Focus of the Research Project The final version of your Research Project should be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages (not including the title page reference page tables appendices etc.). The paper will be an original business research project that tests a hypothesisof your choice. The research can relate to your place of current/previous employment or other contexts of interest. Sample topics could include but are not limited to:
I CHOSE THE TOPIC OF: Workplace safety
For your Research Project you will be combining all parts that you have worked on from Weeks One through Five. Your paper should be formatted as follows:
Part 1: Introduction
o Background information about your research project (Week One; SEE ATTACHED FILE)
o Describe the management dilemma (Week One; SEE ATTACHED FILE)
o Ethical Concerns (Week Two)
o Develop and explain your hypothesis (Week One; SEE ATTACHED FILE)
Part 2: Literature review
o Background research on at least three scholarly sources (Week One; SEE ATTACHED FILE)
Part 3: Data
o Secondary data (Week Three)
o Measurement benchmark and scales (Week Three)
o Plans for using observations focus groups interviews or surveys (Week Four)
o Plans for analyzing data (Week Five)
o Plans for how to analyze results (Week Five)
Part 4: Results
o Summarize and display the results of your research. Provide charts graphs tables and so forth as they might apply to your research.
o State whether you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis based on your study; explain.
Part 5: Conclusion
o Summarize the entire study and reflect on it
Consider the take-home message that management and other decision makers can use from this research to make informed business decisions.
Include the strengths and weaknesses of the study and suggestions for future research.
Part 6: References
o Include a separate references page and cite all references within the text of the paper.
Part 7: Appendix
o If applicable
Writing the Research Project The Research Project
Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page reference page tables appendices etc.) and formatted according to APA style
Must include a separate title page
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the text.
Must document all sources in APA style
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style
Research Project 4
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