Hi there.
Let it be as a diary, sharing research development and question as well.

So, I have several consultations with academia representatives and 2 MBB consultants with PhD degrees.

So, the field of my research going to have more boundaries.

The DRAFT: Research Proposal Summary
•    Title: A Qualitative Examination of Business Problem-Solving Consultant Methods (Methodologies?) and Academic Research Methods (Methodologies?)
•    Research Question: What are the boundaries, overlaps, limitations, and opportunities between Business Problem-Solving Consultant Methods (Methodologies?) and Academic Research Methods (Methodologies?)?
•    Data Collection: Analysis of literature on methodological approaches and case studies. Semi-structured (?) interviews with both academic researchers and business
•    Keywords:
#Methodological Comparison in Consulting and Academia
#Business Problem-Solving Methodologies
#Academic Research Methodologies
#Epistemological Structure
•    Objective/Goals: ?
•    Significance: ?

I have two questions:
•    Do you find the research topic understandable and relevant?
•    Can this topic have clearly defined research Objectives/Goals and Significance?
While I find the topic intriguing, I am struggling to articulate its practical application - it seems to me as a “research about research”, or exploring not the “knowledge gap”, but “methodological gap” (if I could find one).

Any insights or directions you can guide me towards?  Any keywords to emphasize or add?

Thanks for sticking around till the end! Hope it us fun for you!


PS:

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