Methodologies and Research Design 18: Research Design IV: External Validity and Sampling Objectives • to unpack different types of external validity • to describe crucial issues in sampling - precision vs. representativeness vs. cost - probability vs. non-probability / ’judgement ’ • to describe stages in the process of sampling‚ and the possible intrusion of ‘bias’ • to describe methods of probability sampling and methods of non-probability sampling • to be able
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Fast Food Restaurant Business Plan 1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 COMPANY & INDUSTRY Nudlez‚ a Washington Corporation‚ is in the fast-food service industry. The company has developed a unique business model that reduces overhead by utilizing mobile vending units as opposed to brick and mortar stores. This is a very popular alternative to dining in larger business centric cities. 1.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES Nudlez provides high quality‚ fast-served Asian-styled meals‚ based on a central theme
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Running head: INDUSTRY AND RISK ANALYSIS Assessment 2 Industry and Risk Analysis Entrepreneurship and Innovation (BUS 521) Name Strayer University Dr. William Walker Date Abstract This particular assessment will address the industry and the risk analysis. Topics that will be covered are the future outlook and industry trends related to the new venture. The research paper also identifies certain legal regulations and concerns related to the venture idea. There are certain resources
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Chapter 4 The External Environment The Environmental Domain Organization Environment is composed of all elements that exist outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect all or part of the organization. Its domain is the chosen field of action. The environment comprises several sectors or subdivisions of the environment that contain similar elements (ie. industry‚ raw materials‚ human resources‚ market‚ technology‚ financial resources‚ economic conditions‚ government
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Forces and SWOT Analysis Porter’s Five Forces of automobile industry. Globalization had indeed left its impact on the automobile industry. Now foreign auto dealers were facing lesser restrictions to operate in overseas markets. Michael E. Porter in his book “Techniques for analyzing industries and competitors” dealt with five competitive forces that shaped all industries. This helped to analyze the intensity of competition which had an impact on the profitability of an industry. The US automobile
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Movie Industry Analysis Movie Industry Analysis The global motion picture industry has annual revenues of approximately $60 billion USD. • The studio business has a historical rate of return of around 13% per year‚ which is likely to increase as digital media creates new opportunities for the distribution of film properties • US box office for 2005 was $8.99 billion. For the fourth straight year‚ domestic cumulative box office from all studios continues to hold near $9 billion • Worldwide box
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The Glass Slipper Restaurant For years The Glass Slipper restaurant has operated in a resort community near a popular ski area of New Mexico. The restaurant is busiest during the first 3 months of the year‚ when the ski slopes are crowded and tourists flock to the area. When James and Deena Weltee built The Glass Slipper‚ they had a vision of the ultimate dining experience. As the view of surrounding mountains was breathtaking‚ a high priority was placed on having large windows and providing a spectacular
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to do a complete ratio analysis and the BSC key metrics information. If you were going to create a BSC‚ what would be the key metrics you would measure in each of the four BSC areas: •Financial •Customer •Internal Business Process •Learning and Growth Perform a ratio analysis using H-D’s five-year financial performance. Interpret the meaning of the ratios and financial performance. Summarize and support your findings in a 2—3 page Word document entitled "The Analysis of H-D’s Current Strategy:
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Analysis of the External Environment of Business In today’s highly competitive market‚ businesses must be aware of the environment in which they operate and the external factors that influence them. These factors can affect the main internal factors of the business and its objectives or marketing strategies. The external environment is rarely stable and many of the external forces can change quickly and dramatically and are usually beyond a firm’s control. Although some external factors can
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Industry Analysis Example (Porter’s Five Forces and Complementors) Wal-Mart Here is a very brief example of an Industry Analysis for the Cases using Wal-Mart‚ specifically Wal-Mart’s competition in the consumer retail industry and not in the industries where it competes. Remember‚ that you are concerned with where Wal-Mart is positioned in the industry relative to the respective industry forces. Potential Competitors: Medium pressure Grocers could potentially enter into the retail side
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