MANAGEMENT RESEARCH - Essay Example

Question In undertaking your dissertation, are you predominantly inductive or deductive? Why? First of all, I am going to answer this question directly – I am predominantly deductive which is also known as a top down approach. Among the many reasons I have, the first reason I would give is that it is approach commonly used and wanted by schools and teachers in my country. Deductive method is used in the methods of instruction. This is the standard teaching approach that has a teacher explaining rules to the students, after which, some examples and exercises are given.

Traditional as it may seem, this approach highly influenced us when we were students. I have been continuously using this approach until now.The second reason I want my dissertation to be deductive is that it will be more logical. On the other hand, if I followed the inductive approach (sometimes known as "bottom up" approach) it would lead me to a degree of uncertainty in my dissertation. In addition to this, inductive reasoning may not be handy in proving and providing arguments.Although I read some dissertations that used both approach, I noticed that deductive reasoning is a valid form of proving.

On the contrary, if I would be using inductive reasoning as a writer, I must observe a number of situations in which patterns exist. Unfortunately, that doesnt mean that pattern observed is true for all situations. This would not be helpful in my subject which is banking and finance since I need a lot of proof. In short, using a deductive approach would be most suitable for my dissertation. In conclusion, this is only my standpoint about inductive and deductive approach, this is not meant if I have chosen deductive approach, inductive approach was wrong approach.

Both approaches are correct but choosing is different from person to other.