BUSN20016 RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
PROJECT TITLE: Sexual Harassment Scandal effects on Uber’s Culture
Task Description
Assessment task 3 requires the preparation of a full project proposal that should contain the following components:
- A detail statement of the problem that you would like to investigate.
- Research aim, objectives and research questions: What are the potential research objectives and questions that can address the problem?
- Justification and potential output of the research project: Why is your chosen project important both theoretically and practically? What are the potential outputs and outcomes of your research?
- Conceptual framework: An analysis of the literature relevant to the research topic that will give you the conceptual basis for conducting this research.
- Methodology: Based on the conceptual framework, research aim(s) and objectives, you need to provide a detail description of the data collection methods and tools, data sources and the methods/tools that you will use to analyse the data.
- Organisation of the study, project budget and schedule: Write the names of the chapters/sections of your research report, and briefly discuss what you will write in those chapters/sections followed by a brief description of budget for conducting this study and project schedule i.e., Gantt Chart.
- This is an individual research task. You are required to demonstrate your understanding of the relevant body of works to a real-life business research. We expect you to read and reflect on at least twenty recent refereed journal articles on your topic supported by any other evidence or information that can help refine the problem of your research, formulate conceptual framework and the methods of data collection and analysis. Please see detailed guidelines about specific research requirements on the unit Moodle site.
[place-order]
You can write 3000 words maximum for this assignment. The cover page and the list of references are not counted in the word limit.
Introduction:
Whenever scandals such as sexual harassments fill business companies, many of them lose track of their cultures .This results in increased likelihood of failing to achieve the set goals of such organization. Leaders of such organization are filled with fear which impact negatively to the profound extent on the way they implement outlined programs that are major determinants of realizing success (Adkins, 2006). Sexual harassment scandals have immensely affected people in various ways from different cultures. The scandal has resulted to a shift in the way Uber delivers its services. Due to the act in the organization, research reveals that the organization started to deliver its services in a pattern of arrogance neglecting the ethical standards governing the organization. It is due to this that has made the company to remain stunted….Continue Reading….