Quantitative Strategies

This assignment clarifies the quantitative strategies that have been utilized for directing the examination and for the investigation of the information used to investigate the utilization of Third Party Logistics. It depicts the study sites and participants, the operational methods utilized for this study, the instruments for data collection, the selection of data for analysis, the limitations and ethical implications for this study.

Research Methodology

I. Research Design – Quantitative Method Approach

Generally it is known that, research can be conducted by one of these two broad methods – qualitative or quantitative studies (source 1)(Cavana, Delahaye, & Sekaran, 2001). Qualitative and quantitative research contrasts in various ways. The primary contrasts between the two research approaches are the way of data gathered and the way it is broken down and analyzed (source 2) (Veal, 2005).

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(2001). Applied business research: qualitative and quantitative methods. Milton, Qld.; [Great Britain] : Wiley.

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Veal, A.J. (2005). Business research methods: a managerial approach (2nd ed.). South Melbourne : Pearson Addison Wesley.

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Punch, K.F. (2005). Introduction to social research: quantitative and qualitative approaches (2nd ed.). London: Sage.

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Hair, J.F., Babin, B., Money, A.H., Samouel, P., & Page, M. (2007).

Research methods for business. Chichester, West Sussex, England; Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Vogt, W. P. (2007). Quantitative research methods for professionals. Boston, Mass.: Pearson.

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Sekaran, U. (2003). Research methods for business: a skill-building approach (4th ed.). New York; [Great Britain]: Wiley.

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Cooper, D.R., & Schindler, P.S. (2008). Business research methods (10thed.).Boston: McGraw-Hill