...Business Research Skills Qualitative Research Report Business Research Skills Qualitative Research Report Teresa Cooney B00251777 Teresa Cooney B00251777 Contents Introduction 2 1. Research Design 3 1.1 Qualitative Research Methods 3 1.2 Thematic Analysis 3 2. Findings and Analysis 6 References 8 Appendix 1 9 Appendix 2 13 Introduction This report has been commissioned by the University of the West of Scotland (Paisley campus) for the Business Research Skills course. All the information contained within the report has been collected through various sources, such as; text books, internet sites, case studies and relevant Journals. The aim of this report was to analyse the interview transcript from UWS Business School. The purpose was to evaluate the current trends and future thinking’s of an area of business and operational management. The report contains an analysis and explanation of research design and qualitative research methods. This includes the qualitative research method, Thematic research. It outlines the six phases of the Thematic Analysis process. Following on from this, included is a detailed Thematic analysis of the interview transcript provided by UWS Business School. 1. Research Design The term research design refers to the comprehensive strategy chosen to include different parts of study in a logical manner. This ensures the research problem is efficiently addressed. Research design represents the framework...
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...Systematic Review Analysis: “A systematic review of nurses’ inter-shift handoff reports in acute care hospitals” 2013 Outline: A) Introduction. B) Article Analysis. C) Conclusion. Thesis: The present paper provides the analysis of the systematic review “A systematic review of nurses’ inter-shift handoff reports in acute care hospitals” by Poletick & Holly (2010). The influence of this review on clinical practice is discussed. The article “A systematic review of nurses’ inter-shift handoff reports in acute care hospitals” by Poletick & Holly (2010) provides the systematic review of the handoff reports between and among the nurses which ensure the quality exchange of information for the improved health care service. The continuity of care is the major concern for nurses, and the procedure of patient care transfer should take that into account. The objective of the review was stated clearly and mentioned the appraisal and synthesis of the qualitative evidence related to the nursing handoff report. Moreover, the authors aimed at recommending the improvements which would facilitate and enhance the information transfer. by reviewing the qualitative studies which dealt with the real experience of nurses with their inter-shift handoff reports. As the authors admit, this is likely to contribute to the improvement of the patient care. The conclusion on the potential...
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...Introduction. A good research hugely relies on effective means of conducting the research (Pearson, Barr, Kamil, & Mosentha, 2011). This is attributed to the sources used to collect the data from. There are various ways for which are used for data collection. They include; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative. Effective research problem involves various stages; * Preparation * Selecting the research methods * Collecting the data and information * Compiling the research findings to get the results Body: Preparation The person conducting a research should first identify the problem which the research will be based on. The problem should not be broad, this is known as identifying the scope of the research. This will enable someone to familiarize him/herself to the topic of study and be able to create concrete ideas that will enable him do a good research. At this stage, the researcher is supposed to make important decisions on factors such as; the objectives, purpose of the research should be looked into. Also the researcher should make familiarize himself with the research problem by reading available literature on the problem (Scruggs & Mastropieri, 2006). The strategy on how the research will be conducted, this includes the methods to be used in data collection, tools to be used in data analysis. Also the researcher is expected to develop a timetable with the research activities to be carried out, the research her will also source for...
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...The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: application in end-of-life studies Hung-Lan Wu & Deborah L. Volker Accepted for publication 24 July 2009 Correspondence to D.L. Volker: e-mail: dvolker@mail.nur.utexas.edu Hung-Lan Wu PhD RN Nursing Instructor Meiho Institute of Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan Deborah L. Volker PhD RN AOCN Associate Professor The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA W U H . L . & V O L K E R D . L . ( 2 0 0 9 ) The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: application in end-of-life studies. Journal of Advanced Nursing 65(12), 2719–2732. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05157.x Abstract Title. The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: application in end-of-life studies. Aim. This paper is a report of an analysis of the use of theory in qualitative approaches to research as exemplified in qualitative end-of-life studies. Background. Nurses researchers turn to theory to conceptualize research problems and guide investigations. However, researchers using qualitative approaches do not consistently articulate how theory has been applied, and no clear consensus exists regarding the appropriate application of theory in qualitative studies. A review of qualitative, end-of-life studies is used to illustrate application of theory to study design and findings. Data sources. A review of theoretical literature was carried out, focusing on definitions and use of theory in qualitative end-of-life studies...
