Online Orientation on Proposal and Dissertation Writing for MBS Students

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Lecturer, Prithvi Narayan Campus

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3.  Personal Interest
 Organizational Support
 Ethical Issues
 Relevance of the Study
 Contribution to the Field
 Time Constraint
 Scope of the Study
 Economic Factor
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4.  Text Books
 Online Journals
 Dissertation
 Newspaper
 Government Publication
 Company Reports
 Database
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5.  Think of a topic that will have enough supporting
articles relating to it. Is it significant enough that research
has been done on it?
 Try brainstorming. Writing different ideas down on paper
can help your ideas flow.
 Try identifying 3-5 potential topics of dissertation.
 Consider related concepts. Then, perform a brief
preliminary search on all potential topics.
 From your rough ideas, choose the one that is strongest.
Are there enough articles available? Is the topic too
general?
 Keep refining your topic so that it isn't too broad and
general.
 Title should be prepared on the basis of main objective.
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6. It is better to select your topic from your specialization area/subject
Two important things before the selection of topic
a) Sources of data collection
b) Type of statistical technique used in the analysis
A clearly defined topic is the first step in dissertation work.
Chose topic in which you are interested. Interesting topic keeps you
motivated and involved in the work.
Be sure you can obtain required data on the topic
The topic should neither be too broad nor too narrow
You must try to add something new to the literature
The topic should be researchable and feasible
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13.  Marketing research seeks to identify the variables that
affect the product or service such as buyer attitude,
habits, market need, competition and promotional
requirements.
 Example of Topics for Marketing Specialization
1. Customer satisfaction towards services provided by
…… Bank
2. Effect of gender on family buying decision
3. Consumer awareness and usage of E-banking
transactions through mobile phones
4. Effects of the ……. policies on an organizations
profit
5. Factors influencing customer retention in
Departmental Store
6.Service quality gaps in banking sector:A comparative
study of domestic and jointventure banks
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14.  The management of bad debts among the Saving and Credit
Cooperatives Society in Pokhara
 An assessment of the lending practices and the credit
management of commercial bank In Nepal
 Opinion survey on the short term financing services provided by
financial institutions in Pokhara
 Managers perception about dividend decisions in private
companies
 Shareholders perception about the dividend decision
 Empowering women through microfinance
 Effects of mergers and acquisition in banking sector of Nepal
 Risk and return analysis of selected insurance companies in
Nepal
 Effect of mergers and acquisitions on performance of financial
institutions
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15.  Association between Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction of
College Teachers
 The impact of the commercial bank on the performance of SME
businesses
 The function of human resource in the promotion of industrial
harmony
 Estimating the growth challenges of small and medium
enterprise businesses
 A critical study on the effect of staff training on the performance
of the employee
 A study on how Leadership is utilized to boost the
competitiveness in companies
 The impact of customer perception on customer loyalty with
regards to corporate social responsibility
 A review on how stereotypical male leadership strategies impact
the female workforce
 Globalization and its impact on business strategies
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16.  Function of budgeting and budgetary control in small scale
business
 Accounting policies and practices of trading business in
Nepal
 Impacts of using modern technology in accounting
 Internal control systems of manufacturing companies in
Nepal
 Accounting information systems: How has the internet
affected accounting information systems?
 Accounting systems applied in service industries in Nepal
 Costing practice followed by the industries of Pokhara
Industrial Estate
 The effect of tax on small and medium scale businesses
 The analysis of the challenges of the personal income
taxation
 Effective evaluation of the current accounting standards
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