Research Ethics Application: Globalization, MNCs, and Challenges

This document presents a student's completed research ethics approval form, focusing on a study about the impact of globalization on large multinational companies and the challenges they face. The form details the research methods, including interviews and questionnaires, and outlines the participant recruitment process, targeting Aldi UK employees. It addresses informed consent, emphasizing verbal consent and the right to withdraw. The form also covers data storage and security, specifying Google Drive for data storage and outlining ethical concerns such as informed consent, potentially vulnerable participants, and data security. The student acknowledges adherence to the institution's Research and Ethics Policy and confirms discussions with their unit tutor regarding ethical issues. The form highlights potential risks related to the small sample size and dissemination of findings.

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: The impact of globalization on large multinational companies and challenges face by the
companies.
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?
Ans Yes
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults: Yes
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
Ans Personal contact is established with Aldi UK employees.

Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
Ans : Personally I will meet to the participants and will communicate them intention behind research.
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?
Ans Yes, consent obtained from participant’s verbally and whenever sample unit intend can withdraw
from research. In this regard, also communication will be made verbally.
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?

During the research: Only I will have access to data during research.
Where will the data be stored?
Data will be stored on Google drive.
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
Laptop will be used and data will be saved in Google drive.
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
Ans Google Drive
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Ans For few months data will be stored in Google sheet.
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: Written consent is not taken and it may be possible that easily respondents
may deny from giving response or they can say that we do not give such kind of answer.
 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: Sample size is small and it is possible to obtain different results in case work done
with large sample size.
 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 your supervisor and also attach to the Research Proposal
when submitting to Turnitin.