Researchgap.com for business research

I have developed a web site for my business related research. It includes some video clips and podcasts. You can also downlaod some of the papers. Please let me know what you think.

http://www.researchgap.com/index.htm

Does Research Pay?

Just thinking about various colleagues who don't do much research yet manage quite well, in fact some obtain more than those that engage in research. Some staff focus on teaching and along with this comes the reward of teaching offshore courses for which they are paid extra. Others have opted for consulting in some specialised area and can earn substantial amounts per day. What reward does the researcher get other than job satisfaction and a better CV?

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Call for Papers

The Journal provides an avenue for scholarly work that researches information systems, electronic business and information technology. Papers should examine the wider implications of the systems or technology being researched. This means papers should consider aspects such as organisational relevance, business value, cognitive implications, social implications, impact on individuals or community perspectives rather than focusing solely on the technology.

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email c.standing@ecu.edu.au

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Words Don't Come Easy - Writing Top Research Papers

When explaining how to write journal papers I mention simple pop songs as a model. The old song by F. R. David called Words. You may remember it:




"Words don't come easy to me

I've got to find a way

To make you see, I love you

Cause words don't come easy"

Well that's my recollection of it. The point is, it is a very simple song that did well at the time. It is memorable, maybe not in this case for being high quality, but at least it is memorable.

A research paper should be easy to follow. Sometimes researchers try to make it all too complex. There should be a simple message behind the paper just as there is with each pop song. Don't try to have multiple competing messages in the one paper otherwise people get confused.

If you can stick to the pop song formula then people should actually read your paper, follow it and also remember it. "Words ......."

It Aint Easy!

Obtaining competitive funding for research projects in many countries is very difficult with success rates as low 20%, and in some cases even lower. I would be interested to hear about people's experiences in other countries related to what worked and was successful. Do people have strategies or just ad hoc approaches?

All Research Is Flawed

This is not a criticism of how people conduct research but just to say that there is no such thing as perfect research. There is awalys some limitation, some aspect that could have been done better, even if it is just the write up.

The danger with not accepting that research is flawed is that researchers become paralysed and incapable of progressing with their work. Sometimes you just have to accept their are limitations with your work and get on with it and do the best job you can and of course, declare the limitations of your work!

Reasons for Doing Research

Just interested to know why people who visit this blog do research?

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