My recent study involves Service quality assessment (5 IV's) on customer satisfaction (one DV). As this guides towards a DBA thesis, Im wondering whether this is enough or should there be a mediating/moderating variables. Currently all my research questions are aligned from 5 IV's towards one DV. So need your valuable suggestions is this study enough for a DBA doctoral thesis.
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In my opinion, asking this question can not lead to a correct answer without considering the detailed and precise goals of your research. What determines the type of analysis and the method of your research are the goals and questions of your research that we are unaware of.
Hi Mojtaba, I don't have a straight answer, but suggest to read "The book of why" of Judea Pearl. Also that will not give the definitive answer, but it may provide you the analytical tools and ways of thinking to make your choices and defend them. I learnt a lot of it . I have a model with a mixture of 60 independent and confounding and dependent variables, which is another type of challenge... Kind regards, Folkert
Does that answer a useful question is always something to consider. If you're just doing this for the hell of it probably not. Why do you think that there are interesting interactions? If so follow it up. If not find something you'd actually be interested in. David Booth
I agree that the key issue is whether you are answering an interesting research question. If your field does not propose that any of your IVs are either mediators or moderators, then you would need strong arguments for creating either of those models.
I suggest you need to define your research problem clearly so as to identify the variables borh IV and DV.
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