Proposal Writing for Business Research Projects 1st Edition by Peter Samuels ISBN 1000847659 9781000847659

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ISBN 10: 1000847659
ISBN 13: 9781000847659
Author: Peter Samuels

This book helps students with the initial phases of their business research project, offering a clear step-by-step approach from defining aims and research questions through to conducting literature reviews and writing a methodology. Features to aid learning include chapter objectives, plentiful real-life examples to demonstrate good practice, exercises to apply the concepts and further reading for proactive investigation. A self-contained guide to every stage of writing an effective business research proposal, this text should be recommended reading for all advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Business Research Methods and embarking on a research project of their own.

Proposal Writing for Business Research Projects 1st Table of contents:

Part One Selecting and presenting your topic

1 Selecting your topic

Introduction

The creative process

The importance of data

Other topic selection strategies

Qualities of a good topic

A final word

References

2 Writing your front matter

Introduction

Writing your title

Writing your aim

Writing your objectives

Writing your research questions

Exercises

Part Two Academic writing

3 Structuring your proposal

Introduction

Essential and optional elements of a proposal

Using section numbering

4 Academic writing style

Introduction: busting a common myth

Use the third person, passive voice

Some dos and don’ts

Avoiding subjective writing

Use hedging

Reference

5 Using evidence

Introduction

Backing up specific claims

Avoiding plagiarism

Quoting

Summarising

Reference

6 Paragraph writing

Introduction

Definition

Length

Structure

Using transitional words

Examples

7 Argumentation

Introduction

Two styles

Examples

Argument planning

Example

Exercise

Reference

Part Three Writing the rest of your proposal

8 Writing the rest of your introduction

Introduction

Writing your background

Example

Writing your problem statement

Example

Additional parts

Example

9 Literature reviews

Introduction

General principles

Obtaining evidence

Deciding on your themes

Including theory

Including critical analysis

Concluding your review

Exercise

References

10 Conceptual frameworks

Introduction

General advice

Examples

Exercise

References

11 Writing your methodology/method section

Introduction: why the name confusion?

Purpose and argumentation style

Structure

Philosophy

Approach

Strategy

Data collection

Validity, reliability and hypotheses

Data analysis

Ethics

Limitations

Common mistakes

Evaluating methodology/method sections: DECJAD

Exercise

References

12 Producing a schedule

Gantt charts

Research phases

Accompanying narrative

Exercise

13 Referencing

Introduction

Citing

Tables and figures

Reference lists

References

Part Four Beyond your proposal

Introduction

14 Time and stress management

Time management

Stress management

References

15 Your supervisory relationship

Introduction

Have correct expectations

Preparing for supervisions

Learn to be assertive

Tips for a successful relationship

References

16 Next steps in your research

Introduction

Responding to your proposal feedback

Drafting your introduction chapter

Doing and drafting your full literature review

Drafting your methodology/method chapter

Requesting ethics approval

Designing your data collection instrument

Bibliography

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