BUSI 885 Liberty Leadership Development & Organizational Change Research Outline

You will post your submission in the assignment text window, not as a word document. Title the

word document as follows: Last Name_Research Framework Outline_DDMMMYY.docx

Your submission will include the following:

Title Block

 Last Name, First Name

 Cognate

 Research Track (Project or Dissertation)

 Research Paradigm

 Planned Research Design (Case Study, Correlational, etc.)

 Proposed Topic

The body of the document will include:

 Concepts – The concepts (i.e. higher productivity is related to higher job satisfaction) that

are related to your research study and are found in the literature. Use a separate sub points

for each concept. Lead with a descriptor (short name for the concept), and then one to two

sentences that describe how the concept is related to the specific problem.

 Theories – The formal theories (i.e. Maslow’s Motivational Theory, Transformational

Leadership Theory, etc.) that are related to your research study and are found in the

literature. Use a separate sub points for each theory. Lead with the formal name of the

theory and then one to two sentences that describe how the theory is related to the specific

problem.

 Actors – The people groups (i.e. leaders, followers, accountants, etc.) or organizations that

are related to your research study. Lead with a descriptor and then one to two sentences

that describe how the actor is related to the specific problem.

 Variables – The variables found in your research study (i.e. profit, leadership style, intrinsic

motivation, etc.). Lead with a descriptor and then one to two sentences that describe how

each variable is related to the specific problem. Include the type for each variable

(independent, dependent, mitigating).

 References – Include a reference section for citations supporting all factual assertions

Provide citations for each factual assertion in each category