i suggest you do some LR in the same area. Google scholar is full of articles and once you start reading, you will start develop better understanding of your topic and can also know more about the methodology as well.
You case seems to be not easy. Probably a quantitative study with objectivist and positivist ontology and epistemology. search more please. go for 3 best journal in the field and search new papers from like 2015. You'll get a good idea.