Is there more to it than posting a status update?
Is there more to it than posting a status update?
Is there more to it than posting a status update?
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w<strong>it</strong>h regard <strong>to</strong> the number of organizations involved, but due <strong>to</strong> the financial and time related<br />
constraints, that was not possible w<strong>it</strong>hin this research. Gummesson (1988, 79) notes, however,<br />
that <strong>it</strong> is not only quant<strong>it</strong>ative research that can make generalizations, but also a smaller<br />
sample may well be enough.<br />
The formulation of the research question is precise, and w<strong>it</strong>h the help of the supporting<br />
questions, <strong>it</strong> makes the aim of the research clear. The frame of reference includes the theories<br />
that are relevant for a satisfac<strong>to</strong>ry examination of the issue; <strong>there</strong> is a f<strong>it</strong> between the selected<br />
theories, the research questions, and the findings of the research. The qual<strong>it</strong>y of the data<br />
analysis is rather complicated in qual<strong>it</strong>ative research. As mentioned earlier, the data is already<br />
being analyzed at the same time <strong>it</strong> is ga<strong>there</strong>d. This makes <strong>it</strong> difficult <strong>to</strong> separate the analysis<br />
in<strong>to</strong> a phase of <strong>it</strong>s own, as <strong>it</strong> is an ongoing process. However, the transcriptions of the data<br />
help in the validation of the research findings.<br />
An issue that is worth mentioning here is the fact that only one person created the questions<br />
for the interviews, conducted the interviews, and also analyzed the interviews. A level of<br />
subjectiv<strong>it</strong>y might occur, even unwillingly. In the s<strong>it</strong>uation of an interview, the interviewer<br />
can have an enormous effect on the person being interviewed and their answers. The<br />
interviewer needs <strong>to</strong> be careful not <strong>to</strong> steer the s<strong>it</strong>uation in<strong>to</strong> the direction that might be e<strong>it</strong>her<br />
su<strong>it</strong>able for them or in their premon<strong>it</strong>ions. The steering can easily happen w<strong>it</strong>h wrong kind of<br />
questions, charged w<strong>it</strong>h a presuppos<strong>it</strong>ion of the answer or things relating <strong>to</strong> the answer. In this<br />
research the questions were presented <strong>to</strong> the informants as neutrally as possible, in order not<br />
<strong>to</strong> steer them in<strong>to</strong> any certain direction. Also the analysis was been made as impartially as<br />
possible.<br />
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