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...you want to study. A good research question needs to be clear, specific and achievable. To do qualitative research, your question should explore reasons for why people do things or believe in something.ite+the+Methodolo Do a background literature review. A literature review can help you find out what others have found about your question. Doing this may help you to focus your question more specifically. A literature review will also help you to become better informed about the topic you are choosing and help you to determine if there is a need for your question to be answered.gy+of+a+Research+Paper Choose a qualitative research methodology you want to use. * Ethnography – Ethnography is the study of human interaction and communities through direct participation and observation within the community you wish to study. * Phenomenology – Phenomenology is the study of the subjective experiences of others. It researches the world through the eyes of another person by discovering how they interpret their experiences. * Grounded Theory – The purpose of grounded theory is to develop theory based on the data collected. It looks at specific information and derives theories and reasons for the phenomena. * Case Study Research – This method of qualitative study is an in-depth study a specific individual or phenomena in its existing context. Collect your data. There are several methods of collecting data that you can use to do qualitative research. * Direct observation –...
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...UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON LONDON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM LONDON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MODULE TITLE: SALES AND MARKETING FOR TOURISM, HOSPITALITY & LEISURE MODULE CODE TH50040E SUBMITTED TO: ERIC OHALLERAN SUBMITTED BY: RUPANDEEP KAUR STUDENT ID 21093387 Under the marketing research, customers and their needs and wants are main foci because marketing is all about individuals involving in it and is exchange process. It is social phenomenon that creates awareness among the customers about the products and services according to the needs and wants of customers (Kotler, 1995). The main motive of marketing research is to approach large number of customers and this can be achieved by satisfying their needs and wants. Marketing- an exchange process SALES AND PRODUCTS Seller Manufacturer Producer Seller Manufacturer Producer Customer Buyer Consumer Customer Buyer Consumer PAYMENTS Customer is that individual who has ability to buy and consume the goods and services. A customer is someone who gives something valuable to the company in the monetary form in return for something he gets from the company in form of goods (Blythe, 2008). Customers can be of two types; internal as well as external. An internal customer is someone who gets value from the company (Salary, payment etc.) and gives valuable service in return...
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...Comparison of Research Designs Capella University Comparison of Research Designs Template The following seven tables are part of a template that will guide you through the comparison of research designs assignment. The tables include: • Descriptions of basic research designs. • Types of basic research designs. • Main characteristics. • Followed steps. • Appropriate usage. • Purpose statement and sample questions. • Associated research paradigms. This template directs you to portions of the course text, Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (Creswell, 2008). Each table includes chapter numbers and page numbers to guide you to the most relevant sections of the text book. Reference Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (4rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Descriptions of Basic Research Designs Develop an original and concise description of each research design. The appropriate sections of the Creswell text are listed to guide you; however, the end product should be your own paraphrase. Each description should be about one to three sentences in length. The first part of the chart has been completed for you as an example of how to proceed. You can leave it in the first cell and consider it to be part of your assignment...
