{"id":11202,"date":"2023-03-29T17:52:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T17:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/organizational-behavior-a-cross-cultural-analysis-of-the-role-of-paid-leave-in-employee-performance\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T17:52:39","slug":"organizational-behavior-a-cross-cultural-analysis-of-the-role-of-paid-leave-in-employee-performance","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/organizational-behavior-a-cross-cultural-analysis-of-the-role-of-paid-leave-in-employee-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizational Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Role of Paid Leave in Employee Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hello to my assigned writer! I need your help to write my bachelor thesis from scratch.<\/div>\n
IMPORTANT REMARKS!<\/b><\/div>\n
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  • Can you please adjust your writing style to a Bachelor’s level?<\/b><\/li>\n
  • Please DO NOT FORGET any in-text citations<\/b> you made and also input them in the references list<\/b><\/li>\n
  • It is a literature review <\/b>thesis<\/li>\n
  • below I will provide all the necessary information that you might need<\/li>\n
  • FONT <\/b>is Times New Roman<\/b> with size 11<\/b>, line spacing is 1.5<\/b><\/li>\n
  • I have provided with some thesis examples, BUT these are NOT THE SAME TOPIC<\/b> so please don’t copy their content, please just use it as a reference on how the STRUCTURE of the thesis<\/b> should look like.<\/li>\n
  • I have also provided with the assessment form<\/b> so please adhere to that form.<\/li>\n
  • PLEASE have at least 10 SOURCES<\/b> from the recommended journal document attached<\/b>, I kindly beg you. <\/li>\n
  • Can you please also include the Management Summary <\/b>and Table of Contents<\/b>? Management Summary is before Table of Contents (see thesis examples)<\/li>\n
  • Don’t forget about the international <\/b>component since it is an important part. More information can be found below.<\/li>\n
  • Can I also get the first chapter in 2 weeks<\/b>? The rest chapter can be given to me on the deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
    I have these variables in mind but if you have a better one please change it as you like!<\/p>\n
      \n
    • Independent <\/b>variable: paid leave policies<\/b>. The research question seeks to understand the impact of paid leave policies on employee performance in different cultural contexts. <\/li>\n
    • Dependent <\/b>variable: employee performance<\/b>. The thesis seeks to understand how paid leave policies impact employee performance across different cultural contexts. <\/li>\n
    • Moderating <\/b>variable: cultural context<\/b>. The thesis seeks to explore how cultural context may influence the relationship between paid leave policies and employee performance. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      INFOS:<\/b><\/div>\n

      The bachelor thesis is a scientific literature review<\/b>, in which
      \nyou aim to answer a research question based on academic literature (mostly journal papers).
      A good bachelor thesis is complete, correct, comprehensible and conclusive. \u201cConclusive\u201d
      \nrefers to the fact that based on your synthesis of the literature, new insights are derived.
      \nWriting a bachelor thesis is not just summarizing what you have read in the literature: it also
      \nentails a personal and original contribution to the field of research. \u201cConclusive\u201d also implies
      \nthat you should always provide arguments why you support a given view. For example, a
      \nstatement like \u201cdiversification lead to better performance\u201d is incomplete if you do not provide
      \nsupportive arguments by referring to research findings from other researchers and explain
      \nwhy diversification leads better performance.<\/p>\n

