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The importance of theory in writing researchquestions and objectivesSection 4.1 outlines the role of theory in helping you to decide your approach to research design. However, your consideration of theory should begin earlier than this. It should inform your definition of research questions and objectives.Theory (Box 2.8) is defined by Gill and Johnson (2002:229) as ‘a formulation regard- ing the cause and effect relationships between two or more variables, which may or may not have been tested’.In a similar contribution to that of Sutton and Staw (1995), Whetten (1989) contends that if the presence of theory is to be guaranteed, the researcher must ensure that what is passing as good theory includes a plausible, coherent explanation for why certain relationships should be expected in our data.
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