Review the pages in the DBA Doctoral Study Rubric and Research Handbook that have to do with writing and aligning the problem, purpose, and research question for a DBA doctoral study. These are pages
QUALITATIVE EXAMPLE | QUANTITATIVE EXAMPLE |
Here is an example of good alignment between a qualitativespecific business problem, research question, and first sentence of the purpose statement. | Here is an example of good alignment between a quantitative specific business problem, research question, and first sentence of the purpose statement. |
Specific business problem The specific business problem is that some department store managers lack strategies to motivate their sales associates. | Specific business problem The specific business problem is that some construction managers do not know the relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. |
First sentence of purpose statement The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study is to explore strategies that department store managers use to motivate their sales associates. | First sentence of purpose statement The purpose of this quantitative correlational study is to examine the relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. |
Research question What strategies do department store managers use to motivate their sales associates? | Research question What is the relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions? |
Method Qualitative | Method Quantitative |