The central learning objective of this course is to develop an understanding of research methods and apply that learning to real world problems. Hence the assignment involves developing a practical research proposal related to an area of student's interest. Based on the given instructions and the research materials you have received, formulate a quantitative research proposal of approximately 3000 words that will deploy a questionnaire survey. Total marks for the research report is 90. l. The field of Human Resource includes four basic tenets: these are employee acquisition, training and development, performance management and nally compensation management. Depending on your personal area of interest, develop a research problem with a handful of variables from the above-mentioned broad topics, and formulate it into a set of interesting research questions (of your choice). [top tip keep this quite simple. For example, what type of remuneration creates more satised employees? Financial or non-financial remuneration (e.g. time off, perks)?] 2. Conduct a focused review of the literature concerning the topic, in line with these research questions, and use it to produce a visual model that could be tested. 3. As discussed in the session, clearly Stlpl'lc what your hypotheses might be. You only need to state the 'alternative' hypotheses. 4. With your topic and model in mind, identify and then justify your chosen research methodology (i.e. qualitative versus quantitative, but also experiments versus questionnaires). 5. Design an appropriate questionnaire (approx two sides) to address the research questions and discuss the factors that have been deliberately considered while designing the questionnaire to ensure that reliability and validity are the best they can be. 6. There is no data collection required, however, the student might wish to suggest (briefly) some of the steps that will be taken once the data is collected. A| Tareeqah Management Studies - 2023 7. Describe any of the possible limitations of your study. 8. Outline any possible ethical concerns that will be managed throughout the research. 9. Cite the full bibliographic references that you have cited in your research proposal using APA 7th edition and order them alphabetically. 10. Include a table of contents. 1 1. Use Times New Roman, Font size 12, 1.5 spacing. Recommended Outline Introduction: Provide an introduction to the assignment. (approx. 150 words) e.g. "In the following pages a research proposal will be outlined to address if [insert research problem]". Research Problem Denition: Problem definition and objectives (approx. 200 words) Following the 5 'W's' to develop your thinking, briefly state the final research problem followed by 2-4 possible research questions. e. g. Does offering financial remuneration lead to higher individual productivity? Literature Review (approx. 700 words) Key definitions for your focal variables (e.g. what exactly is remuneration, what is "financial remuneration", has anyone studied the outcomes of nancial remuneration before? What did they f1nd?). Identify the clear research gap (what do people not know?) and draw your model: Executive Pay {financial remuneration) EXEEUtiVE HDIidBY Productivity (rated time {non by company board financial) + of directors) ll Executive perks {e.g. company car) {nonfinancial) o Hypotheses (approx. 150 words) State the alternative (working) hypothesis (Hi) for each prediction in your model in the simplest of terms. 0 Research Methods gapprox. 700 words} Outline 'what you will do to answer the research questions and why (i.e. why will you use quantitative research and why is a survey the right choice?). Even though we haven't spoken much about this how will you collect the data, and with whom? (e.g. postal surveys, online survey, etc?). Questionnaire Design (approx. 600 words} Insert your questionnaire and then briey explain why you have made some of the decisions (e.g. "care has been take to avoid any questions that may be seen as ambiguous, by. . . .\"}. Research Analysis (approx. 100 words) Outline what software will be used to analyse the data and describe the steps you might take (e. g. the data will be cleaned in Excel ready for statistical analysis). Limitations and ethical concerns (approx. 300 words) Use bullet points to suggest some of the possible limitations you might face with potential solutions. Conclusions and Bibliography (remainder)