Key Sections of a Research Article

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Keywords
4. Introduction
5. Literature Review
6. Methods/Methodology
7. Results and Discussion
8. Conclusion and Recommendations
9. References

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 Generating Research Ideas
Useful Techniques

• Rational thinking
• Creative thinking
• Searching the literature
• Scanning the media
• Brainstorming
• Relevance Trees
• Exploring past projects
• Discussion
• Keeping an ideas notebook

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 Refining Research Ideas-Converting to Topic
• Using the Delphi Technique

• Conducting a preliminary study

• Continually testing out your ideas

• Integrating ideas

• Refining topics given to you by your

organization

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Parts of the Introduction Section

1. Background of the Study

2. Theoretical Justification for the Study
3. Research Gap
4. Problem Statement
5. Research Questions
6. Research Objectives
7. Significance of the Study
8. Scope of the Study

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Background of the Study

1. Define the terms (with references)

2. Briefly Explain the terms of
interest/study
3. Start introducing the idea by relating the
terms
4. State the Motivation for investigating the
topic

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Theoretical Justification of the Study

1. Align the investigation with relevant theories

2. Discuss the relevance of the topic in the light of
theories that are there in the literature
3. Various forms of theories are to be understood
before using them to explain the relevance of
the topic

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Research Gap of the Study

1. Using the visited literature and other sources

identify the gap which the investigation wishes
to address
2. Write down the gap again in the light of the
theory identified in the previous sections
3. Fact Sheet can be helpful to clearly identify the
gap.

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Problem Statement, Research Questions
& Research Objectives

1. Convert the idea into a well defined problem

statement followed by questions and objectives
(Discussed in the previous Classes in detail)

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Significance of the Study

1. Contribution of the Study towards

1. Literature/Body of Knowledge
2. Firms/Managers
3. Investors
4. Regulatory bodies
5. Governments
6. Shareholders
7. Other Stakeholders
8. Users of Financial Statements

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Scope of the Study

1. Boundary of your research study

2. Limitations
3. Delimitations

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 Completing the Introduction of the Research
Assignment 2

Write down the detailed version of the Introduction of the

topic which you have selected and submitted under
Assignment 1.
(Note: The detailed version (10-15 pages) MUST include all
the things discussed in this lecture along with references)

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 Introduction to Research - End

Thank You

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