Entailing the Research Methods and Techniques

Research1 HI6008BusinessResearchProject Research2 Contents Introduction3 Researchmethodology4 ResearchDesign4 Proposedresearchsample6 Questionnairedesign7 Datacollectionmethod9 DataAnalysismethod11 Conclusion13 References14 Research3 Introduction Thisparticularsectionoftheresearchprojectwillbefocusedonentailingtheresearch methodsandtechniquesthataregoingtobeusedinthefollowingresearchproject.Tosolve theresearchproblemandeventuallyconcludewithasuitableconclusion,itisrequiredto selectanappropriatelysuitablesetofresearchmethodology,accordingwhichallthe processesofresearchprojectwillbeusedfromthebelow-mentionedresearchmethodology. Since,thisresearchisbasedonthevariousethicaldilemmaintheIconiccompanylocateat Sydney,Australia;thus,theselectionoftheframeworks,processes,andmethodsforthis researchprojectwillbeselectedaspertheresearchproblemoftheresearchproject. Moreprecisely,thispaperwillbeshowcasingtheresearchmethodologythatwillbeusedin thegivenproject,especiallybyinformingaboutwhichprocessormethodwillbesuitablefor thepaperandwhatarethemainreasonsforselectinganymethodorprocess.Inaddition,the sub-partsoftheresearchmethodologywhichwillbecoveredhereareresearchdesign, proposedsample,questionnairedesign,datacollection,anddataanalysis.Themethodology partofanyresearchprojectisresponsibleforthebetterandmoreaccurateoutcomesofthe research.Accordingwhichtheresearchdesign,proposedsample,questionnairedesign,data collection,anddataanalysis,andtheentiredetailedresearchmethodologyworkwillbe selectedaspertheresearchquestionsofthisresearchprojectasdiscussedbefore. Intheend,thefirstresearchquestionistodeterminetheimportanceofethicsinfashionand sportsretailercompanies.Further,thesecondresearchquestionofthepaperistoobtainthe techniquesthatcouldbeadoptedtoincorporateethicsbytheIconicgroupduringthetimeof runningtheiroperations.Lastly,thethirdresearchquestionisaboutmeasuresthatcanensure adherencetoethicswithintheworkplace.Thus,inthefollowingpaper,allthemethodsand processeswillbeselectedasthesequestionsonly,inordertoanswerthemefficientlyand offeraconclusionwithutmostefficiency. Research4 Researchmethodology Theconceptofresearchmethodologyisanoutlineinwhichthegivenpieceofresearchis carriedoutinthedifferentmanner.Thevarioustechniquesandproceduresthatworkto determineandanalyseinformationrelatedtothespecifictopic.Asthisisbasedonthe analysisofethicaldilemmasoccurredintheIconicgroupoffashioncompanieslocatedin Australia.Theresearchmethodologyisalsobasedonthesystematicandtheoreticalapproach thatusedtocollectandevaluatedataorinformationbasedontheparticulartopicofthe research.Thisprocessgivespermissiontotheresearchersforthebetteroutcomesofthestudy. Themainmethodsincludedinthemethodologyconceptaretheprocessofcollectingdata analysisofdatathatmanagesthestudyofthetopicbasedontheinformationcollected (Kothari,2004,p.5,para.1-2).Theresearchdesignisalsoimportantpartoftheresearch methodologyasthiswillalsodiscussedinthissectionoftheassessment.Thesampling processisalsooneoftheessentialresearchmethodsthatcanbediscussedfurtherinthis sectiontoattaineffectiveoutcomesofthestudy. Design Tobeginwithanyresearchproject,itisinitiallyrequiredtoselectaresearchdesignforthe paper,asiteventuallyprovidesplatformforthefurtherproceedingsofthepaper.Generally, researchdesignreferstotheproperprocessofthemethodsusedintheprojectofresearchand alsovariousproceduresthatareselectedbytheresearcher.Sinceitaffectsallfurther proceduresofthepaper,thus,theselectionoftheresearchdesignshouldbedoneparticularly onthebasisoftheresearchproblemandresearchquestions,specificallytoobtainthe researchconclusionaspertheexpectations.Thethreemainmethodsofresearchdesign