.Title page TITLE SHOULD BE IN BOLD, CAPITALIZED, SIZE 18, TIMES NEW ROMAN This page is intentionally left lank EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (150-200 words) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 Background and problem statement 7 1.2 Overview of the literature 7 1.3 Research objectives 7 1.4 Research questions 7 2 METHODS, DATA AND ANALYSIS 7 2.1 Data collection: 7 2.2 Data analysis 7 3 DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS 8 3.1 Addressing research questions 8 3.2 Implications for practice 8 3.3 Limitations 8 4 CONCLUDING REMARKS 8 5 REFERENCES 8 6 APPENDIX 8 DECLARATION This research report is a presentation of my original research work. Wherever contributions of others are involved, every effort is made to indicate this clearly, with due reference to the literature, and acknowledgement of collaborative research and discussions. The work was done under the guidance of ------- [supervisor’s name], at the International College of Management Sydney (ICMS), Sydney, Australia. [candidate’s name and signature] In my capacity as supervisor of the candidate’s report, I certify that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge. [supervisor’s name and signature] Date: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1 INTRODUCTION 1500 to 2000 words broken down as follows: 1.1 Background and problem statement A holistic general to specific description of the issue of interest ( 200-300 words) 1.2 Overview of the literature A narrative review of key recent research related to this issue (800 to 1000 words based on 7-10 relevant academic sources) 1.3 Research objectives The primary objective of this research is to explore, examine, describe, define, resolve, -------- . therefore it also aims to ----- (1 primary, 2-3 secondary objectives) 1.4 Research questions To meet the objectives mentioned above, the following questions will be addressed by this research. • How does ----- matter in -------- • What is the role of ------in ------ • What are some of the key solutions to------- • Does--------helps managers deal with --------- • Do -----and ------ enable managers to -------- • How does a company obtain-------- • How does----------reduce-------- • Can----------helps ----------reduce, decrease, increase, facilitate,,,,,,,,,,? (3-5 research questions covering the problem and addressing he objectives) 2 METHODS, DATA AND ANALYSIS 2.1 Data collection: As an exploratory short study, this project uses qualitative methods and data. Data are composed of personal structured observations performed by the researcher as the main investigator and semi-structured interviews with some key informants in the organization under investigation. The Type of data used, time and mode of collection, consideration of ethical issues, design and pilot testing of the interview or structured observation protocol), description of informants who participated in data collection as source of data (managers, executives, senior staff, etc.) 2.2 Data analysis Method of data analysis whether thematic and content analysis or more robust methods 3 DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS 3.1 Addressing research questions 3.2 Implications for practice 3.3 Limitations 4 CONCLUDING REMARKS 5 REFERENCES 6 APPENDIX