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Normative frameworks in management seek to explain how organisations should be managed, while descriptive frameworks show how they are actually managed $($Meirovich$,2016).$ Unpacking the tension between the normative perspective and the descriptive perspective of organisational behaviour often constitutes an opportunity for interesting research.As with many other large and high$-$profile companies that have turned to former CEOs in times of need, the recall of Sean Summers from pension to the helm of Pick n Pay is symbolic of a knight in a shining armour on a mission to rescue the Pick n Pay group from its current business struggles. This decision by the board of Pick n Pay is characteristic of the descriptive perspective of organisational behaviour.On the other hand, Bingham, Hendricks, Howell, and Kolev$$s $(2022)$ normative claim regarding the phenomenon of boomerang CEOs is that $$Businesses should think twice before bringing back a former boss to steady the organization. Although it may appear to be a smart choice in principle, our research suggests that it may be a poor choice in practice$.$ This argument may be viewed as an illustration of a normative theoretical framework of an organisational behaviour as it sets new standards, values, or concrete proposals that involve criticism of present arrangements and calls for change in order to create a better future.As an organisational researcher with a keen interest in organisational behaviour, you are intrigued by the apparent dichotomy between theory and practice regarding the phenomenon of boomerang CEOs. You seek a deeper understanding of what informs corporate boards$$ decisions to turn back to Boomerang CEOs as exemplified by the decision of the board of Pick n Pay to call upon a former CEO to come back and turnaround the group$$s core grocery business. Consequently, you are proposing a study with the aim of exploring the strategic factors that influence Boards of Directors' decisions to call back former CEOs. You have access to the Boards of Directors of ten large South African companies, including Pick n Pay, that have re$-$hired a former CEO. Please outline how you would go about conducting the proposed study with reference to the following:

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$1\mathrm{.}1$Suggest a suitable title for the proposed. $(3$ marks$)$