Description of Secondary Research Usage in the Capstone Project

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Description of Secondary Research Usage in the Capstone Project

As I focus on tackling the topic of the role of leadership in the management of emergencies, I will use a qualitative research methodology that will integrate a descriptive research design. In that regard, the specific research method that I will adopt will entail examining extant literature, including already observed data on the topic area. On top of this, this research design will help answer the questions: how, what, where, and when in a bid to give an in depth description of a situation. Furthermore, variables can only be observed and measured as opposed to manipulating or controlling them. The latter would be possible in experimental research. The researcher, when applying the descriptive research design can use has the freedom to conduct an investigation into a single variable or several of them (McCombes, 2019).

This research topic will require digging deep into previously done research on similar topics. Secondary data helps the researcher familiarize themselves with their topic and the scope within which to limit themselves. It will give a good idea of the data collected, the study objectives, and the population under study. In the same line of thought, it will help inform on the data to be included in the research and identify the effectiveness of this data (Foley, 2018). Precisely, this means that I will utilize secondary research, which I will review comprehensively in line with the scope of my research topic. As McCrocklin (2018) suggests, the use of secondary research will encompass wading through information and relevant data that is already available in different resources to discover the facts that relevantly correspond with the topic area in which I will form the focus of my capstone project. This will mean discarding data that was previously very promising for the embrace of more promising, fewer resources. Secondary research will help inform on the impact of emergency management in the minimization of damage during an event. Such studies will further inform on abilities and skills that come in handy during catastrophes (if they are the focus of the study) and how best to manage in this light (Demiroz & Kapucu, 2012). Additionally, utilizing secondary research will entail accessing raw datasets that corroborate the analysis of what role leadership plays in managing emergencies, which is vital in deliberating and accounting for all potential concerns and considerations associated with this topic, as Johnston (2017) provides. A study into disaster management, therefore, greatly informs on the scopes of various disasters and how much effort goes into controlling the situation, while considering the leadership traits and competencies of those in charge of changing the narrative of the situation.

An exhaustive and detailed literature review of this secondary research will provide valuable knowledge of and insights into this area of study. The literature review will require inclusion of focused research. This is to say that from the pile of research looked into, it is paramount to include the most important and the closest secondary data to the topic for a more focused research (Onwuegbuzie & Frels, 2016). The researcher is able to ensure that the their work is situated within the confines of existing research as the literature review, and as a stepping stone for moving current research a step further. The secondary research to be included can only be as wide and as narrow as the research question. The sources of secondary research that I will purpose to use will be authoritative and dependable literature resources obtained through a systematic literature search. This will call for information to be progressively arranged, thus showing how information and leadership in emergency management has evolved over the years. I will conduct this literature search using scholarly libraries and databases of trustworthy books and journal articles, conference papers, credible websites, industry reports, government booklets, and periodicals, among other sources of secondary data. These are sources that are reliable and have facts to back them up (Machi & McEvoy, 2016). This would require stepping away from sources that would otherwise be considered as untrustworthy even in the event that they appear detailed and with information that would do well to be included in the research. I will specify the search and inclusion criteria that I will employ in accomplishing the literature search to ensure that the sources obtained will be relevant or applicable to my topic.

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Demiroz, F., & Kapucu, N. (2012). The Role of Leadership in Managing Emergencies and Disasters. European Journal of Economic & Political Studies, 5(1).

Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Frels, R. (2016). Seven steps to a comprehensive literature review: A multimodal and cultural approach. Sage.

Machi, L. A., & McEvoy, B. T. (2016). The literature review: Six steps to success. Corwin Press.

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