This engagement is required for creating the proposal only. the deadline for the proposal is end of April. based on proposal assistance then we can have another engagement for the actual dissertation. please recommend any topic apart from the provided list and propose the required efforts and time
PURPOSE
"to create an opportunity for the application of concepts and techniques acquired during the taught programme, in a management practitioner environment, in order to complete the formal learning experience, and to be of use to the sponsor."
A.D. Jankowicz, Business Research Projects, London, Thomson Learning, 2006, p3
What are the key points of this definition?
Must be of a strategic nature
Should be problem solving
Should incorporate acquired knowledge & skills from MBA programme
OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH
The ability for you to demonstrate:-
Acquisition of knowledge & learning
Application of this knowledge and learning to a business situation
How you have integrated knowledge from the units studied on your MBA programme.
Personal learning
How your research will contribute to your organisation
Sourcing ideas - brainstorming
Initial ideas
Check topics in the 7 modules studied
Establishing criteria and applying to ideas
Time Sensitivity Cost
Level of complexity Confidentiality
Ease of data access Level of interest
Focusing on the basic issue underlying the ideas
Efficiency / effectiveness / cause and effect etc
Determining the final research question
Does Hertzberg's 2 factor of theory of motivation apply to employees in the HR department of .....
"Does Hertzberg's 2 factor theory of motivation apply to flight operational staff in EK"
ASSESSMENT
Take responsibility for management of your project
Produce a dissertation to meet a set of agreed requirements
Conduct an in-depth investigation relating to your research question and evaluate relevant background information for the research
Reach relevant and useful conclusions in the evaluation and implementation
Evaluate / reflect on the process
Report and communicate findings effectively
YOUR RESEARCH MUST INCLUDE:-
Purpose of your research
Research approach taken (data collection)
Analysis
Evaluation
Application of reasoning & critical thinking
Conclusions & recommendations
Evaluation and reflection
TYPES OF RESEARCH PROJECT
Empirical Investigation
Based on a management practice
Relying on primary and secondary data
Related to management theory
Empirical testing
Of an existing management theory / model
Relying on primary and secondary data
Related to management theory
Problem Solving
Based on a specific issue
Relying on primary and secondary data
Related to management theory
Focus on solutions to the identified problem
Turning research ideas into dissertations
Research question needs to be:-
Complex enough for the requirements of the unit
Easy enough to get access to data
"What" questions often easier than "why"
Clough and Nutbrown (2002) use the "Goldilocks test" - should be neither too big and too hot nor too small or too cold.
"Russian Doll principle"
PURPOSE OF RESEARCH PROJECTS (According to Saunders et al(2003)
To provide findings that advance knowledge & understanding
To address business issues
To devise a process for solving management problems
Attachment:- Dissertation forms.rar