Akamon Management Review
Online ISSN : 1347-4448
Print ISSN : 1348-5504
ISSN-L : 1347-4448
Volume 15, Issue 10
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  • Guidance on Writing Academic Papers in the Business Administration Field
    Kiyohiro Oki
    2016 Volume 15 Issue 10 Pages 509-522
    Published: October 25, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: February 25, 2017
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

    This essay examines bad research questions in academic writing in the business administration field. First, we investigate a research question that is not suitable for academic papers but more likely business reports. Second, we brief through three kinds of research questions which are academic but still not good; (1) an ‘unlearned’ research question that prior studies have already answered though the researcher is unaware of due to lack of knowledge; (2) an ‘unanswerable’ research question owing to its nature or lack of researcher’s capability and resources; (3) an ‘unfit’ research question which cannot be answered because the data collected is unsuitable. Further, we discuss how to avoid such bad research questions.

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