Research Strategies: Exploring Entrepreneurship for Economic Lives

This report outlines a research strategy to investigate the impact of basic entrepreneurship on improving the economic lives of the poor. The research will employ quantitative methods, including data collection through observations and focus groups, to analyze the effects of basic entrepreneurial activities. A literature review will be conducted to identify research gaps and provide context for the study. The research will involve selecting a suitable sample size, establishing a rapport with community leaders, and analyzing data using statistical methods like SPSS to ensure the findings are relevant and factual. The study aims to provide insights into how entrepreneurship can be leveraged to uplift the poor, addressing issues of poverty, attitudes, and resource constraints. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding the researchable problem, the type of research to be conducted, and the specific strategies to be employed for effective data collection and analysis, ensuring that the research contributes meaningfully to the field and offers practical solutions.

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The topic I have chosen is whether basic entrepreneurship can improve economic lives of
the poor.
Case as a Researchable problem
The above case is researchable since poverty is an issue that affects many countries
globally. A number of countries really struggle to reduce the number of people that are living
below the poverty line. In line with this, it would be interesting to do a research on whether basic
entrepreneurship can help countries to uplift the poor and eventually enable them to lead better
lives. This is a research that can be used as a reference point by many countries since the types of
basic entrepreneurship that the poor can engage in will be analysed (MacNair, 2014). The
problem may be caused by many factors including poor attitudes and lack of enough focus on
how to assist the poor. Another issue may be resources and many other underlying problems that
affect the poor hence also having an effect on them doing basic entrepreneurship.
Kind of Research I Will Be Doing
The type of research I will do will be quantitative research. Since the research is trying to
explore whether basic entrepreneurship has a positive effect on improving the lives of the post, it
is important that populations be studied (Bryman, 2015). The study will involve having a sample,
observing the basic businesses that have been set up and whether the economic lives of the
people being studied actually improve. There will definitely be a literature review so that past
studies can be analysed and any research gaps identified. It will also help to give further insight
into the topic.
Research Strategies I Would Use
In order to carry out the research in an effective manner, I will ensure that I get the
populations and sample size right. Getting deep information will mean combining data collection
methods like doing observations and having focus groups (Denscombe, 2014). This is because
some people may hold information when a questionnaire is used. I will ensure that i create a
rapport with community leaders in whatever communities will be studied so that it makes it
easier to collect data. I will further refine my research by analysing any existing studies that have
been done and making sure that my study covers the research gaps that have been found in these

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studies. The data capture will be analysed using statistical methods like SPSS so that a thorough
analysis can be done (Walliman, 2015). This will ensure that the results are relevant and factual
since findings will be represented in numbers.

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References
Bryman, A. (2015). Social research methods. London,Oxford university press.
Denscombe, M. (2014). The good research guide: for small-scale social research projects.
McGraw-Hill Education (UK).
MacNair, R. H. (2014). Research strategies for community practice. Routledge.
Walliman, N. (2015). Social research methods: The essentials. Sage.