      <\/p>\n
      Before you start writing your thesis, it is important to define and delineate your problem
      \nstatement. Coming up with a suitable and interesting problem statement is probably the most
      \ndifficult stage in writing a good thesis. To learn more about your problem, you will need to
      \nperform a literature review, which will enable you to discuss the relevant factors that are
      \nimportant for answering your research question. In your final chapter, you come back to your
      \noriginal problem statement, and you provide a sound answer to them. In addition, possible
      \ngaps in your literature review are discussed, and managerial and academic
      \nrecommendations are given. Below the necessary steps that you should take into account
      \nwhen writing a bachelor thesis are described in detail. <\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
       Step 1: Selecting a topic and defining your problem statement <\/b><\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
       1. Selecting a topic \/ subtopic <\/div>\n
       Students can only choose topics provided by the department of Management (see section
      \nTopics and topic choice.) These topics are broad, so it is necessary for you to delineate the
      \nparticular topic into a more feasible subtopic. For example, a possible topic provided might
      \nbe \u201centry modes\u201d. Because the literature on \u201centry modes\u201d is elaborate, it is not possible to
      \nwrite a comprehensive thesis on the topic entry modes. A more specific subtopic might be
      \non \u201cselection of foreign markets\u201d or \u201cselection of partners\u201d. <\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
       2. What is a good problem statement? <\/div>\n
       Your problem statement is the most important and also the most difficult step in writing a
      \ngood thesis. Formulating a good and interesting problem statement is the result of an
      \nextensive literature review that helps you to distil a new and original research idea. <\/div>\n
      A good
      \nproblem statement should be relevant (interesting), both from an academic as well as a
      \nmanagerial perspective. From an academic perspective, a topic is interesting if: <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Little is known about a (specific) topic. <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Much is known about a topic, but the knowledge is scattered and not integrated. <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Much is known about a topic, but the findings are contradictory, incomplete, and \/ or
      \ndated.
      \nFrom a managerial perspective, a topic is interesting if: <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Many organizations believe that knowledge management is important for their
      \norganization. Is this belief correct? <\/div>\n
       \u2022 There is a problem in managing something (for example, relationships with suppliers). <\/div>\n
      Good problem statements are also specific (what is within and what is outside the scope of
      \nyour thesis?) and attainable (can you answer the problem within the time frame of the
      \nbachelor thesis?). A problem statement is formulated as an open question. After formulating
      \nthe problem statement, you can formulate more specific questions that follow from the
      \nproblem statement. These sub questions, research questions, may help you to further narrow
      \ndown your field of research and help in giving structure to your thesis as a whole. <\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
       3. Literature search
      \nIn order to delineate your topic and problem statement, and to make both the topic and
      \nproblem statement as specific and attainable as possible, you will need to know what studies
      \nhave been performed in the past with regard to your topic, whether or not there are gaps and
      \n\/ or inconsistencies in the literature, and so forth. Therefore, you will need to start your
      \nliterature review as early as from the formulation of your problem statement onwards. <\/p>\n

      Literature can be found in many ways. <\/p><\/div>\n

      <\/div>\n
      4. International component<\/b>, you must make sure that your topic has an international component.
      \nThis could exist of: <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Decision making in an international situation (e.g. multi-national company,
      \ninternational financial portfolio, international outsourcing decisions, consumers
      \nmaking international purchase decisions). <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Comparison between one or more countries or cultures. <\/div>\n
       \u2022 A topic related to international policy or regulation. <\/p>\n

      In the BSc thesis the international component should be in the following parts: <\/p><\/div>\n

       \u2022 Part of the research question (either the main question or one of the sub questions). <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Be part of either the set-up of the theoretical framework\/ hypotheses (theoretical
      \nthesis) or the data-analysis (empirical thesis). <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Part of the conclusion\/discussion section. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      Step 2: Defining your conceptual model <\/b><\/div>\n
       After the formulation of your problem statement and your (initial) literature review, it is time
      \nto describe the relevant factors and their interrelations. This is done in the chapters that follow
      \nyour introductory chapter. All variables that are relevant to answer your problem statement
      \nshould be discussed in detail, together with their (expected) interrelations. In general, each
      \nchapter of your bachelor thesis answers a research question. <\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
       Step 3: Conclusions, discussion, and recommendations <\/b><\/div>\n
       Your final chapter should broadly consist of three parts: conclusions, discussion, and
      \nrecommendations. First of all, you present the answer to your problem statement. You should
      \nprovide more detailed conclusions that follow from your literature review. The conclusions
      \nshould not be a straight re-formulation of literature review presented earlier, but should go
      \nmore in depth. They should be specifically related to your problem statement, and are usually
      \nshort and to-the-point. <\/p>\n

      In the discussion paragraph, you should discuss issues that you encountered during your
      \nliterature review that may help the reader to validate the generality of your conclusions. For
      \nexample, if there were contradictory findings in the literature, what might be an explanation?
      \nPerhaps there were flaws in the research design of one of the papers you discussed. Another
      \nexample of a discussion issue would be the generalization of the findings: if all studies you
      \nreport on were conducted using a student sample, can the results and conclusions than be
      \ngeneralized to the complete population? Why? Why not? <\/p>\n

