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CARLETON UNIVERSITYSPROTT SCHOOL OF BUSINESSMSc Thesis Proposal[Title]by [name of student]Presented to the MSc Thesis Proposal Committee:x (supervisor)yzdateTABLE OF CONTENTS (of Proposal (~35-50p.)) TOC \o \u ABSTRACT PAGEREF _Toc32844775 \h 3LIST OF TABLES PAGEREF _Toc32844776 \h 3LIST OF FIGURES PAGEREF _Toc32844777 \h 3CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEMATIZATION (12-15p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844778 \h 31.1 Introduction (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844779 \h 31.2 Research theme (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844780 \h 31.3 Source of the research problem (3p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844781 \h 31.4 Managerial problem and justification (4p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844782 \h 31.5 Research objective (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844783 \h 31.6 Research questions (general & specific) (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844784 \h 3(+ Table one-page summary) (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844785 \h 4CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS (15-20p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844786 \h 42.1 Core concepts 1 (4p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844787 \h 42.2 Core concepts 2 (4p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844788 \h 42.3 Core concepts 3 (4p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844789 \h 42.4 Relevant theories (2p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844790 \h 42.5 Conceptual framework (3p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844791 \h 42.6 Hypotheses, if applicable ? (2p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844792 \h 4CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (10-15p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844793 \h 53.1 Research approach (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844794 \h 53.2 Research strategy (2p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844795 \h 53.3 Data collection methods / Research tactics (3p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844796 \h 53.4 Organizations and participant selection (2p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844797 \h 53.4.1 Unit of analysis PAGEREF _Toc32844798 \h 53.4.2 Sampling design PAGEREF _Toc32844799 \h 53.5 Measurement (operational definition; scaling) (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844800 \h 53.6 Quality of the research (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844801 \h 53.7 Data analysis (1p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844802 \h 53.8 Ethical considerations (p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844803 \h 63.9 Expected timeline (p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844804 \h 6REFERENCES (5-10p.) PAGEREF _Toc32844805 \h 6APPENDICES PAGEREF _Toc32844806 \h 6(ex: interview guide, questionnaire, PAGEREF _Toc32844807 \h 6letters, consent form) PAGEREF _Toc32844808 \h 6ABSTRACTLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURESCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEMATIZATION (12-15p.)1.1 Introduction (1p.)1.2 Research theme (1p.)1.3 Source of the research problem (3p.)1.4 Managerial problem and justification (4p.)1.5 Research objective (1p.)1.6 Research questions (general & specific) (1p.) (+ Table one-page summary) (1p.)Table x - TitleResearch themeSource of the problem- Practical problems- Theoretical problemsManagerial problemResearch objectiveGeneral research questionSpecific research questionsType of researchResearch approachResearch strategyData collection methodsOrganization and participant selectionCHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS (15-20p.)2.1 Core concepts 1 (4p.)2.2 Core concepts 2 (4p.)2.3 Core concepts 3 (4p.)2.4 Relevant theories (2p.)2.5 Conceptual framework (3p.)(+ Figure of the model)2.6 Hypotheses, if applicable ? (2p.)CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (10-15p.)3.1 Research approach (1p.)(type / purpose of research)(qualitative / quantitative / mixed (quant/qual))3.2 Research strategy (2p.)Type: experiment, survey, case studies, action research, otherTime horizon: cross-sectional / longitudinalStudy setting: field / laboratory3.3 Data collection methods / Research tactics (3p.)(observation, questionnaires, interviews, secondary data, archives, trace, other)3.4 Organizations and participant selection (2p.)3.4.1 Unit of analysis(individual, dyads, groups, divisions, organizations, industry, clusters, nations)3.4.2 Sampling design(probability / non probability; sample size; sample selection)3.5 Measurement (operational definition; scaling) (1p.)3.6 Quality of the research (1p.)3.7 Data analysis (1p.)3.8 Ethical considerations (p.)3.9 Expected timeline (p.)REFERENCES (5-10p.)APPENDICES (ex: interview guide, questionnaire, letters, consent form)Additional chapters in Thesis (~80-100 p.)CHAPTER 4: RESULTS (10-15p.)4.1 Results on ...4.2 Results on ...4.3 Results on ...CHAPTER 5: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION (10-15p.)5.1 Analysis5.2 Discussion CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION (5-10p.)6.1 Overview 6.2 Implications 6.3 Limitations 6.4 Suggestions for future research ................
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