Research Methods and Critical Reflection of Ethical Issues

Research methods/ critical
reflection of ethical issues

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Aim..............................................................................................................................................3
Objective......................................................................................................................................3
Methodology................................................................................................................................3
Ethical considerations..................................................................................................................4
Ethics checklist............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals......................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Leadership styles have an impact on the performance of their team members working
within an organisation. Managers and leaders are expected to lead their team in way which will
exhibit better performance from the employee’s side (Hu, and et.al., 2017) . Use of different
leadership styles help in achieving the goals and objective of the organisation. Leadership styles
and inter organisational networks plays an important role in the development of the business of
the company. John Lewis is a brand known for operating departmental stores in the Great
Britain. The company is headquartering in London, UK. This report deals with the influence of
leadership styles and organisational networks within John Lewis organisation.
MAIN BODY
Aim
Is to evaluate the impact of leadership styles and inter organisational networks on the
performance of individuals working within the company, case study of john Lewis.
Objective
 To create a basic understanding related to the concept of leadership styles and inter
organisational network.
 To determine different ways in which John Lewis can improve the performance of
employees.
 To identify the influence of leadership styles and inter organisational networks on the
performance of individuals working within the organisation.
Methodology
Research type: It is a process and technique which is used to identify and analyse the
information related to the topic. Research can be qualitative or quantitative. Qualitative research
is the type of research which focuses on attaining data through the means of having open minded
conversations and communication (Fleming, and Zegwaard, 2018). It provides a systematic
observation and results. Quantitative research type on the other hand is the process of collecting
and analysing the numerical type of data. It is used to find patterns and predictions to generalise
the results by considering wider population. This research type is qualitative research done by
preparing a questionnaire and interviewing various people.