Assignment
Review the attached case study and answer the following questions:
1. Discuss the extent to which the researcher distinguished between the symptom of the organization's problem (i.e. the class action suit) and the research problem.
2. Discuss how previous research informed the current study.
3. Discuss what qualitative exploratory research methods were used in the current study and how they informed the quantitative survey research conducted later. Specifically discuss the development of theory, constructs, and operational definitions.
4. Given Catalyst's (the research firm's) mission to "advance women in business", discuss what, if any, methods the research firm used to reserve judgment concerning issues underlying the class action suit and present accurate data.
5. After carefully studying the statistical findings, what would you conclude about women financial services? It is important that your conclusion is concise and in your own words.