Phd Proposal

Reproduced in this document is an example of a student’s PhD proposal which has since been developed successfully, and the student has now graduated from Hull. The work developed a lot from the original proposal – for example, it became more interpretive and qualitative in nature. You will work with your supervisor during the course of your PhD to develop your work appropriately. The proposal below therefore should be read in this context. We are making it available to give you an idea of the sorts of things you need to think about in constructing your proposal. A good proposal will show that you have a decent understanding of what you want to explore and how you might do that, that you have engaged with the relevant literatures, and that you can say why you think your study will be significant or interesting. You might also want to take a look at the Academic Profiles of CMOL faculty members and see the range of work they are engaged in, the sorts of methods they use, and try to identify how your study might relate to their interests.

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PROPOSAL FOR Ph.D. THESIS

Area of Study

MANAGEMENT IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Proposed Title:

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN MALAYSIA:

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THEADOPTION OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THELOCAL AUTHORITES IN MALAYSIA

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1. INTRODUCTION

Strategic management has been touted as one of the effective management tools in strengthening organization performance through effective decision making and systematic strategic formulation and implementation. Although strategic management was more prevalent in the private sector since the concept was first developed, the interest of using strategic management in the public sector has increased over the last decade (Smith, 1994). Since 1980‟s there have been a series of reforms taking shape in the public sector, resulting from increased awareness on the importance of quality in the public sector. According to Osborne and

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