Business Research Methods

Business Research Methods

Introduction

The work assesses ability to understand the conceptual basis of research methods, theory and practice, derived from reading a wide range of sources. The conceptual analysis is related directly to one self-selected research paper, from the area of arts and/or tourism (journal article or book chapter) the essay will include eight main components:

The selected article is taken from a website which is “http://www.google.com.pk/search?q=cache:UzJjr3_7bLwJ:www.windsor.gov.uk/education/dissertation.pdf+Finn,+M.+Elliott-White,+%22Tourism+and+Leisure+Research+Methods%22,+&hl=en&start=19&ie=UTF-8”, based on the article in this website the paper will critically analyze the facts related to this research article.

1. General description of the selected paper: research problem(s), aims/objectives, paradigm(s) and method(s) adopted, and data analysis and conclusion

Researches and findings show that travel and tourism is one of the most profitable businesses of United States. The government of the state also supports this area of business and the authorities make efforts to improve the services for the ultimate consumers. After realizing the needs and

Importance of the Tourism and Hospitality marketing, the universities and colleges have started introducing educational programs to educate the students and to make them aware of the management skills which are required to handle the activities of the tourism industry. If more and more students will enroll in such educational programs then the business of tourism will flourish and gain prominent position amongst the other industries of the country The industry of traveling and hospitality has become one of the recognized and established industry and millions of customers are satisfying their traveling needs.

“This research study suggests that technology is indeed shaping the future of tourist information, particularly in terms of visitor enquiry methods. Increasing use of e-mail appears to be linked to the decrease of telephone enquiries. Other technological impacts are minimal, due to the apparent importance of human interaction between TIC staff and visitors. Whilst technology is certainly an instigator of change, it is not the direct cause. If Tourist Information Centers are to survive, technology must be welcomed and used to enhance the level, speed, quality and availability of information provision. These measures will ensure that the TIC network continues to prosper and is never undermined by on-line technology.”

The article which is discussed above also concentrates on the importance and need of tourism management and their authors also describes the need for developing the Tourist information centers as it has been noted that the tourism industry is one of the best and growing industry therefore the authorities should realize its importance and should mainly work on it development and improvement. The authors insist that the managers should be trained to control the activities of tourism industry. Managers are the responsible personalities who handle wide range of activities; researches have shown that the managers in every organization have to face tough times and difficulties. The main hurdles are the economic conditions, aggressive competition and along with these the most important factor which have to be considered by the managers is the customer demands, the entire business activities of the organizations depends upon the customers demands and ...