Business Analytics Project Research 1. What is business research? 2. Why is the project that Paul Thomas Anderson is doing for The Laroche Candy Company a research project?
3. Which steps will Paul take now that he has clearly defined the problem that needs attention? 4. Luc Laroche has decided to hire an external consultant to investigate the problem. Do you think that this is a wise decision or would it have been better to ask his son Davy or an internal consultant to do the research project? 5. What can (or should) Luc do to assist Paul to yield valuable research results? 6. How can basic or fundamental research help Paul to solve the specific problem of The Laroche Candy Company? 7. Try to find relevant books, articles, research reports, and this issue. Use, among others, electronic resources of your library and/or the internet.
