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Unit Iii Research Methods

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Research methodology, methods, and design

There are many challenges that face business organizations, and therefore developing solutions to these problems is paramount. When developing solutions, it is important that the research questions and the hypotheses are comprehensively studied in order to develop the right solutions.

Research methodology

Qualitative study is the best research methodology that can be used to address the research question that has been posed by the study. The reason for selecting this method of study is because the issue surrounding the organization are correlated. Also, all challenges that this organization is facing can be quantified, thus allowing efficient use of quantitative research design. In this case, it is important to ensure that the study determines the correlation between the organization's problems. This also happens in the relationship between safety management practices and ROI (Creswell et al., 2003).

Research design

In regard to the organization's concern, a lot of problems facing the organization can be identified as aforementioned. Therefore, it becomes important that any correlation between company challenges and existent conditions are examined. The use of this research design allows decisions to be made in the organization. In this case, this is a business organization that requires an informed decision, thus increasing the chances of the organization to succeed or achieve its goals and objectives. Using factual data makes it possible to make a connection and understand how various entities are related to one another and how they affect the organization's performance.

Research methods

The most appropriate research methods of this study would be a combination of the correlational method, descriptive statistics, and the comparative method. The combination of these three research methods will enable the person to understand the nature of the problems that the organization is facing as well as how to address those problems. Descriptive statistics plays an important role because it helps an individual understand issues that the organization is facing. On the other hand, the comparative method will enable a person to understand the relationship between ROI and safety management practices.

Data collection methods

There are many ways of collecting data. In this research methodology, the appropriate methods of data collection are surveys, observation, and document analysis. These data collection methods will enable the collection as well as data analysis as far as this study is concerned. A survey can be defined as an act of examining as well as questioning a selected sample in order to obtain the intended data. On the other hand, observation is the use of five senses to gather the information that will be analyzed and later used to make an informed decision. The last form of data collection is document analysis. This is the process of analyzing secondary sources of information such as journals, textbooks, and online information. In other words, the researcher will depend on other people's research to conduct his or her research (Men et al., 2020).

Sampling design

In order to complete this study, a sample has to be collected within the organization. Mostly, the sample size varies, but it should be at least 15% of the total population of the organization. This is aimed at ensuring the data obtained are generalized to the entire organization. A random sampling design was used to select the sample. Once the sample is selected and data has been obtained, the next step is data analysis, whereby the collected data is sorted in order to be used to make a decision.

Reference

Creswell, J. W., Plano Clark, V. L., Gutmann, M. L., & Hanson, W. E. (2003). Advanced mixed methods research designs. In A. Tashakkori, & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (pp. 209–240). SAGE.

Men, C., Fong, P. S., Huo, W., Zhong, J., Jia, R., & Luo, J. (2020). Ethical leadership and knowledge hiding: a moderated mediation model of psychological safety and mastery climate. Journal of Business Ethics, 166(3), 461-472.