1. INTRODUCTION (provide a broad yet meaningful of the subject matter under investigation) 2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS (between 3-5 only and should correspond with chapters) 3. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES and Statement of Problems 4. LITERATURE REVIEW (Should be fairly extensive and cover the major as well as most recent works. Provide a critical appraisal of the works under review and not mere summaries. These can be addressed in a thematic manner as well.) important 5. SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY (e.g. the work’s contribution to knowledge) 6. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (quantitative, qualitative or mixed-method; methods of obtaining data i.e. primary & secondary sources, interviews (structured or semi-structured); methods of sampling, etc.)- library research, lab work, field work, historical documentary, interview, survey, evaluation and analysis important Research area: Corporate finance Title of research proposal: Corporate finance and governance in financial markets in China – Empirical research based on Chinese listed companies Key words Corporate finance, governance, China, finance . listed companies