Develop a research topic: THE IMPACT OFEFFECTIVE PLANNING AND CONTROL ON PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASINGACTIVITIES and write a researchproposal on the topic using the format below:
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
INTRODUCTION
Topic
Background to the research (Not more than a page)
Problem statement
Purpose of the study
Objectives of the study (state three only)
Research questions (state three only)
Relevance of the study (state three only)
Scope of the research
Limitations of the study (state threelimitations you could face in the research)
LITERATURE REVIEW
Theoretical framework (State a theory that can explain thetopic, explain the theory and link it to the topic.)
Review of relevant literature (Give a summary of the relevantliterature that backs the study. Not more than quarter of apage)
METHODOLOGY
Study area
Research design
Population
Sample size
Sampling strategy
Research instrument
Data Collection Procedures and ethical issues
Tools for data analysis
