Research Methodology

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This paper provides a basic overview of standard research methods used to demonstrate a familiarity with how, why and effectiveness in conducting dissertations. The author compares the differences between qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methodologies. The paper explores the effectiveness of these strategies by evaluating each as a method for measuring followership qualities in a medical facility.

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"Identifying applicable research strategies at a level suitable for dissertations is almost as difficult as the process of conducting and completing a dissertation-level research experiment. Methodology tends to differ according to the various factors found within the desired outcome. Yet methods cannot be orchestrated to generate this outcome from the data, but merely facilitate its collection and synthesis. Any successful research methodology does not, therefore, create knowledge, but rather is an applicable strategy for identifying and processing the information which exists. Hathaway (1995) stresses that there are decisions embedded within the creation and conduct of research methodologies that are generated both within the research setting and within the perceptions of the researcher. The concept of an unbiased methodology is thus inherently impossible: All researchers come to the experimentation process with preconceived opinions of how and why the research process should transpire."

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