Problem Identification and Methodological Framing

This week’s topics

Problem Identification and Methodological Framing

1. Contextualizing research problems in tourism and hospitality
2. Deductive and inductive reasoning
3. Aligning research questions with philosophical frameworks
4. The Golden Thread, Methodological Fit and the Research Onion.
5. Theory development approaches and the Research Onion

What you will be able to do

• 2.3 Critically assess methodological approaches to researching management problems in the tourism and hospitality industry.
• 3.1 Apply a chosen research paradigm to the design of a research project.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically assess methodological approaches to researching management problems in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Videos

• The Golden Thread, Methodological Fit and the Research Onion. · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 13 min · for registered students
• Theory development approaches and the Research Onion · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 8 min · for registered students
• The Research Onion Made EASY! Simple Research Methods Template For Your Methodology Chapter · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 8 min · for registered students

Further resources

• MIT OpenCourseWare 15.347 Doctoral Seminar in Research Methods I (Fall 2004) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
• Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 4: Beginning a Research Project · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 37–50 · for registered students
• Improving the development of students' research questions and hypotheses · PDF · ERIC, article · for registered students