Topic: The international development of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (Business 2 Business Company)

Section 3: Research Strategy and Methods - Research strategy the overall logic that links the various research design choices (e.g. quantitative survey strategy, case study strategy, Delphi strategy, etc.) - Methods and tools for collecting data and the sources of DATA you intend to access (NOT LITERATURE) including the criteria for selection of respondents, sector, companies, people, etc. - Nature of data you intend to collect; the kind of questions you are going to ask, the kind of observations you are going to make, the kind of documentary and archival sources (NOT LITERATURE) you intend to use - Access and research ethics issues to collecting your data - Possible techniques you intend to apply for analyzing/interpreting data. This should provide details of the type of statistics (descriptive, inferential, etc.) you intend to use if doing quantitative analysis or the interviews/ questionnaires/case study analysis, etc. you intend to use if doing qualitative analysis. It is vitally important that for each component of your research design, that you provide justifications for your choices at every stage and, where relevant, the implications of those choices.