声明
摘要
ABSTRACT
Dedication
Statements and Declaration
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Statement of the Research Problem
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Specific Objectives
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Research Questions
1.7 Significance of the Study
CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RESEARCH
2.1 General Overview of the Port Industry
2.2 Challenges in Port Industry
2.3 General Overview of the Impact of the 2008 Economic Crisis on the Port Industry
2.4 The function of Ports in the Global Supply Chain
2.5 Conclusion
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURES
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Hypothesis
3.3 Research Design
3.4 Case Study Strategy
3.5 Case Study Design
3.6 Instrument of Data Collection
3.7 Sources of Data
3.8 Sampling Procedure
3.9 Sample Size
3.10 Analysis of Data
3.11 Limitations of the Study
CHAPTER 4 CASE STUDY ON JAMAICA’S PORT INDUSTRY
4.1 Brief Overview of Jamaica
4.2 History of Jamaica’s Port Industry
4.3 Overview of Jamaica’s Port Industry
4.4 Graphical Representation of Jamaica’s Port Industry Activities from 2006-2013
4.5 Research Findings
4.6 Round 1 In your opinion,how has the 2008 economic crisis affected the functions and operations of ports in the global supply chain?
4.7 Round 2 Mean and Standard Deviation
4.8 ROUND 3 MEAN,STANDARD DEVIATION AND ONE-SAMPLE Z-STATISTICS VALUES
4.9 General Interpretation of the Findings
ClnPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
References
Appendix