BECAMEX BUSINESS SCHOOL

[TOPIC TITLE]

RESEARCH PROPOSAL
FOR FINAL YEAR PROJECT BUS450

Student’s name:…………………….
IRN:………………………………...
Concentration:……………………...

Quarter/ Year
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Keywords: thesis, business administration, university

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATION.....................................................................................................5
LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................................6
LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 1..............................................................................................................................8
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................8
1.1. Background of the study.....................................................................................................8
1.2. Research rationales..............................................................................................................8
1.3. Problem statement...............................................................................................................8
1.4. Research question(s)............................................................................................................8
1.5. Research objectives..............................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 2..............................................................................................................................9
LITERATURE..........................................................................................................................9
2.1. Review of the previous studies/ theories.............................................................................9
2.2. Hypothesis development....................................................................................................12
CHAPTER 3............................................................................................................................12
METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................................12
3.1. Research approach............................................................................................................12
3.2. Sampling method...............................................................................................................13
3.3. Variable measurement......................................................................................................13
3.4. Data collection strategies...................................................................................................13
3.5. Statistical model.................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................14

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 LIST OF ABBREVIATION
Value Mapping Stream.......................................................................................................VMS

Statistical Process Control..................................................................................................SPC

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 LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Population of graduate students.............................................................................................11

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 LIST OF FIGURES

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 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter provides an introduction to the research by explaining the background of the

research, the research rationales and problem statement; as well as research question and

objectives

1.1. Background of the study

1.2. Research rationales

1.3. Problem statement

1.4. Research question(s)

1.5. Research objectives

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 CHAPTER 2

LITERATURE

Chapter two presents the literature review. The first part summarises the theory from

previous studies and then the part of hypothesis development

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Year Students

2000 8

2001 5

2002 5

2003 22

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 2004 26

Table 1: Population of graduate students

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CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

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 REFERENCES
(6th ed. of APA standards)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

● Single author · DOI available

Johnson, M. H. (2005). Subcortical face processing. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 6, 766-774.
doi:10.1038/nrn1766

In-text citation: (Johnson, 2005)

● Two authors · Journal with separate pagination · No DOI available

Cox, D., & Cox, A. (2001). Communicating the consequences of early detection: The role of evidence
and framing. Journal of Marketing, 65(3), 91-103. Retrieved from http://www.atypon-
link.com/AMA/loi/jmkg

In-text citation: (Cox & Cox, 2001, 95)

● Three to five authors

Heath, R. M., Schwindt-Bayer, L. A., & Taylor-Robinson, M. M. (2005). Women on the sidelines:
Women’s representation on committees in Latin American legislatures. American Journal of Political
Science, 49, 420-436. doi: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2005.00132.x

In-text citation: For the first in-text citation, list all authors’ names: (Heath, Schwindt-Bayer, &
Taylor-Robinson, 2005)

For subsequent in-text citations, use the first author’s last name followed by et al.: (Heath et al., 2005)

● Six or seven authors

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Elliott, J., Foster, I., Kortum, S., Munson, T., Perez Cervantes, F., & Weisbach, D. (2010). Trade and
carbon taxes. American Economic Review, 100, 465-469. doi: 10.1257/aer.100.2.465

In-text citation: (Elliott et al., 2001)

● Eight or more authors

Mariage, T., Burgener, J., Wolbers, K., Shankland, R., Wasburn-Moses, L., Dimling, L., Peters, S.
(2009). An exploratory study of reading in urban and suburban middle schools: Implications for at-
risk and special education learners. Education and Urban Society, 42, 42-71. doi:
10.1177/0013124509336327

In-text citation: (Mariage et al., 2009, 68)

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

● Volume and issue available · No DOI available

Silvers, J. (1996, February). Child labor in Pakistan. Atlantic Monthly, 277(2), 79. Retrieved from
http://www.theatlantic.com

In-text citation: (Silvers, 1996)

● Online magazine article · No author · Editorial section

How to feed the world: Business as usual will not do it [Editorial]. (2009, November 19). The
Economist. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com

In-text citation: (“How to Feed,” 2009)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

● No author
The facts on cell phones. (2001, February 6). The Washington Post, p. T10.

In-text citation: (“The Facts,” 2010)

● Online newspaper article

Tabuchi, H. (2010, June 11). Disease threatens Japan’s beef trade. The New York Times. Retrieved
from http://www.nytimes.com

In-text citation: (Tabuchi, 2010)

BOOKS

● Single author
Hochschild, A. R. (1983). The managed heart: Commercialization of human feeling. Berkeley:
University of California Press.

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In-text citation: (Hochschild, 1983)

● Edition other than the first

Guthrie, D. (2009). China and globalization: The social, economic and political transformation of
Chinese society (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.

In-text citation: (Guthrie, 2009)

● Edited book
Kimmel, M. S., Hearn, J., & Connell, R. W. (Eds.). (2005). Handbook of studies on men &
masculinities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

In-text citation: (Kimmel, Hearn, & Connel, 2005) Subsequent citations: (Kimmel et al., 2005)

● Chapter in an edited book

Franklin, M. E., Piacentini, J. C., & D’Olio, C. (2007). Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:
Developmental risk factors and clinical implications. In A. Freeman & M. A. Reinecke (Eds.),
Personality Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (pp. 533-558). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &
Sons.

In-text citation: (Franklin, Piacentini, & D’Olio, 2007) Subsequent citations: (Franklin et al., 2007)

● Entry in an online reference book

Martin, J. E. & Harper, V. J. (2008). Individualized education program. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. Retrieved from http://www.sage-
ereference.com/educationalpsychology/Article_n138.html

In-text citation: (Martin & Harper, 2008)

WORKING PAPERS

● Published as a report or part of a series

Conley, D & Rauscher, E. (2010). Genetic interactions with prenatal social environment: Effects on
academic and behavioral outcomes. (NBER Working Paper No. 16026). Cambridge, MA: National
Bureau of Economic Research.

In-text citation: (Conley & Rauscher, 2010)

WEBSITES

● Webpage
Governance and anti-corruption. (2010, April). The World Bank. Retrieved from
http://go.worldbank.org/CI3TOJK4I0

In-text citation: (“Governance,” 2010)

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 PV PR DY FS EV LTD GA
PV 1.0000
PR 0.0864 1.0000
DY 0.2144 0.2837 1.0000
FS -0.1221 0.0596 -0.1639 1.0000
EV -0.4055 -0.1190 0.1042 -0.2850 1.0000
LTD 0.2077 -0.0133 -0.0617 0.1693 -0.2054 1.000
GA -0.0602 -0.0816 -0.0660 -0.0756 -0.2745 -0.0673 1.0000
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