introduction to research.-- The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation.-- Defining the management problem.-- Defining the research problem.-- The critical literature review.-- Theoretical framework and hypothesis development.-- Elements of research design.-- Interviews.--Observation.-- Administering questionnaires.-- Experimental designs.-- Measurement of variables: Operational definition.-- Measurement of variables: scaling, reliability and validity Sampling.-- Quantitative data analysis.--Quantitative data analysis: hypothesis testing.-- Qualitative data analysis.--
Conclusions.
The research report

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