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Assignment about leadership in small and medium firms assignment and progress report (separated) with literature review

An assignment 2000 words long, weighted at 85% comprising a critical literature review and reasoned argument tackling research questions/objectives agreed with the student's supervisor. [Tests learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5j

Teaching & learning Strategies

Guided independent learning is the core strategy on this module. You will have workshop sessions with a group of fellow students to discuss ideas, approaches and problems, and one-on-one meetings with your supervisor to review progress. Both of these will occur in a timetabled weekly slot. The module handbook will provide a detailed learning schedule.

Referring Text
1. Gill, land Johnson, P. (2002) Research Methods for Managers, Sage, ISBN 0761940022
2. Saunders, M., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A. (2002), Research Methods for Business Students, 3rd edition, Financial Times Prentice Hall, ISBN 0273658042

Step Four: Examples of secondary data sources:
1. Secondary data such as:
 Textbooks
 Articles in academic publications
 Conference papers
 Reports

In Published statistics
 Annual reports and accounts
 Popular media e.g. newspapers, broadcasts
 Electronic databases
 Internet

2. You need at least 20 sufficient references

3. You must use Harvard Referencing system within the assignment text and at the end of the assignment.

4. Arrange them Alphabetically

5. Start with:
• Books.
• Articles
• Websites

First: Conducting a literature review:
• Start as soon as possible
 Decide on the scope e.g. timescales or geography
 Key word identification
 Identify quality research articles i.e. discuss the methodology, results and conclusions
 Use the references to guide to other sources

Second: When writing up:
 Define terms
 Select only relevant material
 Group material into categories
• Draw out important features
• Make comparisons of results
• Be critical

Third: Writing the literature review The literature review should:
• Summarise the main ideas, issues & debates
• Link these to your assignment question.
• Link these to your findings.

Step Seven: Avoid Common Mistakes
1. Never write comma after that
2. (At) always after aim
3. Poor subject choice - not enough research
4. Un-SMART objectives
5. Poor presentation
6. Little theoretical foundation
7. Descriptive and repetitive
8. Little effort
9. PLAGIARISM Zer00000000000

Step Eight: Make sure that you have successful Project
Characteristics of successful Project:
• Evidence of depth and breadth of relevant and contemporary research
• Ability to analyse, evaluate and argue
• Clear and logical structure
• Appropriate application of theoretical concepts and models
• Professional presentation

Analysis and interpretation / corroboration of data

Phase III - (June 2018):
Finalization and submission of the project

Problems, issues, and limitations of the Research

Conclusion

Attachment:- leadership in small and medium firms.rar