Mr Muhammad Arsalan
Student Reference Number (SRN): | | Programme Title: | MSc Management | Module Title: | Competitive Intelligence | Cohort Number: | Xxxxxx 2012 | Assignment/Work Title: | Summative Assessment | Due date for submission:(Please attach the confirmation of any extension received) | Xxxxxx 2013 | Mitigating Circumstances:I have read the published guidance available on the student intranet (VLE- Academic Registry) outlining BPP’s Mitigating Circumstances policy and I confirm I am not aware of any medical or other mitigating circumstances that may have impaired my completion and/or submission of this assessment. Student Reference Number: Date: | Declaration of Original Work: This is my original work, researched, undertaken, completed and submitted in accordance with the requirements of BPP Business School. The word count, excluding Contents Page, Bibliography and Appendices, is xxxxx words. Student Reference Number: xxxxx Date: xxxxxx |
Research proposal
Does working from home, rather than in the office in the UK, increases employee’s job satisfaction?
Student Record Number (SRN): xxxxxxxxxx
Degree: MSc Management
Module: Competitive Intelligence
Date of submission: xxxxxxxxxx
Contents 1.0. Introduction 4 1.1. Rationale 4 2.0. Objectives 4 2.1. Definitions 4 3.0. Literature review 5 4.0. Methodology and research design 7 4.1. Research approach 7 4.2. Type of data and methods of collection 7 4.3. Sampling plan 8 4.3.1. Summary of the sampling plan 9 5.0. Hypotheses 9 6.0. Data processing and analysis 9 7.0. Reporting 10 8.0. Timetable 11 9.0. Fees 12 10.0. Ethics statement 13 11.0. Possible risks 13 References 14 Appendix 1 – Draft of research instrument 16 Appendix 2 – Draft of informed consent 18
1.0. Introduction
Wright (2008: p.5) states that ‘more than 99% of homes and businesses in the UK can now have broadband’, which enables working
Research proposal
Does working from home, rather than in the office in the UK, increases employee’s job satisfaction?
Student Record Number (SRN): xxxxxxxxxx
Degree: MSc Management
Module: Competitive Intelligence
Date of submission: xxxxxxxxxx
Contents 1.0. Introduction 4 1.1. Rationale 4 2.0. Objectives 4 2.1. Definitions 4 3.0. Literature review 5 4.0. Methodology and research design 7 4.1. Research approach 7 4.2. Type of data and methods of collection 7 4.3. Sampling plan 8 4.3.1. Summary of the sampling plan 9 5.0. Hypotheses 9 6.0. Data processing and analysis 9 7.0. Reporting 10 8.0. Timetable 11 9.0. Fees 12 10.0. Ethics statement 13 11.0. Possible risks 13 References 14 Appendix 1 – Draft of research instrument 16 Appendix 2 – Draft of informed consent 18
1.0. Introduction
Wright (2008: p.5) states that ‘more than 99% of homes and businesses in the UK can now have broadband’, which enables working
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