Essays on Empirical Research

2017

Chapter 1 Introduction.1 Background.2 Statement of the Problem3 Purpose of the Research.4 Primary Research Questions5 Research Sub Questions6 Theoretical/Conceptual Framework.7 Nature of Study..8

Significance of the Study9

Definition of Key Terms10 Summary11 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5

References

Feasibility of the Study Introduction Central to the case study into the impact of mining and quarrying activities in the Akamkpa mining region located in Nigeria is a feasibility assessment; an essential component of a doctorial research dissertation (Creswell, 2013). Problematic issues are investigated such as program time management, data and participant availability, site permissions availability, and considerations in terms of ethical conduct ...

Introduction

Modern technologies make it possible to communicate interactively with other people all around the globe, despite distances and time zones-related differences. Nowadays the Internet has already become a ‘background part’ of everyday life, penetrating a variety of communication-related areas, such as work, entrepreneurship and interpersonal relations. Instant messaging and self-reporting are especially important for modern children, who perceive these phenomena for granted, along with telephones and TV sets (Kraut et al. 1017-1018) Moreover, the Internet significantly increased cooperation opportunities for colleagues, living in different cities and countries, brought together the representatives of different cultures (e.g., via special interest groups) ...

Introduction

Psychological evaluation of juvenile offenders is an important part of the juvenile court system. This is because the main purpose of the juvenile justice system is the rehabilitation of the juvenile offenders who exhibit different psychological problems and others are raised by dysfunctional families. This means that a juvenile offender may require psychological treatment, assistance with their education, or treatment for a substance abuse problem. Provision of the right rehabilitation service will help in reducing the chances of recidivism. The psychological evaluation of the juvenile offenders may reveal some valuable information to the juvenile court that might assist in ...

Impact of Education, Employment and Income (Socio-Economic Conditions) on Health: Applied Multivariate Statistics in Public Affairs

Impact of Education, Employment and Income (Socio-Economic Conditions) on Health: Applied Multivariate Statistics in Public Affairs

Introduction

The present study concerns itself with identification and development of a set of predictive factors for state or condition of overall health in a give country or region. With increasing population and strain on natural as well as human resources, various stress and genealogical health issues are emerging as threats to public health. In this context the work done in this study can be pivotal in an international context. As it attempts and paves way for a establishment of an empirical base for ...

Abstract

Timely and successful change represents a crucial aspect of an organization’s evolution, given continuous changes in external environment and ever intensifying competition at the market. This paper focuses on the scope of change, required for Simmons company, and its implementation. It is envisaged that the change would increase the company’s revenues, leading to an enhancement of its competitive advantage. The rationale for change is justified by the references to empirical research, undertaken within the organizational settings. The paper starts with the problem statement that diagnoses the current state of Simmons corporation. The analysis of the case study ...

Quantitative research article

Empirical research in bioethical journals. A quantitative analysis by Borry, P., Schotsmans, P., & Dierickx, K.

Background/Introduction

The background of the research was to analyze the nature and evolution of the published empirical research in the fields of bioethics and medical ethics (Borry et al., 2006). This was prompted by an intense debate about the relationship between the normative and empirical perceptions of bioethics. By that time, there were only two studies which had described the nature and evolution of published empirical research in the field of bioethics and ethics and this study paper had to carry more research on this ...

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Evidence based practice refers to the use of best available research in clinical practice and decision making while considering the characteristics, preferences, and culture of patient (APA, n.d.). Therefore, it is considered as the integration of best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and the patient values (Buysse, Winton, Rous, Epstein, & Lim, 2012). Some researchers suggest that the information from local context is also an important element of evidence (Oliver, Innvar, Lorenc, Woodman, & Thomas, 2014). In the evidence based practice, best research evidence refers to the clinically relevant published studies showing the positive impact of an intervention ...

Book Review – The Extraordinary Leader

Book Review – The Extraordinary Leader

The first edition of the book, which was published in 2002, drew rave reviews for the ground-breaking research on leadership. Their focus had been on balancing and maximizing the strengths as opposed to just correcting the errors. The second edition is completely revised with more global outlook and new chapters regarding the core topic of strengths. Figure 1: The Leadership Tent Floor

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The book starts by listing the sixteen variables that form the significant unknowns upon which the leadership depends on. In order to demystify the leadership, they undertook an empirical research. Their empirical ...

TSU

Research in Nursing Practice Abstract Patient safety is important not only for patient but also for medical community, and this safety includes the reduction of medical and surgical errors. In the last few years, researchers have started showing great interest in the use of checklists before performing a surgery to reduce surgical errors. Usually, those checklists include the time out process, i.e. a kind of break or pause, before starting any surgical procedure. Those checklists may also include the information of patient, information of site or side, and information of procedure. Before starting any operation, operating staff communicate with ...

Washington State University

The need for gambling disorder treatment increases due to the growth of the gaming operations in the United States of America and globally, there is a rise in recognition of clinical investigators together with the creation of awareness among the public to be able to assess gambling symptoms and its harmful consequences on the lives and overall function of gamblers. In this effort to recognize and ameliorate the symptoms of gambling, instruments were created to identify the severity of the gambling symptoms and also any changes that are reflected due to changes from treatment. In empirical research, a variety ...

Investment Goal:

The overall objective of this portfolio is to earn a sustainable return by assuming average level risk over the period of 10 years. The eventual objective of this portfolio is to fund my post –retirement life, however, I am keeping the time horizon here up to 10 years for now as with me still being in a young age, I opt to assume average risk. However, in order to avoid payment of taxes on my cash inflows, I will solely be investing in mutual funds suitable for IRA investment

Investment Style:

Considering my average risk tolerance and investment period of 10 ...

Article review.

Shoemaker, P.J.H., Krupp, S., Howland, S. “Strategic leadership the essential skills”. Harvard Business Review. 02-03 (2013): 1-5.Print.

Thesis statement

The article is dedicated to researching essential skills a strategic leader has to possess. While the scope of the notion ‘strategic leadership’ remains not sufficiently researched (Morill 2), the description of essential skills of a strategic leader can be used to address strategic leadership from conceptual standpoint. Relying on the findings of empirical research in several corporations, the authors of the article distinguish six skills, essential for a strategic leader. They include anticipating, challenging the status quo, interpreting data, deciding, aligning ...