Reflective essay on the capstone project 2022

Running head: Reflective essay
Reflective essay on the capstone project
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Reflective essay 1
Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................8
Action Plan:................................................................................................................................8
References:...............................................................................................................................10

Reflective essay 2
Introduction:
The aim of this Business Capstone reflective journal is to discuss how the eleven
weeks of intensive study and research carried on during the projects. This essay gives an
overview of the management theories and concepts studied during the course and at the
theories used in writing the task 1 and task 2 of this course. For this, a critical analysis of the
theories used during the projects will be done. The aim of the research was to compare the car
sales volume of Holden with other car companies operating in Australia. As mentioned,
Holden, the Australian car company has been used as the case study of the assignments. In
order to do so, it was imperative to identify the market trends of the car selling and buying as
well as the car industry. While examining a market situation for a company, several aspects
including finance, marketing and operational activities are evaluated by using various
frameworks. For the same reason, several theories and analytical tools were used to find out
the desired outcome. There were certain challenges while using these tools for the research
and the same will be discussed in this reflective journal. On the basis of the learning and the
challenges faced, some recommendations to improve my research skills shall also be
presented in this report.
Discussion:
On the first week of the project, our professor came up with the overview of the
project and shared many lecture notes that would help us to understand the theoretical
concepts of the Capstone project. Once we started working on the capstone project, it
required deciding on the problem or the issue based on which the assignment will be done.
This was quite challenging because the scope of MBA Capstone project is huge and there are
several topic areas opened to be worked upon. As commented by Cengiz and Karatas, (2015),
that any research to be valid at any a given time must be relevant as well as timely. For
instance, the selected problem should be a matter of concern at the recent time and that the