Global Business Environment: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Recommendations

Desklib provides past papers and solved assignments for students. This project analyzes the impact of globalization on businesses.

Research Approval & Ethics Form
*Students must ensure that this form is attached with their final submission. Failure to do this will result
in your assignment been refused for grading.
Section 1: Basic Details
Proposed topic title: The benefits and drawbacks of a global business environment
Student name: ...................................................................................
Student ID number: ...................................................................................
Programme: ...................................................................................
School: ...................................................................................
Intended research start date: ............................................. Intended research end date: .............................................
Section 1: Proposal
You must complete all parts of Section 1 & 2 and present to your lecturer for a brief discussion and
approval of your topic before embarking on writing a full proposal.
What are the research objectives?
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Research project objectives (e.g. what is the question you want to answer? What do you want
to learn how to do? What do you want to find out?): Try to have at least 3 SMART objectives.
The research aim is to identify the benefits and drawbacks of global business environment. The
objectives are:
1. To explore the role of global business environment within business organizations
2. To identify the benefits and drawbacks of global business environment
3. To recommend on enhancing the benefits and reducing drawbacks of business
environment around the world.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
1. What is the relationship between global business environment and operations of
business organizations?
2. What is the level of impact of global business environment on business organizations?
3. What are the benefits and drawbacks of global business environment that may be faced
by the business organizations?
Explain your reasons for your choice of topic
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g. links to other subjects you are studying, personal
interest, future plans, why the topic is important):
In today’s business world, it is difficult for the organizations to be sustainable with being affected by
globalisation. Globalisation not only led exchanges of goods and capitals but also labour, ideas,
technology and so on between traditional borders as well as boundaries. Building a strong position
in domestic is essential for survival however expanding in international market would result in
tremendous growth and prosperity. This global business environment affects the business
organization in positive or negative manner. Therefore this research project aims to identify the
benefits and drawbacks of global business environment on business organizations.
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Section 2: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary. Will your research involve
human participants?
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-  Young People aged  Adult 
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Questionnaire will be distributed among the individuals using online medium. The participants will be
provided with the details of the research and approached using online medium and ask them to
complete the questionnaire which will be used for academic purpose only.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
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?
Email and telephone will be used in this process to inform participants
Studies involving questionnaires: Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they 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
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 3: Data Storage and Security
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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?
Students, project supervisor and academic tutor
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?
On personal computer and Google drive
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used? Yes  No 
If yes, please provide further details:
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
On personal computer and Google drive
How long will the data and records are kept for and in what format?
MS-Excel and MS-word will be used to keep the data and records till eth achievement of learning
objectives.
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No 
If yes, please provide further details:
Section 4: Ethical Issues
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Are there any particular features of your proposed work which may raise ethical concerns? If so, please
outline how you will deal with these.
Yes
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise as a result 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 
• Risks 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 5: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by The Pearson College Research Ethics Policy:
Yes:  No:
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Module Tutor:
Yes:  No:
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
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The above information is correct and that this is a full description of the ethics issues that may arise in
the course of my research.
Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Date: …………………………………
Please submit your completed form to ………………………….
Section 3: Approval (To be completed by the lecturer)
Checklist Yes No
1. Is the proposed research title related to the theme? 
2. Is the research scope realistic? (i.e. not too broad) 
3. Is the research feasible? (i.e. could be done) 
4. Is there a research question or hypothesis? 
5. Is there a rationale or clear reason for choosing the research title? 
6. Has the student considered how the data will be collected? 
7. Has the student considered where the data will be collected? 
Comment (If any)
Agreement from project proposal checker (if applicable)
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I confirm the learner has met and discuss their topic with me and is appropriate to the theme provided.
Name & signature:
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