Business Communication Research Proposal Email - Conestoga College

This document presents a business communication research proposal submitted as a homework assignment. The proposal begins with an email to the professor outlining the research topic's relevance to the field of study and personal interest. It clearly states the research question: how proper communication processes in business positively impact human resources. The proposal includes references to relevant articles and a book, demonstrating preliminary research. A detailed summary of one of the cited articles is provided, followed by a project plan that breaks down the research process into manageable stages with estimated timelines for each task, including literature review, data collection, and conclusion. The student acknowledges potential challenges, such as primary data collection, but emphasizes the unique research idea and seeks approval for the proposal.

Running head: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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TO: [e-mail]
FROM: [your email address]
DATE: [date submitted]
SUBJECT: Business communication
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the business communication process that most of the
reputed organizations in the world follow. The concerns for business communication has
been growing with time as most of the organizations are expanding in the different markets of
the world.
This topic is important because starting from the brand management, marketing,
customer relations, advertising, maintaining consumer behaviour, public relations, employee
engagement to interpersonal communication, in every aspect, the utility of business
communication is growing.
The research question for this essay is how proper communication process in business
can positively impact on the human resource. In order to answer this research question, the
articles of Coffelt, Baker and Corey (2016), Cardon and Marshall (2015), and book of
Andrews (2017) can be used.
Cardon, P. W., & Marshall, B. (2015). The hype and reality of social media use for work
collaboration and team communication. International Journal of Business
Communication, 52(3), 273-293.
This article mainly describes the effectiveness of the usage of social networking
platforms in increasing the connectivity of the employees in the organization. For enhancing
the quality of communication and promoting transparency, social networking tools are taken
for survey. The authors have collected information from 227 business professionals to touch

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three main aspects of business communication which include frequency of the employees to
use social networking tools for the team communication, effectiveness of these social
networking tools in the team communication process and finally the attitude towards the use
of social communication at the time of team communication. The results of this study has
clearly show that the use of social communication platforms are different among the
generation x and generation y employees. However, it is clear from the surveys that the
business leaders are showing interest for using these social networking tools for the business
communication in the workplace. Finally, the article concludes with the prospect of spreading
business communication through enterprise social networking platforms.
Works planned Days Times Obstacles Assistance
Completing
entire project
35 days 210 hours Part time jobs
and tuitions
Mentor,
senior
students and
tutor
Searching for
peer reviewed
journals and
articles
7 days 42 hours Tuitions and
internet access
Tutor
Selecting
important
resources and
designing layout
of research
4 days 24 hours Part time job Mentor
Writing
literature review
7 days 42 hours Part time job and
Tuitions
Senior
students and
tutor
Data collection
for the primary
resources
15 days 90 hours Part time job and
access for
reliable data
collection
Tutors and
mentors.
Conclusion of
the study
4 days 24 hours Making
amendments and
arranging entire
research
Tutors and
mentors.

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This project involves problems of primary data collection from reliable sources but I
have tried to present a unique research idea and support this with data. I would be highly
obliged if you review this proposal and provide approval for this research topic.
Thanking you
Name

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References:
Andrews, D. C. (2017). A space for place in business communication research. International
Journal of Business Communication, 54(3), 325-336.
Cardon, P. W., & Marshall, B. (2015). The hype and reality of social media use for work
collaboration and team communication. International Journal of Business
Communication, 52(3), 273-293.
Coffelt, T. A., Baker, M. J., & Corey, R. C. (2016). Business communication practices from
employers’ perspectives. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 79(3),
300-316.