Research Topic

Yes / No

Research Idea

Research?

1. Research is any organized inquiry carried out to provide information for solving problems.

2. Business Research is a systematic inquiry that provides information to guide decisions.

Research?

It is a process of determining, acquiring, analyzing, synthesizing and disseminating relevant data, information and insights to decision makers in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate action that maximize business performance.

Good Research?

1. Purpose clearly defined2. Research process detailed3. Research design thoroughly planned4. High ethical standard adopted5. Limitations frankly revealed6. Adequate analysis for decision need7. Findings presented unambiguously8. Decision justified

Process

1. Decide general area of interest or subject matter that the researcher would like to inquire into.

2. Define problem in broad general way.3. Resolve ambiguities4. Feasibility of solution5. Converting general topic into a specific

research problem.

Formulating Research Question

This may be either a problem or an opportunity. At this stage review published sources and gather information to understand the true management dilemma

Define Management Question based on information frame the question

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Further Detailing

1. Examine the concepts to be used in the study.

2. Review the research question with the intention of breaking it down into specific second and third level questions.

3. If hypothesis are used, it should meet the quality tests.

4. Decide what evidence must be collected to answer the various questions and hypothesis.

Set scope of study by stating what is and is not a part of the research question. This will establish a boundary to separate contiguous problems from the primary objective.

Investigative Questions

These are questions the researcher must answer to satisfactorily arrive at a conclusion about the research question. Researcher takes a general research question and breaks it into more specific questions about which to gather data.

Measurement Questions

Predesigned, pretested : formed and tested by previous researchers, recorded in literature.

Custom designed : custom tailored to investigative questions