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UNIVERSITY NAME (CAPITAL LETTERS) CENTRE/ SCHOOL TITLE COURSE TITLE Research Proposal Title (in bold) Student Name 2 Research proposal – Social Media and the Effect on Work Efficiency Contents Abstract.............................................................................................................................................3 Introduction......................................................................................................................................4 Project Objectives.............................................................................................................................4 Project Scope....................................................................................................................................5 Literature Review.............................................................................................................................5 Research Questions/Hypothesis.......................................................................................................6 Research Design and Methodology..................................................................................................7 Qualitative research......................................................................................................................7 Quantitative research....................................................................................................................8 Research Limitations....................................................................................................................8 Conclusion......................................................................................................................................10 References......................................................................................................................................11 3 Research proposal – Social Media and the Effect on Work Efficiency Abstract This research proposal is a continuation of the literature review on the topic of human resources trends across global organizations. It introduces the topic and the problems related to it. Further, it presents the primary research questions and the methodology to obtain results in the study. It also includes subsequent research problems derived from a study, and a clear secondary research question. The proposal aims to cover all aspects of the study. This includes a methodology that creates a feasible project, sample size, sampling approach, schedule and a set of limitations to the study. The limitations are discussed in depth, and it also includes a short summary of what factors were not accounted for in the study. Finally, it concludes with the importance and the effects of the results. 4 Research proposal – Social Media and the Effect on Work Efficiency Introduction Literature review for human resource management trends across global organization, identifiea many interesting trends. As Ozlen (2014) explained, the political, technological and sociological changes in society provide for a revolution within the human resource field (p. 1). Tax cuts, immigration laws, demographical changes, social media exposure, increased efficiency and changing attitudes within the society all affect and shake up the traditional views we have. Khanka (2007) argued that these external forces are inevitable in the human resource field (p.5). In choosing an appropriate topic for a research proposal, it is always important to consider something that one finds interesting themselves. This increases motivation and more often than not results in positive outcomes. Furthermore, the proposal should seek to solve a problem related to the field. This problem is usually, but it does not have to be, a problem that have b