engineering3 papersavg year 2016weak evidence

Research limitations/implications

Research gap analysis derived from 3 engineering papers in our local library.

The gap

Research limitations/implications – The small sample of the responding manufacturing companies, the diversity of the business sectors represented in the sample, and the subjective business evidence obtained from the company quality managers

Evidence profile

Stated in the abstract section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2010 and 2021, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 77 times in total.

Research trend

Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

  • Social network influences on integrated reporting adoption and implementation – a UK perspective (2021) · Journal of Global Responsibility · cited 9× · doi

    Research limitations/implications This research study was limited by the small sample of organisations that participated, although significant efforts were made to ensure that the sample incorporated the majority of early adopter UK organisations who demonstrated best practice in <IR>.

    generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
    Keywords: sample organisations limitations implications limited small participated significant efforts made ensure incorporated majority early adopter
  • Total quality management practices and results in food companies (2010) · International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management · cited 45× · doi

    Research limitations/implications The small sample size of the food companies participating in this study, the observed variables that were removed from the analysis for the benefit of the measurement model validity (convergent and discriminant) and finally the subjective character of the data collected are the limitations of the present study.

    generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
    Keywords: limitations implications small sample size food companies participating observed variables removed benefit measurement model validity
  • The underlying factorial structure and significance of the Six Sigma difficulties and critical success factors (2016) · The TQM Journal · cited 23× · doi

    Research limitations/implications – The small sample of the responding manufacturing companies, the diversity of the business sectors represented in the sample, and the subjective business evidence obtained from the company quality managers are the main limitations of the present study.

    generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5
    Keywords: limitations sample business implications small responding manufacturing companies diversity sectors represented subjective evidence obtained company

Questions about this gap

Research limitations/implications – The small sample of the responding manufacturing companies, the diversity of the business sectors represented in the sample, and the subjective… This is supported by 3 representative gap statements extracted from 3 papers, rated weak evidence.

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