RESEARCH PROPOSAL

A research proposal is a document written by a researcher that provides a detailed description of the proposed program. It is like an outline of the entire research process that gives a reader a summary of the information discussed in a project.

RESEARCH SKILLACQUIRING INFORMATION

A process of finding solutions to a problem after a thorough study and analysis of the situational factor.

Example: a managers in an organization constantly engage themselves in studying and analyzing issues and hence are involves in some form of research activity as they make decisions at the workplace.

Research skills

In business, research can be describes as a systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific problem encountered in the work setting, that needs a solution.

Business research

It is an organized, systematic, data based, critical, objective, scientific inquiry or investigation into a specific problem, undertaken with the purpose of finding answers or solutions to it.

Research provide needed information for decision making.

It is resulted of a careful analysis of data gathered.

definition

Qualitative Quantitative

Applied business research Basic business research

Types of research

PRIMARY SOURCE- finding out yourself, first hand.- Experiments, interviews, questionnaires,

surveys, participant observation.

SECONDARY SOURCE- Reading other people’s work and ideas.- books, journal articles, websites.

SOURCE

Method used in order to research your work. Explain the normal rules or required

procedure to conduct.

METHODOLOGY

Finding yourself at first hand. Interviews Questionnaires Surveys Observation

PRIMARY SOURCE

Books Academic Journals Other journals, magazines and periodicals Websites Local and national government publications Organizational data

SECONDARY SOURCE

Access to online journal resources

Other options:

JSTOR

Wiley Online

Journal

Emerald Insight

Wall Street

Journal Online

Appraisal of the available academic work within a particular field of study.

Establish the context of the problem or topic by reference to previous work

Understand the structure of the problem Relate theories and ideas to the problem Identify the relative variables and relations Show the reader what has been done

previously Show which theories have been applied to the

problems

LITERATURE REVIEW

Show which research designs and methods have been chosen

Rationalise the significance of the problem and the study presented, synthesis and gain a new perspective on the problem.

Show what further work needs to be done in the light of existing knowledge.

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