...How are research proposals different and similar to business proposals? “A research proposal addresses a particular project: academic or scientific research… Research proposals contain extensive literature reviews and must offer convincing support of need for the research study being proposed.” ( )“A business proposal is a written scheme from a seller to a prospective customer. The main purpose is to fulfill the requirements of a client.” ( ) There are many differences and similarities between formal research proposals and business proposals. The first of these similarities and differences is found in the proposal goals. In a business proposal, the goals are often found in the proposal's overview section or basic proposal introduction. A formal research proposal differs from a business proposal because it often focuses on finding information or data that will help the business make better decisions. Most times business proposals suggest new products or services, with a goal to make money for the business. Formal research proposals have more of a theoretical approach, and business proposals have a practical approach as far as things to do to make money. Another thing to consider when comparing the two proposals is the content located within the formal research and business proposal sections. Both of these proposals share the similarity of the introduction and conclusion, but the other sections within them are different. A formal research report has a research...
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...Unit 1 Individual Project MGT600 – Business Research for Decision Making April 7, 2013 Abstract Functional companies in today growing economy use Formal Research and Business Proposals to effectively conduct business. Both methods are clearly different in meaning and purpose, however the two are intertwined. Formal research and Business Proposals both have applications and values in a business setting that will be discussed in this research paper. The theoretical framework and the research design relating to collaborative technology in virtual globalization will be discussed. (Sekaran & Bougie, 2010). Part 1 “Formal Research” versus “Business Proposal” Introduction In Part one of this research paper I will be discussing the theoretical and practical differences between “formal research” and “business proposals”. In researching the two methods I will present how they impact the business industry, it is vital that business professionals comprehend the distinction between them. Management teams will benefit from research and proposals if they are conducted and implemented properly. Part 1. Marketing Manager and Researchers in a company have complex task in developing formal research projects and business proposals. Formal Research is a structured research style that allows business researchers in a company to present information in a scientific manner. Teams who conduct formal research must use a systematic professional process of collecting and analyzing...
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...Individual Research Project – Preliminary Research Design Lori Whidbee American InterContinental University Abstract The first part of this paper examines the similarities and differences between formal research and business proposal. The paper finds that the process taken for both research methods are comparable in nature. However, both research methods have difference uses in business. The purpose, use and goals of the research determines whether formal research or business proposals add value to the decision making process in corporate world. Part two of the paper examines a hypothesis question: What are the effects of human resources outsourcing on leadership performance and employee commitment? Upon review of several journal articles, research suggests that the outsourcing of key human resource functions such as training, employee benefits, and recruitment has had a positive impact on leadership performance and employee commitment. Human resource professionals indicated the delegation of more complex tasks to third-party administrators has given them the opportunity to practice core competencies with employees which has resulted in a satisfied workforce. Individual Research Project – Preliminary Research Design Managers are required to make decisions in business every day. Making the right decision can mean the difference between a financial gain or loss and retaining or losing valuable employees. Bazerman (2009) states most of our decisions are evolved...
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...Programme in Management Course Outline Course Title | BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS | Instructors | Dr. Arun Abraham Elias | Course Credit | | Total no. of sessions | 8 | Session Duration | 75 minutes | Term | III | Year | PGP 17, 2013-2015 | Introduction Business research can be described as a systematic and objective process of gathering, recording, and analysing information that assist in managerial decision making. It comprises a series of steps including: identifying the problem or opportunity for research; undertaking a literature review; developing or extending a conceptual or theoretical framework; establishing the research objectives, research questions or hypotheses for testing; preparing a research design; gathering information and data; analysing and interpreting the data and findings; and providing results in a form that will help the manager deal with the situation and/or adds to the business and management literature. In essence, business research provides the needed information that guides managers to make informed decisions to successfully deal with problems or opportunities. This course provides an overview of the research process, and an introduction to a range of methods and approaches utilised in business research. Course Learning Objectives By the end of this course, students should be able to: * Appreciate the importance of the research process inherent in business and management decision-making; * Understand some...
