Three types of research tasks in ALRA
Three types of research tasks in the Agile Literature Review Approach ( ALRA ): Three types of research tasks/ questions Characteristics 1. High-level research tasks Specific to a level-0 theoretical framework An agenda to do literature review with a specific management theme, e.g. innovation capability, managerial-leadership competence, strategic change capability, etc. An example: To evaluate the innovation capability of ABC Ltd. 2. Low-level research tasks Specific to a high-level research task-cum-specific academic idea at level-1b theoretical framework. Indicative/ suggestive of what research method(s), e.g. interview research, questionnaire survey, to use. Indicative of intention to conduct theory-driven data gathering and analysis with a specific academic idea, e.g. 7-dimensional model of innovation capability, Maslow’s motivation theory, etc. An example: To learn middle-managers’ perception [