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Category The degree to which the research question has been crystallized
The power of the researcher to produce effects in the variables under study The purpose of the study The time dimension The topical scopebreadth and depthof the study
Exploratory Study Loose structure Expand understanding Provide insight Develop hypotheses
Formal Study Precise procedures Begins with hypotheses Answers research questions
Monitoring The researcher inspects the activities He/she notes or records the information available from observations
Communication study The responses are collected by personal or impersonal means Telephone, E-mail, face to face
Experiment Study involving the manipulation or control of one or more variables to determine the effect on another variable
Ex Post Facto study After-the-fact report on what happened to the measured variable
Longitudinal study
Statistical Study
Case Study
It is used when researchers lack clear idea of the problems they will meet during the study Through exploration researchers develop concepts more clearly, establish priorities, develop operational definitions and improve final research design The area or investigation may be so new or so vague that a researcher needs to do exploration just to learn something about the dilemma facing the manager
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Data collected for a purpose other than the project at hand Published documents prepared by outside the sponsor organization Economical Quick source for background information
If you wish to know the road up the mountain, you must ask the man who goes back and forth on it. - Zenrinkusi
What is being done? What has been tried in the past without success? With success? How have things changed? What are the change-producing elements of the situation? Who is involved in a decision and what role does each person play? What problem areas and barriers can be seen? What are the costs of the processes under study? Whom can we count on to assist and/or participate in the research? What are the priority areas?
A focus group is a group of people (6 to 10 participants) , led by a trained moderator, who meet for 90 minutes to 2 hours The participants exchange ideas, feelings and experiences on a specific topic It may be conducted for a new product , a new employee motivation program, or improved production-line organization
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Research that describes Describes characteristics of a population or phenomenon Some understanding of the nature of the problem Deals with the who, what, where, when, howbut not the why?
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