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THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM. Theoretical Levels of Problems for Research:. 1. Problems whose aim is to increase knowledge. Problems whose prime purpose is to make life better. Selecting a Research Problem. funneling process - working-up and narrowing down.

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THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

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  1. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM Theoretical Levels of Problems for Research: 1. Problems whose aim is to increase knowledge • Problems whose prime purpose is to make • life better Selecting a Research Problem • funneling process - working-up and narrowing down

  2. Sharpening Skills for Discovering and Identifying a Problem • Reading a lot of literature in your field of • concentration and being critical of what you read. 2. Attending professional lectures. • Being close observant of situations and • happenings around you. 4. Thinking out the possibility of research for most topics or lessons taken in content courses.

  3. 5. Attending research colloquiums and seminars. 6. Conducting mini-researches and noting the obtained findings closely. 7. Compiling researches with special emphasis on content and methodology. 8. Visiting various libraries for possible discovery of researchable topics. 9. Reading/subscribing to journals in your field and in research. 10. Building-up a library of materials in your field.

  4. Specific Considerations in Choosing a Problem 1. WORKABILITY • Is the contemplated study within the limits • of your resources and time constraints? • Will you have access required sample? • Is there reason to believe you can come up • with an answer to the problem? • Is the required methodology manageable • and understandable?

  5. 2. CRITICAL MASS • Is the problem of sufficient magnitude and scope • to fulfill the requirement that motivated the study • in the first place? • Are there enough variables? Enough potential • results? Enough to write about? 3. INTEREST • Are you interested in the problem area, specific • problem, and potential solution? • Does it relate to your background? To your • career interests?

  6. Does it enthuse you? • Will you learn useful skills from pursuing it? 4. THEORETICAL VALUE • Does the problem fill a gap in the literature? • Will others recognize its importance? • Will it contribute to advancement in your field? • Does it improve upon the state of the art? • Is it publishable?

  7. 5. PRACTICAL VALUE • Will the solution to the problem improve • management practice? • Are practitioners likely to be interested in • the results? • Will business management be changed by • the outcome? • Will your management practices be likely to • change as a result?

  8. Luke 14:28 – “For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?” Some Questions to be Answered Before Deciding on the Topic 1. Do I have the necessary sources to do this research? 2. Am I qualified to do this research? (thorough knowledge of a specific area) 3. Do I have enough time to complete the research of this topic by the due date?

  9. 4. Does this research demand finances I do not have? Characteristics of a good problem 1. The topic should be of great interest to you. • It is useful for the concerned people in a particular • field. • It possesses novelty. Avoid unnecessary • duplication. 4. It can be completed in the allotted time desired. 5. It does not carry ethical or moral impediments.

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