Log Book for Research on IKEA's Entry into the Chinese Market

Running head: LOG BOOK
LOG BOOK
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

LOG BOOK1
Live Recording
Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One-to-one etc.
Activities Action taken
1 1st Week
of June Lecture
Identification of the
research aim
Focus should be made on
research aims, which will
help to encourage the entry of
IKEA into the market of
China
2 2nd Week
of June Self-Directed
Identification of the
research objectives
Research questions need to be
prepared to identify the
factors and effectiveness to
entry in the market of China
by IKEA
3 3rd Week
of June Self-directed
Preparation of the
research questions
Research questions are
prepared in order to
understand the potentially of
IKEA in order to strategize
their plans to enter the market
place of China

LOG BOOK2
Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One-to-one etc.
Activities Action taken
4 4th Week
of June Lecture
Preparation of the
Literature Review
A thorough details about the
globalization theories need to
be prepared
5 1st Week
of July
Self-directed Identification of the
strategies used by the
companies to enter into
the emerging markets
Research paradigm need to be
prepared
6 2nd Week
of July Self-directed
Performing the
research paradigm –
Interpretivism or
Positivism
Research paradigm will help
to understand as well as
evaluate the entry strategies
needed for IKEA to entry the
region of China
7 3rd Week
of July
Lecture Preparation of the
research design –
Inductive as well as
Deductive
Research designs will help to
carry out the entire activities
related to research