Business Research Method: Research Proposal on Global Team Challenges

This research proposal explores the challenges associated with managing globally diversified teams. The study aims to identify the difficulties faced by managers, the factors driving businesses to employ international teams, and the specific challenges experienced by executive-level employees. The research employs a quantitative methodology, including surveys and questionnaires, to gather primary data from 150 managers across different sectors. The proposal details the research instruments, data analysis process (including graphs, charts, and statistical techniques), and sampling strategy (stratified random sampling). The literature review covers topics such as communication barriers, the impact of cultural differences, and the increasing prevalence of outsourcing and the inclusion of indigenous people in the workplace. The proposal also addresses research limitations, ethical considerations, and a time schedule for the project's completion, emphasizing the importance of reliability and validity in the data collection process.

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Business Research Method Research Proposal
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction:................................................................................................................................2
2. Project Objective:........................................................................................................................2
3. Project Scope:..............................................................................................................................3
4. Literature Review:.......................................................................................................................3
5. Research Questions:.....................................................................................................................5
6. Research Design and Methodology:............................................................................................5
6.1 Research instruments:............................................................................................................6
6.2 Quantitative data analysis process:........................................................................................6
6.3 Sampling strategy:.................................................................................................................6
6.4 Interviewing and questionary design:....................................................................................7
6.5 Reliability and validity of the data:.......................................................................................7
7. Research Limitations:..................................................................................................................8
9. Conclusion:..................................................................................................................................9
References:....................................................................................................................................10

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Topic: Challenges of managing global teams
1. Introduction:
In the present competitive business environment, each organization is looking to initiate
several strategies for handling entire workforce in an appropriate manner. Business expansion
has emerged as a key term for all businesses to maintain sustainable growth in the competitive
market. Therefore, utilization of global workforce has become essential for all the organizations
to enhance the overall efficiency level of the operational procedure. In this study, the focus
would be provided on different initiated management strategies to handle diversified workforce
in an appropriate way. The study has already covered detailed description of different methods
organizations from different sector have initiated in the literature review section. Here, the study
will concentrate on initiating different methods for assessing the kind of challenges associated
with managing a globally diversified team. For that reason, it will formulate a scheduled plan to
cover entire area associated with the research topic.
2. Project Objective:
In order to evaluate all the challenges of the managers in handling global team, the study
will concentrate on following objectives:
Primary objective:
 To identify all types of challenges associated with managing a globally diversified team
Secondary objectives:
 To assess all the prime factors that induce businesses to recruit individuals from different
part of the world

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 To highlight the kind of challenges executive level of employee have faced in working
with diversified workforce
 To recommend best possible way for the management to handle globally diversified
workforce for accomplishing business goals and objectives
3. Project Scope:
The research project has concentrated on extremely vast topic that covers several factors.
Moreover, the study has included aspects of every industry for highlighting the challenges of the
managers in handling diversified workforce. Now, different industries have different dimension
and requirements. As a result, the management challenges are also different from one another. In
addition, it is often found that employees from different cultural background have different
problems. Hence, the study has plenty of scope to concentrate on different areas of the business
for accomplishing all the research goals and objectives. Moreover, proper evaluation is also
likely to provide scope for the research study to offer effective recommendations for the
betterment of business performances.
4. Literature Review:
In the assessment 1, the study has provided detailed description about the way globally
diversified team has allowed enhancing operational performances. The literature review has
evaluated a previous article namely “Choices, Challenges, and Career Consequences of Global
Work Experiences: A Review and Future Agenda”. Here, the study has concentrated on
assessing the employee perspectives in taking on the challenges associated with the global
responsibilities. On the other hand, the assessment 1 also highlighted the factors that have
created challenges for the management in handling the workforce.

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As per the article by Reiche, Mendenhall and Stahl (2016) individuals from different
geographical and cultural background is likely to have different ways to express their skills and
knowledge. Therefore, it can definitely create initial communication barriers among different
group of employees. Now, communication is arguably the most important aspect for maintaining
team performance. Moreover, several managers have also found it difficult to convey necessary
message to all the employees regardless of their cultural or geographical background. On the
other hand, Daim et al. (2012) have mentioned that development of diversified teams allow
businesses to understand different queries and complains of the customers. As a result, it helps to
build strong interpersonal relationship with all the potential customers, which is likely to create
positive impact on the sustainable growth perspective. The assessment 1 also highlighted the
increasing popularity of outsourcing concepts that induce businesses to deal with employees of
different countries simultaneously (Kim and McLean 2012). It increases the need for utilizing the
globally diversified workforce in a major way. Moreover, inclusion of indigenous people within
workplace has emerged as one of the prime global phenomenon. It not only created challenges
for the employees to mix with all members associated with team but also has created major
challenges for the managers in keeping healthy working environment.
In the assessment 1, proper justification has been provided on the way utilization of
globally diversified teams will help organizations to enhance business performances. However,
the literature gap section has highlighted no specific way for the managers to handle a globally
diversified team (Erez et al. 2013). In fact, managers can have to face different unique challenges
on regular basis. Therefore, management needs to have proper level of skills to enhance the
overall performance of the organization. The study has also mentioned inclusion of indigenous
people within the workplace will be a major challenge for any management. Therefore, the study

