Analyzing all the following research findings
Discussion section, intends to mainly revisit/discuss empirical findings, but mention why empirical work necessary and show how your findings relate and contribute to existing knowledge
Overall structure:
6.1 Chapter Introduction (0.5page)
6.2 Revisiting the Research Objective (1page)
6.3 Relating the Findings of the Conceptual Study to the Existing Literature (7-8p)
6.4 Relating the Findings of the Phenomenological Study to the Existing Literature (7-8p)
6.5 Addressing the Research Objective (2p)
6.5 Chapter Summary (0.5-1page)
Detail Structure:
6.1 Chapter Introduction (0.5page) It is a more abstract version of the whole discussion chapter.
6.2 Revisiting the Research Objective (1page)
– Link to Lit Review section, 2.8
– use exact same wording for Research objective and questions (highlight in bold)
Research questions are clearly formulated in the literature review (ch2)
1 st paragraph: Objective of study overall, re-state research objective in bold
Then link to phenomenological inquiry
2 nd paragraph: summaries what you did and how (linked to methods chapter (chapter 3)).
First, organizational level analysis through conceptual study. Second, individual level
analysis through phenomenological study.
3 rd paragraph: State research questions in bold
4 th paragraph: Goal of research theory building NOT THEORY TESTING/ NO CASE STUDIES/
NO POSITIVISM!!
6.3 Relating the Findings of the Conceptual Study to the Existing Literature
Shift discussion (4.5) from Chapter 4 including 2 nd model (Figure 20 from ch4)
Add a table with all propositions
PUT NEW MODEL HERE (Figure 20 from ch4) and explain it again in one paragraph
– relevant propositions for each body of literature
– Use “4.5 How does the model answer the research question” content for 6.3.1, 6.3.2 and
6.3.3 as explained below. Select the content from 4.5 according to each dimension
(Content, Actor and Process). You need to expand it a little bit more to make it clear and
also meet the page count
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