Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

Key elements:

An abstract or executive summary (summary of the essential points of the project)

An introduction (including the objectives of the project, identification of the research problem being addressed)

Key definitions, identification of the key variables (independent, dependent, confounding) if necessary

A section demonstrating the significance of the research and how the knowledge gap is being addressed

A literature review (a review of the most important pieces of literature in the student’s domain)

A section on methodology including students’ arguments supporting their choice of methodology among the different options available to them

A section on how students collected data in the field. This section may also include a discussion of the challenges encountered in collecting data and how students overcame them

A section on data analysis

A section on the results obtained from their data analysis. This section needs to be elaborated to include a discussion of their findings

A section on students’ theoretical and managerial implications

A section on the limitations of their work, both theoretical and methodological Bibliography (in alphabetical order and fully referenced)

Appendices

STRUCTURE GUIDELINES

I.An abstract or executive summary (summary of the essential points of the project)

II.An introduction (including the objectives of the project, identification of the research problem being addressed)

III.Key definitions, identification of the key variables (independent, dependent, confounding) if necessary

IV.A section demonstrating the significance of the research and the how the knowledge gap is being addressed

V.A literature review (a review of the most important pieces of literature in the student’s domain)

VI.A section on methodology including the students’ arguments supporting their choice of methodology among the different options available to them

VII.A section on how students collected data in the field. This section may also include a discussion of the challenges encountered in collecting data and how they overcame them

Viii.A section on data analysis

IX.A section on the results obtained from their data analysis. This section needs to be elaborated to include a discussion of their findings

X.A section on their theoretical and managerial implications

XI.A section on the limitations of their work, both theoretical and methodological

XII. Bibliography (in alphabetical order and fully referenced)

XIII.Appendices