Research Questions & Methodology Assignment Instructions

Assignment Overview

Once a problem statement is developed, it is important to develop research questions that aid in developing the study.The research questions guide the researcher in understanding the problem and providing the groundwork to solve the problem. Choosing the right methodology is also key in successfully executing a study.

Assignment Instructions

After reviewing the provided scholarly article by Harvey and Turnbull: Ricardo Flies Ryanair:(Harvey G, Turnbull P. Ricardo flies Ryanair: Strategic human resource management and competitive advantage in a Single European Aviation Market. Hum Resour Manag J. 2020;30:553-565. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12315). Strategic human resource management and competitive advantage in a Single European Aviation Market, identify a potential researchable problem, create research questions, and select an appropriate methodology for the proposed study. Context will need to be included (i.e., how the questions relate to the problem statements), along with the actual problem statement and corresponding context. There should be at least two research questions for a quantitative study, along with the corresponding null and alternative hypotheses (H10 & H1a), for both. There should be at least three qualitative research questions if going the qualitative route.

There are various research designs (i.e., fixed, flexible, and mixed) that help to shape and form one's research. Each design has various methods associated with the design (Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed-Methods). Each one of those methods then has a design method associated with it (i.e., Quantitative: Correlational Analysis; Qualitative: Case Study, etc.). This week you will dig into the different designs and methods and consider what might be the most appropriate style of research to address the problem for this week.

Fixed Design Methods Quantitative Experimental Quasi-experimental Nonexperimental Descriptive Correlational Causal-Comparative

Flexible Design Methods Qualitative Narrative Phenomenology Grounded Theory Case Study Single Case Study Multiple Case Study Ethnography

Mixed-Methods Design MethodsQuantitative & Qualitative Convergent parallel Explanatory Sequential Exploratory Sequential Transformative

After reviewing the Reading and Study material for this module, along with the required scholarly article by Harvey and Turnbull, please complete the following items in relation to the article.

Received: 1 June 2018 Revised: 10 July 2020 Accepted: 14 July 2020 DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12315 Human Resource SPECIAL ISSUE Management Journal WILEY Ricardo flies Ryanair: Strategic human resource management and competitive advantage in a Single European Aviation Market Geraint Harvey Peter Turnbull