research-project-what-are-the-most-effective-strategies-for-promoting-a-small-business
Write about “What are the Most Effective Strategies for Promoting a Small Business?”. And the regarding to the topic given answer the following Questions below:
1. Title of the Research (Title should contain a problem/issue, company/organization/sector and a place of study. (Word limit 05- 20)
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2. Subject Area of Research (Mention the area of research like General management, Finance, Social sciences, Strategy, Technology & Science, Education, Accounting, Auditing, HR & OB. Mention any one subject area. (Word limit 01- 05)
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3. Introduction (Introduction/ background/ general information of your research. What your research is about. Write about the issue/problem. The concept related to your problem/research. What is the relevance of the problem to the organization/sector/company and place? (Word limit 100- 400)
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4. Literature Review (References from articles/newspapers/web sources/trade magazines/books related to your topic. Use Harvard referencing style. It is a documentation of a comprehensive review of published and unpublished work from secondary sources that is relevant to your topic. (Word limit 300- 500)
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5. Significance of the research (Why the research is needed. What is the significance/importance of this research? (Word limit 15- 30)
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6. Objectives of the research (points/bullets limit 1- 5)
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7. Research Questions OR Research Problem (points/bullets limit 1- 5)
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8. Research hypotheses (assumptions/ your opinions on your area of research, which is yet to be proven. (Points/bullets limit 1- 5)
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9. Research Methodology
9.1. Research Design (What question are you going to study? What data are relevant/ Who are your target respondents? What type of data are you going to collect? Will it be quantitative/qualitative/mixed? (Word limit 50- 200)
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9.2. Data collection methods (Will the data be primary or secondary? What tools are you going to use to collect data? Will it be Questionnaire/survey, Focus group interviews, Discussions, Observation? (Word limit 10- 50)
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9.3. Sampling frame (Who will be your sample or respondents. The designations of people eg. Managers, Officers, Customers, IT staff. Mention sample size- how many people will you interview. (Word limit 10- 50)
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9.4. Data analysis approach (Types of charts/tables/analysis using SPSS/EXCEL, (Word limit 10-50)
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10. Research Limitation (area of research to be specified, for example, this study is limited only to Muscat/ Sohar. How many branches/ how many people you are covering in this research. Is it on local/ national/ regional/international level? (Word limit 10-50)
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11. Research Structure (sections/units in your research project. (Word limit 50-150)
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12. Outline of proposed activities (Implementation plan, timelines and milestones)
Note: For this question there is a table inside word file named “Question 12 table”.
13. References (Use Harvard referencing style and provide here minimum 10 references that you used to write your proposal. (Point/bullet limit 10-30).
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*** Words count = 1500 words.
*** In-Text Citations and References using Harvard style.
*** I have uploaded word file for question 12 named “Question 12 table”.
*** I’ve uploaded compressed file named “Materials” related to this work.
