Category LDRS591

What is at the heart of the quantitative/qualitative debate? At the heart of the debate between quantitative and qualitative research is the purpose of research. Plano-Clark and Creswell (2015) describe the key difference as exploration and explanation. While quantitative research… Continue Reading →

As a consumer of research reports, the most important thing(s) for me in the methods and results section of a high-quality qualitative research report is/are . . Knowing what research design was used and why it was chosen is the… Continue Reading →

Jones, D. (2012). DOES SERVANT LEADERSHIP LEAD TO GREATER CUSTOMER FOCUS AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION?. Business Studies Journal, 4(2), 21-35. Did the researcher(s) use at least three strategies to validate the findings? The researchers used a number of strategies to validate their findings,… Continue Reading →

Jones, D. (2012). DOES SERVANT LEADERSHIP LEAD TO GREATER CUSTOMER FOCUS AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION?. Business Studies Journal, 4(2), 21-35. What sampling strategy is used and is it appropriate and justified? The researchers used snowball sampling in the study. In this case it… Continue Reading →

Jones, D. (2012). DOES SERVANT LEADERSHIP LEAD TO GREATER CUSTOMER FOCUS AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION?. Business Studies Journal, 4(2), 21-35. What research design was used to guide the study? Was it justified? The study used a grounded research design. It was justified because… Continue Reading →

As a consumer of research reports, the most important thing(s) for me in the methods and results section of a high-quality quantitative research report is/are… The most important thing for me in the methods and results section of a high-quality… Continue Reading →

Jenkins, M., & Stewart, A. C. (2010). The importance of a servant leader orientation. Health Care Management Review, 35(1), 46-54. Were descriptive analyses reported? The study states how the data was analyzed. Most variables were measured using a 5-point Likert scale which… Continue Reading →

Jenkins, M., & Stewart, A. C. (2010). The importance of a servant leader orientation. Health Care Management Review, 35(1), 46-54. What sampling strategy was used and was it justified? A nonprobability sampling strategy was used for this study. Only one healthcare system… Continue Reading →

Jenkins, M., & Stewart, A. C. (2010). The importance of a servant leader orientation. Health Care Management Review, 35(1), 46-54. What quantitative research design is used and is it justified? In this study the survey research design was used in… Continue Reading →

As a consumer of research reports, the most important thing(s) for me in the introduction section of a high-quality research report is/are . . . One of the things I always look for in the introduction section of an article… Continue Reading →