Cost-of-Capital in Managerial Finance by Dennis Schlegel

Author:Dennis Schlegel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

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Enhancement

This entails a reference to making more of or augmenting either quantitative or qualitative findings by gathering data using a qualitative or quantitative research approach

Apart from the rationales or functions of applying mixed methods research, there are other dimensions out of which typologies of mixed methods approaches are built. According to Niglas (2000), there are two important dimensions that serve as a basis for classification: the timing and the importance given to divergent methods. In terms of timing, a study can either have a sequential design or a simultaneous design. In terms of importance, the methods can either be given the same weight (equivalent design) or one method can prevail (dominant-less dominant design). Moreover, it can be differentiated in which phase of the inquiry or methodological stage the mixing of methods occurs. More recently, Teddlie and Tashakkori (2006) have introduced a four-dimensional typology of research designs which also takes into account at which stage of the research process the mixing of the methods occurs.

There are several reasons why developing typologies of research designs are important, especially for a relatively new field of research (Teddlie and Tashakkori 2006; Bryman 2006). However, for the purpose of this thesis, a further discussion of the typologies is not necessary. The thesis will be located in the field with the help of the codes describing the rationales for employing mixed methods as shown in Table 5.1.

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