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Synopsis form - an example for a fake case

Synopsis form - an example on a fake case, made up by me Discipline related: other: innovation management Project Title:  An investigation of the innovation and managerial leadership capabilities of the Wong Tai Sin (WTS) Branch of the Lion Bank: a mixed methods research Project synopsis:  The dissertation project studies the Wong Tai Sin (WTS) branch of the Lion Bank (Hong Kong). It offers retail banking services to the WTS residents. The Lion Bank is a subsidiary bank of the CG Bank Group. The Wong Tai Sin branch management is concerned about the weak innovation and managerial leadership capabilities which affects its ability to compete in the district of Wong Tai Sin. These management concerns are of practical significance to this student, who is the deputy branch manager of the Wong Tai Sin Branch. The research objectives are: [objective 1] to evaluate the innovation capability of the WTS branch of the Lion Bank and [objective 2] to evaluate the managerial leade

How to produce a synopsis report in applied business research project

How to produce a synopsis report in applied business research project: The synopsis report has the following structure: PROJECT TITLE (This does not need to be the definitive title but you must indicate clearly the area you intend to research so an  appropriate supervisor can be allocated).       PROJECT SYNOPSIS (Please provide a 250 word outline of your Management Project to help Subject Group Heads allocate an  appropriate supervisor)       The project title could be something likes this: An investigation on the XX and YY capabilities of ABC Ltd: a case study. *** XX and YY capabilities are the high-level research tasks of theoretical framework level-0 [within the core-focus-domain] The project synopsis box itself covers the following basic elements very very briefly : Company and project backgrounds (very brief information is appropriate here) About
Applied Research Methods  teaching plan  (30 hours), 2019-20 : Intake Top-up 41 Synopsis Form                                                  23 Sep 2019   Proposal 11 Nov 2019 Dissertation Jul 2020 Ass Due                                    Briefing session (no class provided):  session notes  {re-used notes} [Feb. 27] Session (3 hours each) Topics Readings/ activities 1.         On research proposal and research methodology O Aug 10 (Sat)a: 14-20pm 1.         Nature and skills required for formulating dissertation proposal 2.         Basic nature on research process 3.         Introduction of local university theses portals to access dissertation reports with local contents ·         Saunders  et al . (2012: section 1.2: The nature of research; 1.3: business and management research; 1.4: the  research process). ·         The HKU Scholars Hub (url address:  https://