approacharethequalitative,quantitative,andmixedapproachofresearchdesign(Avella, 2016,p.7,para.305). Research5 However,toselectanyparticularresearchdesignapproach,forthepaper,itisrequiredbythe researchertoselecttheapproachaftergoingthroughallthreetypesoftheresearchdesign,so thatwhileselectinganyparticularresearchdesign,alltheperksandconcernsregardingthese aforementionedresearchdesignapproachescouldbeconsidered. Firstly,inthecaseofqualitativeresearchdesign,theresearchersfocusshouldbeonthe qualityofthedatagathered(Flick,2017,p.19,para.2-3).Further,allthedatagatheredhere isinwrittenandsubjectiveformat.Inaddition,themajortechniqueusedinthisparticular methodistakinganinterviewofcertainprominentpeoplewhoareinsomewayortheother relatedtotheresearchproblem(Avella,2016,p.7,para.305).Inthisresearchpaper,the selectedpeoplecouldonlybetheoneswhichareawareoftheethicaldilemmaswithinthe smallbusinessindustriesinNSW,Australia. Secondly,inthecaseofquantitativeresearchdesignapproachthemainfocusoftheresearch isoverthequantityoftheresponses.Byfocusingoverthequantityofresponses,the researchergetstheadvantageofmakingtheresearchmorediversified,especiallybymaking theresearchapplicableoverhugeamountofpopulation.Further,thedatagatheredinthis particularresearchdesignapproachisinanumericalorobjectiveformat(Corner,2002,p. 671,para.1). Lastly,inthecaseofthemixedresearchdesignapproach,theresearchergetstheadvantage ofusingtheperksofbothalternativemethodsi.e.,qualitativeandquantitativeresearch designs(Schoonenboom,andJohnson,2017,p.108,para.3). However,asfarasthisparticularpaperisconcerned,itisclearlyevidentthatusingthe quantitativemethodinthisparticularresearchwillbeappropriatelysuitablefortheresearch, especiallyaccordingtotheresearchquestionsandresearchproblemofthepaper.Inaddition, Research6 thisdesignwillalsobehelpfulingatheringinformationapplicabletotheentirepopulationof NSW,Australia. Furthermore,itisalsoneededtomentionherethat,undertheheadofquantitativeresearch design,theresearcherwillalsobeusingtheadvantageofdescriptiveandexperimental approachesofresearchdesign.Inthecaseoftheexperimentalresearchdesign,theresearcher willexperimentallyobtainthestatisticaldatainnumericalformatthroughtheuseoftables andgraphs.Similarly,asperthedescriptivedesign,theresearcherwillbeusingstatistical datagatheredfromthesurveyanditsquestionnairetodescriptivelyanalyzethedataandfind therequiredresultandconclusion(Kagwathi,etal.,2013,p.268,para.10). Proposedresearchsample Samplingistheselectionofthemethodsandindividualswithinastatisticalpopulationto estimateandanalyzethecharacteristicsforthewholepopulation.Samplingistheprocessby whichinferenceismadetoexaminethepartofsampling(BreckenridgeandJones,2009,p. 43,para.2).Thesamplingprovidesdifferenttypesofstatisticalinformationrelatedtothe qualitativeorquantitativenatureoftheselectedunits.Thevarioussamplingstrategiesare includedintheresearchprojectthatincludessimplerandom,cluster,stratifiedrandomand systematic.Thisresearchprojectincludesthesimplerandomsamplingprocessthatselected thepopulationbysimplerandommethod.Thepopulationselectedinthisresearcharethe employeesoftheIconicfashioncompanythathavebetterknowledgerelatedtotheethics usedinthecompany.Samplingistheeffectivemethodusedintheresearchthatsavesmoney byallowingresearchertocollectsameanswersfromsamplereceivedbythepopulation. Samplingincludesvariousbenefitsandadvantagesthatarelowcost,dataaccuracyand convenience(BreckenridgeandJones,2009,p.43,para.2). Research7 Alongwithseveraladvantages,someofthedisadvantagesarealsoincludedinthesampling processthatincludeschancesofbiasandimpossibilityofsampling.Asthisisalsoan