Strategic and Operational Problem Evaluation for a New Zealand Business

Literature Review

This assessment requires learners to critically evaluate a strategic or operational problem or opportunity in a New Zealand business or organisation (LO1), examine the validity and application of a range of business research methodologies including quantitative and qualitative, and select suitable research methods for the research project (LO3), conduct research and critically analyse and evaluate data and information to determine findings (LO4), analyse findings to determine implications and conclusions, and develop recommendations for the chosen business or organisation (LO5), and apply a critical understanding of relevant business and management theory to support research design, conclusions, and justifying recommendations including the cost and benefits (LO6).

Introduction (this is a repeat from your Research Proposal which you can include in this Research Report)

• Discuss the chosen New Zealand business or organisation, and identify the internal and external stakeholders

• Discuss the strategic or operational issue or opportunity within business or organisation Literature Review (this is a repeat from your Research Proposal which you can include in this Research Report)

• Discuss the current state of the strategic of operational issue or opportunity

• Discuss any gaps that exist within the literature Discuss what the data from the findings reveal and their relationship to existing findings from literature

Identify recommendations based on your findings by incorporating relevant business and management theories

• Discuss the feasibility, including the costs and benefits of these recommendations