Business Research

Assignment​ ​1​ ​Requirements​ ​Structure All​ ​Students​ ​Enrol​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Semester​ ​2/2017​ ​need​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​below​ ​Assignment​ ​structure:

1.​ ​Introduction

2.​ ​Project​ ​Objective

3.​ ​Project​ ​Scope

4.​ ​Literature​ ​Review

​ ​(Students’​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​do​ ​full​ ​literature​ ​review​ ​(2000​ ​-2500​ ​words)​ ​on​ ​chosen​ ​topic)

5.​ ​Conclusion

6.​ ​Reference​ ​List

7.​ ​Appendix

NOTE: Students should do consultation with lecturer regarding to research topic selection​ ​before​ ​literature​ ​review. The​ ​Goals​ ​in​ ​Topic​ ​Selection: There​ ​must​ ​be​ ​literature​ ​including​ ​academic​ ​journal​ ​articles​ ​on​ ​your​ ​topic. Assignment​ ​1 requires you to conduct a literature review. This requires you to find literature that argue contrary views on your topic. For example costs outweigh benefits and alternatively benefits outweigh costs, what is true at one point of time is not necessarily true at another point of time, what is true in one part of the world is not true somewhere else and /or x is better or worse than y. You must be able to describe and explain the gaps that exist in the literature. This​ ​is​ ​essential​ ​for​ ​you​ ​to​ ​complete. Assessment​ ​1​ ​Literature​ ​Review​ ​-​ ​Individual​ ​Assignment​ ​(2000​ ​to​ ​2500​ ​words) For this assessment, students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of the extant,​ ​academic​ ​literature​ ​related​ ​to​ ​an​ ​approved,​ ​business​ ​topic. In consultation with their lecturer, students need to decide on a business-related topic/concept. Students need to select approximately eight to twelve (8-12), but at least three (3), peer-reviewed articles or comparable sources (online resource can be accessed using ProQuest​ ​or​ ​Google​ ​Scholar)​ ​that​ ​are​ ​related​ ​to​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​(as​ ​the​ ​basis​ ​of​ ​their literature​ ​review). In the context of their chosen topic, students need to review the articles and sources selected, i. e. read and critically analyses (compare and contrast) the literature. In doing so, students are required to discuss the key ideas/arguments put forward by authors, identify communalities/similarities,​ ​differences​ ​and​ ​conclusions​ ​drawn​ ​by different authors. Based on this analysis and discussion, students are expected to point out potential gaps in the literature that will form the basis of Assessment 2, the research proposal

an​ ​approved,​ ​business​ ​topic…..​ ​a​ ​business-related​ ​topic/concept eight​ ​to​ ​twelve​ ​(8-12),​ ​but​ ​at​ ​least​ ​three​ ​(3),​ ​peer-reviewed​ ​articles read​ ​and​ ​critically​ ​analyses​ ​(compare​ ​and​ ​contrast)​ ​the​ ​literature. discuss​ ​the​ ​key​ ​ideas/arguments​ ​put​ ​forward​ ​by​ ​authors, identify communalities/similarities, differences and conclusions drawn by different authors. students​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​point​ ​out​ ​potential​ ​gaps​ ​in​ ​the​ ​literature identify communalities/similarities, differences and conclusions drawn by different authors Assignment​ ​1​ ​in​ ​Detail Decide​ ​on​ ​an​ ​approved,​ ​business​ ​topic…..​ ​a​ ​business-related​ ​topic/concept Find​ ​eight​ ​to​ ​twelve​ ​(8-12),​ ​but​ ​at​ ​least​ ​three​ ​(3),​ ​peer-reviewed​ ​articles.​ ​Start​ ​by finding​ ​a​ ​foundation​ ​report​ ​by​ ​search​ ​pdf​ ​report​ ​into​ ​…Your​ ​Topic​ ​title....... Read,​ ​write​ ​out​ ​the​ ​key​ ​ideas/arguments​ ​put​ ​forward​ ​by​ ​the​ ​article​ ​authors​ ​and​ ​critically analyses​ ​their​ ​findings​ ​in​ ​relation​ ​to​ ​your​ ​topic​ ​(does​ ​it​ ​give​ ​evidence​ ​to​ ​affirm​ ​your topic​ ​or​ ​does​ ​it​ ​propose​ ​an​ ​alternative​ ​view?​ ​Through​ ​this​ ​process​ ​you​ ​will​ ​compare and​ ​contrast​ ​the​ ​articles​ ​(literature). Covered in 3, Again covered in 3 by identifying communalities/similarities, differences and​ ​alternative​ ​conclusions​ ​drawn​ ​by​ ​different​ ​authors.

