Systematic Review and Research Program

This assignment involves a systematic review of research programs and their implementation in a business setting. The student has learned about various techniques, tools, and methods used to enhance knowledge and achieve desired outcomes. A Gantt chart and work break down structure are also discussed, along with the importance of data integration for effective functions at the workplace. Additionally, the student assesses the use of questionnaires to collect relevant information and the role of participants in providing views and opinions towards business goals and objectives. Critical path analysis is also mentioned as a tool for creating effectiveness at the workplace.

MANAGING SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS

TITLE: The impact of digital technology in supporting small business growth
and innovation.
TASK 1
P1 Aims and objectives of the study
Background of the research
In order to implement digital technology in business, there are innovative results will be
attain at research. In order to enhance profitability and outcomes. It helps to develop successful
outcomes in the company that make creative results that enhance loyalty of the customers
towards the company (Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows, 2014). This is because, digital
technology the company use effective tools and techniques that make creative results at
workplace. Further, it also helps to attain competitive advantages that generate more income and
profits at chosen business environment. It is very important function that enhance efficiency,
income, etc. with ascertain aims and objectives. Internet is the major element that create
effectiveness at workplace for develop significant advantages with research. With the help of
different tools and techniques, organisations have been used that integrated digital technology to
attain more profits at workplace. In addition to this, business marketing and results also attain to
make effectiveness at workplace (Fitzgerald, Kruschwitz and Welch, 2014).
In order to carry the present research, ThirdWay Interiors organisation has been selected
which is office interior design and build. The chosen company is small sector business so that
they need to expand their business to make it large. Therefore, they need to implement advance
and digital technology that assists to create effectiveness at workplace (Purcell, Buchanan and
Friedrich, 2013). It is the systematic process in which living standard of the people because they
are getting employment opportunity. Further, the company need to implement more fund to
increase their outcomes and performances at workplace. It is the best way to expand company
operations in the new areas. In respect to demonstrate the responsibility, the chosen organisation
can develop their results in the systematic perspective (Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows,
2014).
Aim: “To identify impact of digital technology that create support and growth to the enterprise
with innovations – A Case Study on ThirdWay Interiors.”
Objectives
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 To assess the concept of digital technology that creates growth and innovations.
 To analysis the importance of growth and innovations to the ThirdWay.
 To create interrelationship between technology and growth of small sector business.
 To recommend ways through growth and innovations will be enhances at workplace.
Research questions
 What is the concept of digital technology that creates growth and innovations?
 What are the importance of growth and innovations to the ThirdWay?
 How to create interrelationship between technology and growth of small sector business?
 What are the recommendations determines to create growth and innovations that increase
profitability at workplace.
P2 Project management plan
With regards to develop significant advantages at workplace, several perspective assists
to create effectiveness at research. In this regard, activities also performed that develop
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systematic research in the business environment. According to the business requirement,
researcher needs to concentrate on the organisation. In addition to this, relevant elements also
applied in which research that assists to accomplish aims and objectives. Following are the
elements includes at workplace:
 Cost: With respect to consider study, different activities performed at workplace to meet
with aims and objectives. With this regard, total budget require in the company around
£485. Therefore, different activities also perform task and activities for determines
several functions at workplace. In this way, exploration and collection of the data
develops through primary and secondary data.
 Risk: In order to carry the present research, there are several risks exist in which
researcher has limited time and cost. In respect to attain goals and objectives risk element
also take place which consider different targets and outcomes in the business. In this
regard, participants also facing several issues which create impact on the effective results
and outcomes of the organisation (Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows, 2014). Therefore,
it is not easily to attract all customers to gain relevant information at workplace. As
results, they are unable to get relevant information at workplace towards the objectives
and aims.
 Scope: With this regard, it has been determines that there is wide scope to carry the
research in systematic way. There is wide scope to carry the research program at
workplace. In order to consider digital technology, selected enterprise create effective
functioning in the business environment so that targets will be accomplish as well
(Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows, 2014).
 Resources: In respect to demonstrate research study, it can be assessed that goals and
objectives will be accomplish to systematic objectives at workplace. In this regard,
primary and secondary information will be develops that make effective functioning in
business unit. Different types of resources also carried at workplace that assists to
develop outcomes and performances in systematic manner (Purcell, Buchanan and
Friedrich, 2013).
