: March 2012 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 Aim and Objectives ............................................................................................................... 2 Significance and scope of the study .............
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1463-5771.htm BIJ 13,1/2 Best practices of collaboration between university and industrial SMEs P. Pecas and E. Henriques ¸ Technology and Management Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ´ Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the implementation of best practices of collaboration between university and industrial small-
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