Research Questions and Triangulation Discussion Board

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Business Finance

How can a research question in business research be better formulated?

  • Provide an example of a research question.
  • Comment on the popularity and relevancy of the research questions of your classmates.

Background Information:

Creswell, J. W. (1999). Mixed-method research-chapter 18:Introduction and application. (pp. 455-472) Academic Press. doi:10.1016/B978-012174698-8/50045-X.

Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. (v.10). Chapter 5: 5.2 Qualitative or Quantitative? Some Specific Considerations. Available at https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_principles-of-…

Bhattacherjee, A. (2012). Introduction to Research, Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices (pp. 1-7). USF Tampa Bay Open Access Textbooks Collection. Book 3. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/3.

Susan, A. M., Gibson, C. B., & Mohrman,Allan M., Jr. (2001). Doing research that is useful to practice: A model and empirical exploration. Academy of Management Journal, 44(2), 357-375. Retrieved from ProQuest.

Optional Reading

Gupta, R. K., & Awasthy, R. (2015). Qualitative research in management: Methods and experiences (1st ed.). IN: Sage Publications India.

Harwell, M. (2011). Research design in qualitative/quantitative/mixed methods. In C. Conrad, & R. Serlin (Eds.), The SAGE handbook for research in education: Pursuing ideas as the keystone of exemplary inquiry. (2nd ed., pp. 147-165). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.