Modernizing the Academic Teaching and Research Environment Methodolo

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Jorge Marx Gómez Sulaiman Mouselli Editors

Modernizing the Academic Teaching and Research Environment Methodologies and Cases in Business Research

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Editors Jorge Marx Gómez Department of Computing Science University of Oldenburg Oldenburg Germany

Sulaiman Mouselli Department of Banking and Finance Arab International University Damascus Syrian Arab Republic

ISSN 2196-8705 ISSN 2196-8713 (electronic) Progress in IS ISBN 978-3-319-74172-7 ISBN 978-3-319-74173-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74173-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017963527 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

In recent years, the value of publications and research activities have grown significantly, attracting momentous attention from both academics and higher education institutions. Numerous books have been published on research methodologies that range from highly theoretical and conceptual definitions to deep statistical models of the latest research approaches in business. Why, one might ask, should one read—let alone write—another book on the subject? This book “Research Methodologies” presents the work package WP 6.2. The overall objective of (WP) 6 was the establishment of the center knowledge resources within MATRE (Modernizing Academic Teaching & Research Environment in Business & Economics at Lebanon and Syria) p