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Question:

Produce a business research plan to address a Management or HRM issue (this will be presented in the class).

Overview The business research plan contains similar elements to the business research proposal for Assessment 1, but it is much further developed. That means, you will have to provide a more in-depth literature review. The research question needs to address a business issue, faced by an organisation. The research question needs to be grounded in previous theoretical and conceptual work (identified via your literature review).

You will need to provide detailed elaboration of the chosen research methods including discussion on how you plan to sample your respondents, collect and data analyse. Your elaboration of the ethical considerations need to be much further developed and justified. Your business research plan needs to provide planned research milestones, deliverables and benefits to the organisation. Benefits should consider economic, social, and environmental consequences.

You must also present a research timeline that aligns with your plan for the research. Business Research Plan template Business Research Plan title Keep it short and informative. Not included in the word count. Introduction (approx. 300 words) Provide background information about the organisation and the challenges the organisation is facing.

Provide a clear, concise statement of the business issue you are addressing. Research question (approx. 50 words) State the specific research questionLinks to an external site. that you aim to answer. Ensure the research question reflects the business issue. Literature review (approx. 700 words) Conduct literature review covering of what is already known in regards to the business issue. Revisit your research question after conducting the literature review.

It is likely that the insights you gained from reviewing literature will lead to altering your research question? Although you will follow the same steps as you did for assessment 1, your literature review will be more detailed and developed compared to that in your Business Research Proposal (Assessment 1) Research Method (approx. 500 words) Explain how you will design the business research. Qualitative or quantitativeLinks to an external site.? Primary or secondary sources?

Describe in detail the ways in which you propose to collect data (e.g. survey, interviews, focus group, review of documents, observations etc.), and justify your selection. Who are your participants?, how do you plan to approach them?, How many participants will you approach? Make sure to justify your selections. When, where and how will you collect data? Are there any limitations to the research method you selected? Data Analysis (approx. 300 words)

Explain how are you planning to analyse the data. E.g. what analytical tools and techniques you propose to use? Justify your selection.

How are you planning to ensure analytical rigour? Ethical considerations (approx. 200 - 400 words) Indicate what particular ethical issues or problems you will need to consider when undertaking the research.

For example: how will you obtain informed consent from the individuals and/or organisation? how will you ensure participant confidentiality? are there any risks, stemming from the research, to the study participants or the organisation? How do you propose managing these risks? How will you manage the research data? Socially responsible research deliverables and benefits (approx. 300 - 500 words)

Propose 2-3 specific deliverables from the research. Make sure that the research deliverables and benefits to participants, the organisation and/or society consider socially responsible business practices, and are supported by relevant sources. Explain specifically what your research will develop. This could be: guidelines, manual, policy recommendations, action plan, training material, benchmarking tool or other. Clearly discuss what new insights you will contribute to dealing with the business issue.

How organisations can benefit from these insights and to whom they are relevant. Explain how will your findings help improve an existing process, inform policy, or make a case for a concrete change to address the business issue. This section is more detailed and concrete compared to your proposed practical contributions described in assessment

1. Business research timeline Present a clear and realistic timetable for the completion of your research and production of the deliverables. Set achievable targets. Timeline is not included in the word count. Reference list Use APA referencing format.