Research Ethics Approval Form: ASDA Leadership and Management Project

This document is a completed research ethics approval form submitted by a student for a leadership and management research project focusing on the impact of gender equality on company growth, specifically using ASDA as a case study. The form covers essential aspects of ethical research, including project details, research methods, participant information (recruitment, consent, and withdrawal), data storage and security protocols, and potential ethical concerns. The student indicates their awareness of ethical considerations such as informed consent, confidentiality, and data protection, and confirms adherence to the institution's Research and Ethics Policy. The form outlines the student's plans for obtaining informed consent, ensuring data security, and addressing any potential risks associated with the research. The student also acknowledges discussions with their unit tutor regarding the ethical issues involved in their research project.

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 examine the impact of gender equality in leadership and management on company's
growth. A case study on ASDA.”
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?
Yes
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults: 18>
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
Email, Text
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what
you are doing:
I will use communication tools to inform participants.
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?
By asking them to fill consent form which will be in written form.
They will be provided with the option to withdraw anytime.
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 supervisor
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?
Pen drive and laptop
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
Laptops and USB storage will use to store data for longer period
of time
After the research:

Where will the data be stored?
Pen drive and laptop
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
The data will have kept in soft copy format for 10 years
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:
Please submit your completed form to the Cohort Leader and a
copy to your supervisor only