Description
• provide a summary of research findings (including relevant charts, graphs and/or figures to highlight the most relevant findings) Interviews are attached.
•Adopt a qualitivative method provide a written discussion, linking the findings to the problem space and the research question(s) the problem space is mentioned in the research tool and the research questions are mentioned in the research tool so refer to that document.
Note that graphs, charts, tables, figures, problem statement, research aim and research questions do not count towards the word limit.
Prescribed Assessment Structure
1. Brief statement of the problem space (1 – 2 sentences)
2. Research aim and research questions(s)
3. Findings (500 – 800 words)
• Present your findings (no need to compare findings with the literature in this section)
• Support your findings by including evidence from your data in the form of tables, graphs, charts, and/or figures (which are not included in the word count)
4. Discussion (1,200 – 1,500 words)
• Compare your (qualitative method adopted) findings with the academic literature you used as the foundation for this project – refer to the literature review attached
• Discuss how your findings relate back to the research question(s) –
-Refer to Assessment 2 details and marking criteria.
– You will need to present data about the Factors which are (DV Sticky Cost Behaviour, IV Asset Intensity, IV Employee Intensity, IV Managers Expectation on future Sales) not about the Questions.
– Analyse the Factors not the Questions – Interview Transcripts attached please analyse them
– Need to present more than one table using Thematic Analysis
– Look at all the interview comments and break down by the Factors
– Look at all the Interview transcripts that are related then look for emergent themes you might have 1 or 2 per Factors
– Find emergent themes that same things come up over and over in one Factor
– In a thematic analysis you can associate one or two terms with the Factor or say this theme emerged in all of the Factors.
– Need to mention the limitations of the project Acknowledge the outcome based on the limitations of the Research Design.