 Quality: Quality is the systematic consideration that helps to attain relevant results and
information at workplace. In this regard, primary and secondary information will be
gathering. Therefore, fresh and relevant information helps to attain desired results in the
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enterprise. As results, the company will easily meet with aims and objectives (Fitzgerald,
Kruschwitz and Welch, 2014). Therefore, suitable techniques need to be implemented at
workplace to accomplish effective results.
P3 WBS and Gantt chart
Illustration 1: Work break down structure
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Illustration 2: Gantt chart
Illustration 3: Network planning

TASK 2
P4 Qualitative and quantitative research methods
With respect to accomplish goals and objectives, different perspective of data has been
collected to attain more significant advantages in research. In this aspect, qualitative elements
develop relevant information at workplace of ThirdWay Interiors. For analysis of the business
outcomes, relevant information will be gather from different sources such as articles, journals,
survey, etc. (Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows, 2014). It is the systematic process for undertake
several aspects at workplace. In addition to this, thematic analysis also taken which conducted
from the interview of the customer of the chosen organisation. Secondary information also
assists to gather relevant data at workplace.
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Gender:
1. From the company website, you get useful information?
 Yes
 No
 Can't say
2. Which of the relevant source for the ThirdWay Interiors?
 Integration of the social media
 Website of the company
 Online payment system
 Online forms for collecting customer information
 All the above
3. How to digital technology system will be improves in the chosen enterprise?
 Paid research
 Printing advertisement
 Conference and seminars
 Social media
 Other media
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4. Digital technology is useful for the ThirdWay Interiors?
 Yes
 No
 Can't say
5. How are you satisfying with the organisation performances and outcomes?
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
6. Which element require implement at workplace of the chosen organisation to increase their
performances and objectives?
 Reduce cost of functions and operations
 Enhance ability to respond customer and supplier requirement
 Improvement in the goods and service quality
 All the above
Theme 1 ThirdWay Interiors consider website and provide useful information to their
customer
From the company website, you get useful
information? Frequency
Yes 18
No 1
Cannot say 1
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0
5
10
15
20
Frequency
Yes
No
Cannot say
Interpretation: In order to carry present analysis, it can be stated that there are 18 respondents
who stated that ThirdWay provide useful information that assists to know about the products and
services of the business. As results, it can be said that easily develop functions and operations in
international market that make effective results at workplace. Further, there is 1 person who
stated that company not providing useful perspective to attain goals and objectives at research.
Theme 2 there are several sources exists in ThirdWay for implement effective results at
works
Which of the relevant source for the ThirdWay
Interiors? Frequency
Integration of the social media 1
Customised website 1
Online payment 1
Online forms for collecting customer
information 1
All the above 16
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Frequency
Integration of
the social media
Customised
website
Online payment
Online forms for
collecting
customer
information
All the above
Interpretation: In the present graph, it can be stated that there are 16 respondents exists who
stated that, ThirdWay enterprise determines more effective functions and operations to carry
several resources at workplace. Therefore, the chosen organisation need to implement integration
of the social media, customised website, online payment, etc. As results, it is the systematic
process to capture target customer at workplace.
Theme 3 Social media is the useful system for improvement for the chosen organisation
How to digital technology system will be
improves in the chosen enterprise? Frequency
Paid research 2
Printing advertisement 1
Conferences and seminars 1
Social media 16
Other media 0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Frequency
Paid research
Printing
advertisement
Conferences and
seminars
Social media
Other media
Interpretation: In the present graph, it has been stated that there are 16 people exists who said
that social media is the important function that assists to make creative function and operations
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in the market. In this regard, ThirdWay need to concentrate on the social media that make
effective functionality in the operations and functions.
Theme 4 Digital technology is useful for ThirdWay Interiors
Digital technology is useful for the ThirdWay
Interiors? Frequency
Yes 17
No 2
Cannot say 1
0
5
10
15
20
Frequency
Yes
No
Cannot say
Interpretation: In the present graph, it has been stated that there are 17 people exists that said that
digital technology is useful perspective that assists to make innovations and growth at workplace
of the chosen organisation. Therefore, it make effective roles to demonstrate more profits and
revenue in the business. On the other hand, 2 person stated that digitakl technology is not useful
for the chosen organisation.
Theme 5 People are strongly agree with performances and outcomes
How are you satisfying with the organisation
performances and outcomes? Frequency
Strongly agree 16
Agree 2
Neutral 0
Disagree 1
Strongly disagree 1
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Frequency
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
disagree
Interpretation: In this graph, it has been stated that there are 16 people exists that strongly agree
with performances and innovations strategy of the chosen business. Therefore, it is the creative
perspective to make effective functioning at workplace. As results, it make more target and
attraction in various areas of the world.
