Order 1046644: The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Australian Economic Development
Research Project title
Your name
Student Number
BUS707 Applied Business Research
Introduction to the research
Key points to be included in this section are:
Introduce the topic of the research
Overview of client organization (if any)
What real problem does the research seek to resolve and why is it important to research this topic
Outline the structure of this proposal.
Research Problem & Research Objectives
State the overall research problem and research objectives based on your brief research plan (A1), revised A1 if necessary.
Research Problem:
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Research Objectives :
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Present your aims or research questions in logical order
Literature Review
Present key theories used for your research
Link back the theories into the research problem
Research Design & Methodology
Inform and justify the type of research (exploratory, descriptive or causal)
Inform and justify the research approach (quantitative, qualitative or mixed approach)
Describe the type of data will be used (primary or secondary data)
Describe how data will be collected: interview, focus group or observation for qualitative research, and/or survey and experiment for quantitative research
Research Design & Methodology (cont)
Describe and justify the sample: sampling frame, sampling methods and technique, sampling characteristics and size.
Inform how the data will be analysed : theme-based analysis for qualitative research and statistical analysis for quantitative research, or a combination of both for mixed approach)
Explain how the methodology plan address all ethical concern.
Please note: only provide an overview of YOUR research design and methodology, do not discuss theory on research methodology.
Ethical considerations
What impacts could this research have on the stakeholders involved in the process? (only if applicable, insert information from your ethics approval form)
Reference List
Formatted using Harvard (Anglia) style
Minimum 14 references are expected (include the four articles you used in your A3)