Business Research for Decision Making: Managerial Decision Making + Research Design Part 2 Jeffrey Weiss Unit 2 IP MGT B-02: Business Research for Decision Making Dr. Keith Purser

Agenda Research Question - Introduction Purpose of the Study – Description Hypothesis Testing – Data Collection Investigation – Correlational Study Researcher Interference – Domestic – Minimal – Pilot – Extensive Study Setting – Contrived – Noncontrived Unit of Analysis – Individual – Departmental Time Horizon – One-Shot (Cross-sectional) Status References 10/19/20082Business Research

Research Question - Introduction Why are we here? – Research Question “What extent would AIC benefit from the placement of offshore development facilities in India in respect to global competition?” 10/19/20083Business Research

Purpose of the Study AIC Expansion Possibilities – Increased performance through a Global Presence Expansion Revenue Growth Margin Enhancement Partnership Exploration – The TaTa Group Mumbai, India – Technologies XBRL, CXML, WebSolutions,.NET, Java, Microsoft – Collaboration Dashboard interfacing management 10/19/2008Business Research4

Hypothesis Testing Pilot Development Operations – Phase 1 Testing Platform – Fit – Compliance – Feasibility – Phase 2 Production Platform – Productivity – Collaboration – Reporting – Data Collection IEEE Membership – Advance technology Research Organization ( The TaTa Group - Consultant Partnership ( 10/19/2008Business Research5

Investigation Correlational Study – Delineating factors Relationship domestic/International Group Association Differences Ranks 10/19/2008Business Research6

Researcher Interference Domestic Operations – Minimal Status Quo Pilot Operation – Extensive Simulated State 10/19/2008Business Research7

Study Setting Pilot Operation – Phase 1 Contrived Field Study – Phase 2 Noncontrived Field Experiments 10/19/2008Business Research8

Unit of Analysis/Time Horizon Domestic Operations – Individual – Departmental Pilot Operations – Individual – Departmental Study Continuum – One-Shot (Cross-sectional) 10/19/2008Business Research9

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