on the capital resources it uses which means the combination of debt and equity. This is given by the ratio return on capital employed (ROCE)‚ return on investment or accounting rate of return. This tells investors how successful the business is by analyzing the profitability. The higher ROCE‚ the more liable it is to carry a high return to the investors resulting in higher dividends and rising share prices. The profitability is important for businesses which want to attract financial funds
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Research Design and data gathering methods The design process that will be implemented within the research will be exploratory followed by descriptive research. Exploratory would be the best fit as part of the initial stage of the research design as it provides further insight into what the managers needs are. Given that prior to the development of this market research design extensive research was conducted on the needs of training materials for small businesses. However even though prior research
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8Developmental & Research Designs * Human development - the scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death. * How is human development studied? * Longitudinal design - research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time. * Cross-sectional design - research design in which several different age groups of participants are studied at one particular point in time. * Cross-sequential
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the goes into a discussion of Idealism. Idealism is a group of philosophies which assert that reality‚ or reality as we can know it‚ is fundamentally mental‚ mentally constructed‚ or otherwise immaterial. There are several criticisms of this theory‚ starting with hallucinations and dreams. The book uses the example of a guitar‚ and the visual experience. This whole section is pretty left field‚ so I won’t try to explain it beyond my knowledge. Solipsism is the next argument that criticizes representative
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concrete mix. Variations in the setting time can be expected from day-to-day changes in temperature and humidity and also from different workers who prepare the test molds. To eliminate this extraneous sources of variation‚ a 5x5 Latin square design was used in which the Letters A-E represent 5 additives. The setting times‚ in hours‚ for the 25 molds are shown in the table: Table here: WORKER 1 2 3 4 5 1 D 10.7 E 10.3 B 11.2 A 10.9 C 10.5 2 E 11.0 C 10.5 D 12.0 B 11.5 A 10.3 3 A
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is job design? Explain the significance of job design in organisations? Introduction: Job design ‘involves finding ways of adjusting the whole working environment so as to make all jobs in an organisation as intrinsically motivating as possible’ (Taylor‚ 1998). Taylor with scientific management‚ henry ford and Fordism‚ human relations and today’s approach of job re-design all played a major role in defining job design. This essay will look at the different methods of job design‚ the reasons
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the corporat Goverance. | The research purpose of this study is mainly descriptive since the main aim is to describe and to deeply understand the different type 1. Introduction: Traditionally defined as the ways in which a firm safeguards the interests of its financiers (investors‚ lenders‚ and creditors). The modern definition calls it the framework of rules and practices by which a board of directors ensures accountability‚ fairness‚ and transparency
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Marketing and Audience Research Exploratory Research Report Executive Summary This report investigates the fashion clothing purchase behavior by examines the drivers such as perception and motivation. Four adults have participated in this research‚ in order to complete an interview which conducted under QUT guidelines‚ and transcripts collected have been used as thematic analysis for further process. Some major findings and recommendations generate after data analysis of interview
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Assignment 4 ------------------------------------------------- Explain the characteristic and types of mutual fund Mutual Fund Characteristic Potential Depletion of Principal Mutual funds always involve a certain amount of risk; neither the principal value nor the rate of return is guaranteed in any way. Both the FINRA (previously known as NASD) and SEC rules require that clients receive a disclosure that investment in a mutual fund may fluctuate in value‚ and that there is a risk of potential
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