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Business Enviorenment

Content
Page number
Chapter 1: Research Project 2

Chapter 2: Research Applications 9

Chapter 3: Extended Essay Writing 17
Chapter 4: Conceptualization of the Problem (Research Issue) 22

Chapter 5: Data and Statistics 25

Chapter 6: Research Outline 34

Reference
Chapter 7: Hypothesis 37

Chapter 8: Break-even analysis 47

Chapter 9: Business Method – Workflow 64

Chapter 10: Business Method - Gantt chart 73

Chapter 11: Accounting Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis 76

Chapter 12: Total Quality Management 81

Chapter 1
Research Project

Overview

The Research Project is defined as an in-depth study of a limited topic within a subject. Its purpose is to provide candidates with an opportunity to engage in independent research. Emphasis is placed on the process of engaging in personal research, on the communication of ideas and information in a logical and coherent manner, and on the overall presentation of the Research Project in compliance with these guidelines.

A Research Project in business and management provides students with an opportunity to carry out in-depth research in an area of personal interest relating to business and management.

This is likely to be in the context of the HND and any other management course, but students may also want to consider issues that fall outside the scope of this. For example, they may want to undertake a detailed investigation into work relating to a specific regional/national context, or perhaps practical applications relating to the work of a particular management theorist.

Whichever research area is chosen, it should be firmly rooted in the realms of accepted business and management theory.

The Research provides students with an opportunity to develop research skills by reviewing business theory, concepts and principles, and critically analyzing how these have been put into practice in the business...