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Question
How do the results of research studies advance or impede theories or models? Give examples using the two theories or models you identified in the previous discussion question in this Topic. How do you expect that the results of your dissertation study may advance knowledge of this theory or model? Explain.
PEER RESPONSE
While developing the research questions and accompanying hypotheses, the researchers use theories and or models based on the Problem Statement. Based on the identified hypotheses the appropriate methods will be used to process the collected data. The obtained empirical results will therefore advance theories or models by building upon the existing knowledge. In some cases the results may impede the theories and or models and in such cases the selection of variables and their relationship may cause that. Additional research and analysis is needed in order to impede a theory or a model. In addition, it is possible that resulting research questions will fail to address all of the needed variables to address the problem statement which may lead to impeding theories and models (Maul, 2016).
The first research question of the study will attempt to define the correlation between goals, persistence, motivation, and entrepreneurial achievement, if existent. The quantitative study will analyze data and the findings will explain the association between personality, environment, and entrepreneurial achievement. Attraction-Selection-Attrition theory states that individuals with certain personality traits are more inclined to entrepreneurship are more likely to be supported by the environment. Entrepreneurship is an achievement and performance oriented activity (Hopp & Stephan, 2012) and as such individuals expand their efforts through motivation, persistence, and goal orientation for expected financial and non-financial rewards.
The second research question of the study is trying to define which of the variables will best predict the entrepreneurial achievement. The Goal Setting theory states that goals represent the driving force and motivational tool for the entrepreneurial achievement (Klein, Wesson, Hollebeck, Wright, & DeShon, 2001, Hechavarria, Renko, & Mathews, 2012) and plays determining factor in increasing persistence while experiencing various obstacles during entrepreneurial activities. The results of the study will advance these concepts through analyzing the correlational effect between goals and determining that all the actions are the results of goals focus and orientation.
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