      In the recommendation paragraph you should elaborate on suggestions for future (empirical)
      \nresearch as well as on suggestions for practice. The suggestions for future research are an
      \nimportant aspect of your bachelor thesis. Once you have determined (i) what is known from
      \nthe literature, (ii) on what issues very little research has been done, and (iii) on what issues
      \nauthors do not agree and \/ or conflicting findings exist, you should be able to indicate
      \ninteresting areas for future research. Practical recommendations may concern strategy,
      \nimplementation, or investment issues. <\/div>\n

      <\/div>\n
      Structure <\/b>of the bachelor thesis <\/div>\n
       The structure of
      \na good bachelor thesis roughly looks as follows: <\/div>\n
       Chapter 1: Introduction <\/b><\/div>\n
       \u2022 Problem indication: this sketches the symptoms of the problem to be researched. A usual
      \nform is a short description of the problem area. <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Problem statement and research questions: the problem statement is the central
      \nquestion dealt with in the thesis. Key elements of the problem may be elucidated,
      \nspecified and\/or delimited. To deal with the problem, it is necessary to split it up into a
      \nnumber of research questions. The research questions are the questions that must
      \nsubsequently be answered to be able to solve the problem. <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Research methods. <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Structure of the thesis: This should be directly in line with the research questions. In
      \nprinciple, each chapter after Chapter 1 should deal with one research question. <\/div>\n
       Chapter 2 till X: Theory<\/b> <\/div>\n
       \u2022 In each chapter a research question is answered
      \nChapter X: Conclusions and recommendations <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Discussion and conclusions <\/div>\n
       \u2022 Academic and practical recommendations <\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      Tone of voice: <\/b><\/div>\n
      objective and neutral
      \nAcademic writing is very different from journalistic writing. Whereas the most important thing
      \nfor journalists is to be catchy and readable, the most important thing for academics is to be
      \naccurate (even if this means the text losing a notch on catchiness). When academic work is
      \nreported on in the popular press, academics usually believe that the journalist has been very
      \ninaccurate (reporting wrong numbers or giving a twist to results to make things more exciting).
      \nWhen in doubt between accuracy and catchiness \u2013 choose accuracy! <\/p>\n

      In a bachelor thesis you should be as objective and as neutral as possible. You are not a
      \npolitician writing a pamphlet, who is ignoring opposing views and facts, and who is only
      \nquoting people who share his views whilst ridiculing those who do not. To be as objective
      \nand as neutral as possible, you should try to make your argument by using materials from
      \ndifferent authors and different journals (and, if possible, also from different disciplines). If a
      \nline of research or theorizing argues against your point or statement, do not ignore that
      \nliterature, but carefully explain the inconsistencies, and why you believe your point is more
      \nvalid than the opposing view (for example, what is your criticism?). <\/p>\n

      Objectivity is also reflected in your writing style. One characteristic of academic writing is that
      \nthe word \u2018I\u2019 is avoided, for several reasons. First of all, the thesis is about the relationship
      \nbetween variables \u2013 not about you. Second, by banning \u2018I\u2019, you are forced to focus on the
      \nfacts and arguments underlying assumptions, instead of merely writing down what \u201cyou\u201d
      \nbelieve is good or bad. Avoid \u201cI think\u2019s\u201d in the thesis, since they signal subjectivity instead of
      \nobjectivity. <\/p><\/div>\n

      <\/div>\n
       Citing and quoting <\/b><\/div>\n
       Since your thesis is based on a review of academic literature, there will be a considerable
      \namount of references to relevant theories, statements and \/ or thoughts of other researchers,
      \nwhich you have to cite properly. Citing the work of others not only proves that you have read
      \nthe most important articles in the field, but it also allows the reader to check your arguments
      \nand to search for the papers when he or she wants to learn more about them. <\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      References <\/b><\/div>\n
       Your bachelor thesis ends with a reference list. The reference list should appear after the last
      \nchapter, but before the appendices (if you have any). It is important that you carefully check
      \nthat every work cited in the thesis appears in the reference list, and that the reference list
      \nonly contains work that is cited in the thesis (a mistake that many students make is that they
      \nalso refer to work that they have read in relation to the thesis, but have not cited: you should
      \nnot include uncited works in the reference list!). <\/p>\n

      References should be listed alphabetically by the last name of the first author. If you refer to
      \njournal articles, always provide the volume and the specific issue of the journal, and the
      \npages. <\/p>\n

      There are several ways to present your reference list. It is very important though to be
      \nconsistent: if you choose one way, you should stick with it. The APA (American Psychological
      \nAssociation) style for making references is recommended and will be explained below.  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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