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...Reporting qualitative evidence assignment (25%) This assignment consists of conducting a small qualitative research project and writing a report using the grounded theory approach. This paper should meet the requirements for reporting qualitative research and can be written individually or in pairs of students. The maximum number of words for this paper is 3000, excluding interview transcripts. The deadline for the paper is 30 March and must be submitted to Blackboard by 17h on that day. Each paper must include the name(s) of the author(s) clearly at the beginning. Read the assignment carefully! 1. Students must form groups of six individuals and choose a (student-related) research theme. A list of possible themes is provided below. Each group must e-mail the names of its members and the chosen theme to Daphne van Kleef before 11th of February. 2. Each group member will be interviewed by another group member. Within each group, students will break into three pairs, and each pair will develop a unique research question (different from the other pairs in the group) related to the chosen research theme. The three pairs make one topic lists which covers all the topics that need to be discussed. Interviews will be conducted based on these topic lists. The result will be six interviews, one for each group member. The transcripts of these interviews should be included in the research reports as appendixes (these will not contribute towards the word count). To keep the interviews...
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...Student ID: XXXXXXXX Report Title: INTERIM REPORT Date: 28/11/07 Module Tutor: David Tucker Word count: 756 (Excluding references) Index Page 1.0 Working Title 3 2.0 Background Information 3 3.0 Nature of Submitted Work 3 4.0 Aims and Objectives 3 5.0 Initial Literature Review 4 6.0 Research Methodology 8 7.0 Data Analysis and Presentation 8 8.0 Chapter Headings 9 9.0 Time Schedules 10 INTERIM REPORT: 1. Working Title An analysis of the relationship between corporate social performance and corporate reputation. The case of Tesco and its child education policies. 2. Background information: I chose to research in this area as I am interested in the PR area of business and the importance of reputation building to a company. I find it interesting that supermarkets are beginning to target children through their PR strategies and would like to find out their motives. 3. Nature of submitted work: Report. 4. Aims and objectives: AIM: To examine the impact of child education-based PR strategies carried out by British supermarkets. OBJECTIVES: - To investigate current issues surrounding PR strategies of UK supermarkets aimed towards child education. - To uncover opinions of the use of child education policies from the supermarkets, the schools and...
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...Eshon Howard Bus 339 Marketing Research Hard Body Research Plan Victor Olufeso Introduction The Hard Body Haulers is a local moving company that is not experiencing consistent growth in revenue. The company was founded in 2008 and is located in Cleveland, Ohio; one of the fastest shrinking cities in terms of population in the United States (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3916000.html, 2006). This along with the high number of home foreclosures in the area indicates that people in the area are relocating to other dwellings. In contrast, the level of people unemployed in the area indicate that people do not have the discretionary resources available to them to hire a mover and are instead utilizing do it yourself alternatives (http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf, 2011). Moving costs are expensive to consumers in a recessive economy. Much of the cost of that the moving companies incur are fixed costs in the form of equipment such as vehicle maintenance, packaging supplies, and lifting equipment. Secondly, there is a high cost insurance and licensing requirements that every moving company must have in order to be in compliance with the State of Ohio (http://www.puco.ohio.gov/puco/, 2011). The availability of the moving company can also increase the costs considering that most moving companies are busiest on the last ten days of the month (Cohn, 2010). Finally, moving can be a very time consuming process. So moving companies generally charge on an hourly...
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...sciences, a case study (or case report) is a descriptive, exploratory or explanatory analysis of a person, group or event. An explanatory case study is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles.[1][2] Case studies may be prospective (in which criteria are established and cases fitting the criteria are included as they become available) or retrospective (in which criteria are established for selecting cases from historical records for inclusion in the study). Thomas[3] offers the following definition of case study: "Case studies are analyses of persons, events, decisions, periods, projects, policies, institutions, or other systems that are studied holistically by one or more methods. The case that is the subject of the inquiry will be an instance of a class of phenomena that provides an analytical frame — an object — within which the study is conducted and which the case illuminates and explicates." Another suggestion is that case study should be defined as a research strategy, an empirical inquiry that investigates a phenomenon within its real-life context. Case study research can mean single and multiple case studies, can include quantitative evidence, relies on multiple sources of evidence, and benefits from the prior development of theoretical propositions. Case studies should not be confused with qualitative research and they can be based on any mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Single-subject research provides the statistical framework...
