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    This document discusses the theoretical framework and hypothesis development for deductive research. It defines key terms like dependent, independent, moderating and mediating variables. The theoretical framework represents the relationships between variables and the hypotheses to be tested. It provides examples of frameworks and states that a good hypothesis should be testable, adequate and better than alternatives. The goal is for students to understand these concepts and be able to build their own frameworks and hypotheses.

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    Theoretical Framework and

    Hypothesis Development
    Overview
    • To clarify the differences in the four types of variables –
    dependent, independent, mediating, and moderating. Students
    find it particularly difficult to differentiate between mediating and
    moderating variables.
    • To elucidate the three basic components of the theoretical
    framework emphasized in the book and to explain that paying
    attention to these, at this stage, enables students to generate well-
    developed, testable hypotheses at the subsequent step

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    Objectives
    • After completing this unit, you should be able to:
    • Discuss the need for a theoretical framework in deductive research
    • Describe four main types of variables and identify and label variables
    associated with any given situation
    • Develop a theoretical framework that includes all the relevant componets
    • Develop a set of hypotheses to be tested

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    Contents
    • Theoretical Framework
    • Variable
    • Hypothesis

    4
    Theoretical Framework

    • Foundation deductive research project!

    • Deductive research: moving from the general (a theory) to the


    specific (observations).

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    Theoretical Framework

    • A theoretical framework represents your beliefs on how certain


    phenomena (or variables or concepts) are related to each other (a
    model) and an explanation on why you believe that these
    variables are associated to each other (a theory).

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    Theoretical Framework

    • Basic steps:
    • Identify and label the variables
    correctly
    • State the relationships among the
    variables: formulate hypotheses
    • Explain how or why you expect these
    relationships

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    Variable

    • Any concept or construct that varies or changes in value

    • Main types of variables:


    • Dependent variable
    • Independent variable
    • Moderating variable
    • Mediating variable

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    (In)dependent Variables

    • Dependent variable (DV)


    • Is of primary interest to the researcher. The
    goal of the research project is to
    understand, predict or explain the
    variability of this variable.

    • Independent variable (IV)


    • Influences the DV in either positive or
    negative way. The variance in the DV is
    accounted for by the IV.
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    Example

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    Moderators
    • Moderating variable
    • Moderator is qualitative (e.g., gender, race, class) or
    quantitative (e.g., level of reward) variable that affects
    the direction and/or strength of relation between
    independent and dependent variable.

    • Example

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    Mediating Variable
    • Mediating variable
    • surfaces between the time the independent
    variables start operating to influence the
    dependent variable and the time their
    impact is felt on it.

    • Example

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    Hypothesis
    • A proposition that is empirically testable. It is an empirical
    statement concerned with the relationship among variables.

    • Good hypothesis:
    • Must be adequate for its purpose
    • Must be testable
    • Must be better than its rivals

    • Can be:
    • Directional
    • Non-directional

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    Exercise
    Give the hypotheses for the following framework:

    Service Customer
    quality switching

    Switching
    cost

    14
    Exercise
    Give the hypotheses for the following framework:

    Service Customer Customer


    quality satisfaction switching

    15
    Argumentation

    • The expected relationships / hypotheses are an integration of:


    • Exploratory research
    • Common sense and logical reasoning

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    Unit Summary
    • You should now be able to:
    • Discuss the need for a theoretical framework in deductive research
    • Describe four main types of variables and identify and label variables
    associated with any given situation
    • Develop a theoretical framework that includes all the relevant componets
    • Develop a set of hypotheses to be tested

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    Question & Answers

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