Assess how Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment is ready to attract more foreign direct investment (GC01460)

Table of Contents

1.0 Research Area and Research Questions.

1.1 Research title:

1.2 Research question:

1.3 Explanation of research question with its aim, scope and intended research approach.

2.0 Research Aims and objectives.

2.1 Aims.

2.2 Objectives.

3.0 Research Background.

4.0 methodologies.

4.1 Research Approach.

4.2 Data sources.

4.3 Data collection methods.

4.4 Methods of analysis.

4.5 Ethical issues regarding the research work.

5.0 Research Timetable.

6.0 Anticipated Result.

7.0 Conclusion.

8.0 References.

Introduction

In this paper, a research proposal has been developed on a particular topic, which has been written in four key sections. In the first section, the research area and research title have been defined with their explanation, scope and intended research approach. In the second section, the research backgrounds with their aims and objectives have been defined. In the third section, the research methodologies have been outlined. In the last section, the research timetable and the anticipated results have been defined.

1.0 Research Area and Research Questions

1.1 Research title:

Assess how Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment is ready to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI).

1.2 Research question

Is Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment ready to attract more foreign direct investment?

1.3 Explanation of research question with its aim, scope and intended research approach

World Bank (2013) discloses that in the current business world China is number one and Bangladesh is number two in exporting ready-made garments in the global marketing mainly in the US and EU. However, the rapid economic growth has increased the labor cost and raw material prices in China, which introduced the “China Plus-One Policy” to foreign direct investors. On the other hand, the rapid development of Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry has been attracting more foreign direct investors than ever before. However, the current terrorism issues and political instability along with socio-economic problem has made the foreign direct investor concern to investment in the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh. Thus, the foreign direct investors are now in dilemma on whether the Bangladesh ready-made garments industry is ready to invest in. Therefore, it has been an issue now to conduct research on how Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry is ready to attract more foreign direct investors.

2.0 Research Aims and objectives

2.1 Aims

The key aim of this study is to assess how Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry is ready to attract more foreign direct investors. Then, the study will recommend the Bangladesh ready-made garments industry to overcome their limitations. The study will also recommend the foreign direct investors on whether the Bangladesh ready-made garments industry is a suitable sector to invest in.

2.2 Objectives

To review the current literature on micro and macro-environmental issues of the garments industry in Bangladesh.
To analyze the current market position of Bangladesh ready-made garment industry
To compare the current position of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector to China’s ready-made garment sectors.
To recommend key strategies to Bangladesh garments manufacturers to exploit the opportunities for improved foreign direct investment (FDI)
To recommend the foreign direct investor on whether it is suitable to invest in the ready-made garment sector of Bangladesh.

3.0 Research Background

Bangladesh has presented an unbelievable benefit in its prepared costume part over the past two decapods (Bangladesh Country Report, 2015). The dependency on Bangladesh costume organization has been developing greatly from 48 costumes industries in 1983 according to (Statistical Year Book of Bangladesh, 2014 ) to over 5000 costumes industries now as BGEMA ( 2013) notes. It has passed the more specific beliefs combining commercial as well as public improvement transporting its big quantity of costumes goods with lower costs over the world (Afsar, 2016). As IMF world commercial viewpoint database (2010) notes, in analyze with China, Bangladesh has been capable to create assure little price of management with its little earnings overheads in its prepared costumes part. It also insures as well as approves the base abilities. These facilities might captivate the views of the foreign direct investors to invest in Bangladesh (Tour to Bangladesh.com, 2012). Thus, it is the period for Bangladesh to evaluate the ability of its prepared costumes organization to captivate more foreign direct purchase contribution another of China.

4.0 methodologies

4.1 Research Approach

Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill (2014 ) suggest that the derivable method is approved for affairs on that there is a resource of the article. Indifference, derivable way has been used to examine on the outside factors of Bangladesh costume organization that have a resource of the article or from that an analytical plan has been described as well as a theory has been made, or then proven located upon the quantitative as well as analytical information.

Figure 3.4: Deductive approach applied in the

On another side, like Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill (2014 ) note, the preliminary method has been used to examine domestic factors of Bangladesh costumes factors because the factors are advance as well as there is a small article. A method has been created up over this method build on affluent or qualitative information over attention, conferences examine or analysis………………

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