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Research Methodology: Chapter-1
Research Methodology: Chapter-1
Research Methodology: Chapter-1
Chapter-1
Features of research:
1. Objective
2. Controlled
3. Generalizability
4. Systematic
5. Reproducible
6. Logical
7. Free from personal biases
8. Directed toward situation of a problem
9. Replicable
Types of research:
1. Basic or fundamental research
2. Applied or action research
Purpose or role of research in management:
1. Providing information
2. Identifying problem
3. Formulating strategy
4. Supporting organizational change
5. Helps to control
Process of scientific research:
1. Realizing a problem
2. Identification of problem
3. Review of literature
4. Hypothesis formulation
5. Research design formulation
6. Sampling design
7. Collection of data
8. Data analysis and interpretation of finding
9. Reporting and generalization
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Types of data:
1. Primary & secondary data
2. Qualitative & quantitative data
Sources of primary data:
1. Interview
Direct personal interview
Indirect oral interview
2. Questionnaire
Sources of secondary data:
1. Published sources
Government reports & publications
Publications of semi-government organization
Publications of international organization
Private publications
2. Unpublished sources
3. Computerized database
Important considerations for data collection:
1. Sample size
2. Financial resources
3. Cost
4. Time
5. Response rate
6. Availability of technology
Questionnaire principle:
1. Clear and precise
2. Use of natural and familiar language
3. Unbiased
4. Avoid double barreled question
5. State explicit alternatives
6. Reliable and valid
7. Length of the questionnaire
8. Match the objective
9. Consider to participants
10. Pilot study and improving the questionnaire
Components of questionnaire:
1. Part incorporating explanatory information
2. Part incorporating personal information
3. Main part
Types of questionnaire:
1. On the basis of structure
Exploratory questionnaire
Formal standardized questionnaire
2. On the basis of administration
Online questionnaire
Mail questionnaire
Delivery & collection questionnaire
Telephone questionnaire
Research interview types:
1. Personal or face to face interview
2. Telephone interview
Sources of qualitative data:
1. Depth interview
2. Focus group interview
Telephone
Online
Video conference
Data processing:
1. Editing
2. Coding
3. Classification
4. Tabulation
5. Summarizing of data
Statistical analysis of data:
1. Descriptive
Frequency
Measurement of central tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Measurement of dispersion
Range
Quartile deviation
Mean deviation
Standard deviation
2. Inferential
Estimation statistic
Confidence interval
Parameter estimation
Hypothesis testing
Methods of analyzing qualitative data content:
1. Content analysis
2. Narrative analysis
3. Thematic analysis
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1. To provide information
2. To prepare plan
3. To justify rational
4. To form base for contract
5. To remind
6. To inform research methodologies
Types of research proposal:
1. Solicitated research proposal
2. Unsolicited research proposal
3. Academic research proposal
Contents of funded research proposal:
1. Title
2. Executive summary
3. Background of the study
4. Statement of the problem
5. Theoretical framework
6. Statement of hypothesis
7. Definition of terminologies
8. Significant of the study
9. Review of literature
10. Limitation of the study
11. Research methodology
12. Reference
13. Chapter scheme
Structure of research proposal:
1. Preliminary page
2. Main body
3. References
Types of research report:
1. Formal and informal
2. Internal and external
3. Short and long
4. Technical and popular
5. Analytical and informative
Process of research report:
1. Logical analysis of subject matter
2. Preparation of the final outline
3. Preparation of the rough draft
4. Rewriting and polishing the rough draft
5. Preparation of the final bibliography
6. Writing the final draft
Procedure for writing report:
1. Preparation of outline
2. Time planning
3. Management of data
4. Start of writing report
5. Prepare the first draft
6. Put the report for some time
7. Review and rewrite
Conventions of academic writing:
1. No use of the first person
2. Avoid emotional term
3. Confidentiality
4. Use of direct positive sentences
5. Consistency
6. Presentation
7. Use of non-gender language
8. Consistency in spelling format
9. Abbreviations
10. Use of opinion
11. Use of non-English term
Pre-writing concern:
1. Brain-storming
2. Free-writing
3. Listing
4. Clustering
5. Outline your report
Components of research report:
1. Preliminary part
Title page
Recommendation sheet
Viva-voce sheet
Acknowledgement
Executive summary
Table of contents
List of table & figure
Abbreviation
2. Body
Introduction
Review of literature
Research methodology
Data presentation and analysis
Summary, conclusion & Recommendation
3. Supplementary section
Reference or bibliography
Appendix
APA style of citation and referencing:
1. Short citation
2. Long citation
3. Use of ellipses
4. Indirect quotation or paraphrasing
5. Footnote
6. Abbreviation
Evaluation of research report:
1. Introduction
The title
The problem
Review of related literature
2. Methodology
3. Result
4. Discussion/Conclusion
Essential of good research report:
1. Precisions
2. Accuracy of facts
3. Relevancy
4. Reader-oriented
5. Simple language
