Revise MGT Research Proposal
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research_methods_in_ob.pptxScientific Thinking about OB
To make good workplace decisions…..
Scientific thinking > data driven
Evidence Based Management
Assume that human behavior is lawful and predictable, and that using the scientific method can lead to discoveries of regularities in behavior.
Skills:
Critical and analytical thinking
Precise writing
Logical arguments
beginnings
Research Questions – empirical questions can be answered through systematic observations or techniques (scientific method)
Theory – set of statements that summarize what is known about some phenomena and propose working explanations for those phenomena. Organizes existing knowledge.
Theories can be disproven!
Hypothesis – predictions about the outcome
Can be supported, or not, by data
Research goals
Description
Prediction
Explanation
Application
ethics
APA Code of Ethics
Judging the Benefits and Costs
E.g. Milgram experiments
Informed Consent and Deception
Informed consent form
Is deception ever OK?
Treating Participants Well
Debriefing
Confidentiality and privacy
Anonymity
We do not want people to lose their JOBS!
Developing ideas
What to research?
Developing research from….
Observations of behavior, or serendipity
Theory
Other research
Replication and extension
Starting Point: The LITERATURE!
Google Scholar is your friend.
Varieties of research
Considerations
Basic vs Applied Research
Setting: Lab vs Field
Qualitative vs Quantitative
