Developing a Research Question

Developing a Research Question

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I have just finished project 1 and this blog post represents the beginning of project 2. In this post I will begin to brainstorm potential research questions that I would use for project 2. These questions would relate to my field of study, business.

In the business world there many ongoing topics of debate. Most of these relate back to the subject of business ethics, or what is morally right. There are many scandals that relate back to this topic. A topic that would fall under this is the use of technology in the business world.

Some potential research questions could be:

How do scandals effect the success of a company?

• I would find this question an interesting question to research because I am curious as to how these companies perform after the public hears of a scandal. While I am sure it is different for many companies, it would be interesting to see what happens to the majority of them.

How has technology effected the business world?

• It is clear that today is very technology driven. That is not hard to see. Nearly everyone has a smart phone. Technology surrounds us. So it would be very interesting to see how all of this technology has effected the business world.

What affect does social media have on the business world?

• This would be a very interesting question to look at with how big social media is. Millions of people use it per day. But how does it affect businesses? Can one persons tweet influence the success of a business?