How does the synopsis document content draw on the agile literature review approach diagrams: a note

How does the synopsis document content draw on the agile literature review approach diagrams: a note

(re: the synopsis sample).

Project Title: 

An investigation of the innovation and managerial leadership capabilities [derived from the items of the core-focus-domain of the theoretical framework level 0] 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 [information comes from the management-concerns diagram, notably on the core-focus-domain items]. These management concerns are of practical significance to this student, who is the deputy branch manager of the Wong Tai Sin Branch [note: it is important to state your relationship to the client system under review].

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 leadership competence of the WTS branch. For objective 1, this student will use the Excellent model of Richard Li (2010) and the Perfect model of Victor Li (2009), among others. For objective 2, the Power model of Michael Jackson (2004) and Forceful model of Michael Jordan (2003) will be employed, among others [research objectives + academic ideas: from the theoretical framework level 1a]. It is intended that the study will inform the WTS branch to strengthen its innovation and managerial leadership competence by achieving the two research objectives.

As to research methods, for objective 1, the main primary research methods to use are interview with the WTS branch staff and questionnaire survey with the branch customers; for objective 2, the main primary research methods to employ are: semi-structured interview with the WTS branch staff and participant observation in the WTS branch [research objectives + research methods: based on theoretical framework level 1c]. The overall research strategy is mixed methods research. 

References

XXXXX

YYYYY

ZZZZZZ

Note that at the synopsis stage (and the proposal stage), all the ALRA diagrams are preliminary and incomplete, except the management-concerns diagram, which should be largely fully developed early on; all the diagrams could be further refined in due course in the agile development spirit. The management-concerns diagram is important for the project work, because the other theoretical framework diagrams, the first one being theoretical framework level-0, are derived from it.

Finally, it is important to determine your unit of analysis at the very beginning of your project proposal formulation. Your unit of analysis can be at the industry level, organizational level or at the departmental/ team/ organizational functional level. It is relatively uncommon to do your MBA dissertation project at the individual level, e.g. to study the CEO of a specific company.