Research proposal

• Prepare an 8-minute presentation describing their research proposal. Specifically, the presentation should cover:
o A brief description of the gaps of the literature;
o The description of the research question(s) and the theoretical framework used to answer them;
o The description of the hypotheses or expectations coherently with the research questions and literature review;
o The description of the methods/techniques that will be used and, with the support of Business Research Methods textbooks, briefly outline why the selected method(s) is considered to be appropriate and valid to address the research questions;
o A brief description of the sampling, and the way data will be collected and analysed;
o A brief description of the ethical implications of the research
o The timescale for the conduction of the research, including literature review, methodological design, ethical approval (if needed), conducting field study and write up.