Article 1: Venkatesh

Question 1

[research philosophy] What is the ontology?

Answer 1

Subjectivism (socially constructed

Question 2

[research philosophy] What is the epistemology?

Answer 2

Interpretivism (truth behind observed reality)

Question 3

[research philosophy] What is the axiology?

Answer 3

Value bounded (experienced and influenced by researcher)

Question 4

[research philosophy] What is the research approach?

Answer 4

Inductive (building a theory)

Question 5

[research design] What is the methodological?

Answer 5

Mono, just qualitative data

Question 6

[research design] What is the purpose of research?

Answer 6

Exploratory study

Question 7

[research design] What is the research strategy?

Answer 7

Naturalistic/ethnographic approach

Question 8

[research design] What is the time horizon?

Answer 8

Longitudinal

Question 9

[research tactics] What is the type of acces of the researcher?

Answer 9

Becoming part of the group

Question 10

[research tactics] What is the sample?

Answer 10

One group

Question 11

[research tactics] Is there any secondary data involved?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

[research tactics] What is the type of observation?

Answer 12

Participation, sometimes asking questions

Question 13

What about reliability?

Answer 13

Reliability is low, there is a lot of bias

Question 14

What about internal validity?

Answer 14

The internal validity is low, because there is no proof of a causal relationship

Question 15

What about external validity?

Answer 15

The external validity is low, because the research is about a gang in a specific neighborhood