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The Palgrave Handbook of Research Design in Business and Management pp 31–45Cite as

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Developing a Goal-Driven Research Strategy

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The research design typology model was introduced in chapter 1, and the ideology layer was explained in chapter 2. The strategy layer of the research design typology will be discussed in this chapter (as highlighted in figure 3.1).

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  1. State University of New York, Plattsburgh, Queensbury campus, New York, USA

    Kenneth D. Strang (Senior scholar and professor) (Senior scholar and professor)

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Strang, K.D. (2015). Developing a Goal-Driven Research Strategy. In: Strang, K.D. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Research Design in Business and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137484956_3

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