Can anyone explain how to develop instrument for motivational factors of entrepreneurship development through "focus group discussion" as methodology? If any good paper available can provide information.
Although it is very common to use focus groups to develop the content for surveys, there has been surprisingly little written about how to do this. I have attached two papers that do discuss this issue in some detail.
In general, the process begins with designing questions for the focus group that explore how the participants think about your topic of interest. Then you use that data in a content analysis that summarizes the main themes the participants mentioned, and those themes become the basis for the questions that you write.
Thank you so much David for your prompt reply. I shall consult you again as I am doing a fundamental research on the motivational as well as sociological factors, with new arguments that are not available in literature, influencing business and social entrepreneurs in Bangladesh (a developing country representative). Hope will get help from you.
Aktar
David is correct on this.
Here is a good review by Nassar McMillan and Borders in 2002, see:
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR7-1/nassar.html
Also David's book "Successful Focus Groups: Advancing the State of the Art" has an overview of this (Ch. 6) see: https://srmo.sagepub.com/view/successful-focus-groups/SAGE.xml
That was an interesting question. I think that the following papers on employee engagement could be relevant for you...
Harter, J. K., Schmidt, F. L., & Hayes, T. L. (2002). Business-unit-level relationship between employee satisfaction, employee engagement, and business outcomes: a meta-analysis. Journal of applied psychology, 87(2), 268.
Saks, A. M. (2006). Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement. Journal of managerial psychology, 21(7), 600-619.
Best Wishes,
Mark
Dear all it is so nice to see the responses and ideas to upgrade my research plan. I already get important hints from David's two and Robert's first proposed paper, respectively. And now read the paper of Virginia. Virginia's paper is, though, mainly quantitative can cross validate with the dimensions I got from focus groups. I already got almost seven motivation factors with my focus group results. I am trying to collect the papers as suggested by Mark. Many thanks to you all.
Aktar
Hello Mohammad,
congratulation for your effort to improve employees motivation. My sugestion for you is to implement a routine of meetings where you and your team can discuss the results of a process and give opinion on how to going on to achieve a goal. Plan--->Brief----->Execute-----Debrief, all the time. Doing it you'll improve your team's participation in the daily enterprise's life. Participation and motivation are linked.
Give them access to data and information concerning their action results when executing a task to achive a goal. To accomplish it, create a PPPC area (Planning, Programing and Production Control). Make data and information accessible.
Implement an error management environment instead of a punishing one. Errors improve learning process.
OK?
Thanks Afonso, actually my research is motivational factors influencing goals and objectives of business entrepreneurs (including social). I took into account your advice.
And David, thanks again for new paper. Pls see my first draft of instrument in your email for further suggestion. I am reading all papers you all provided.
Aktar (Bangladesh)
Hello Mohammed,
I would suggest to read my paper on the development of an entrepreneur scan for sustainable farming.
Conference Paper Development of an Entrepreneur Scan as a Driving Force for S...
Hi Mohammad
The following article / guide should be able to guide you:
Vaughn, S., Schumm, J. S., & Sinagub, J. M. (1996). Focus group interviews in education and psychology. Sage.
Patton, M. Q. (2005). Qualitative research. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Buttner, E. H., & Moore, D. P. (1997). Women's organizational exodus to entrepreneurship: self-reported motivations and correlates with success. Journal of small business management, 35(1), 34.
Fuller, T. D., Edwards, J. N., Vorakitphokatorn, S., & Sermsri, S. (1993). Using focus groups to adapt survey instruments to new populations: Experience from a developing country.
Morgan, D. L. (1997). The focus group guidebook (Vol. 1). Sage publications.
Hines, T. (2000). An evaluation of two qualitative methods (focus group interviews and cognitive maps) for conducting research into entrepreneurial decision making. Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 3(1), 7-16.
Best wishes
Thanks Nicole for a nice paper. and Yusniza thanks for the articles link hope will be of use greatly.
Aktar
You will get some great ideas from the following paper:
Buttner, E. H., & Moore, D. P. (1997). Women's organizational exodus to entrepreneurship: self-reported motivations and correlates with success. Journal of small business management, 35(1), 34.
Hi Mohammad
You can have a look this url http://www.liberatingstructures.com/user-resources/
there I find this methodology you can use to mobilize people ideas
I also I am reading this book to build ideas from collaborative play http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596804183.do
my best regards
Mario
You might be interested in the following paper:
Kettunen, J. (2016). Relationship between Mission Statement and Scope of Business, Review of Business & Finance Studies, 7(1), 69-78.
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