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...Research Methodology By Dr Ayaz Muhammad khan 03334690469 ayaz@ue.edu.pk, ayazof92@gmail.com General Objectives The general objective of this course is to introduce students to methods of research. The specific objectives are: (i) to ensure that students acquire some practical research skills; (ii) to help students understand the principles of research; and (iii) to enable students to link the research process with theories of their specialist areas. By becoming familiar with the research process in practice, students should be more confident and competent in evaluating and using research results in their specialist areas. Contents 1. Introduction to Research 2.1 The need and importance of research 2.2 Scientific method and business research 2.3 Ethics and legal issues of research 2.4 Variables and measurement scales 2 Types of Research 2.1 By purpose 2.1.1 Basic research 2.1.2 Applied research 2.1.3 Action research 2.2 By method and technique 2.2.1 Historical 2.2.2 Descriptive – survey, causal comparative, correlation 2.2.3 Experimental 2.2.4 Qualitative – ethnography, case study, content analysis 3 Research Problem 3.1. Selection and statement 3.2.1. Selection 3.2.2. Sources 3.2.3. Statement 3.2. Review of Related Literature 3.3.4. Need 3.3.5. Sources 3.3.6. Note taking 3.3.7. Organizing and citation 4 Formulation...
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...MBA 5652, Research Methods Course Syllabus Course Description Business research methods will guide students in advancing their knowledge of different research principles and their applicability in social research. Students will investigate a business-related issue in their content area and design a publishable research proposal. Course Textbook Zikmund, W. G., Babin, B. J., Carr, J. C., & Griffin, M. (2013). Business research methods (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western. Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Design and plan a research study. Apply statistical methods to business research. Apply research techniques to commerce and business issues. Differentiate between descriptive and inferential statistics. Devise the sampling theory into appropriate sampling distributions. Write and test a hypothesis. Contrast and compare descriptive, correlational, and qualitative non-experimental research. Contrast and compare experimental and quasi-experimental research. Write a publishable research proposal paper using APA guidelines. Apply ethical research standards. Credits Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3) hours of college credit. Course Structure 1. Unit Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit. 2. Unit Lesson: Each unit...
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...MANAGEMENT BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS COURSE OUTLINE COURSE DESCRIPTION Business Research Methods seeks to expose MBA students to the theory and praxis of epistemological notions in relation to business phenomena. The course seeks to create an inter-face between the theoretical construct of corporate world. Emphasis is on understanding real corporate life experiences within their proper intellectual framework. The idea is to add value to a student’s appreciation of the business world, its structure, networks and composition. To facilitate this, the course equips the student with practical business research tools and skills such as questionnaire design and application, interview process design and techniques. In essence, BRM is integrative course which seeks to synthesise students’ experiences from other MBA courses into a coherent appreciation of the methodological configuration of business phenomena. Thus, BRM prepares students for their dissertation work. COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT: 30% 1. Research Proposal- First Semester- 10% 2. Research Project- Second Semester- 10% 3. Intra-Sessional Test – Second Semester- 10% COURSE OUTLINE 1. Introduction to business research -The purpose of business and management research -The research process -Outsourcing or internally administered researches 2. Formulating and designing research topics -Attributes of a good research topic -Generating and reefing research ideas -Turning...
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...course is designed to support students in developing their research proposal and to assist them in defining their mode of enquiry. The course has been constructed to guide students through a range of issues and considerations which should inform their general approach to research. It will give students a general introduction to scientific research, its methodologies, its challenges and its organization. This course permits an understanding of the various decisions and steps involved in preparing a research proposal which includes the problem and its background, literature review, research methodology as well as a critically informed assessment of published research. Also, students will be introduced to a range of research tools, data analysis and will be equipped to plan and organize their research, as well as develop their data collecting instrument. B. COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | | | |Course Objectives |On completion of this course, students will be able to: | | |Understand the concepts, approaches and procedures underlying the conduct of research. | | |Develop a research problem, select the appropriate tools and construct data collecting...
