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ISAAC BONNY TEKO MBA EXECUTIVE PROJECT PAPER RESEARCH METHODS 2011 Question ESAMI EXECUTIVE MBA RESEARCH METHODS BUSINESS STATISTICS PROJECT ASSIGNMENT ONE Select any research topic of interest. You are required to prepare a research proposal which should cover, among others, the following issues. • A statement of the research problem • The key research question • Secondary research questions • Research objectives • Types of information which you would need to collect • Discussion of the population and the way you intend to stratify it • Approach you would use to select a representative sample • Methods you would use to collect desired information and the main sources of your data • Type of analysis you might carry out once the data has been collected • Any other observations you may wish to make • A Statement of the Research Problem Effects of Social Networking on Organizational Productivity • The Key Research Question The Relationship between Social Networking, and Workplace Productivity. • Secondary Research Questions a) What are the effects of social networking on the employee' b) Is all social networking a negative at the work place' c) Effects of social networking on organizational assets d) Does social networking promote marketing of organizational products' e) Which way forward for the modern work place given the complex technologically dependent workplace environment • Research Objectives a) To trace the emergence of social networking as a force to reckon with at the work place b) To establish the link between productivity and social networking(if any) c) To find innovative ways of extracting the positive and profitable elements of social networking d) To propose practical ways forward to balance the equation between work and leisure • Types of information which you would need to collect a) Primary data b) Web data c) Statistics on time use at workplace d) Research findings on effects of social networking on productivity • • Discussion of the population and the way you intend to stratify it • Approach you would use to select a representative sample • Methods you would use to collect desired information and the main sources of your data a) Interviews b) Questionnaires c) Web surfing d) Library research • Type of analysis you might carry out once the data has been collected • Any other observations you may wish to make