Agency Relationships

TITLE:
An Exploration of the Agency Relationship /Issues in the Workplace of a telecommunications Company.

Chapter 1 Introduction = 500 WORDS

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION TO THE CHAPTER – Not Applicable – no writing required here
BACKGROUND
Clear demonstration of the research purpose and a clear link to the background of the problem, gaps. Write more here
AIMS/PURPOSE, RESEARCH QUESTION AND OBJECTIVE

The firm is in the process of implement ISO 19600.
To explore or make an assessment of how effective the principle-agency relationship is in the firm during the implementation process.
Research Objective
 To explore the effectiveness of the principal-agent relationship between the owners of the firm and managers at a Telecommunication’s company.
Research Question
 What are the challenges and opportunities related to the agency relationship for a telecommunications company who is in the process of implementing ISO 19600 (a corporate governance standard)?

Only one objective and one research question allowed by the supervisor – done above. The supervisor does not want the aims, objective or research question changed or amended.

TOPIC – An Exploration of the Agency Relationship /Issues in the Workplace of a Telecommunications Company.

A review of the topic – supervisor only wants a few sentences – no more
METHODOLOGY

A concise description overview of the observation methodology only – mini overview only. One paragraph – two maximum – must be mini.

IMPORTANT: Please note the supervisor only requires ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION (qualitative) methods used – not even ethnographic interviews

THE OUTCOME OF THE RESEARCH AND LIMITATIONS
i.e., Observational Ethnography only to be used – small sample size
Two paragraphs maximum

STRUCTURE OF THE DISSERTATION
Not Applicable – do not write anything here

CHAPTER SUMMARY
Not Applicable – do not write anything here.

• Write more in the background and the statement of the problem.
• The aim must be brief.
• Importance of the researched – two paragraphs approx

Please write very little about the ISO system

END OF CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2 Literature Review = 2000 WORDS

LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPTER TWO

INTRODUCTION TO THE CHAPTER – Not Applicable – no writing required here
LITERATURE REVIEW

IMPORTANT – this research must be from academic sources and current… studies must have been done in the past 5 years. Writer must critique literature and write about the issues being explored.

GUIDELINES
The main focus must be on AGENCY THEORY RELATIONSHIPS between the owners and managers of a telecommunications firm. Literature must be critiqued

AGENCY THEORY – THEMES & CONCEPTS

Information Asymmetry, Conflicts of Interest, Diverse Goals, Accountability, Responsibility, Fairness, hazards, Transparency & Risk. You may want to write about some of these issues, such as conflict, information asymmetry, hazards, accountability?

Write a lot more here.

Primarily – focus on the issues to explore for the themes and make them relevant to the research question. literature must be critiqued and linked to the research question/objective – arguments to be used

RESEARCH QUESTION
Literature must be related to the research question and must be current literature not older than 5 years and be critiqued.

Note: Teacher and Law website cannot be used or any other assignment website writers cannot be used – UK writings used Teacher and Law previously and the supervisor rejected it.

EMPIRICAL STUDIES
Must contain at least one empirical studies (quantitative) on the agency theory in past 5 years – it cannot be any older – and can be a mini summary, ie, he said x, she said y, = inconclusive findings.

UK Writings provided a 2007 study previously which the supervisor rejected.

IMPORTANT: Must connect to the theoretical framework(s) to the problem and framework(s) to analyse the problem.

CHAPTER SUMMARY
Not Applicable – do not write anything here

Agency Relationship Themes Need to list the main themes also
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The writer must critique the literature review.

Please write very little about the ISO system

1. Literature from credible sources must be critically evaluated and be related to the research question and objective. Literature cannot be taken from Law Teachers website (previously used by UK writings) or any other assignment help website.

2. Empirical study– UK writings previously provided 2007 to me –it was rejected by the supervisor as being far too old – can only no older than 5 years

PRIMARILY FOCUS ON WHAT IS BEING EXPLORED and make them relevant to the research question.

END OF CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW

Chapter 3 – Research Methodology – 2175 WORDS

METHODOLOGY CHAPTER THREE

INTRODUCTION TO THE CHAPTER – Not Applicable – no writing required here

RESEARCH PHILOSOPHY

You only need to research constructivism (or constructionism) as the ontology. I completed the other parts.

EXPLAIN and DISCUSS THE RESEARCH DESIGN

To be based on Ethnography (Observation) which will be used … Ethnology interviewing and Ethnography Documents will not be used or required by the researcher… as requested by the supervisor.

Justify why observational ethnography method being used.

POPULATION – SAMPLE METHOD & TECHNIQUES

Telecom Co ––observational feedback from managers and staff in different dept., etc.
• Define the study population and sample size;
• how the sample size was determined
• What sampling technique was used for Ethnography OBSERVATION

JUSTIFY THE RESEARCH METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION

How is observational ethnography relevant to the research question/objective?
Reintroduction of the aim of the study and……… research objective/question below)

Aim
 The firm is in the process of implement ISO 19600 (corporate governance standard). To explore or make an assessment of how effective the principle-agency relationship is in the firm during the implementation process.
Research Objective
 To explore the effectiveness of the principal-agent relationship between the owners of the firm and managers at a telecommunications company
Research Question
 What are the challenges and opportunities related to the agency relationship for a telecommunications company who is in the process of implementing ISO 19600 (a corporate governance standard)?
METHODS USED FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

From the research question – identify the key data to be collected

Compare the different methods which can be used, such as interviewing, qualitative, quantitative, etc, and why Ethnography (Observation) is the most suited to collect and analyse data.

So observational ethnography will be used to observe and collect data – which will be analyse from the researchers own perspective (Ethnography). In this process a diary or journal of notes of what is going on, sometimes with some clarifications is maintained.

Methods must focus on data collect, how to collect them, the pros and cons of them and the approach and detail how to plan and analyse them in order to achieve the findings which will provide the answers to the research question, meeting the research objectives.

Synthesise and critique the different methodological frameworks that influence research to inform and justify why OBSERVATIONAL ethnography methodology is being used

Critiques methodological literature and justifies the selection of the research methods – observation ethnography

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

To address ethics in Ethnography observation (Qualitative) research methods – no interviewing or document review involved at the supervisors request – just observation.

Ethical consideration process in conducting OBSERVATIONAL ethnography – collecting, maintaining data and collecting data through observation only– no interviewing or document viewing at the company required.

Consent from the college – this part is done

LIMITATIONS

Identify the limitations from your approach, from the data, from the environment and circumstances, etc.

CHAPTER SUMMARY
Not Applicable – do not write anything here

IMPORTANT – chapter 3

Write a lot on observational ethnography see above
Need overview of the ethical considerations associated with observation.
You can write a lot less on the other methods just a brief justification of their advantages and disadvantages and why they are not being used.

END OF CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY