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The Rearch Process - Coggle Diagram
The Rearch Process
Stage 1: Clarifying the research question
outcome: management–research question hierarchy
Formulating the Research Question for MindWriter: 1 Discover management diplemma -> 1a Exploration -> Define management question -> 2a Exploration Interviews with -> 3 Define rereach question
begin with management dilemm
Subsequent stages of the hierarchy:Management question, Research questions,Investigative questions,Measurement questions
Stage 6: Reporting the Results
An overview of the research: the problem’s background, literature summary, methods and pro- cedures, and conclusions.
A section on implementation strategies for the recommendations.
An executive summary consisting of a synopsis of the problem, findings, and recommendations.
A technical appendix with all the materials necessary to replicate the project.
Research Process Issues
Company Database Strip-Mining
Unresearchable Questions
The Favored-Technique
Syndrome
Politically Motivated Research
Stage 2: Proposing Research
Resource allocation and budgets
Departmental or functional area budgeting
Task budgeting
Rule-of-thumb budgeting
Valuing Research Information
Methods
Prior or Interim Evaluation
Option Analysis
Ex Post Facto Evaluation
Decision Theory
The Research Proposal
Stage 3: Designing the Research Project
Sampling Design
planning the research project is to identify the target population and then determine whether a sample or a census is desired
Pilot Testing
conducted to detect weaknesses in design and instrumentation and to provide proxy data for selection of a probability sample
Research Design
blueprint for fulfilling objectives and answering questions
Stage 4: Data Collection and Preparation
Primary data
sought for their proximity to the truth and control over error
Secondary data
have had at least one level of interpretation inserted between the event and its recording
Stage 5: Data Analysis and Interpretation
Data analysis usually involves
developing summaries
looking for patterns
reducing accumulated data to a manageable size
applying statistical techniques
Interpret these findings in light of the client’s research question or determine if the results are consistent with their hypotheses and theories.
The research process
