One will want a question that gets good mileage and will carry through to 4,0 words. Good questions have a careful balance between open ended and focused, broad and specific, unique and traditional, relevant and focused. Before one jumps in to the writing stage, it is recommended to spend a significant amount of time brooding over a research question. You will be asked to synthesize the defining characteristics of the good questions and use them to improve the poor ones. You will notice that they all take the form of statements, but for the sake of the extended essay, we refer to them as research questions. 1 a psycho analytic, feminist and marxist criticism of margret atwood 39 s the handmaid 39 s tale. 2 existentialism in both the collector by john fowles and the stranger by albert camus.

2 the effects of the unreliable narrator in kafka on the shore by haruki murakami and the fight club by chuck palahniuk. 3 defining african american vernacular english aave and its relevance to rap lyrics and culture. common characteristics of a good research question focus on a literary movement most titles aim to compare and contrast texts or literary criticisms an emphasis on both author and work reference to literary criticism focus on a unique literary device such as 39 unreliable narration 39 taking what you know now about the key characteristics of good research question, rewrite the following questions.

Give each question more focus, using the characteristics that you explored above. These subject guidelines should be read in conjunction with the assessment criteria an extended essay in business and management provides students with an opportunity to carry out in depth research in an area of personal interest relating to business and management. This is likely to be in the context of the diploma programme business and management course, but students may also want to consider issues that fall outside the scope of this. For example, they may want to undertake a detailed investigation into work relating to a specific regional/national context, or perhaps practical applications relating to the work of a particular management theorist. Whichever research area is chosen, it should be firmly rooted in the realms of accepted business and management theory.

The extended essay provides students with an opportunity to develop research skills by reviewing business theory, concepts and principles, and critically analysing how these have been put into practice in the business world and the resultant impact on business activity. Excessive reliance on a single type of source, such as a company's annual report, is unlikely to give students sufficient scope or breadth in their analysis of the research question. The extended essay requires the application of business theory, tools and techniques to produce a coherent and structured analytical essay that effectively addresses the research question.

Choice of topic students should undertake an extended essay that uses the core principles of business and management as a basis for researching a particular topic. In their choice of topic, students are strongly advised to ensure they develop a research question that enables them to carry out relevant research and apply business theory, tools and techniques. It is important that the research question is sufficiently focused to allow adequate treatment within the word limit.

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The following examples of titles for business and management extended essays are intended as guidance only. The pairings illustrate that focused topics indicated by the first title should be encouraged rather than broad topics indicated by the second title. What motivates employees? can herzberg's motivation theory help explain the improvement in produ ctivi ty at xyz ltd? is better than have motivational techniques benefited xyz ltd?. How significant has the contribution of just in time production been in improving efficiency in the produ ctivi ty at xyz ltd? is better than have motivational techniques benefited xyz ltd?.

How significant has the contribution of just in time production been in improving efficiency in the textile industry? is better than how effective are just in time production techniques?. Why has the practice of publishing environmental audits been adopted more widely in country x than in country y? is better than why do firms publish environmental audits?. The topic may be chosen because of an interest in issues raised in the classroom, aspects of a student's own experience, or current events.