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...Employee retention means the plans and strategies use to make the valuable employees not to leave their job. Most of the multinational concerns are facing problem in the retention of employees..In this research proposal iam going to study how Riordan manufacturing group can retain their employees. Retention of employees will give a lot of benefit to the concern: The employee retention will help a concern to get good turnover, will help to avoid interruption in service, to keep up the goodwill, to get back the efficiency etc.There are various reasons for employees to leave the organisation. If the organisation tackles the factors which are responsible for employees leaving the job they can retain their employees. Riordan manufacturing group is one of the leading plastic producing concerns in the plastic industry. The riordan manufacturing group is a sub concern of the Riordan industries. The riordan manufacturing group functions under its headquarters situated in California. The riordan group was founded in the year 2000 with a work force of 30 employees. But after that they grown from heights to heights and now they have a work force of more than 800 employees.Riordan group have a well equipped research center which helps the company to remain competitive in the industry. The riordan group supplies plastic to the aircraft companies and leading other major concerns.Riordan group have branches all over Europe and the European headquarters is at germany.The riordan group holds...
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...Proposals and Research Nashira Wiggins American Intercontinental University Abstract What are the differences between formal research and a business proposal? What are the similarities? This paper will compare and contrast the theoretical and practical differences between formal research and a business proposal. The second part of this paper will explore the effects of human resources outsourcing on leadership performance and employee commitment. This paper will show that human resources outsourcing has a negative effect on employees and their morale. Part 1 Formal research provides basic information and statistics in a given field or industry depending on the focus of the research. Formal research may be used to research the demand for a specific product or service by researching similar products or services that are already on the market. Included in this research would be the general sales rate, the companies that market these products or services, and the current sale price. Research will reveal whether the market for the product is flooded or if it is indeed a good business opportunity. A business proposal is a document that proposes a method for completing a task. A business proposal can be used for launching a new product or for something like implementing a new strategy for a marketing campaign. “A proposal includes a brief description for the task at hand, a section describing the general approach to the task, a schedule for the task in question and a budget...
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...Systems in evaluating proposals for experimental psychology. An interest to teachers is grasping at students for involvement in experiments, and for students gain an opportunity to applying their skills to assess their observations empirically. Researchers observe the participants over a quantitative research, considering various styles, and techniques for data collecting. This study was an observation. Results will determine that the students build an improved understanding between the proposals created before the experiment and after the assessment to establish quality work. The study is an experimental research, in which “intervention by the researcher beyond that is required for measurements to determine the effect on another variable” (Cooper & Schindler, 2006, p. 709). The researchers placed the participants into teams, and the teams picked a topic taught in class, and create a proposal. In this paper, the attention is on the method, independent and dependent variable, observation techniques, and the sampling plan. Method Chang, Lee, Lin, and Sung, from the national Taiwan Normal University conducted this study. The study consisted of monitoring and observation of the data collected, measured, and analyzed. The study depends on experimental method and quantitative data collection techniques. Beginning with questions then narrowing the focus to one topic and a design how to arrive at the result. The students choose a topic and created proposals. A Likert-type items...
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...HTM 700: RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS FOR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM ASSIGNMENT 2 RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT A research proposal is a short written document to inform others of a proposed piece of research. It is prepared prior to conducting the actual research and submitted to the relevant parties that require it to be evaluated. The relevant parties could be a business organization that hire consultants or offer grants to conduct some specific scientific investigation for them, organization that offers scholarships to students and requires a research proposal as part of the application process or as part of the process in the completion of a Bachelor/Masters/PhD degree. As part of the requirement for the completion of your Research Methodology course, you are required to prepare one research proposal closely related to your area of study. This assignment constitutes 30% of your final grade where 25% will be awarded for the written paper and the other 5% will be awarded for the presentation of your research proposal. You will work individually as a preparation of the real RP you will prepare the following semester. Your completed research proposal must be handed-in during the Week 13, followed by the presentation of the research proposal during the subsequent class period. You are required to prepare your presentation on power-point slides and you are only allocated about 15 minutes to do your presentation. Research Proposal Outline The purpose of the...
