Electronic Commerce and Organizational Leadership


Book Description

Although the topic of e-commerce has been very widely discussed and researched, it is not often discussed in terms of its affect on leadership and management structures. Electronic Commerce and Organizational Leadership: Perspectives and Methodologies investigates the ways in which e-commerce not only affects daily business operations, but more specifically, it focuses on how e-commerce has a great influence on administrative hierarchy and leadership. This unique publication highlights these issues within higher education institutions, but more specifically, in historically black colleges and universities. Researchers and administrators who seek to understand and improve the hierarchical and organizational structures through the deeper investigation of information technology, e-commerce, and its impacts will find this book valuable.




Business Research Methods


Book Description

Business research methods will serve as a text book on marketing research for students pursuing courses in management and commerce. The main focus is on the Indian context. Various analytical tools used in research methods are given along with exhaustive coverage and illustrations. Assignments are included in various chapters to help in acquiring in-depth subject knowledge and application orientation. The book contains 7 sections divided into 23 chapters. Case studies are included which will help to develop analytical skills. SPSS application has been described wherever necessary. The book can be of great help to MBA, PGDBM, MMS, BBA and Commerce students.




Market Research Methodologies: Multi-Method and Qualitative Approaches


Book Description

Human inquiry has served as the impetus for a number of developments throughout history. Seeking new knowledge about the world around us helps to drive our progress and push us to discover innovative improvements. This drive lends itself to the development of qualitative research. Market Research Methodologies: Multi-Method and Qualitative Approaches brings together innovative techniques and novel designs that aid in the development of multi-method studies and investigations. Focusing on vital concepts such as data validity, triangulation, and reliability, this book is a fundamental reference source for PhD students, graduate students, and academics within the business field who wish to understand how these methods can be employed to extract data from particular environments.




Research Methodology In Management And Commerce


Book Description

The book provides an invaluable tool for scholars, learners, and professionals in the disciplines of commerce and management if one takes research techniques into account. The book needs to provide a comprehensive delineation of its aims and extent concerning the particular facets of commerce and management that it endeavours to examine. This furnishes an outline for readers regarding the anticipated content of the book. A conceptual framework that serves as the underpinning for the subjects explored is frequently incorporated into an extensive textbook in commerce and management. This may require the application of pre-existing theories and models that are pertinent to the discipline. Researchers in the fields of business and management are welcome to share their findings using a variety of study methods and approaches. This may encompass analyses of unconventional approaches frequently employed in these disciplines, such as experimental designs, polls, case studies, and more. The book may explore various methods of data acquisition, with a particular focus on their suitability and efficacy within the realm of research on businesses and management. This may include interviews, focus groups, surveys, and other techniques. Some examples of possible topics covered in a book with an eye towards the future include new developments and potential paths taken by research methods in the fields of business and management. This functionality aids readers in remaining updated on the dynamic research environment within these disciplines. In brief, a book devoted to research methodology in the domains of commerce and management ought to function as an all-encompassing manual, providing practical illustrations, ethical deliberations, and theoretical perspectives that are pertinent to the pursuit of significant research in these ever-evolving and cross-disciplinary seminars.




Research Methodology In Commerce And Management


Book Description

This Book Embodies A Set Of Papers, Conceptual As Well As Empirical, Related To Various Specialized Areas Of Research In Commerce And Management. The Papers Have Been Prepared On The Basis Of Original Thought And Research And Thus Reflect The Current Thinking And Developments Within The Complex Areas Of Business Horizon. The Papers Represent Various Theoretical Concepts And Their Application For The Successful Management Of The Organisations In Addition To Providing The Basic Guidelines For Conducting Research To Various Stakeholders. The Articles Are Contributed By Academicians From National And International Universities. The Book Will Prove To Be Useful To All Stakeholders In Business Including Practitioners, Researchers, Students And Faculty At National And International Levels. It Will Act As A Supplementary Text And A Good Reference Book For Post Graduate And Research Students Of Commerce, Management And Related Areas Of Social Science.




Research Methodology in Strategy and Management


Book Description

Research methods present the strategic management field with great opportunities and challenges. This first volume includes three types of chapters aimed at exploiting the opportunities and meeting the challenges. One group of chapters addresses broad issues of science, including the state of strategy research, issues surrounding the age of data, and how to build cumulative knowledge within the strategic management field. A second group of chapters highlight ways to improve specific practices, including the measurement of knowledge, the assessment of limited dependent variables, and designing studies. A final group of chapters describe how strategy researchers can better use particular methods. These methods include social network analysis, longitudinal analysis, qualitative methods, survey research, and structural equation modeling. Collectively, the chapters offer state of the art thinking about research methodology provided by intellectual leaders within the strategic management field.




Research Methods for Business Students


Book Description

Brings the theory, philosophy and techniques of research to life and enables students to understand the relevance of the research methods. This book helps you learn from worked examples and case studies based on real student research, illustrating what to do and what not to do in your project.




Research Methods


Book Description

This is the ideal companion for those needing guidance when carrying out a research project in a management or a business-related subject. The text is succinct and concise, written with modular courses in mind for the reader to quickly gain an overall perspective of the fundamental areas and identify the key points that need to be addressed. This clear and practical book also covers the requirements of more general areas of business research and consultancy. New to this edition is a chapter devoted to the analysis of qualitative data - an area many students find they want to focus on. A new accompanying student website also gives practical guidance on some of the problems students face: assistance with writing a research proposal; the structure of a dissertation; collecting data - how much is enough; citing references; links to other resources. Dissertations and projects form an integral part of many MBA and degree programmes and this text is invaluable when tackling this area for the first time. The authors approach the research task in a step-by-step manner, covering areas such as data collection, observational methods, and data analysis.




Business Research Methods


Book Description

Since research is best learned by doing, this book emphasizes a hands-on, do-it yourself approach. The readers have many opportunities to see how business researches affect and support management decision. The book used a case study approach for all the chapters with interactive videos. The book gave emphasis to quantitative data analysis using a software program, IBM SPSS 20.0. The data analysis chapters illustrate in detail each step in running the software programs. The software programs files are provided for all data sets: outputs, demonstration movies, and screen captures are on the Website. This book provides students most extensive help available to learn quantitative data analysis using SPSS. Thus, the authors prepared this textbook and all the additional materials to help the students to understand the functional principles of business research and how to apply them in real-life situations.




LOW SPEED AERODYNAMICS


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The book aims at explaining the fundamental principles of aerodynamics from an engineer’s point of view. Right from the beginning, it conveys a basic understanding of the behaviour of the real viscous fluid. Later, through appropriate approximations, the ideal inviscid fluid is introduced. It gives a clear exposition of the fundamentals of fluid dynamics, both viscous and inviscid, including the topic of boundary layer. The text provides introductory concepts of wind tunnel and measurements to give a balanced overview of the subject so that the students are exposed to experiments and laboratory practices at the outset. It emphasises the physics of various aspects of the fluid flow phenomenon so that the reader develops a ‘physical feel’ of the subject. This book is primarily intended for the undergraduate students of aeronautical engineering and aerospace engineering. KEY FEATURES • Use of a large number of flow visualisation photographs for illustration • Use of a large number of innovative diagrams • Adequate number of worked-out examples at the end of almost all the chapters • A set of exercise problems at the end of every chapter