importantmethodoftheresearchprojectthatmakestheprojectsuccessful.Samplingtheory makesamplingmoreefficient.Thelargepartofpopulationisselectedinthisresearchproject (OnwuegbuzieandLeech,2007,p.241,para.2). Questionnairedesign Questionnairedesignistheprocesstodesigntheformatandquestionsintheprocessof surveythatusedtocollectdatarelatedtotheparticularphenomenon.Thequestionnaire designrelatedtothisresearchincludes. Q1.Whatisyourroleintheorganization? Employee customer Manager Leader Q2Whatisyourgender? Male Female Q3.DoyouknowabuttheethicsusedintheIconicfashioncompanyinAustralia? Yes No Q4.Istheorganizationattainingprofitsbyproperuseofethicsintheworkplace? Yes No Research8 Q5Domanagersoforganizationsupporttheemployeesinworkingprocess? Yes No Q6.Whataretheprocessesofmaintainsethicsinworkplace? Engagingwithemployeesorcustomers Trainingtheemployeesinpropermanner Promotingtheethicalbehaviour Q7.WhatarethemeasurestoincorporateethicsinIconicfashioncompany? Maintaincustomervaluestrategy Personalintegrity Useofaccountingpractices Q8.Docompanyfollowtherewardingofethicalbehaviourtotheemployees? Yes No Q9.IstheuseofdifferentethicalmeasuresbeingeffectiveinthebusinessofIconicfashion company? Yes No Q10.Whatarethevarioustechniquesareusedintheorganizationtoimplementethical aspects? Communicateethicalexpectations Research9 Offerethicstraining Provideprotectivemechanisms Q11.Istheuseofethicaldilemmaimprovingthegrowthoftheorganization? Yes No Q12.Whichethicaldilemmasusedtomotivatetheemployeesinthebusinessorganization? Establishingguilt Insufficientexpertise Utilizinginsideknowledge Datacollectionmethod Theprocessofgatheringtherequireddataisamethodthatusesdifferenttypesofresearch likequalitativeandquantitative(BreckenridgeandJones,2009,p.43,para.2).Asthese methodsusedtocollecttheinformationfromtherespondentsrelatedtotheparticulartopicof theresearch.Qualitativeistreatedasafocusonobtaininginformationthroughopen-ended questionsandcommunication.Whereasquantitativeresearchisrelatedtotheprocessthat collectingandanalyzenumericaldata.thisprocessisissuedtofindvariouspatterns,make differentpredictions,testcausalrelationships,analyzeproperaverages,andgeneralizebetter outcomesasperthelargepopulation. Research10 Datacollectionisasystematicapproachthatworkstocollectdataorinformationinan accuratemannerfromdifferentsourcestoprovidevariousinsightsandanswerswhichare testingahypothesisorevaluatinganoutcome.Thesemethodsareabletocollectdataasper theresearchtopic(Daas,andArends-Tth,2012,p.17,para.1). Tobeginwith,inboththemethodsofdatacollection,primarydatacollectionistheone wherethedataisgatheredfromthereal-timepeople,especiallytheoneswhoareclosely relatedtotheresearchconcern.Sincethealltheinformationgatheredinthisprocessis collectedfromreal-timepeople;thus,thedataobtainedherewillbeappropriatelyupdatedas perthecurrenttime,especiallybecausethedatagatheredherewillperceptionofthepeople aspertheirbestknowledge(Hox,andBoeije,2005,p.594,para.5).Althoughitisa disadvantagethatthedataisnotgatheredfromauthentic,prominent,andwell-renowned sources,becauseoftheadvantageofgatheringtheattestandupdateddata,thedisadvantage facederecouldbecompensated.Inaddition,withtheuseofsecondarydataalso,the researchercouldgetvaluableandauthenticdataascompensationfordisadvantagesfacedin gatheringdatafromprimarysources.Moreover,secondarydatawillbeauthenticand valuablebecauseofthefactthatsourcesforsuchdataarepreviouslypublishedbooks, articles,researchpapers,journals,andotherconsiderablepaperswrittenbyprominentauthors andwriters.Also,sinceallthesecondarysourcesareavailableovertheonlineplatforms;thus, therequiredcostinthesecondarydatacollectionmethodisalsocomparativelyverylessthan