MS3553 Research Methods for Business

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You are planning to study the quality of service provided by a small retail company. You consider using covert research methods to collect data on sales assistants’ behaviour. Explain what characterizes this type of research and what ethical issues it raises. Illustrate your answer with examples.
a short essay of approximately 1000 words (-/+ 10%). The essay needs to draw on the relevant course materials, such as the textbook, lecture content, tutorial exercises, or additional readings provided on MyAberdeen. It also needs to include relevant illustrative examples. Those might include the examples of different studies discussed in the textbook or in the course lectures, or – if relevant – can be based on your experiences of designing your own projects for this course. Finally, the essays will need to be referenced according to normal academic procedures using Harvard referencing conventions. Please note that the list of references does not count towards the overall word limit. The essay needs to be included in a single file with the chosen question clearly identified. The file should be in MS Word or RTF format (no PDF please) and should use the following formatting requirements: font 12, one-inch margin, using double space.

 
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QB3504 Research Methods for Business

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Alternative Final Assessment – Essay 2
Please select one out of the three essay questions listed below and write a short essay of approximately 1000 words (-/+ 10%). The essay needs to draw on the relevant course materials, such as the textbook, lecture content, tutorial exercises, or additional readings provided on MyAberdeen. It also needs to include relevant illustrative examples. Those might include the examples of different studies discussed in the textbook or in the course lectures, or – if relevant – can be based on your experiences of designing your own projects for this course. Finally, the essays will need to be referenced according to normal academic procedures using Harvard referencing conventions. Please note that the list of references does not count towards the overall word limit. The essay needs to be included in a single file with the chosen question clearly identified. The file should be in MS Word or RTF format (no PDF please) and should use the following formatting requirements: font 12, one-inch margin, using double space.

  1. You are planning to study the quality of service provided by a small retail company. You consider using covert research methods to collect data on sales assistants’ behaviour. Explain what characterises this type of research and what ethical issues it raises. Illustrate your answer with examples.
  2. You are planning your dissertation project on corporate social responsibility in non-governmental organisations. You consider doing an in-depth ethnographic study of an organisation where you have been working as a volunteer for several months. One of your colleagues warns you about the dangers of “going native”. Explain what is meant by this expression, how it could affect your research and why it could be a problem.
  3. You are studying young people’s perceptions of and attitudes towards entrepreneurship. You consider using visual methods in your project. Explain the nature of this type of research and discuss its advantages and challenges. Illustrate your answer with specific examples of relevant methods.
 
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832N1 Management of Risk

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832N1 Management of Risk
Essay Assignment
As we have discussed in the module, risk and its management is a multifaceted
topic that must be addressed by all organisations in a variety of ways. As such,
your paper will allow you to demonstrate a deeper level of understanding of an
area of your choice. Therefore you should choose one of the following:
1. Select a company or organisation that has gone or is going through a
significant change and research how risks at the business level are being
managed. Critically discuss how risk and stakeholders were managed and
suggest alternatives that could have improved the result. Draw on your own
experience and reflections resulting from your previous work and/or the
seminar programme to critically discuss the strengths and limitations of various
tools and techniques.
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832N1 Management of Risk
Essay Assignment
2. Choose a project completed or in execution and research how project risk
was managed. Critically discuss how risk and stakeholders were managed and
suggest alternatives that could have improved the result. Draw on your own
experience and reflections resulting from your previous work and/or the
seminar programme to critically discuss the strengths and limitations of various
tools and techniques.
3. Identify an incident where risk management failed. Complete a root cause
analysis and critically discuss what happened and how stakeholders were
managed. Suggest alternative approaches and lessons learnt making reference
to the literature on accidents. Draw on your own experience and reflections
resulting from your previous work and/or the seminar programme to critically
discuss the strengths and limitations of various tools and techniques.
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832N1 Management of Risk
Essay Assignment
4. Identify a contested technology and critically discuss how different
conceptions of risk (i.e. probabilistic, psychometric, cultural etc.) are shaping
the public debate about acceptance of the technology. Critically discuss how
stakeholders are being managed and suggest alternatives. Draw on your own
experience and reflections resulting from your previous work and/or the
seminar programme to critically discuss the strengths and limitations of various
tools and techniques.
• It is expected that each paper will show excellent research and analysis skills.
Each paper should be 3000 words (+/- 10%). It should have citations following
the Harvard referencing format. We are serious about plagiarism and scripts
found to be engaging in academic misconduct will be reported.

 
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Contemporary Developments in Business and Management (SIM337)

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832N1 Management of Risk
Essay Assignment
As we have discussed in the module, risk and its management is a multifaceted
topic that must be addressed by all organisations in a variety of ways. As such,
your paper will allow you to demonstrate a deeper level of understanding of an
area of your choice. Therefore you should choose one of the following:
1. Select a company or organisation that has gone or is going through a
significant change and research how risks at the business level are being
managed. Critically discuss how risk and stakeholders were managed and
suggest alternatives that could have improved the result. Draw on your own
experience and reflections resulting from your previous work and/or the
seminar programme to critically discuss the strengths and limitations of various
tools and techniques.
44
832N1 Management of Risk
Essay Assignment
2. Choose a project completed or in execution and research how project risk
was managed. Critically discuss how risk and stakeholders were managed and
suggest alternatives that could have improved the result. Draw on your own
experience and reflections resulting from your previous work and/or the
seminar programme to critically discuss the strengths and limitations of various
tools and techniques.
3. Identify an incident where risk management failed. Complete a root cause
analysis and critically discuss what happened and how stakeholders were
managed. Suggest alternative approaches and lessons learnt making reference
to the literature on accidents. Draw on your own experience and reflections
resulting from your previous work and/or the seminar programme to critically
discuss the strengths and limitations of various tools and techniques.
45
832N1 Management of Risk
Essay Assignment
4. Identify a contested technology and critically discuss how different
conceptions of risk (i.e. probabilistic, psychometric, cultural etc.) are shaping
the public debate about acceptance of the technology. Critically discuss how
stakeholders are being managed and suggest alternatives. Draw on your own
experience and reflections resulting from your previous work and/or the
seminar programme to critically discuss the strengths and limitations of various
tools and techniques.
• It is expected that each paper will show excellent research and analysis skills.
Each paper should be 3000 words (+/- 10%). It should have citations following
the Harvard referencing format. We are serious about plagiarism and scripts
found to be engaging in academic misconduct will be reported.

 
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