16 Dec Developing a Research Framework Assignment Instructions

The problem frame is the cornerstone or foundation upon which credible and robust research is built. It provides the significance and justification for designing and conducting a research effort to expand knowledge or even replicate or challenge findings in the existing body of scholarly peer reviewed research.

Unless a research problem is clearly defined with an open and fair mind and minimal bias, then the chances of a research question enhancing knowledge and understanding on the topic of inquiry are rendered redundant. The nature of the problem and the umbrella question crafted to address the research problem also drive the design and methodology of the inquiry.

Instructions

For this assignment, the student will draw upon earlier learning to conduct further independent research to find a scholarly peer reviewed journal article (published within the last 5 years that identifies an organization and management or business-related topic of your choosing) that is related to your cognate. This will serve as the foundation of your paper.

For successful completion of this assignment, please complete the template (provided below) to identify and discuss each component with the stipulated citations and word count restraints that discusses the components in depth in a logical and coherent way.

The paper should include unbiased deep discussion on the reason for proposing further research based on the single main article that has laid the ground for future research. Such ground may be the need for an alternative method to expand on a small sample, or to provide deeper contextual mean, to see if findings are generalizable and methods/instruments valid and credible to the findings can be tested or explored in different environments. Please feel free to reference the Developing a Research Framework Template as you complete this assignment.

· Length: A minimum of 5 pages. Page length excludes the title page and references. Do not cite block and direct quotes for the problem frame paper although a verse is acceptable for the biblical integration paragraph.

· Format: Current APA format and style required.

· Sources: A minimum of 4 supporting citations and two alternative perspectives from other peer reviewed scholarly journal articles are required for a balanced unbiased approach (6 peer-reviewed journal articles total). If citing a seminal theory, that is acceptable though only do so minimally.

· Biblical Integration: Please include an integrated paragraph with transitional phrases that covers two biblical verses as they relate to the problem.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.