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Business Research Methods 2Business Research MethodsWeek 3 Discussion 2: Ethics in Research.1. What do the authors mean by low or negligible risk?Negligible or low risk in research means that a risk of harm or any discomfortcannot be foreseen (Bryman & Bell 2015, pp. 240). Any risk that is foreseeable is no morethan an inconvenience to those who participate.2. What types of harm do the authors envisage might arise through failure to properly consider ethical issues in ethical applications?When one fails to properly, consider ethical issues in ethical applications thereis a risk that people, properties or environments can be harmed. An example is the TuskegeeSyphilis Study. Ethical considerations have to be made to that damage of any kind is avoided.Another harm that may occur is the use of deception to carry out studies. Lack of followingethical procedures may also lead to a breach of the confidentiality of the people who areparticipating. This may highly affect the study when participants feel violated hence theresearchers may not be able to obtain results. Plagiarism may also occur where the work ofothers will be used without permission. It may also lead to the conclusions of the researchbeing skewed, based on funding that may have been promised prior to the study (Bryman &Bell 2015, pp. 245). Scientific misconduct may also occur and this may have direconsequences.3. Discuss how the four principles of ethical conduct might apply to your research project and steps you could take to address any issues you identify.The principle of respect for autonomy will apply to the research, as respect hasto be there for people’s lives. Decisions made by adults should therefore not be interferedwith, in any manner while carrying out the research. The principle of beneficence will alsoaffect any research being done as when carrying out the study we have to ensure that all theactions carried out are intended to bring about good. The principle of non-maleficence applies
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Business Research Methods 3to research as it ensures that we do not harm other people. The principle of justice will ensurethat when we are doing the research we provide other people with what they deserve and treatall participants in a fair manner (Vanclay, Baines & Taylor 2013, pp.250). Any issues that donot follow these principles while doing research must immediately be corrected.Week 3 Discussion 1: Mixed Methods Research1. What does Buckley mean by ‘sequential mixed methods?Sequential mixed methods refers to the use of both qualitative and quantitativemethods in research. The quantitative methods will assist in finding out what happened whilequalitative methods will be helpful in explaining how an incident occurred. These twomethods are integrated within a study through triangulation so that validity and reliability ofthe study are increased. It helps researchers in maximising the knowledge yield of theresearch study. A sequential method is also called the combined approach. Various methodscan be mixed in such a way that there are complementary strengths and no overlappingweaknesses. The sequential mixed methods are followed to obtain a convergence of studyfindings, elimination of plausible alternative explanations and eliminate divergent aspects ofphenomenon (Buckley 2015, pp.5). The diagram below shows how the sequential method canbe applied.2. What potential benefits does triangulation provide?Triangulation enables a researcher to find an agreement of results by usingdifferent methods. Using different methods and coming up with similar results makes the
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