Identify a Research Report from a Journal That Deals with a Topic

question 12

Essay

Identify a research report from a journal that deals with a topic in which you are interested or have some knowledge.Read the report through the results section but do not read the discussion or conclusion section.Write a discussion section of your own.After you have completed your discussion section,submit it to your instructor or classmates for a critical review.Compare your discussion to the discussion in the report.What do you conclude?

Recognize the advancements and contributions of various countries and organizations in the development and use of GPS technology.

Analyze and calculate a company's return on total assets.

Determine a company's net profit margin percentage.

Assess the company's return on equity.

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Definitions:

Vertical Integration

A strategy where a company expands its business operations into different steps on the same production path, such as when a manufacturer owns its supplier and/or distributor.

Newsprint Manufacturer

A company that specializes in the production of newsprint, a type of low-cost, non-archival paper primarily used for printing newspapers and other publications.

Strategic Control

The process of monitoring and evaluating the strategies that an organization implements to achieve its goals and making necessary adjustments.

Formal Operations

The stage of cognitive development, as proposed by Piaget, characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract concepts and hypothetical situations.