Theme 6 Thirdway require reduce their operations cost for increase effective results at
workplace
Which element require implement at
workplace of the chosen organisation to
increase their performances and objectives? Frequency
Reduce cost of operations 13
Enhance ability to respond customer and
supplier requirement 5
Improves goods and service quality 1
All the above 1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Frequency
Reduce cost of
operations
Enhance ability
to respond
customer and
supplier
requirement
Improves goods
and service
quality
All the above 11

Interpretation: In the present graph, it has been stated that there are 14 people exists who stated
that ThirdWay need to reduce their operation cost that assists to increase effective functioning in
the business environment. On the other hand, 5 people said that the company need to focus on
the increasing customers and supplier requirement to deal with several activities in the business
environment.
TASK 3
P5 Collect data and conduct research with implement tools techniques
In the present research of the digital technology also determines creative and innovative
functions that assist to make growth and innovations in small business. With this regard,
information and data implemented with using several tools and techniques which assists to make
effective results at workplace (Fitzgerald, Kruschwitz and Welch, 2014). Therefore, following
aspects implement at workplace:
 Introduction: In order to collect the information, with consider tools and techniques
effective information towards the research collected. In this aspect, several methods and
tools considered that assists to make creative and innovations in business environment. It
helps to create growth and innovations within the business environment to accomplish
desired results in the business unit. It make valid research and outcomes in the business
environment for developing objectives and goals at workplace.
 Research design: In present research, researcher faces many problems for selecting the
topic. Hence, they need to solve this problem with implementing research design which
consider effective results and attain more desired outcomes. There different kinds of
research design exist such as descriptive, experimental, exploratory, etc. With this regard,
research has taken descriptive and experimental research design that assist to collect
relevant information towards the ThirdWay operations and functions.
 Research philosophy: This element assists to determine creative information that makes
systematic work performance in business environment. In this way, researcher has
several options to select the research philosophies which helps to attain significant
advantages in selected firm (Purcell, Buchanan and Friedrich, 2013). There are two kinds
of research philosophies exists such as positivism and interpretivism. Mainly researcher
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use interpretivism research philosophy because it assists to take and collect relevant
information towards the business outcomes. It makes creative functions and operations at
workplace. However, positivism research techniques are not useful because it does not
provide relevant information towards the goals and objectives (Grishikashvili, Dibb and
Meadows, 2014).
 Collection of the data: Collection of the data also describes in two methods with the
elements that assist to make creative functions and results in research. With this regard,
primary and secondary information has been collected by researcher that ascertain for
effective functioning at workplace. In order to collect the primary data, researcher has use
questionnaire which assists to gain relevant and fresh information towards the objectives
and aims. On the other hand, secondary information assists to determine effective results
at workplace through ascertain more relevant data at workplace (Kane, Palmer and
Buckley, 2015). With this regard, researcher has used articles, newspaper, magazines,
previous research, etc. Therefore, previous problem can also resolve by the researcher in
effective manner. In addition to this, survey is the important perspective that assists to
gather relevant information for the analysis. Therefore, I had prepare questionnaire
through effective results can be gather at workplace in systematic manner. In this way
two kinds of questions has been implemented such as close and open ended. As per the
aims and objectives, research will be ascertain (Hermsen, Frost and Kerkhof, 2016).
 Data analysis: With respect to find useful information, there are different types of tools
have been determines that assists to accomplish effective results at workplace such as
primary and secondary. With using primary information, it includes fresh and relevant
information will be collected in effective manner (Piccinini, Hanelt and Kolbe, 2015). In
addition to this, qualitative and quantitative information will be gather to measure
objectives and aims at workplace. Further, there are statistical tools are also used that
assists to collect relevant information towards the aims and objectives. For instance, Z
test, charts, chi square test, etc.
 Sampling: In the research study, sampling also carried to is also determining important
perspective results at workplace. In this regard, aims and objectives develops on the basis
of sample size (Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows, 2014). Therefore, relevant results will
be gather to undertake different program at workplace. It is the best way in which
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ThirdWay will assess their performances in systematic manner. It is the systematic
process in which focus also develops towards the relevant information to gain innovation
and growth at workplace in the small sector enterprise (Hutchison and Woodward, 2014).
