NAME: Tomás Sánchez Olivares BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Higher Level

CANDIDATE NUMBER: 004696-031 SESSION: May 2012

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Research Question:

Rationale:Eben Binah is an architects' firm, which has recently been showing problems in job turnover, recruitment and retention. It is through this proposal that it is intended to find new techniques to improve their Human Resources, mainly focusing on the identification of problems face by the workforce in the workplace, and apply motivational theory to find the best solutions.

Theoretical framework:I plan to analyse and evaluate ways in which Eben Binah may improve job turnover. I'll be focusing in Human Resources' techniques, such as motivation, recruitment and retention, and management styles. I'll finally produce a SWOT analysis to support my recommendations.

Key areas of syllabus:• Human Resources

• HR planning• Motivation• Job Turnover• Management styles• Recruitment and retention• Workplace

Methodology:Primary research:

• Create surveys which will be intended for the staff of the firm, which purpose will be to identify current motivation and conformity with their work, to also find out how workers believe the working environment can improve.• Interview key Eben Binah personal (i.e.administrators and managers) to

establish information relating to current staff motivation and situation. Also to identify current job turnover, and foresee future strategies of the implications of the development of a new Human Resources plan.

Secondary research:• Research on previous human resources plans to anticipate the effectiveness of

the new plan, which takes into account the specific situation of Eben Binah.

NAME: Tomás Sánchez Olivares BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Higher Level

CANDIDATE NUMBER: 004696-031 SESSION: May 2012

Anticipated difficulties:

Possible problems: Solutions:

Limitations to access to, and accuracy, of main data on Human Resources, and confidentiality issues

Acknowledgements in the conclusion and negotiations with Human resources manager and other heads of department

Limited perspective as only evaluating the main office of Eben Binah

Balance with unique features of the plan for the workers at the office

Biased responses in surveys, given possible personal uncomformity

Balance with managers and head of department evaluations of workers and answers to the surveys.

Action plan:

Dates Activities Modifications

22 August, 2011 Election of Business, and Research question

5 September, 2011 Deliver list of resources, final problem statement

19 September, 2011 Write initial proposal

29 September, 2011 Write up surveys

10 October, 2011 Final delivery of research prposal

24-28 October, 2011 Conduct surveys and interviews with Gabriela Olivares, Maximo Olivares and Boaz Sporn (HR manager, project manager and production manager, respectively)

NAME: Tomás Sánchez Olivares BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Higher Level

CANDIDATE NUMBER: 004696-031 SESSION: May 2012

7-9 November, 2011 Analyse survey and interview results

Analysis

5-8 December, 2011 SWOT analysis

Term 2 break23 January, 2012

Complete Draft Submission

6-10 February, 2012 Refine Draft

20 February, 2012 Final Submission

NAME: Tomás Sánchez Olivares BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Higher Level

CANDIDATE NUMBER: 004696-031 SESSION: May 2012