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Prepare a dissertation on INOVATIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN SMEs: beyond continuous improvement.

Dissertation Topic - INOVATIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN SMEs: beyond continuous improvement 10,000 words

1. Copyright - A statement regarding copyright should be presented in the middle of the page. "The copyright of this dissertation belongs to the author under the terms of the UK Copyright acts as amended by The University of West London regulations. Due acknowledgement must always be made of the use of any materials contained in, or derived from this thesis".

2. Abstract (on one page) - a summary of the dissertation stating the problem identified, the approach and the results.

3. Acknowledgements (on one page) - people / orgs that have helped you during the dissertation.

4. Table of contents (include page numbers)

5. Introduction - Define the area / topic / problem or research question that you have postulated and are addressing in the dissertation. Include relevant critical discussion of existing work in order to fully define the context of your work.

6. Literature review - Present a critical review of the relevant literature sourced from books, journals, reports and other grey literature. Use this to provide an informed and critical contextual positioning for your work.

7. Methods - Provide a theoretical structure for how you are intending to test your aims / objectives or your hypothesis. Provide a rationale for the approach that you have chosen.

8. Results and Discussion - Here you need to present a detailed description and analyses of your findings in the context of existing literature, your methodology and /or organizational practice or policy. The results should be clearly described using appropriate figures and tables and the establishment of relationships (causal, correlation etc) should be presented so that the reader can clearly follow your logic.

9. Conclusion - Here you should describe the key features of your research and how the aims and objectives have been met. Some of the principal findings should be further emphasised and you should you should provide recommendations for further work or changes in practice or policy if appropriate.

10. References - A list of authors and their works which have been cited in the text using the Harvard referencing system

11. Words count

12. Appendices (numbered sequence)

o Presentation
The following provides a description of the guidelines and requirements for presentation based on British Standards BS 4821 for Dissertation presentation.

1. Word processed on one side of A4 white paper

2. Use Point Size 12 for main text

3. Paragraphs left justified with even spacing between words

4. Line spacing is set to 1.5 except for quotations

5. Margins set as: Left - 1.5in; Right - 1in. Top and Bottom - 1in.

6. Quotations should be indented

Section B

1. Assessment: General Information

This module has one assessment in the form detailed in the following section. The learning outcomes of the module are assessed by a successful completion of the assessment. You must achieve an overall mark of at least 50% to pass this module.

Research proposals developed from the Research Methods Module may form the basis of the dissertation. However, it is recognised that the research interests of students may change or that there may be a new source of ideas. If students elect to develop a dissertation in an area that is different from the research proposal that they developed from the Research Methods module then they will be required to develop a new research proposal which will be subject to scrutiny from an appropriate panel and the student will be required to defend the proposal.

It is important for you to understand the various roles and responsibilities distributed amongst stakeholders.

Attachment:- Dissertation brief.rar