 Limitations: In order to create proper research analysis, there are several research
limitations also exists which create impact on the results and outcomes in systematic
aspect. With the help of right and effective research, program also ascertain for
developing responses for the project and selected topic. Due to lack of time, researcher
also face problem so that he is unable to collect more information towards the goals and
objectives (Hill, Betts and Gardner, 2015).
P6 Recommendations and conclusion
With the help of digital technology implementation, every enterprise gain more benefits and
outcomes to consider innovative results. In this regard, researcher develop effective functioning
that helps to accomplish aims and objectives in systematic manner. With this regard, ThirdWay
need to develop their brand image through they can undertake their high brand image which
increase profitability which make innovations and growth at workplace. In addition to this, it also
assists to develop proper functions and outcomes at workplace (Taylor, Fritsch and Liederbach,
2014). Hence, the company able to make advantages for creating more revenue in business. On
the other, digital technology implementation also assists to increase revenue and profits at
workplace that make creative functions at workplace. Therefore, it is the systematic process for
meeting with aims and objectives (Hanelt, Piccinini and Kolbe, 2015). Therefore, the
organisation need to operate their functions and operations with following recommendations:
 Effective design to attract the customers: In this regard, the company need to attract
their customers through providing them effective design at workplace. Therefore, they
can make effective functioning at workplace. For example, innovative and creative
functions implement to increase functions and operations to create online and mobile
marketing. With the help of creative functions, results also develops with implementing
development at workplace (Fitzgerald, Kruschwitz and Welch, 2014). With the creative
aspect of the online marketing, the company able to deliver effective results at workplace.
 Make efforts to create high sales with mobile marketing: In this way, the chosen
organisation needs to concentrate on the goals and objectives at workplace. Through
operate functions and operations in the mobile apps, ThirdWay can enhance their sales
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and profits at workplace. With the help of mobile channels, products will be delivered in
the market. It is also useful to make innovations that create growth as well (Purcell,
Buchanan and Friedrich, 2013).
 Increase insight knowledge to attract customer: Digitalisation is the process in which
aims and objectives consider pertain systematic work performances. In this regard, the
company can easily meet with online efficiencies that assists to reduce load of paper
work and data will be kept very secure at workplace. This is more systematic process that
helps to gather relevant information at workplace. According to the customer needs,
products and services will be provide to them at workplace. It is the systematic process to
kept personal information secure (Gratton, Kwon and Aquilino, 2016).
TASK 4
P7 Reflect with undertaking the research
From the above research, I had learned several things which assists to attain desired aims
and objectives in systematic perspective. With the help of research, work objectives that help to
enhance my knowledge towards the research program. With respect to make innovative
functions and operations, there are several activities also implementing that make effective plan
in the aims and objectives. Along with this, I had also learned that implementation of the digital
technology assists to measure outcomes and performances in successful manner. It helps to make
global operations and functions that attain desired results at workplace. Therefore, goals and
objectives will be accomplish in this manner. In order to grow operations and functions, small
business consist important role to create growth and innovations at workplace. It is the
systematic review of the present topics and goals. In addition to this, report also includes Gantt
chart and work break down structure that create several activities in the business unit. With the
help of several techniques, it has been analysis that data integration is the important aspect to
make effective functions at workplace. As results, it assists to create high growth and innovations
in the business. With the help of several methods and tools, primary information will be
collected at workplace that make effective results and outcomes in the business environment
(Grishikashvili, Dibb and Meadows, 2014).
Further, I also assessed that for collecting several information, questionnaire has been
design to collect relevant and fresh data that assists to accomplish desire results at workplace.
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With the help of different activities and objectives, participants also taking part to provide their
views and opinion towards the business goals and objectives. It is the systematic process in
which research program will be done at workplace. In order to collect different kinds of
information, research program will be ascertain with different activities and goals. Therefore, it
is the systematic process in which relevant information will be gathering. Further, critical path
also made that assists to create effectiveness at workplace. Further, I need to understand various
statistical tool that are carried to make proper functions and operations at workplace. There are
several methods has been ascertain that assists to create more profits and outcomes at workplace.
I prepare Gantt chart and different themes that assists to accomplish desire results and prepare
me for conducting further research program. As result, it is the best process that make effective
results and outcomes at workplace.
Along with this, I face several issues at workplace that create negative impact on my
understanding and increase knowledge towards the goals and objectives. Because of the large
areas to conduct the research, I face many issues and problem to gather relevant results at
workplace. As results, right information needed to enhance effectiveness at workplace. In this
way, understanding require which make creative functions and operations at workplace. Hence,
right information will be gather at workplace.
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