Problem Statement and Theoretical Framework

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Test Paper

Student’s Name

Date of Submission

University Name

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Table of Contents

Problem Statement and Theoretical Framework ……………………………………………………….. 3

Problem Statement …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3

Theoretical Framework ………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Application to Business Administration ……………………………………………………….. 3

Purpose Statement and Research Questions …………………………………………………………….. 4

Purpose Statement ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4

Research Questions (and Hypotheses) ………………………………………………………….. 4

Variables/Phenomena ………………………………………………………………………………… 4

Research Method and Design ………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Research Method ………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

Research Design………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

References …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Comment [J Ready1]: The Table of Contents is linked to the headings found in the document. By right-clicking on the details, an Update Table option appears.

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Problem Statement and Theoretical Framework

Problem Statement

The problem statement is the heart of a student’s research. The problem statement should

begin with an initial statement about the topic to be investigated. Each succeeded sentence

should cascade to narrow the focus until ending with a sentence that describes the lack of

knowledge or gap in academic research in the specific area of business administration. A

problem statement should contain 4-6 academic references, and allow a reader to easily follow

the rationale described by the student. Should be no longer than 1-2 paragraphs in length.

Theoretical Framework

In this section, the student clearly identifies the theory, concept, or model that frames the

research. Items to include are identifying key theorists or seminal thinkers. the research gap this

study will fill, and how the study will advance (add to) the theory, concept, or model framing the

study. This section should be no longer than 1-2 paragraphs.

Application to Business Administration

In this section, the student specifically states how this proposed research relates to

business administration. This section should be no longer than 1-3 sentences.

Comment [J Ready2]: A student should be able to articulate a research problem in 4-6 sentences. The problem statement should conclude with the identified gap in academic research that cascades from the first sentence to the end, and shows the student’s ability to employ deductive reasoning.

Comment [J Ready3]: Along with the problem statement, this section is one of the most critical elements of the dissertation process.

Comment [J Ready4]: In no more than 1-3 sentences, the student should describe how the proposed research relates to business administration.

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Purpose Statement and Research Questions

Purpose Statement

The section provides the reader with the purpose of your study, and is limited to 1

paragraph.

Research Questions (and Hypotheses)

This section introduces the reader to the study’s research questions. If a student is

conducting a quantitative study, hypotheses should also be listed.

RQ1

H10:

H1A:

H1:

Variables/Phenomena

Xx

Comment [J Ready5]: If the student’s quantitative hypothesis is non-directional, then a null and alternative hypothesis pairing must be statement. During hypothesis testing, a student would reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis.

Comment [J Ready6]: If the student’s quantitative hypothesis is directional, then the null/alternative paired hypotheses are not appropriate. A simply hypothesis can be stated.

Comment [J Ready7]: For quantitative research, the student should be able to identify the variables that will be measured. For example, if a student is examining the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction, then one variables would be organizational culture and another variable would be job satisfaction. How these variables will be derived, along with their scale, will be addressed in the Proposal. For qualitative research, the student should be able to identify the phenomena to be explored.

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Research Method and Design

Research Method

In this section, the student identifies the proposed research methodology to be used in the

study. This section should be 1 paragraph.

Research Design

The research design describes how the research will be conducted. This section should be

1 paragraph.

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References

Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method

approaches (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

Mathison, S. (Ed.) (2005). Content analysis. In Encyclopedia of evaluation (pp. 82-83). Los

Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

Niranjan, I., Seetharaman, A., Jadhav, V., & Banerjee, A. (2016). The impact of electronic

signatures on internal control systems. International Journal of Academic Research, 4,

216-238. Retrieved from http://www.ijarsite.com/

Rayton, B. A., & Yalabik, Z. Y. (2014). Work engagement, psychological contract breach and

job satisfaction. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25, 2382-

2400. doi:10.1080/09585192.2013.876440

Comment [J Ready8]: Below are examples of properly formatted references. A student’s references should be properly formatted, and listed in alphabetical order.

Comment [J Ready9]: A properly formatted textbook reference.

Comment [J Ready10]: A properly formatted reference of an encyclopedia entry involving an editor but no author of the item referenced.

Comment [J Ready11]: A properly formatted reference of an academic article in a journal paginated by volume but no doi assigned (as confirmed with crossref.org)

Comment [J Ready12]: A properly formatted reference of an academic article in a journal paginated by volume and containing a document object identification