The initial research proposal will consist of the following SIX (6) items:
-Identify a business research topic
-Define the research questions for the identified problem or opportunity
-Select the appropriate research methodologies and techniques to use for the research project
-Describe the research process
-Describe data collection and analysis methods
-Describe expected research outcomes
Here are some questions to help you develop your business research proposal:
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
- What exactly do I want to find out?
- What is a researchable problem?
THEORY, ASSUMPTIONS, BACKGROUND LITERATURE:
- What does the relevant literature in the field indicate about this problem?
VARIABLES AND HYPOTHESES:
- What will I take as given in the environment i.e. what is the starting point?
- Which are the independent and which are the dependent variables?
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENT:
- Does the problem need scoping/simplifying to make it achievable?
- What and how will the variables be measured?
- What degree of error in the findings is tolerable?
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY:
- What is my overall strategy for doing this research?
- Will this design permit me to answer the research question?
- What constraints will the approach place on the work?
INSTRUMENTATION/SAMPLING:
- How will I get the data I need to test my hypothesis?
- What tools or devices will I use to make or record observations?
- How will I choose the sample?
- What degree of accuracy or level of confidence can I guarantee?
DATA ANALYSIS:
- What combinations of analytical and statistical process will be applied to the data?
- Which of these will allow me to accept or reject my hypotheses?
CONCLUSIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Was my initial hypothesis supported or rejected? Why?
- What are the implications of my findings for the theory base, for the background assumptions, or relevant literature?
- What recommendations result from the work?
- What suggestions can I make for further research on this topic?
This is all in detail which needed to be completed in this assignment
1000 words
Harvard Style References.