Project - Human Resource Management
The entire project need to be corrected and bring to a level of a thesis.
Outline
Introduction and Context
- outline the general field of study
- introduce particular context of study
- reason for selection
- learning objectives
- outline of thesis structure
2 Literature Review
- critical discussion of relevant literature
- structured around relevant topics and issues
- making critical comparison between different literature sets and authors
- drawing conclusions relative to your study
3. description of methodology used
- discussion of reasons for selection
- data gathering and analysis techniques
- problems and limitations in data gathering and analysis
- Findings
- descriptive summary of findings from data
- categorized under appropriate headings
- using key data in support of categories, integrated with text
- remember to answer the ‘so what' question (so what does
- this mean for me/the organisation or whatever)
The purpose of the literature review is to:
- provide the background and context for your study.
- understand the current thinking/issues and debates in the area from what other researchers have already done in the area.
- legitimise your arguments and evaluate what others have done - consider how others have operationalised their research questions and methodology.
- narrow down to highlight the works most relevant to your research.
- to evaluate and explore any gaps in this existing knowledge.
- help develop a clearly stated research question/refine the questions you wish to explore or the argument to develop.
- enhance and acquire subject vocabulary.
- demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic.
- lead the reader into the subsequent sections of your project which should explore these issues.
- Every chapter and section/subsection within the thesis must be numbered (e.g. Chapter 1; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Background to the Project; 1.3 Project Rationale .... and so on for each chapter). You have no numbering at all. Some of the section heading are in capital, others in standard text? Why? You need to be consistent throughout the report.
- Charts/graphs/pictures/images
- Each one of these must be numbered with a separate numbering system for each (e.g. Chart 1.3, Picture 1.2 ..) with the first digit being the chapter, the second being the actual number of the chart/picture in that chapter.
- Each one must have a title and if taken from a published source, must have a full reference including page number of the reference.
- They should only be included in the text if they add value and there is some discussion around them (e.g. see Figure 1.5 below developed by ... which represents ...and is important because ...). If you are including a chart/graph/picture simply as background information, it should be taken out of the text and put as an appendix. You have a number of these none of which are referenced and discussed in the text.
- You have several ‘pictures' (page 22, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41. What value do these add to the discussion?
- In-text referencing:
- In some cases where there are more than two authors, you have put in all the author names (Mujahid, Sameen, Naz...) in other cases you have used et. al. You need to be consistent throughout the report and the standard format is et al.
- There are some references where the dates in not included (e.g. Edwin Filippo).
- You have referenced Deloitte (2013) several times, I do not see if in the bibliography/reference section.
- References: the format for online references is incorrect; one of the online references in in bold text. Why?
- The Abstract should be 2 paragraphs, the first setting out what you set out to achieve, the second summarising what you actually
achieved - maximum 350 words in total.
All of the above are relatively easy to correct; the more important issue is that of content.
- The Introduction chapter is important because this where you lay out the objectives of the research; in the abstract you suggest that the project will find practices for organizations to work with in terms of talent acquisitions - if this is the case the introductory chapter should spell out some background to the project, the rationale behind undertaking the project, a short summary of the chapters which follow and so on.
- The chapter on HRM which I assume is the ‘Literature Review,' is a very long, rambling document which appears to attempt to cover the whole HRM area; rather than a critical review of the literature which is what is required, it is simply a regurgitation of the literature. In the abstract you suggest that the project will find practices for organisations to work with in terms of talent acquisitions - if this is the case the literature should focus on issues related to this - do you need the lengthy discussion on the history of HRM, purpose, requirements ... organisational politics etc?
- You must have a methodology chapter - why is methodology important, what methodologies did you select, why, what if any, problems did you experience in carry out your research ...and so on.
- Every chapter except Chapter 1, should have a short introduction and close with a ‘conclusions' section.
Attachment:- Report.rar