| Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines | |
| Trimester | T3 2022 HOLMES INSTITUTE FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
| Unit Code | HI6008 |
| Unit Title | Business Research Project |
| Assessment Type | Literature Review – Report plus Team Charter Appendix (note: Presentations may be requested in tutorials or drop-in sessions, at Unit Coordinator’s discretion) |
| Assessment Title | Literature Review |
| Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) | Carry out a basic review of relevant literature for each of the Research Questions (8 academic articles are required, plus optionally a business report and/or a relevant current news item). Unless you are a SOLO GROUP (i.e. one person working alone) this assignment also requires the addition of an appendix in which you list the student numbers and names of your team members and complete a Team Charter, indicating what role(s) each has contributed. A brief presentation in-class may be requested by your lecturer or tutor or unit coordinator. If so you will be notified by email. Matches to Unit Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
| Weight | 50 % of the total assessments |
| Total Marks | 50 |
| Word limit | 2500 words for the Literature Review [Note that a Team Charter, which is to be appended unless your group is ‘solo’, is additional to the word-count of the Literature Review] |
| Due Date | Before midnight on the Friday of Week 9 |
| Submission Guidelines | All work must be submitted on Blackboard by 12 midnight on the due date, with a completed Assignment Cover Page as one single document. [If no cover page your mark may be reduced -10%] Late submissions attract penalties at the rate of -5% per day] The group members’ names and student numbers listed on the Cover Page must align with the members officially registered in your group. [any errors or omissions may affect your grade and there is no guarantee of any adjustment; see penalties at end of rubric] The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page (i.e. justified) with appropriate section headings, paragraphing, and page numbers. Reference sources must be correctly cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list (see Holmes Adapted Harvard Referencing Style) |
*Note: Students are required to form groups consisting of 4 students per group. If you are unable to form a group, you will have to undertake this assignment as a ‘solo-group’, in which case you must enroll yourself as a group of 1 (i.e. you). You will not be able to submit your assignment unless you are OFFICIALLY enrolled into a group.
Assignment 1 Specifications
Purpose:
This unit aims to give you an opportunity to combine many facets of your acquired MBA skills into the production of a high-quality research Literature Review. Your tutor’s main role will be to FACILITATE you through the process, week by week. You will need to be watching to the weekly video lectures as well as attending tutorials and engaging in discussion with your tutor during the interactive tutorials and drop-in sessions.
Assignment 2 – Literature Review
Your Literature Review research must and include a mix of academic articles from relevant English language peer-reviewed journals that are current (post 2018) and may also include some industry / company-specific information obtained from published online open-access sources. You will form a group with three other students (i.e. the specified size of an assignment group in this unit is 4 persons). Please follow the instructions in the Blackboard site of this unit regarding assignment group formation.
You must address the projects listed below, i.e. in a 4 person group it may be one per group member, assuming that that Robert will simultaneously enter the Australian market with the same products, based on the Presentation of Robert’s furniture innovation to the Dragon’s Den https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6PX6TVY1LI
The following Research Questions (RQs) are specified:
- What are the supply chain issues relevant to his expansion into the Australian market, with this sustainability-motivated product range, including:
- Sources of recycled plastic
- Continuity of supply
- Other aspects of a sustainability-motivated strategy
Note: in your literature review relative to this section of the project it will be essential that you utilise both the following articles:
Nikolic, B. & Robinson, D. 2013. A pathway to sustainable business success in SMEs through innovative leadership processes and synergizing principles The Journal of American Business Review. Pages 1-11
(you will need to access the full-text)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262374385_A_Pathway_to_Sustainable_Business_Success_in_SMEs_Through_Innovative_Leadership_Processes_and_Synergizing_Principles
and
Robinson, D. A. & Nikolic, B. P. 2013. A Stairway to the Stars: Monitoring Sustainability Performance in SMBs. Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics. Vol 9, Issue 1: 23-38 (you will need to access the full-text)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287591331_A_Stairway_to_the_Stars_Monitoring_Sustainability_Performance_in_SMBs
- Differences between Dutch and Australian market preferences
- Target markets
- Pricing and distribution policies
- Product and Promotion policies
Note: in your literature review relative to this section of the project it will be essential that you utilise the following article: Robinson, D.A. and Harvey, M., 2008. Global leadership in a culturally diverse world. Management Decision, 46(3), pp.466-480. (you will need to access the full-text)
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/00251740810863898/full/html
https://www.proquest.com/docview/212088529/fulltext/13B7F75FE046412APQ/3?accountid=30552
- The ethics of selling furniture produced with recycled waste from other countries into Australia
- The ethics surrounding sustainability aspects of recycled furniture
Note: in your literature review relative to this section of the project it will be essential that you utilise the following article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228375943_How_entrepreneurs_deal_with_ethical_challenges-an_application_of_the_Business_Ethics_Synergy_Star_BESS_technique
(you will need to access the full-text)
- What are the entrepreneurial issues relevant to his expansion into the Australian markets, including:
- Finding the ideal partner in Australia
- Protecting the intellectual property
- Risk mitigation
Note: in your literature review relative to this section of the project it will be essential that you utilise the following article:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321242494_Entrepreneurs’_Leadership_Experiences_with_Specific_Regard_to_Mentorship
(you will need to access the full-text)
Assignment 1 – Literature Review – Required Structure
Your Literature Review Report should be in accordance with the following structure:
- Page 1: Official Group Assignment Cover Sheet (from Blackboard site)
- Page 2 and main body of report: Discuss relevant literature and demonstrate how it has provided you with a good contextual understanding of each of the Research Questions (RQs).
- Append your Team Charter (unless you are working Solo)
Team Charter Appendix
Your ‘Team Charter’ must be included as an appendix within your Literature Review submission. The Team Charter appendix must indicate what roles were undertaken by each member of the team.. [note: If you are working SOLO, the team charter appendix is NOT required.]
- Explain the team’s agreed goals and timeline for completion (Due dates, meetings, milestones, deliverables)
- Who will be responsible for each activity? and/or What particular team-roles will each member contribute to the team?
- How will your team ensure that members contribute as expected to the team and that the team performs as expected, including: What are your team’s expectations regarding meeting attendance (being on time, leaving early, missing meetings, etc.) and what process will team members follow if they have an emergency and cannot attend a team meeting or complete their individual work promised to the team (deliverable)?
Team Charter must be the last page of your Literature Review submission.
Submission
Submit the assignment as a single document, including the Holmes official COVER SHEET as the first page and then the body of your report correctly structured, followed by your Reference List and then the Team Charter Appendix.
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