Group 1 Module In this week’s readings the author explains the nine different characteristics of research in Chapter one. The nine different characteristics includes a clear purpose, detail, a plan, ethical standards, limitations, analysis for the decision maker’s needs, findings, conclusion, and reflection on the experience (Cooper & Schindler, 2014). The reader will learn of a workplace and a biblical example of applying the characteristics of research by using the what a manager should look for in research that is found in the text in this week’s readings.
The workplace that the reader will learn about is Paoletta Counseling Services. The problem is that a client is having problems with the insurance company covering the therapy sessions. The manager is counting on her administrative assistant to research and find out why the insurance is not covering the therapy session and to report the findings back to the manager. The manager would also like the administrative assistant to come up with a plan to use to make sure this does not happen again with other clients because when the client is having issues with their insurance then the agency does not get pay, which causes the agency to lose money. The agency is a privately own agency so they cannot afford to lose money.
Clear Purpose Exodus 9:16 says, “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth” (Life Application Study Bible, NIV). Pharaoh had made a mistake and thought he was in control. God though put him in his place as being a leader in Egypt for his purpose. God has a purpose for everyone and everything even when a person may not see a reason to the problem. He will help a manager to research and find the answers and purpose to the problem that may come up in the workplace. God is the giver of purpose in everything a