ME 204 Industrial Research & Statistical Analysis FDM 203 Methods of Social Research

1. Conceptual Frameworks

2. Identify a
research
idea
Review related
literature and
do exploratory
interviews
Formulate
an initial
research
problem
The Research Process

3. :
Finalize
research
problem
Formulate
research
objectives/
hypotheses
Establish
conceptual
framework
Initial Phase:

4. Conceptual framework
• It is a complete presentation of the variables to be
observed in the current study.
• It is the ideas defined in a way the researcher wants.
• It is understood in the current research, the
operationalization of the variables-concepts, the
visible indicators or the variables-concepts, the
scheme of measuring the variables.
• It focuses on the specific stipulative and operational
definition of concepts and variables with respect to
the particular research problem

5. Philippine Statistics Authority
http://www.nscb.gov.ph/poverty/portal_/conceptual.asp

6. AICPA Conceptual Framework Approach
http://www.aicpa.org/interestareas/professionalethics/com
munity/pages/aicpa-conceptual-framework.aspx

7. • Under the conceptual framework approach, users follow the following
steps:
• Step 1 Identify threats to compliance with the rules. If no threats, then
proceed with service. If threats are identified, then must proceed to Step 2.
• Step 2 Evaluate the significance of the threats to determine whether the
threats are at an acceptable level. If threats are at an acceptable level, then
proceed with service. If threats are not at an acceptable level, then must
proceed to Step 3.
• Step 3 Identify safeguards that can be applied. Safeguards can be existing
safeguards or new safeguards.
• Step 4 Evaluate the safeguards to determine if they eliminate or reduce
threats to an acceptable level. Where you conclude that threats are at an
acceptable level after applying safeguards, proceed with service. In some
cases, an identified threat may be so significant that no safeguards will
eliminate it or reduce it to an acceptable level, or you may be unable to
implement effective safeguards. Under such circumstances, providing the
specific professional services would compromise your compliance with the
rules, and you would need to determine whether to decline or discontinue
the professional services or resign from the engagement
AICPA Conceptual Framework Approach

8. By: Anthony M. Wanjohi
http://www.kenpro.org/tag/sample-conceptual-framework/

9. The effects of employee competencies and IT
applications on operations strategy: an empirical
study of retail firms in China
Wantao Yu (Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at the School of Applied
Management & Law, Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe,
UK), Ramakrishnan Ramanathan, (Professor at Nottingham University
Business School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK)

10. http://www.ibimapublishing.com/journals/J
MRCS/2011/440964/440964.html

11. Uchenna Cyril Eze, (School of Business, Monash University, Sunway, Malaysia), Gerald
Guan Gan Goh, (Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia), Choon
Yih Goh, (Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia), Tiong Ling
Tan, (Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia)
Perspectives of SMEs on
knowledge sharing

13. An Input-Process-Output Structural
Framework
for Evaluating Web-based Instruction
Chong Ho Yu, Ph.D

16. Concept of teacher effectiveness
by Raj Parihar in Nursing, Nursing Education

17. Prof. Phil Koopman

18. Jung-Lang Cheng, (Department of Industrial
Engineering and Management, Cheng-Shiu University,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Implementing Six Sigma via TQM
improvement: an empirical study in Taiwan

19. Conceptual
Designs for
MME