6. Conciseness
7. Grammatical accuracy
8. Unbiased recommendation
9. Clarity
10. Attractive presentation
International Business
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Forms of Globalization:
1. Economic Globalization
2. Political Globalization
3. Socio-cultural Globalization
4. Natural Globalization
5. Technological Globalization
Drivers of Market Globalization:
1. Crisis of capitalism
2. Technological Advances
3. World economic boom
4. Comparative and competitive advantages
5. Decreasing barriers to trade and investment
6. International media outreach
7. Competition
8. Increasing market size and geographic diversification
9. Political trend towards promoting regional economic blocs
10. Growing consumer pressures
Reasons for international business expansion:
1. Taking comparative / competitive advantage of business
2. Matching with consumer pressure
3. Benefitting from international product life cycle
4. Managing and escaping competition
5. Benefitting from world economic boom and increasing market size
6. Gaining higher profit margins and growth opportunity
7. Adjusting excess capacity
8. Political trend towards cross-national economic corporation
9. Geographic diversification
10. Benefitting from technological advances
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Chapter-3
Changing Demographic of the global economy:
1. Changing demographic in world FDIs
2. Changing demographic in world economic output and world trade
3. Changing demographic in world MNCs
4. Changing world economic order
Stages of regional economic integration:
1. Preferential trading area
2. Free trade area
3. Customs union
4. Economic union
5. Political economic union
Economic integration in different conditions:
1. Preferential trading area
2. Free trade area
3. Customs union
4. Single market
5. Economic and monetary union
6. Complete economic integration
Implication of economic integration:
1. STATIC effect implication
Trade creation
Trade diversion
2. DYNAMIC effect implication
Greater economies of scale
Increased competition and efficiency
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Chapter-5
Entrepreneurship
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Features of entrepreneur:
1. Motivator
2. Risk bearer
3. Organizer
4. Innovator
5. High achiever
6. Dynamic agent
7. Future oriented
8. Tolerance of ambiguity
9. Sense of urgency
10. Action oriented
11. Desire for independence
Functions of entrepreneur:
1. Planning function
2. Risk and uncertainty bearing
3. Organization building
4. Managing function
5. Decision making
6. Innovation function
7. Leading function
8. Managing growth
Types of entrepreneur:
1. On the basis of stages of economic development
Initiative or adoptive entrepreneur
Innovative
Fabian
Drone
2. On the basis of attitude and knowledge
Empirical
Rational
Cognitive
3. On the basis of ownership
Private
Public
Joint
Co-operative
4. On the basis of types of business occupation
Business
Trading
Industrial
Corporate
Agricultural
5. On the basis of use of technology
Technical
Non-technical
Professional
6. On the basis of the scale and nature of entrepreneur
Small scale
Large scale
Pure
Induced
Motivated
Growth
Modern
Young
Features of entrepreneurship:
1. Economic activity
2. Creative activity
3. Purposeful activity
4. Risk-bearing capacity
5. Ability to innovate
6. Business oriented
7. Knowledge based practice
8. Result oriented behavior
9. Systematic work
10. Practical discipline
Role of entrepreneurship in Nepalese economy:
1. Capital formation
2. Job creation
3. Increased productivity
4. Balanced development
5. Promotes innovation
6. Managing resources
7. Economic growth
8. Technological advancement
9. Promotes industrialization
Role of technology in entrepreneurship:
1. Example of how technology powers social innovation
2. The mobile revolution
3. Bringing together all the stakeholders
4. Synergies and economies of scale
5. Email as an example
6. Society benefit
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Legal structure:
1. Sole proprietorship
2. Partnership
3. Company
4. Trust
Intellectual property:
1. Patents
2. Trademarks
3. Industrial design
4. Copy right
5. Trade secrets
Other legal issues:
1. Licenses
2. Trade practices
3. Licensing
4. Taxation
5. Product safety and liability
6. Insurance and contract
Factors affecting for developing entrepreneurship:
1. Internal factors
System
Process
Management
Capability
Assets
Experience
2. External factors
Technological
Economic
Political
Legal
Social
The market
Risk associated with entrepreneurship development:
1. Financial risk
2. Career risk
3. Family and social risk
4. Psychic risk
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Chapter-2
Sexual Harassment:
1. Quid-Pro-Quid Sexual Harassment
2. Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment
Approaches of Managing People
1. Ethnocentrism
2. Polycentrism
3. Geocentricism
4. Region-centrism
Chapter-3
Level of CSR:
1. Economical Responsibility
2. Legal Responsibility
3. Ethical Responsibility
4. Philanthropic Aspects
Domains of Corporate Governance:
1. Principal –Agency Relationship
2. Conceptual framework
Issues of Corporate governance in Nepal:
1. Participation
2. Transparency
3. Responsiveness
4. Accountability
5. Equity
6. Consensus Oriented
7. Effectiveness & Efficiency
Governance Model:
1. Anglo American Model
2. German Model
3. Japanese model
4. Indian Model
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Chapter -7