Posted: June 6th, 2015

MBA executive / Proposal Assignment – Opportunity recognition in Emerging Markets: Case Study of Zambia

MBA
executive
/
Proposal
Assignment
-­‐
Opportunity
recognition
in
Emerging
Markets:
Case
Study
of
Zambia
TASK
• Get
familiar
with
“Dissertation
Proposal
Assignment”
and
related
goals.
• Read
the
Proposal
Assignment
(given,
uploaded).
• The
author
has
to
finalize
his
framework
and
to
develop
the
entire
research
process.
• The
author
has
to
decide
WHICH
kind
of
framework
he
will
use
–
give
him
some
advice
for
his
RESEARCH
(example
–
based
on
a
quick
online
research,
see
“reference”):
o focusing
on
differences
between
the
genders.
(Based
on:
WEDGE,
Women’s
Entrepreneurship
Development
&
Gender
Equality)
OR
o What
have
changed
since
2003?
(based
on
a
given
study)
Reference:
International
Labour
Office
(2003)
Zambian
Women
Entrepreneurs:
Going
for
Growth,
International
Labour
Office
Bureau
International
du
Travail,
ProQuest,
April
2003
[Online].
Available
from:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/liverpool/detail.action?docID=10210043
(Accessed:
06
June
2015).
1. FRAMEWORK
Theory
can
offer
many
things
to
the
researcher.
It
can
be
used
to
explain
phenomena,
generate
hypotheses
and
suggest
additional
directions
for
research.
In
turn,
the
results
from
research
can
be
used
to
refine
existing
theory.
A
clear
theoretical
framework
arising
from
the
literature,
such
as
management
theory,
leadership
theory
or
change
theory,
can
be
used
to
guide
your
research,
including
your
choice
of
research
design
and
methodology.
How
will
the
choice(s)
of
theoretical
frameworks
affect
the
manner
in
which
you
conduct
your
research?
2. TOPIC
Opportunity
recognition
in
Emerging
Markets:
Case
Study
of
Zambia
3. ADVICE
About
300
words.
3
paragraphs.
2
to
3
peer-­‐viewed
articles
(one
given
as
an
example)
Stay
focussed.
No
„bla
bla“
and
stay
academic!