Typical areas of support

What research services does YJ Consulting offer?

YJ Consulting offers market research, public-source legal research, management research, and help with research planning, editing, fact-checking and citations. We can complete a report or support one part of your project.

Useful when: You need a question researched properly, a fresh pair of eyes on existing work, or help checking facts, sources and references.

01Market Research
02Legal Research
03Management Research
04Other Research Services

Four research categories

Choose the type of research you need.

Commission a complete report or ask for help with one part of a project. We will agree the question, intended reader, sources and deliverable before starting.

Commissioned reports

What is included in a commissioned research report?

A report is prepared for the question, reader and use we agree with you. The same checklist guides shorter research briefs and individual research tasks.

01The question, scope and intended reader
02How the research was carried out
03The sources prioritised
04The date the information was checked
05A complete source list
06Findings separated from assumptions and interpretation
07Any gaps, conflicting sources or limitations
08Citations in the agreed style
09Who completed the final check, and when

Research category 01

Market Research

Research for decisions about customers, competitors, pricing, channels, market size and industry trends.

What we can research

01Market and marketing research
02Evidence-based SWOT analysis
03Target-market and customer-segment research
04Competitor, channel and route-to-market research
05Porter’s Five Forces analysis for an agreed industry
06Market-sizing assumptions and scenario ranges
07Pricing, positioning and trend research
08Surveys and interviews, where agreed separately

What you can receive

01Cited market or marketing research report
02SWOT, competitor, channel or Five Forces analysis
03Market-sizing assumption model and scenario note
04Pricing, positioning or trend brief
05Survey or interview plan and findings summary, where agreed separately

Research category 02

Legal Research

Public-source legal research that finds and organises legislation, decisions and official guidance for you or your lawyer to review.

What we can research

01Public-source legal information reports
02Locating legislation, court decisions and official guidance
03Source maps, authority tables and chronologies
04New Zealand Law Style Guide citation checking

What you can receive

01Legal information report showing when the sources were checked
02Legislation and decision source map
03Authority table or chronology
04New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition citation check

Research category 03

Management Research

Research into management practice, organisational design and governance to support business decisions, change programmes and evaluation.

What we can research

01Literature and evidence reviews
02Operating-model and organisational research
03Governance and policy comparisons
04Benchmarking
05Change and programme evaluation
06Stakeholder research
07Decision-option briefs

What you can receive

01Cited literature or evidence review
02Operating-model or organisational research brief
03Governance, policy or benchmarking comparison
04Change or programme evaluation framework
05Stakeholder research synthesis and decision brief

Research category 04

Other Research Services

Flexible help with research planning, sources, editing, fact-checking and references.

What we can research

01Research skeletons and detailed notes
02Source and literature reviews
03Developmental editing and feedback on clarity, structure and argument
04Annotated bibliographies
05Evidence matrices and data tables
06English–Mandarin research support
07Fact-checking and source verification for AI-generated work
08Research planning and coaching that preserves the client’s authorship
09APA 7, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition or agreed client-style referencing guidance

What you can receive

01Research skeleton or detailed source note
02Annotated bibliography, evidence matrix or data table
03Editing notes and feedback on structure and argument
04English–Mandarin source or terminology support
05Fact-checking, citation and source-checking notes
06Reference list formatted to the agreed citation style

What this service can include

Choose the support your business needs.

These examples are a starting point. We will confirm the work, responsibilities, timing and deliverables before we begin.

What we can help with

01Desk research based on an agreed question, audience and research plan
02Public-source research with links, dates and source details recorded
03Comparative analysis that explains assumptions, gaps and conflicting information
04Separately agreed surveys or interviews with consent and appropriate privacy controls

What you can receive

01A complete research report or decision brief showing when the information was checked
02Source map, annotated bibliography or authority table
03Evidence matrix, data table, chronology or comparative framework
04Working notes or edited material with limitations and open questions clearly marked

How the engagement works

Define. Research. Check. Explain.

We agree the question, do the research, check the important facts and explain the findings in a format you can use.

01
Define the question and audience
Confirm what you need to know, who will use the work and what a useful answer should cover.
02
Plan the research
Agree the approach, the sources to prioritise and whether interviews or surveys are needed.
03
Check the evidence
Verify important facts and citations, compare conflicting material and record assumptions or missing information.
04
Explain and hand over the findings
Bring the findings together in a clear, cited format, explain what remains uncertain and hand over the source material in the agreed form.