thecostinvestedinthecaseoftheprimarydatacollectionmethod(Daas,andArends-Tth, 2012,p.17,para.2). Thus,itcouldbeclearlystatedthatusingbothmethodsofdatacollectionwillbebeneficial fortheresearcherintermsofofferingdiversifieddatatothefollowingresearchproject. Research11 DataAnalysismethod Alongwiththedatacollectionmethod,dataanalysisisalsoeffectiveindifferentmannerand itisimportanttogeteffectiveresultsbasedontheresearchtopic.Asthisresearchisbasedon theidentificationofethicaldilemmaoftheIconicorganizationlocatedinAustralia.The processofdataanalysisistheproceduretofinding,collecting,cleaning,modellingand examiningtheinformationrelatedtothetopic.thisprocessalsoinsightsthederived informationforthebetterdecision-makingintheresearchproject.Dataanalysisinclude variousstepsthataredefiningwhyyouneeddataanalysis,startingcollectingdatafrom varioussources,cleanthroughunnecessarydata,begintheanalysingofdataorinformation andinterprettheresultsofthedataandapplythemintheresearchprocess.Allthese processesareessentialandmanagetheoverallresearchprojectandgivebriefinformation relatedtotheresearchtopic.Asthedatacollectionisdifferentindifferentaspectssothedata analysismethodsaealsodifferentindifferentaspects. Thisprocessofdataanalysismanagestheoveralldatacollectionandprovidesbetterresearch outcomes.Intheprocessofdataanalyticsanddatascience,thefourtypesofdataanalysis includedescriptive,predictive,diagnosticandprescriptive.Thishelptomanagedataanalysis forthebetterresultsoftheoverallresearchproject.Moreover,thesecondarydataanalysis involvesaresearcherusingproperinformationthatsomeoneelsehascollectedforhisorown purposes.Intheresearchofthesecondarydata,analysisisanattempttoanswerthenew researchquestionwhichexamineanalternativeprescriptivefortheoriginalquestionofthe study(Panneerselvam,201,p.20,para4). Generally,thedataanalysismethodisusedtoanalysethegathereddatafromtheprocessof thedatacollectionmethod.Here,thedatagatheredfromdatacollectionprocessisconverted fromrawdatatovaluableandusefuldata.However,thereareseveraltypesofdataanalysis methods.Thesemethodsincludestatisticalanalysis,contentanalysis,narrativeanalysis, Research12 discourseanalysis,groundedtheory,andframeworkanalysis.Asperthefollowingresearch, theresearcherwillbeusingthemethodofstatisticaldataanalysis,especiallybecauseofthe factthatitwouldbesuitablyhelpfulfortheresearcherintermsofanalyzingthedatawiththe helpoftablesandgraphsbyconvertingthedatagatheredfrombothsecondaryandprimary sourcesofdatacollection(Myers,Well,andLorchJr,2013p.195,para2). Research13 Conclusion Aftergoingthroughtheabove-mentionedpaper,itcouldeasilystatethat,thisresearchdesign willbeparticularlyfocusedonthebasisofquantitativeresearchdesign.Moreover,underthe headofquantitativeresearchdesign,theresearcherwillbeusingboththemethodsofdata collection.Secondarysourceswillbeselectedbecauseallthesecondarysourcesareavailable overtheonlineplatforms;thus,therequiredcostinthesecondarydatacollectionmethodis alsocomparativelyveryless.Moreover,secondarydatawillalsobeauthenticandvaluable becauseofthefactthatsourcesforsuchdataarepreviouslypublishedbooks,articles, researchpapers,journals,andotherconsiderablepaperswrittenbyprominentauthorsand writers.Whereas,inthecaseofprimarydata,sincealltheinformationgatheredinthis processiscollectedfromreal-timepeople;thus,thedataobtainedherewillbeappropriately updatedasperthecurrenttime.Lastly,thestatisticaldataanalysiswillbeselectedfor analysispartofthepaper,becauseofthefactthatitwouldbesuitablyhelpfulforthe researcherintermsofanalysingthedatawiththehelpoftablesandgraphsbyconvertingthe datagatheredfrombothsecondaryandprimarysourcesofdatacollection. 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