Posted: January 27th, 2016

. Briefly advise each of the following two (2) people on specific research studies that he or she might find useful. For each person, propose a reporting, descriptive, explanatory, and predictive study.

1. Briefly advise each of the following two (2) people on specific research studies that he or she might find useful. For each person, propose a reporting, descriptive, explanatory, and predictive study.

a. Manager of a full-service restaurant with high employee turnover (the management decision problem is known)

b. Director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters in charge of sponsor recruiting (the management decision problem has not yet been specified)

2. Distinguish between the items in the following sets and describe the significance of each in a research context:

a. Concept and construct

b. Deduction and induction

c. Concept and variable

d. Hypothesis and proposition

e. Theory and model

ASSIGNMENT 08