Some examples of topics (Choose which you can find​ ​resources​ ​mentioned​ ​above. 1.​ ​--relationship​ ​between​ ​low​ ​income​ ​and: crime gambling obesity education smoking Fertility​ ​(number​ ​of​ ​children)... controversy​ ​is​ ​it​ ​a​ ​cause​ ​or​ ​an​ ​effect? 2.--relationship​ ​between​ ​gender​ ​education​ ​and​ ​lifetime​ ​income. 3.​ ​--relationship​ ​between​ ​public​ ​versus​ ​private​ ​education​ ​gender​ ​and​ ​university entrance​ ​score. 4.​ ​--relationship​ ​between​ ​part-time​ ​and​ ​full-time​ ​employment​ ​rates​ ​and​ ​gender​ ​and age. For​ ​2,3,4​ ​the​ ​controversy​ ​is​ ​which​ ​is​ ​the​ ​strongest​ ​cause? 5.​ ​--relationship​ ​between​ ​a​ ​country's​ ​GDP​ ​and immunisation​ ​rates birth​ ​rate car​ ​ownership 6.​ ​--relationship​ ​between:

:​ ​CEO's​ ​salary​ ​gender​ ​of​ ​CEO​ ​and​ ​share​ ​price. 7.​ ​--​ ​x​ ​is​ ​positively​ ​related​ ​to​ ​y x. ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​y Risk ​ ​return market​ ​share​ ​and profitability exercise health Dieting weight intelligence myopia Gender life​ ​expectancy Weight life​ ​expectancy business​ ​or​ ​movie​ ​etc​ ​reviews and​ ​turnover,​ ​customer​ ​numbers. ---so​ ​controversy​ ​will​ ​be​ ​to​ ​find​ ​literature​ ​that​ ​finds​ ​they​ ​are​ ​negatively​ ​related. 8.​ ​Do​ ​the​ ​benefit​ ​of​ ​x​ ​outweighs​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​x​ ​or​ ​vice​ ​versa: x. military​ ​spending a​ ​city​ ​hosting​ ​the​ ​Olympics solar​ ​power private​ ​education lower​ ​company​ ​tax​ ​rate​ ​(in​ ​different​ ​countries) spending​ ​on​ ​freeways immigration a​ ​couple​ ​having​ ​children IVF​ ​baby​ ​conception​ ​for​ ​infertile​ ​couples. paper​ ​recycling container​ ​deposit​ ​schemes alcohol​ ​lock​ ​out​ ​laws​ ​in​ ​Sydney the​ ​taking​ ​of​ ​vitamins​ ​and​ ​supplements. controversy​ ​is​ ​that​ ​benefit​ ​do​ ​or​ ​do​ ​not​ ​outweigh​ ​cost​ ​or​ ​cost​ ​>​ ​benefit What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​relationship​ ​between: Motor​ ​cycle/push​ ​bike​ ​ownership​ ​and​ ​car​ ​ownership​ ​and​ ​GDP Fatal​ ​and​ ​non​ ​fatal​ ​car​ ​accidents​ ​and​ ​economic​ ​growth. Deaths​ ​on​ ​construction​ ​sites​ ​and​ ​a​ ​country's​ ​GDP Early​ ​onset​ ​dementia​ ​and​ ​GDP. Cost​ ​of​ ​doing​ ​business,​ ​company​ ​tax​ ​rates​ ​and​ ​business​ ​start​ ​ups. Spending​ ​on​ ​health​ ​and​ ​infant​ ​mortality Availability​ ​of​ ​contraception​ ​and​ ​percentage​ ​of​ ​women​ ​in​ ​the​ ​workforce. In each of the cases above the controversy will be is the cause only due to the independent​ ​variable​ ​specified​ ​or​ ​is​ ​it​ ​a​ ​multi​ ​causation​ ​model? Examples​ ​of​ ​Hypothesis:

A.​ ​Topic:​​ ​House​ ​prices​ ​in​ ​Sydney​ ​over​ ​time​ ​and​ ​space​ ​have​ ​changed​ ​the​ ​economic, social​ ​political​ ​and​ ​other​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​Sydney​ ​Culture. Hypothesis: Average​ ​house​ ​prices​ ​increase​ ​from​ ​east​ ​to​ ​west​ ​moving​ ​from​ ​the​ ​CBD​ ​to​ ​the Base​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Blue​ ​Mountains. B.​ ​Topic:​ ​​International​ ​Students​ ​assess​ ​ex-​ ​post​ ​rather​ ​than​ ​exante​ ​the​ ​costs​ ​and benefits​ ​of​ ​selecting​ ​Sydney​ ​as​ ​a​ ​study​ ​location Hypothesis: International​ ​student​ ​growth​ ​numbers​ ​from​ ​2000-2015​ ​are​ ​a​ ​function​ ​of​ ​the strength​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Australian​ ​dollar​ ​compared​ ​with​ ​the​ ​US​ ​dollar. C.​ ​Topic:​​ ​On​ ​line​ ​shopping​ ​is​ ​driven​ ​by​ ​many​ ​factors.​ ​An​ ​examination​ ​of​ ​the promotors​ ​and​ ​inhibitors​ ​of​ ​on​ ​line​ ​(​ ​Clothing)​ ​(Grocery)​ ​(Entertainment)​ ​etc Industry. Hypothesis: 1.​ ​Online​ ​shopping​ ​is​ ​positively​ ​correlated​ ​with​ ​(Computer​ ​ownership)​ ​(Income​ ​per capita)​ ​(%​ ​of​ ​the​ ​population​ ​in​ ​the​ ​below​ ​30​ ​age​ ​group)​ ​and​ ​negatively​ ​correlated with​ ​(Analogue​ ​shopping)​ ​(Exchange​ ​rate​ ​movements)​ ​(​ ​government​ ​taxes​ ​on​ ​online purchases​ ​from​ ​overseas)