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...The Business Research Process Kelly Van Fossen Business Research / RES351 December 9, 2013 Marcus Sherrill The Business Research Process The business research process is a sequential process involving several clearly defined steps. This paper will illustrate how the process is implemented in a business environment using a real-life example. The business research process involves six stages that include clarifying the research question, research proposal, research design strategy, data collection and preparation, data analysis and interpretation, and research reporting (O’Neil, V.J). The real-life model that will be used for this paper is the case study of evaluating storytelling as a method for training at Wisconsin Electric-Wisconsin Gas Company (O’Neil, V.J.). The theory of storytelling as a method for training versus field training is the motivation for performing the research. They identified the research question (stage 1) as “Is storytelling an effective method for training Wisconsin Electric-Wisconsin Gas?” (O’Neil, V.J.). The research proposal (stage 2) was skipped in this case study. The research design strategy (stage 3) was “to determine the effectiveness of storytelling” (O’Neil, V.J.) in the case study. They used Donald Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation where they identified four primary questions to guide the research. These questions included participant reaction, what was learned from the technical and leadership lessons, was the behavior transferred...
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...Amsterdam Business School Academic Year 2014 - 2015 Course Outline Course: Thesis Workshop Database Research - 6314M0226(F)Y Lecturer: Dr Niccolò Pisani Office: M 2.14 Telephone: 020-525-4360 Term: Sem.1 - Block 1 Email: n.pisani@uva.nl Consultation Hour during the course: Monday 17:30 – 18:30 Course Coordinator: Corine Boon M 2.26 020-525-4181 c.t.boon@uva.nl Lectures Dates Mon 01/09/2014 Mon 08/09/2014 Mon 15/09/2014 Time 15:00-17:00 15:00-17:00 15:00-17:00 Room REC-JK 1.90 REC-JK 1.90 REC-JK 1.90 Assessment: Individually Written Research Proposal 100% 1 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is meant to support students in learning how to obtain and utilize data from WRDS platform for their thesis. Most students lack real world experience working with data, above and beyond the basics of spreadsheet analysis. As a result, students either do not know where to find the data they need or do not know how to handle data properly. This workshop is intended to increase your comfort level working with databases. Areas of topics that use WRDS database include, for example, corporate social (ir)responsibility (KLD), consensus and forecasts from security analysts (IBES), abnormal returns for specific corporate actions or events (Eventus), detailed audit information between accounting firms and corresponding companies (Audit Analytics), and any topic concerning firm financial performance (COMPUSTAT/CRSP/AMADEUS). The workshop consists of three parts...
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...The Business Project Assignment Handbook A. The Proposal Submission : Tuesday 8th January 2013 B. The Project Submission : Tuesday 30th April 2013 Introduction: The Business Project has 2 elements of assessment which together make up the overall grade for the module. The first is the Proposal which is the preparatory stage for your project, the second is the project itself. Both elements are important and work for the proposal needs to start from day 1 of the module. Topic Choice : You have a great deal of freedom in your choice of topic. The only parameters are that your topic should relate to the financial world. It can be about accounting, money, finance, banking, regulation, markets – almost anything provided it has a business focus and some link to accounting and finance on a broad scale. Whilst primary research is possible (eg interviews, surveys) it is likely that the majority of the research you carry out will be from secondary resources such as published literature, reports, journals, databases – you will need to be realistic about what is possible in the timescale and also in the level of access to primary sources you may (or may not) have from your own personal contacts and networks. You will need to read broadly around recent issues in the financial world and link this to the other modules you are studying to identify an issue of interest. You will need to find links to academic research and carry out a critical evaluation of potential sources...
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