Sarah is the owner of an upscale grocery store with 4 locations. Her stores are known for their high level of customer service and happy employees. She wants to be able to pay her employees better, and increase his minimum wage to $15/hr. However, with the recent arrival of a big-box mega-store in her city, she worries that she will start losing customers and won’t be able to afford the increase.
1. Summarize the issue presented in the case you chose (one paragraph at most).
2. Write your concise problem statement. Remember this should be one sentence and accurately state the problem to be addressed by the research plan.
3. Write your research question. Remember this should be in the form of a question and often restates the problem statement in the form of a question.