Doctors Without Borders
Doctors without Borders: A Study of Diseases Business Research Methods, Part I
Michelle Bowen
QNT/561
August 2, 2010
Erik Kirk
Doctors without Borders: A Study of Diseases Business Research Methods, Part I Doctors Without Borders is an International medical organization that provides emergency and surgical care to people in countries or situations where healthcare is generally not accessible. When one considers that this organization is primarily operating with volunteers and donated funds, one would expect funds could be misallocated. To better determine what problem is affecting the organization, this team of scholarly researchers will attempt to explain how the Management-Question Research Hierarchy helps one to determine a specific question to research, identify a specific problem to research, choose a research design, and describe the sample design.
Management Question Research Hierarchy Developing a research question to study can be difficult. The Management Question Research Hierarchy (MQRH) model “is designed to move the researcher through various levels of question, each with a specific function within the overall business research process” (Cooper and Schindler, 2008, p. 114). The specific research question is generally discovered during the exploratory phase of research.
Using the MQRH model in addition to the exploratory phase should result in a “revision of the management or research questions” (Cooper and Schindler, 2008, p. 124). Once the researcher has developed a specific research question, he or she can then begin specific research to avoid a loss of time and funds for the research. In determining the research question for Doctor’s Without Borders (DWB), the research team asked the questions found in Appendix B to develop the specific research question that follows.
Research Question and Problem Identification After completing the steps in the MRQH model, the team developed the following research question: From
Michelle Bowen
QNT/561
August 2, 2010
Erik Kirk
Doctors without Borders: A Study of Diseases Business Research Methods, Part I Doctors Without Borders is an International medical organization that provides emergency and surgical care to people in countries or situations where healthcare is generally not accessible. When one considers that this organization is primarily operating with volunteers and donated funds, one would expect funds could be misallocated. To better determine what problem is affecting the organization, this team of scholarly researchers will attempt to explain how the Management-Question Research Hierarchy helps one to determine a specific question to research, identify a specific problem to research, choose a research design, and describe the sample design.
Management Question Research Hierarchy Developing a research question to study can be difficult. The Management Question Research Hierarchy (MQRH) model “is designed to move the researcher through various levels of question, each with a specific function within the overall business research process” (Cooper and Schindler, 2008, p. 114). The specific research question is generally discovered during the exploratory phase of research.
Using the MQRH model in addition to the exploratory phase should result in a “revision of the management or research questions” (Cooper and Schindler, 2008, p. 124). Once the researcher has developed a specific research question, he or she can then begin specific research to avoid a loss of time and funds for the research. In determining the research question for Doctor’s Without Borders (DWB), the research team asked the questions found in Appendix B to develop the specific research question that follows.
Research Question and Problem Identification After completing the steps in the MRQH model, the team developed the following research question: From