QNT 561 Week 2 Team Assignment: Business Research Project Part 1

Business Research Project Part 1

Identify an organization familiar to the members of the Learning Team. If using a real company, disguise the company name with a pseudonym (e.g. Company X). 

Identify one independent variable and one dependent variable based on the business. Operationalize these variables if they are too abstract to measure. Each variable must be something you can measure or one you can assign a number (e.g., males = 1, females = 2, monthly sales, number of employees retained, age, location (north = 1, south = 2, east = 3, west = 4, etc.). Let me know if you have questions about measuring your variables.

Create a 350- to 700-word real or realistic scenario for the introduction based on the company selected and the two variables. Include a background, a business problem, and the team's role.

Create a research question based on the two variables. Your research question will be used for all the team assignments as you are ultimately creating one overall research paper. So, you must have a testable research question. You will conduct a hypothetical research study. Please ask if you have questions about this part of the assignment. 

Develop hypothesis statements based on the research question. Your research hypothesis must be testable and based on your research question.