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Organizational Change : Research - MGT 325 - Grand Canyon University

   

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE1Organizational changeBy(name)Name of classProfessorName of schoolCity where it is located Date

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE2CHAPTER THREE3.RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1.INTRODUCTIONThis chapter entails a clear hypothetical description of various techniques which willbe applied in the field when carrying out research. Under this chapter, there is adescription of techniques which were used in the entire chapter to enhance theresearcher’s establishment of the gaps on organizational change. The techniques areas follows research design, research strategies, data collection methods, and dataanalysis. Each of these techniques is discussed in detail in this chapter. 3.2.Research PhilosophyThis is concerned with the source, nature, and creation of knowledge. This ideaappears profound it is part of completing the dissertation. The secondary and primarydata were collected and then conduct data analysis to solve the research question. Thisway a new knowledge mushrooms. The research philosophy was pursuing in thisresearch work was pragmatism as it involves quantitative and qualitative data analysisapproach.3.3.Research ApproachA research approach has a lot of interdependence with the hypothesis relevancy. Inthis research, the approach pursued involved deductive approach. The validity of thehypothesis was tested and the findings used to come to conclusions.3.4.RESEARCH STRATEGIESRegarding the theoretical studies of the research, the implication of the questions ofthe investigation, research strategy relies on the research design. The research will usethe following strategies to gather data from the field to analyze organizational change;Case study which attempts to describe relationships which can exist on theauthenticity of the review problem that is organizational change, and very vivid in theCentral Administrative Services Tobago (C.A.S.T). Through the case study theinformation may be quantitative or qualitative, and by the approach of the researcher,information gathered and the diagnostic techniques which are employed. Authenticityis caught in larger detail by an observer, on the examination of the research variables.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE3Case studies enhance holistic review hence clear understanding since the researcheruses a wide range of tools for the research. Through this, there is the creation of spaceand a lot of time to establish clear understanding on the topic and to establish factorsinfluencing the study. On the other hand, the case studies reduce the incidence ofbiases. The limitations of case studies are the restriction they are given hence difficultto generate the findings or data gathered as related case studies are with similar datathat can be used during analysis are not available. Also, different research may havedifferent interpretations. They have wider relevance since the data cannot begeneralized since they are wide and they are time-consuming to study. Theinterpretations must be made with an open mind. Looking at the research fromdifferent dimensions help in identifying all the possible interpretation of the results ofthe study. (Fedor, Caldwell and Herold, 2006.).Secondly, the researcher will use a survey to gather information in the field that isdata of practical, situations or views in each point through questionnaires andinterviews. The quantitative technique can be used to in drawing inferences from theinformation gathered depending on the possible relationship to the study. The surveyhas a significance since it allows the study to be carried out intensively. Intensivestudy is useful since it ensures that the conclusions made at the end of the studyportray the truth and has minimal biases. It is not to make conclusions that are half-baked only because of the methods used to collect data. This, therefore, leads to theobservation that surveys should be used to collect data. However, to have the bestresults, it is to use multiple methods to collect data from the field. The use of surveys,questionnaires, observations and secondary methods of collecting data would,therefore, yield the best result for most study. The methods used should, however, bedirectly applicable to the study. For instance, it would be advisable to use methodssuch as observations in an experimental laboratory setting. However, when the studyinvolves people, questionnaires must be incorporated to reinforce the informationcollected through the testing. The results from the questionnaires would be useful ineliminating various assumption. The report obtained from the experiment done would,however, confirm the expectation is giving a clear view of the discussion andeliminating biases. 3.5.RESEARCH DESIGN

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE4Research design can be described as all tactics that the researcher can select to use inincorporating various elements in a systematic and comprehensible way thusenhancing the research problem under organizational change is addressed clearly.This method involves the collection and analysis of data for describing the occurrenceof the currents status or condition. The research design is a section that entailsresearch philosophies which are quantitative and qualitative. These philosophies aredescribed in any research. The understanding of the philosophies is important for theanalysis of the research study. That means therefore that, a lot of emphases should beput in the clear description of the philosophies for easier interpretation of the researchby readers.Qualitative philosophy is a simple explanation of the research data. Through it, thereis a comprehension of the underlying explanations, views, and inspirations onorganizational change as the study. Qualitative has a great significance since itprovides understanding on the problem of study or it helps the researcher to developthe hypothesis required for the study. It uses structured and semi-structuredtechniques that is focus groups, one on one interviews and observation. Through this,the sample size is relatively small, and a few respondents are selected to provide agiven information. The use of small sample size and few respondents make the usequalitative methods most desirable. Ideally, most people find qualitative methods tobe simple and easier to work with. It is a fact that having any respondents alwaysanalyze data to be quite a cumbersome task not only to the researcher but also to thepeople reading the research. Research would be less useful if it can only beinterpreted by the people who conducted the research. The work of a research paper isalways to report the findings of a study. This reporting become beneficial to everyoneonly if it is done in a way that would be easily understood. This explanation proveswhy the qualitative methods would be more desirable. Quantitative methods quantify the situation by generating numerical data or data canbe transferred into statistics that can be used. This philosophy is used to quantifyattitudes, opinions, behaviors and another variable to obtain data of the larger samplepopulation. This quantitative philosophy is more structured as compared to qualitativesince it includes surveys, face to face interviews, longitudinal studies, website studies,polls and systematic observation (Van de Ven, and Poole, 1995, pp. 520). The use ofquantitative methods supplements the qualitative approaches. This supplementation is

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