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Business Research Method

Table: Elements of Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the process of

Research

To Adapt or Not to Adapt

1

Process of researchQualitative researches

2

Paradigm Interpretivism

3

Intent of the

research

Qualitative research method has been adopted in this article that includes

interview of many managers and non-managers, and employees of 11 different

organizations both local and multinational in Pakistan. The researcher has

focused on the respondents.

4

How literature is

used

There is no such work done on this topic. The basic study in this article is about

the HRM practices of multinational irrespective of the firms which shows

characteristics of national culture on which they function. While Interviews are

conducted, recordings of interviews and transcription of these recordings are

used.

5 How intent is

focusedResearcher is trying to generate new theory. As the topic is exploring the role of

national culture in HRM, it seems that the questions would be asked open ended

and the researcher is trying to explore something new and different and it requires

some past work according to the present scenario.

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6 How data is

collectedResearcher collected data in form of tape recordings, records of those recordings,

and through interviews. In this article researcher prefers to be with participants

point of view while adopting national value system. Use of words, diagrams, and

images support the theory while collecting data. Data collected in this research is

also through interviews, texts, words from 167 respondents of different

organizations.

7How data is

analyzedIn this research the data is analyzed by structural contents, texts and images.

8

Role of the

researcherThe researcher is close as he took interviews from individuals (Participants).

9

How data is

validated

Researcher has viewed all the situations which are observed in the current

situation which includes participant point of view too. This research presented the

importance of national culture in HRM.

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Process ofresearch

(Linking individual performance )

1: Paradigm Mix method2: Intent of the

research

Positivism & Interpretivism

3: Howliterature is

used

Researcher focused on his own point of view plus the

participants point of view.

4: How intent

is focused This covers all the major and minor points at micro and macro

level.

5: how data iscollected

In this article, open ended and close ended questions are also

involved. it involves quantitative as well as qualitative data,

both emerging and predetermined approaches.

.

6: How data isanalyzed

In this article, data is collected Through employee survey,

interviews, and archival data and also in the form of images and

words.

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7: Role of theresearcher

Data is analyzed through internal & external documents.

8: How data isvalidated

Researcher must collect data in both forms. Data is validating

in both the forms observational and external standards.