SAMPLE

PROPOSAL TOPICS BUS450

Students are NOT permitted to use the sample topics below. These topics show the diversity of the
areas covered by dissertations in the past and may help in the generation of ideas.

Stress in the teaching profession.

Management Games. A critical review of their role and development

Women as managers at work and at home

Critical Analysis of the nature and role of management and management

education

Marks and Spencer in turbulent times

An examination of the leadership approaches used by male and female

managers

Change in the NHS

Walmarts takeover of ASDA

Performance Related Pay in Education

The feasibility of network marketing.

Sexual Harassment within the modern working environment with particular

reference to the policies adopted by both public and private sector
organisations.

Role change: the case of school bursars under LMS.

Morale and staff retention within the cinema industry.

Counseling our carers counseling and the nursing profession

The development of trainee managers within British Telecom

Organisational change and the Benefits Agency: implications for staff

An investigation into the causes of organisational change in the video rental

business

An investigation of ethnic minority women in Civil Service Management

Religious Discrimination within the workforce in Northern Ireland

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Sexual Discrimination within the Police Force: analysis of prospects and

promotion

Appraisal systems in schools

Health and Safety within theme parks

A critical analysis of the marketing of banking services in the UK

An analytical study of customer care policies within a competitive

environment: the food industry

The management of quality: a comparative study

A comparative study of the management activities in residential care homes

for the elderly

A survey to assess the decision making processes of visitors to Marton Mere

and Wetland Centre

The marketing of football clubs

Perception of brand image and roadside catering: a study of the Little Chef

The nature of the night-club market in Preston

A critical analysis of marketing strategies within the car industry

Marketing strategies within British fashion industry

A critical analysis of marketing strategies within the Rugby League

A competitive response: a critical analysis of pricing and market orientation

of supermarkets chains in current market conditions.

Business and environmental issues.

An investigation into the production of performance related pay for higher

education teaching staff.

The financial implications of Englands failure to reach the 1994 World Cup
Final on English football

Financial management and control: a football club

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Profitability in the brewing industry

An analysis of the organisational and financial practices of a charitable

Organisation

An investigation into the financial implications for the NW. of Manchester's

failure to host the year 2000 Olympics

The end of an era: an empirical study into the costs and effects of closing BAe
factory, Strand Road, Preston.

Crisis management within tourist organisations

Analysis of trends in the super-market industry: Morrisons

Environmental awareness in tourist consumer behaviour

Brits abroad: Changing, patterns of tourist motivation and behaviour

The rise and fall of an English seaside resort - are the life cycle models
appropriate?

The role of TQM within theme parks

Pontins, Holiday Club: competition in a declining market

Organisational Change: the case of Kentucky Fried Chicken

To examine the effectiveness of the Data Protection Act

A study of skills based courses in relation to the needs of manage

organisations

Advertising, as a global business How EC competition policy has affected

European airlines

The management of redundancy in industry

Business success: Theory and Practice. A case study of entrepreneurs

An analysis of Total Quality Management with National Westminster Bank

A study of the effects of recent NHS legislation on the organisational goal

setting, and strategic planning in the private and public sectors of the Health
Service.

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The changing Management of education: skills development and LMS

How differing European Cultures influence the workforce and operations of a

multinational company.

Holidays abroad for the young market segment 18 - 25.

The role and potential of marketing in local government in view of Blackburn

City Challenge

Women into Management: a case study of banking

Comparison of public and private leisure provision

Effective implementation of an Activity Based Cost Accounting system with

manufacturing Organisation

Leisure provision for the disabled

Risk assessment and investment strategies in China - a critical appraisal

A social and economic analysis of the effects of urban redevelopment on

tourist activities in Liverpool

Assessing buyer behaviour patterns and characteristics using Kotler's Black

Box Theory

Banking services for university students: a case study of buyer behaviour

The European currency unit current performance and future prospects

To examine the effects of technological change within a public house on the

staff and management - how the eye behind the bar affects behaviour and
performance

An evaluation of the marketing strategies adopted by Littlewoods

A comparison of marketing strategies within three premier league football

clubs

The impact of environmental change: a study of the national lottery and the
racing industry

The link between education and business organisations

Ethical advertising

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Direct marketing and financial institutions

A critical analysis of market forces and a small suburban business

Computer Crime: implementing the legislation

Training and development opportunities in Business Enterprise skills and

competencies for 16 - 18 year olds

Crisis management in the manufacturing industry

A critical analysis of teamwork / building within an organisation

A comparison of the different marketing strategies adopted by for the home

and overseas market of United Glass

Marketing new technology products

Starting a small business theory and practice

An analysis of the shopping habits and attitudes of suburban grocery

shoppers

Training - Birketts Bakers and Confectionery would benefit from training.

Training needs analysis: a critical appraisal

Traditional Greek Traverns: can they respond to a change in demand

The behaviour of charity donators in Britain and the relation of this to buyer
behaviour

Role conflict amongst head teachers followed LMS

Total quality management in Heinz

The success of Japanese Management strategies within the Rover Group: A

critical appraisal

Trade Unions - the decline

Marketing and management strategies of the Bingo leisure industry

Entrepreneurship in the legal profession - solicitors

Charities go from crisis to crisis

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Buyer Behaviour: a Critical Analysis of the Kit Car Market

How different European cultures influence the workforce operations of a

multinational company

A critical appraisal of psychometric testing in the selection process

A review of the conceptual approaches to cross-cultural awareness and

training

The nature of entrepreneurship: A critical review

The marketing of Premier League Football teams

Competition and marketing strategies within the computer game market

Marketing and Ethics

Managing contribution and redundancy

Equal Pay and Equal Value

Consumer behaviour: a case study of Littlewoods

Evaluating advertising: a comparative study of leading brands of bitter

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