Identify and Critically Analyse Suitable Research Strategies in a “Masterly” Way

Identify and Critically Analyse Suitable Research Strategies in a “Masterly” Way

Introduction

The clear view of research strategy is needed in order to successfully complete the research. Each strategy can be used for any category of research method (Exploratory, Descriptive, and Explanatory). Some of the strategy strongly belongs to the deductive approach, and rest of them belongs to the inductive approach. The research strategy depends upon research questions and objectives of the research, the degree of existing knowledge, other available resources, and the amount of time as well as researcher philosophical underpinnings. Any strategy can be superior if that strategy is helping in research for finding the research questions and objectives. Any of the research strategy cannot be mutually exclusive.

Discussion

According to Walsh and Wigens (2003), “the research strategy defines the general approach to the research investigation.” Similarly to all issues related to research methodology, there were different options for choice of the research approach and this choice would depend on the study taking place. Saunders has explained that the strategy must be in line with the research objectives and the available resources and also add that the types of strategy are frequently combined with each other throughout the study. The two main types of research strategy to be considered are surveys and case studies. According to Thomas, “the survey strategy aims to produce generalisations about populations by collecting information from samples.” Additionally the author defends that this technique is commonly used for quantitative research and such affirmation is true due to the large sample considerations needed in order to generalise the findings. Certainly, large sample would not allow for qualitative, in depth analysis but instead permits a greater amount of information to be considered by using a statistic approach.

Saunders et al (2007) defend that the main difference between a case study and a survey strategy is that in surveys, “although the research is undertaken in context, the ability to explore and understand this context is limited by the number of variables for which the data can be collected.” With relation to this study, it is possible to say that a case study approach have been predominant since generalisation was not possible with the small sample selected. At the same time, the impact of the environment and external influences has also been taken into account. Furthermore, since some statistical elements have been incorporated through the questionnaires, it is necessary to recognise the presence of some elements of a survey strategy - however, the findings of the questionnaires have not been generalised and are not representative of the population. The clear view of research strategy is needed in order to successfully complete the research. Each strategy can be used for any category of research method (Exploratory, Descriptive, and Explanatory). Some of the strategy strongly belongs to the deductive approach, and rest of them belong to the inductive approach. The research strategy depends upon research questions and objectives of the research, the degree of existing ...