University Business Research Methodology Reflective Writing Report

This report presents a reflective writing assignment on business research methodology, focusing on the impact of Human Resource Management (HRM) functions on business performance in Australia, with a case study on Hotel Hilton from 2000 onwards. The student reflects on the learning experience, highlighting the usefulness of the research process in understanding industry trends, HRM laws, and strategic planning. The research involved both primary data collection through surveys and secondary data analysis from scholarly articles, books, and industry publications. The student discusses the application of the learning in future career prospects, emphasizing enhanced research and analytical skills. The assignment covers the research methodology, data analysis, and implications of HRM functions on business outcomes, offering insights into the industry's performance and the economic conditions of Australia.

Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Reflective Writing on Business Research Methodology
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1. Effectiveness and usefulness of the learning experience
I have performed the research on ‘Evaluating the impact of HR management functions in
business performance in Australia from the year 2000’. The research process has been very
beneficial for me as I have been able to gather knowledge on the trends of HRM functions in
Australia and the evolution of the activities. It is valuable in my future career options as I will
have an edge over the changing pattern of the industries and can adopt the required skills
quickly. In this research, I have taken the case of Hotel Hilton and studied their effective
management functions. This has been helpful in getting an overview of the HR laws of the
country and how the laws have changed since 2000 to make the employment management
efficient. While conducting the research, I have learnt to make a strategy and various aspects of a
research work, which is valuable for my higher studies as well as in different situations that
would arise in the course of life, as a strategy is helpful in performing any work in a methodical
manner (Flick 2015).
2. Usefulness of the learning process on course, program, future career, life generally
The learning process from this research has been very helpful in gathering a wide range
of knowledge on the employment condition of Australia and efficiency of the HRM functions in
the industries, with a focus on the hotel and hospitality industry. The research has helped me to
learn about various factors of the economy and the hotel industry in detail. This has not only
helped me to gain a better knowledge about my course and study program in the university and
get good grades, but it will also help me to share my knowledge during presentations and
conferences on the related topics, such as in my future career option in this field. I can also
publish articles in the magazines, journals and other publications about the related issues and
other future researchers can take help from that. Even in the process of life, I was able to learn

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about the impact of the HRM functions have on the lives of people directly and indirectly
associated with the businesses and organizations. This will be helpful in my future as I will be
able to look at the different management functions and their implications from different
perspectives.
3. Happenings in the learning process
During the learning process of the research, I accessed various scholarly articles, books,
journals etc. from the university library and national library in the town. I read many publications
of the eminent writers on the related topics to gain an insight about the HRM functions and laws
in Australia, the business condition, impact on the employees and scopes of improvement (Hair
2015). I also explored educational videos on YouTube and social media and talked to the
managers and other staffs of Hotel Hilton to know more about their working condition,
efficiency of the management and the business performance. From this observation, I tried to
infer logical relation and explain the causal effect of the HRM functions on the performance of
the hotel as well as the performance of the entire industry since 2000. I have used both the
primary and secondary data for this research. Primary data is helpful to gather knowledge about
the research topic from the people directly involved or affected by it and secondary data is
helpful to validate the findings from the primary data (Best and Kahn 2016). To collect the
primary data, I designed a questionnaire and conducted a survey to get the first hand experience
from the employees of Hotel Hilton and validated the research issue and method by the
secondary data collected from various authentic sources.

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4. Usefulness of business research in research learning process
The learning process of a research involves many important tasks. From making a
strategy, designing research aims and objectives to collect and analysing the data to get the
findings are integral part of a research project (Bryman and Bell 2015). At the end of the
research, it is extremely essential to establish a link of the findings with the objectives; else, the
purpose of the research will not be fulfilled. Business research includes studying various aspects
of a particular business to gather in depth knowledge about the research topic. In this study, I had
to focus on the HRM functions of the Hotel Hilton in Australia to know about the effectiveness
of the management and their impact on the employees, as well as, the rules and regulations of the
country that defines the path of every organization in this particular industry. I have also learnt
about the pattern of performance of this industry through on the perspective of Hotel Hilton.
Thus, to gain relevant knowledge about the research topic, the business research has been quite
helpful.
5. Explanation of the learning process
From the research project, I have learnt various aspects of a research and business
condition of Australia. Along with the economic condition of the country, I also learnt about the
hotel and hospitality industry and the impact of the functioning of the human resource
management on the business performance since 2000. I chose to collect and analyse both
primary and secondary data to get a broad view of the research topic and its implications on the
industry, supported by the views of the people directly affected by the HRM functions.

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6. Application of the learning in the future
The purpose of this research paper is to find out the impact of the HR functions on the
business performance of the industry in Australia since 2000. Through this research, not only I
gained an in-sight about various aspects of this industry, but about the impact of the economy
also. This is helpful in future prospect of my career as I want to make important contribution in
this field of study and throw some light to a new perspective of the issues and opportunities. The
research process has helped me in grooming myself by enhancing my research and analytical
skills, improving my representation abilities and completing the project within projected
timeline. There is an improvement in my own skills and performance after this research project,
which, I believe, will continue to give me benefits in all my future endeavours.

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References
Best, J.W. and Kahn, J.V., 2016. Research in education. Pearson Education India.
Bryman, A. and Bell, E., 2015. Business research methods. Oxford University Press, USA.
Flick, U., 2015. Introducing research methodology: A beginner's guide to doing a research
project. Sage.
Hair, J.F., 2015. Essentials of business research methods. ME Sharpe.

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