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...errors in peoples recalling was not found even though the same kinds of errors remained. Validity: Methodological issues * Did not ask participants to be as accurate as possible * Didn’t care much about the environment in which the experiment was conducted Define qualitative and quantitative research, then compare and contrast them, strengths and limitations of qualitative research Quantitative: Explaining a phenomenon by collecting quantitative (numerical) data that are analysed using mathematically based methods such as statistics. Qualitative: Instead of testing, measuring, and experimenting, qualitative research aims at understanding the subject of study …the process of understanding a social or human phenomenon, based on methodological research traditions. Researchers aim at generating a complex, holistic view, at analysing and describing the standpoint of the subjects within a natural context. Quantitative; using numbers Qualitative; descriptions Strengths of Qualitative Research * Issues can be examined in detail and in depth. * Interviews are not restricted to specific questions and can be guided/redirected by the researcher in real time. * The research framework and direction can be quickly revised as new information emerges. * The data based on human experience that...
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...Professional Development: Critiquing Research The ability to critique (critically analyse and evaluate) research from both the qualitative and quantitative paradigms is an essential skill for occupational therapists. It is this skill, integrated with expertise gained from clinical practice that underpins evidence based practice (EBP). Although there are many definitions of EBP, Muir Gray (1997) defines it as “an approach to decision making in which the clinician uses the best evidence available, in consultation with the patient, to decide upon the option which suits the patient best." The purpose of this assignment is to enable the development of skills in critical analysis by critiquing a research article, which will contribute to further development of knowledge and skills in using EBP in clinical settings. A framework developed by Hek and Moule (2006) (see pages 3- ) has been used to guide the critique of a research article. A framework was used as Caldwell et al (2010 pg e1) argue that “ frameworks assist the novice healthcare practitioner with learning about approaches to research by giving consideration to aspects of the similarities and differences between the qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.” This framework was chosen as it is comprehensive and covers points/questions raised during the critiquing process, although it is important to remember that it is not a definitive checklist and other...
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...Research Report and Presentation JoAnn Buckson RES/320 September 11rd, 2012 Amy Holland I. Employee satisfaction II. Introduction III. Statement of the problem IV. Literature Review A. Sampling Plans 1. Survey Method 2. Qualitative Method 3. Quantitative Method B. General Information 1. Research Design 2. Mythology C. Who does it affect 1. Expected Results 2. Reports IIII. Conclusion and Recommendations Introduction Employees of all incomes brackets and age groups continue to become less and less satisfied at work. Employee satisfaction means different things to different people. For example, an employees’ motivation can range from basic pay to survive, to contributors that work for the satisfaction of contributing to the greater good (Thompson, (2004). Research indicates that satisfied employees are more likely to stay with his or her employers (Heathfield, 2012). According to this survey 82% of the employees at this hospital indicated overall satisfaction with his or her position with 35% reporting he or she was very satisfied. More surprising 62% said that the current job market did not play a role in his or her job satisfaction. Hospitals have a well-balanced diversity of people and levels of working...
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...opened; this centre focuses on Automotive and the vocational Construction trades. A Colleges survival is dictated by student numbers which in turn links into funding, however a successful College will have quality teaching staff that have appropriate teaching qualifications as well as vocational experience. The Learning and Skills Development Agency (2005) published a research project centred on Recruitment and Retention of individuals with industrial experience. The paper speaks of good practice in retention such as professional development e.g. teaching qualifications, teaching pay initiatives, enhancing pay and flexible working. The aim of this report is to: establish why, after implementing the best practice cited in the LDSA report- Strebler et al (2005), is Somerset College unable to retain lecturers in Construction? A secondary aim is to also prove the hypotheses that Construction Lecturers are leaving the teaching profession to go back into the trade because the earning potential per day is vastly higher. The objectives of the paper will be to explore: ∙ Data sets extracted from employee exit reports from 2008 to the present day to identify and explain reasons for leaving. ∙ Data sets extracted from the Construction Industry detailing from the same period trends in the industry in relation to starters...
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