Essay - Quantitative Research Critique Introduction Fairly Commenting on an Investigator's Research...

Quantitative Research Critique

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Fairly commenting on an investigator's research endeavor, whether quantitative or qualitative is a task that must be taken seriously. Although it ***** quite easy to have an opinion of another's research, it is something qu*****e different to be able to evaluate the research activity in terms of *****pic specificity and soundness, intent or purpose, data analysis, and informational importance. When embarking upon a critical analysis of another's work the reviewer *****, at all times, adhere to the basic principle of prudent evaluation; namely, evaluating the structure ***** the research ***** which scientific conclusion are drawn. The remainder of this review will ***** an analysis ***** a particular qualitative research investigation wherein a research investigator sought to determine "...capability development strategies differ between first-movers and late-entrants in IT-enabled services (Mahnke, Zcan, & Overby, 2006, p. 189)."

Qualitative research, unlike quantitative, is an ********** research activity that studies societal ***** or cultural events, psychological, educational, or sociological phenomenon, ***** historical and philosophical trends that ***** described, not on the basis of numerical data, rather seeking to uncover and give meaning ***** events that are interpreted from the participants' perspective. As such qualitative research attempts to determine the tenor and characteristics of a p*****rticular group of people. In most qualitative research endeavors the ***** ***** to build a theory of acceptance ***** the ground-up; thus ***** expressi***** grounded theory. ***** various methods of grounded ***** included the following:

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Ethnography

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Dramaturgical Interviewing

Sociometry

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Case Study

Unobtrusive Measures

Content Analysis

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Secondary Analysis of Data

Most often ***** approach to a qualitative ***** activity is phenomenological in design where***** the research investigator attempts to ***** the significance of the ***** being investigated through a determination of the ***** and essence of the experiences of a ***** of individu*****ls. However, the research investigators of the ***** ***** evaluated chose the case study method upon which to draw their conclusions. As such the remainder of this report will focus on how well the research investigators followed best fit qualitative case ***** research with respect to ***** stated research question of "...***** do capability development ***** differ ***** first-movers ***** late-entrants in IT-enabled ***** (Mahnke, Zcan, & Overby, 2006, p. 189)?" Whe*****r or not the question being presented is or is ***** broad enough is strictly dependent upon the timeliness and topic relevance of the two case ***** being reviewed and *****. Upon review ***** the case studies with respect to online IT brokerage market entry services (Charles Schwab and Merrill Lynch) ***** authors chose ***** appropriate, visible, secure, and formidable entities ***** which to base their *****. *****, ***** two companies and basing their conclusions on corporate data that is, in many instances nearly 10 years old does not make for ***** fit managerial decision making. In fact, at one point the ***** referenced a situation wherein ***** Schwab exceeded Merrill Lynch with respect to Schwab at the *****efront of IT development in the ***** bus*****ess. Unfortun*****ely the reference