For this subject, you are required to undertake a research project which addresses an issue of strategic or functional importance to your organisation (or to another organisation of your choice or to a project relating to a newly forming organisation). You will use knowledge of a research method to implement that project, to report on the process and to identify the learning gained by the relevant organisation or by yourself. The purpose is therefore explanatory – you need to provide not only an account of what occurred in terms of the sequence of the events but also the influencing factors, roles of key players, and the impact of decisions both intended and emergent. In this sense, it is a reflection on the past. But to achieve this, you may need to interview relevant individuals in a process of reflection and analysis. Thus, one of the core challenges of a project is finding the right balance between description and analysis.

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