Skip to Main Content
Banner Image
Fort Wayne and Arizona Resource Centers
Academic Center for Excellence/Writing Center
United Brethren Historical Center/Archives

Organizational Leadership: Writing Research Papers

Business Research

Lainema, T., & Lainema, K. (2007). Advancing acquisition of business know-how: Critical learning elements. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 40(2), 183–198.  https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ826075.pdf

Raffo, C., O’Connor, J., Lovatt, A., & Banks, M. (2000). Attitudes to formal business training and learning amongst entrepreneurs in the cultural industries. Journal of Education and Work, 13(2), 215–230.  https://doi.org/10.1080/713676987

 

The Research Process

Snyder, S. (2013, August 2). Conducting scientific research [Web video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYt2qx99hVA

Hanacek, J. (n.d.). Phases of research process [Web post]. Retrieved from https://www.scribd.com/doc/131587790/4Phases-of-Research-Process-Hanacek#scribd

Sage Publications (n.d.) Introduction to your study. [Web post.] Sage Publications. Retrieved from https://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/47687_ch_5_&_6.pdf.

 

How to Identify and Develop a Research Question

Sage Publications (n.d.). Identifying a research problem and question, and searching relevant literature. [Web post.] Retrieved from https://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/36330_Chapter2.pdf.

Steely Library (2014, July 28). Developing a research question. [Web video.] Northern Kentucky University. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/LWLYCYeCFak.

Nurse Killam. (2014, April 13). How to critique the relevance, wording and congruence of research questions [Web video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/L1p76JrrQcI.

Barber, C. (2014, July 23). UST research seminar: Research questions and hypotheses. [Web post.] University of St. Thomas. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAJdNcwld0Y

How to Create an Outline

Tardiff, E. & Brizee, A. (2013, March 1). Four main components for outlines. Online Writing Center, Purdue University. Retrieved from Outline Components.

How to Conduct a Literature Review

The Writing Center (n.d.). Literature reviews. [Web post.] University of North Carolina. Retrieved from https://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/literature-reviews/.

Taylor. D. (n.d.). The literature review: A few tips on conducting it. University of Toronto. Retrieved from https://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review.

The Writing Center (n.d.). The writer’s handbook. [Web post.] University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved from https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html

Smith, E., Duckett, K., Bankston, S., Classen, J., Orphanides, A., & Baker, S. (n.d.). Literature reviews: An overview for graduate students. [Web video.] North Carolina State University Libraries. Retrieved from https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/litreview/.

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

Simon, M. K. (2011). Writing an annotated bibliography [Web post.]. Retrieved from https://laulima.hawaii.edu/access/content/group/57f376c0-02b7-4497-a92c-d4655c56485e/EDCS%20632/1-2_annotated-biblio-optional-handout.pdf

Cornell University Library (2014). How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography: The Annotated Bibliography. [Web post.] Cornell University. Retrieved from https://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography.

Luther Rice University Library (2013). What is an Annotated Bibliography and How to Write One. [YouTube post.] Luther Rice University. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4w8S6xSif4o.

Online Writing Lab (n.d.). Annotated Bibliography Samples. [Web post.] Purdue University. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_

writing_assignments/annotated_bibliographies/annotated_

bibliography_samples.html

Data and Statistics

McLeod, S. A. (2008). Qualitative quantitative. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/qualitative-quantitative.html

Twin Cities Library. (2014). Types of data [Web post]. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/Quantitative%20vs%20 Qualitative.pdf

Twin Cities Library. (2014). Qualitative vs. quantitative research [Web post]. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/6180410/Side-by-side_Comparison_Chart_Qualitative_Quantitative

Sarah A. (2011, May 31). Qualitative vs. quantitative research [Web video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ddx9PshVWXI

Klazema, A. (2014, May 5). Descriptive and inferential statistics: How to analyze your data. [Blog post.] udemy/BLOG. Retrieved from https://www.udemy.com/blog/descriptive-and-inferential-statistics/.

Lund Research Ltd. (2013). Descriptive and inferential statistics. [Web post.] Leard statstics. Retrieved from https://statistics.laerd.com/statistical-guides/descriptive-inferential-statistics.php.