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will have to concentrate on different areas of handling a diversified team for accomplishing all
the business goals and objectives in an appropriate manner.
5. Research Questions:
For accomplishing all the projects objectives successfully, the study will concentrate on
following research questions:
Primary research questions:
 What are the challenges associated with managing a globally diversified team
Secondary research questions:
 What are the prime factors that induce businesses to recruit individuals from different
part of the world?
 What are the challenges executive level of employee have faced in working with
diversified workforce?
6. Research Design and Methodology:
As stated by Mackey and Gass (2015) proper selection of research methodology is
critical for accomplish all the research goals within the limited timeframe. Primary and
secondary are the available types of data that research projects can use for accomplishing all the
goals (Kuada 2012). In order to identify all the challenges associated with handling global teams,
the study will concentrate on primary data collection technique. Moreover, the study will choose
quantitative data collection technique for identifying the trends across different universities. The
utilization of process of quantitative data collection technique is provided as follows:

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6.1 Research instruments:
Research instrument refers to the resources that any research project will require for
completing all the needs of the quantitative data collection (Bryman and Bell 2014). The
selection appropriate research instrumentations are critical for covering all areas associated with
the research topic. For assessing the challenges associated with handling global teams, the study
will concentrate on utilizing the instruments like survey, questionnaire, reliability and validity.
The selection of these mentioned instruments will help the study to describe the actual situation
in an effective manner.
6.2 Quantitative data analysis process:
The selection of quantitative analysis will help the study to describe the research area
based on numeric value. Here, the study will concentrate on online survey procedure to capture
all the required data related with the research topic. The study will also formulate a questionnaire
with only closed end questions for assessing a trend regarding the types of challenges faced by
the managers in handling global teams (Silverman 2016). After the completion of data collection
process, the study will concentrate on identifying best analysis tools for evaluating the collected
data. Here, the study will use graphs and charts to describe a trend related with the challenges in
handling diversified teams. Here, the study will also use mean, median and mode technique to
enhance the overall quality of the research project.
6.3 Sampling strategy:
As illustrated by Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault (2015) proper utilization of sampling
technique is critical for gathering effective information about the research topic. Here, the study
will have to consider all the working employees and managers as the part of the research
population. Obviously, it will be impossible to cover the entire population for data collection

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purpose. Now, sample refers to specific portion of the population that accurately describe entire
population. Probability and non-probability are the types of sampling that study can use to
accomplish research objectives (Roberts 2013). Here, the study will select stratified random
sampling to choose respondents from different industries or departments. The study will select
total 150 managers from different sector as respondents for covering all the research needs in an
effective manner.
6.4 Interviewing and questionary design:
As mentioned earlier, the study will concentrate on developing questionnaire with only
closed-end questions, as it will help identify the trend associated with research topic. The study
will use online survey method for gathering information, as it will reduce the time required for
accomplishing all the research goals and objectives. Moreover, all the managers have many
responsibilities in their professional life (Panneerselvam 2014). Therefore, utilization of online
platform is likely to allow managers to respond as per their convenience, which will increase the
quality of the collected data.
6.5 Reliability and validity of the data:
As described by Flick (2015) proper evaluation of reliability and validity of the data is
necessary for covering all aspects associated with the research topic. Reliability refers to the
overall quality of the collected data. On the other hand, validity refers to examine the
authenticity of the provided information. Proper utilization of reliability and validity test is also
likely to keep the consistency of the research topic (Tong et al. 2012). For that reason, the study
has concentrated on using only authentic sources for gathering secondary information. On the
other hand, the study has selected those managers who have significant amount of capability in
providing accurate data about the research topic.

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7. Research Limitations:
Proper identification of the research limitations is also critical for avoiding any type of
ethical challenges. The study has purposely concise the research aim and objectives for covering
all areas associated with the research topic. Here, the study has assumed that the selected
research methodology will able to cover all the areas associated with the research topic.
Moreover, the study has assumed the selected sample size will able to represent the entire
population successfully. In addition, the study has also assumed that the selected data analysis
technique is the best suited for the research topic and inclusion of any other technique is not
required.
8. Time Schedule (Research plan):
Activities Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Topic selection
Project scope
Development of research
objectives
Literature review
Research methodology
Limitations
Submission
Table 1: Gantt chart
(Source: As created by the author)

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9. Conclusion:
The above illustration has covered all the areas associated with the research project. The
study has provided detailed description regarding the way all the relevant data associated with
research topic will be collected within given time span. It has also highlighted the time required
for capturing and evaluating relevant information. In addition, the inclusion of reliability and
validity test is likely to enhance the overall quality of the research projects. For that reason, it is
expected that the study will able to fulfil all the requirements of the research topic within the
given period of time. It is also expected that the selected research method will be covered within
limited budget. Moreover, the study has also maintained ethical guidelines to avoid any type of
unnecessary challenges associated with the research topic.

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