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    Research Methodology

    Chapter 3: Research Process & Overview


    Outline

    ✤ Understand the research process

    ✤ Understand the process of observation/problem recognition

    ✤ Preliminary data collection


    Understanding research process

    ✤ Process (developing the conceptual framework & hypotheses)

    ✤ Design (planning of the actual study)


    1
    Observation

    5 7
    3 4 6
    Generation Data collection
    Problem Theoretical Scientific
    of analysis &
    Definition Framework Design
    Hypotheses interpretation

    2
    Preliminary
    Data
    Gathering 8
    Deduction

    9 10 11
    Report Report Managerial
    Writing Presentation Decision
    Making

    Research Process
    Observation

    ✤ Problems currently in existence

    ✤ Areas that needs improvements

    ✤ A conceptual/theoretical issues
    that requires further
    understanding

    ✤ Research questions that require


    empirical answers
    Preliminary data collection

    ✤ Background information

    ✤ Philosophy, policies & other


    structural aspects

    ✤ Perceptions, attitudes,
    behavioral response, trends
    Background information

    ✤ Origin & history (e.g.


    background of company)

    ✤ Size/scope of study

    ✤ Charter - purpose and ideology

    ✤ Location - regional, national, or


    other

    ✤ Resources
    Philosophy, policies and structural
    aspects
    ✤ Company policies

    ✤ Structure

    ✤ Workflow

    ✤ Management philosophy
    Perceptions, attitudes, behavioral
    response & trends
    ✤ Nature of problem

    ✤ Reactions to problem

    ✤ Work habits

    ✤ Time series data

    ✤ Differentiate real problem from


    symptoms
    Thank you

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