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Matching Research Method with Ideology and Strategy

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The research design typology model was introduced in chapter 1. The ideology and strategy layers were explained in chapter 2 and chapter 3, respectively. The method layer of the research design typology as highlighted in figure 4.1, will be examined in this chapter.

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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). Matching Research Method with Ideology and 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_4

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