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Research Form

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID:
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Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date:
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Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: ______________________________________________
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a
question, objective or hypothesis)
To study the role of globalisation in driving business success . A case on
Vodafone PLC.
Aim:
To analyse role of globalisation in driving business success. A study on
Vodafone PLC.
Research objectives (e.g what is the question you want to answer?
What do you want to learn how to do? What do you want to find
out?):
Research objectives
 To study the concept of globalisation.
 To determine the factors of globalisation which assist in business success of
association.
 To ascertain the benefits of globalisation for company.
 Recommend the measures through which global platform can use for organisational
success of enterprise.
Research questions
 Do you have knowledge about globalisation?
 What are the factors of globalisation which assist in business success of association ?

 What are the benefits of globalisation for company ?
 What are some ways through which global platform can use for organisational success
of enterprise ?
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g links to other subjects you
are studying, personal interest, future plans, knowledge/skills you
want to improve, why the topic is important):
This investigation topic is related to gathering information about organisational growth and
development and this topic is concurrent in current market because this is the core objective
for an association. With conducting investigation on this topic, it is easy for reader and
researcher to understand about objectives which are specific and affects business growth and
development (Stiglitz, 2017). Researcher have interest in operating business at international
level, so in future it is easy for making policies through which they can get success and
growth of association. This investigation is important because this also provides knowledge
about issues which arise while operating at international level.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question,
objective or hypothesis:
Concept of globalisation
As per view of Fredrik Erixon, 2019 Globalisation refers to the process through which
product and services are offered in more than one country because of job expansion and
increasing trade in different parts of country. So organisation have more scope and growth in
industry. When business operates at global level, then there is change in working style of
association. At global level, there are many consumers, so in order to get positive impact of it,
managers must analyse demand and then plan for launching of services (Crane and et. Al.,
2019). Globalisation leads to growth and development of organisation because scope of
working increases, so sales and profits of overall organisation increases. There is requirement
of proper planing with the help of which growth prospective are more.
Factors of globalisation which assist in business success of association
Globalisation is not one night process, managers of association must understand

changes which are taking place in market, through which possibilities of growth for company
is more. According to Smriti Chand, 2019 there are some factors such as availability of
market and resources, taxes and policies, etc. which affects business operations at
international market. If these factors are not covered by managers of organisation then growth
is not possible. As there are many competitors operating in telecommunication sector, so it is
essential for managers to understand their policies and provide best services to consumers
(Charles Jr, Schmidheiny and Watts, 2017).
Benefits of globalisation for company
Globalisation of business is done for enhancing sales and profits. Managers can
compete with major brands as well. They make strategies to improve performance of
organisation because at international level, there is requirement of more perfection through
which brand loyalty can be maintained. According to Tejvan Pettinger, 2017 there are some
benefits of globalisation such as free trade, availability of resources, increment in sales,
achieving economies of scale, etc. When there is increment in consumer base, then production
cost gets reduced due to which price for consumer also goes down. Hence consumers also
prefers to avail services from Vodafone PLC (Adekola and Sergi, 2016).
Measures through which global platform can use for organisational success of enterprise
There are so e factors which has to be considered by managers of company while
they are operating in different countries because of globalisation such as difference in culture,
relations among political parties, etc. In order to get success in industry, it is essential and
relevant to evaluate rating among competitors. There must be hiring of local expertise
personnel through which local rules and regulations can be known and changes can be made.
This reduce government interference (Laszlo and Cescau, 2017). There are some regulations
and documentation which has to be followed, so in this case knowledge about it has to be
acquired because operating in specific designation. This increase possibilities of growth and
development in international market.
Research Gap
in this investigation there will discussion about ways through which mangers can perform
actions for making business at hype. There are many problems as well related ton change in
policies, understanding changes which are taking place in market. So it is easy to understand
different ways with the help of areas which has to covered properly understood. There will

discussion about requirement of resources, change in legal laws and regulations, etc. which
assist in successful running of business at international market.
References
Books and Journals
Adekola, A. and Sergi, B. S., 2016. Global business management: A cross-cultural
perspective. Routledge.
Charles Jr, O. H., Schmidheiny, S. and Watts, P., 2017. Walking the talk: The business case
for sustainable development. Routledge.
Crane, A. and et. Al., 2019. Business ethics: Managing corporate citizenship and
sustainability in the age of globalization. Oxford University Press.
Laszlo, C. and Cescau, P., 2017. Sustainable value: How the world's leading companies are
doing well by doing good. Routledge.
Rahman, S. A. and et. al., 2015. Supporting entrepreneurial business success at the base of
pyramid through entrepreneurial competencies. Management decision. 53(6).
pp.1203-1223.
Rahman, S. A. and et. al., 2016. Enhancing the wellbeing of base of the pyramid
entrepreneurs through business success: the role of private organizations. Social
Indicators Research. 127(1). pp.195-216.
Rodrik, D., 2018. Populism and the Economics of Globalization. Journal of International
Business Policy. 1(1-2). pp.12-33.
Stiglitz, J. E., 2017. The overselling of globalization. Business Economics. 52(3). pp.129-137.
Taneja, S., Pryor, M. G. and Hayek, M., 2016. Leaping innovation barriers to small business
longevity. Journal of Business Strategy. 37(3). pp.44-51.
Vahlne, J. E. and Jonsson, A., 2017. Ambidexterity as a dynamic capability in the
globalization of the multinational business enterprise (MBE): Case studies of AB
Volvo and IKEA. International Business Review. 26(1). pp.57-70.
Online
 https://ecipe.org/publications/the-economic-benefits-of-globalization-for-business-
and-consumers/
 http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/globalization/7-factors-influencing-globalization-
discussed/22639
 https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/81/trade/costs-and-benefits-of-globalisation/
 http://media.the-ceo-magazine.com/guest/critical-success-factors-going-global
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research
project (e.g research, development and analysis of
ideas, writing, data collection, numerical analysis,
tutor meetings, production of final outcome,
evaluation, writing the report):
How long this
will take:

Research is in- depth investigation about some topic which
examine it and give some solution over it. In this
investigation, there is discussion about globalisation and
its impact on growth and development of association
(Rahman and et. al., 2015). So there are some activities which
has to be performed to achieve it. These activities are as
under-
Submission of research proposal
Complete background information for research project
Collect secondary sources of information for research project
Complete research methodology and collect primary and
secondary sources of information
Complete collecting data for study and present the result
Determining Budget
Data Interpretation and analysis
Evaluating results and findings
Complete the report and submit the final report
1st week
2nd week
3rd week
3rd week
4th week
5th week
5th and 6th week
7th week
10th week
Milestone one: __Determining Budget_______________
Target date (set by tutor): __5th week_______________
Milestone two: ___Evaluating results and findings____________________

Target date (set by tutor): __7th week___________________
Gantt Chart
Gantt chart is pictorial description about research activities with its time
through representation of horizontal and vertical bars. Hence with the
help of it, researcher can get to know about how much time is required
for completing whole investigation. This assist in completing all the
activities within specified time and able to complete study in synchronise
manner.
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Submission of
research
proposal
Complete
background
information for
research project
Collect secondary
sources of
information for
research project
Complete research
methodology and collect
primary and secondary
sources of information
Complete
collecting data for
study and
present the result

Determining
Budget
Data
Interpretation and
analysis
Evaluating results
and findings
Complete the
report and submit
the final report
Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
What type of research approach and methodologies are you likely
to use and why? What your areas of research will cover:
Research is time and cost consuming procedure because this is detailed investigation about
globalisation with the help of which some recommendations and conclusion are drawn
(Rahman and et. al., 2016). So there are some specific tools and techniques which has to be
considered such as sources of information, data philosophy, research approach, etc. Some
tools which are used to in this investigation are-
Pragmatist philosophy is used in this investigation because this covers all the important facts
which are covered in this investigation. When all the important aspects are covered in this
investigation, then this study will be more authentic and relevant for future concern.
Descriptive research design is used which covers all the aspects of study in detailed manner
through which reader gets relevant and authentic data (Vahlne and Jonsson, 2017).
Inductive approach is used because this focus on small aspects more and then en-lights
bigger things. Hence it is easy for researcher to understand and enhance knowledge about
globalisation. When all the concepts are clear to investigator, then they can give complete and
relevant information to reader as well.
There are two ways through which investigation is performed i.e. qualitative and quantitative
method. In this investigation, qualitative method will be used because this method is easy for
representation of information through pictures and graphs (Taneja, Pryor and Hayek, 2016).

There are two sources of information i.e. primary and secondary method. This investigation
is based on globalisation and its impact on business operations. This topic is wide, hence in
this study both the methods will be used. Primary information will collected through
questionnaire in which researcher have to contact with each and it is easy to get to know about
their perspective about topic. While secondary information is collected through online sources
which provides complete idea about topic and it is easy for investigator to interpret it.
Simple random probable sampling is used for this investigation because with the help of it, it
is easy to get bias free information from respondents (Rodrik, 2018). 50 employees are
selected from Vodafone PLC while collecting primary information. Sampling is important
because in this method, it is not easy for investigator to collect information from whole crowd,
hence some individuals are recruited for this purpose.
Comments and agreement from tutor
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I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be
submitted for another qualification and is appropriate.
Agreed: ________________ (name)_______________ Date ______________
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Research Ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants
or the use of data collected form human participants are required to gain
ethical approval before commencing their research. Please answer all
relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed
research fully with your unit tutor. Please complete this form in good time
before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title:
To study the role of globalisation in driving business success . A case on
Vodafone PLC.
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
College Name:
Intended research start date:
Intended research end date:
Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your
project:
 Interviews Yes No
 Questionnaires Yes No
 Observations Yes No
 Use of personal records Yes No
 Data Analysis Yes No
 Action Research Yes No
 Focus Groups Yes No
 Others (Please specify) :

Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where
necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
Respondents are work force which are working in VODAFONE PLC because
they have complete and relevant information about working style of
globalisation.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what
you are doing:
Notice board of organisation is used for communicating to employees
about research.
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written?
How will it be made clear to participants that they may withdraw
consent to participate at any time?
DOC forms are used for collecting primary information which is forward
to respondents through their official e- mail id.
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of
omitting questions that do not wish to answer?
Yes No
If no please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical
issues arising from this
Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be
asked for their informed consent to be observed.

Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give
them a brief explanation of the study)?
Yes No
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study?
(This could be a brief summary of your findings in general)
Yes No
Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in
compliance with the Data Protection Act (1998)
Yes No
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
Researcher and tutor can access research for the purpose of investigation. s
During the research:
Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
Information will be stored in doc format.
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
After the research:

Where will the data be stored?
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No
Section 5 : Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work, which may
raise ethical concerns? If so, please outline how you will deal with
these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks
that may arise because of your research. Please consider/address all
issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include, but are not limited
to the following :
 Informed consent.
 Potentially vulnerable participants.
 Sensitive topics
 Risk to participants and /or researchers
 Confidentiality/anonymity
 Disclosures/ limits to confidentiality
 Data storage and security, both during and after the research
(including transfer, sharing, encryption, protection).
 Reporting
 Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s
Research and Ethics Policy: Yes No
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with
my Unit Tutor:
Yes No
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct, and this is a full description of
the ethical issues that may arise in the course of my research
Name: Date:

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