BUSI 600 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION. Discussion 1 A GEM Of A Study.pdf | BUSI 600 - Business Research Methods
- What is the impact on study results of using national experts (key informants) to
identify and weigh entrepreneurial framework conditions? Using national experts for this study was a vital piece of touch for the leveling of controls in this study. The people that best know the country and the minute details of how different sectors and age groups and motivations are driven are the ones that should be used to develop controls. Using general stereotypes from average outsiders is guesswork and is not credible. Using experts that have experience in this type of research in the country that these studies is being conducted in was the best thing that this study could do to help assist in weighing the data. Many studies have been done attempting to account for the differences in the cultures and impact that can be measured wants cultural differences are controlled. The thing that makes it difficult using normal people instead of experts is the stereotypes. “National stereotypes can be defined as shared beliefs about the features of a typical representative of a particular nation). For
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instance, Americans are widely believed to value hard work and financial success, whereas the Japanese are thought to adhere to tradition and social harmony, and Scandinavians to honesty and modesty. The view that national stereotypes, like other stereotypes although exaggerated, may generally have a “kernel of truth” was commonly endorsed in 20th century personality psychology. Consequently, the kernel of truth hypothesis does not apply to national stereotypes” (Lönnqvist, 2012). Experts used in this study help eliminate that kernel of truth issue and ensure all controls and included variables are acceptable for this causal study.