Hi Christopher,
I find your research discussion quite insightful. The Economist is usually resourceful, especially when it comes to finding current issues in the world of business. In most instances, it focuses on current business trends and enlightens the reader on the developing issues in business. Currently, the Latin America region is facing a sideways recovery in the economy with some of the largest economies working to ensure sustained stability after the realized bankruptcy in the airline industry (CAPA, 2019). I like your initial stage of research, which is keeping the journal organized as it eases the entire research process.
However, I feel that looking for research journals in Google scholar would also have provided you with useful information concerning the Latin American airline industry. Google scholar usually offers credible sources from recent times useful for research and even annotation of basic thoughts before conducting business research (Ghauri, Grønhaug,& Strange, 2020). You should, therefore, consider using this academic site in your research work. How were you able to filter out the most recent articles when using the Trefry Library’s “Primo Discovery Search in your research?
References
CAPA – Centre for Aviation. (2019). Latin America Aviation Outlook 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020, from https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/airline-leader/latin-america-aviation-outlook-2020-504788.
Ghauri, P., Grønhaug, K., & Strange, R. (2020). Research methods in business studies. Cambridge University Press.
Hello Terrance,
I must admit that your research approach is excellent and highly sensible. Checking how often the company updates its website is essential as recent website updates give out up to date information about the company necessary for research. Referencing with Google scholar and the APUS library is a very nice move as they offer original books and journal articles that are credible and academically approved (Bartee, Shriner & Creech, 2017). Making use of the school’s library to find sources for research is usually essential as a source for carrying out research. The credible phenomenological study is necessary for qualitative research (Flynn & Korcuska, 2018). It would help if you also considered using “Cite it For Me” when citing websites as it usually helps.
However, how do you intend on annotating your ideas on Elon Musk’s boring company by only using the company’s website without using the school’s library and Google scholar? Have you also considered using journal articles from ProQuest and EBSCOHOST to conduct your research? If not, then you should consider using these sites as they have a variety of original journal articles essential for research.
References
Bartee, L., Shriner, W., & Creech, C. (2017). Using Credible Sources. Principles of Biology: Biology 211, 212, and 213.
Flynn, S. V., & Korcuska, J. S. (2018). Credible phenomenological research: A mixed‐methods study. Counselor Education and Supervision, 57(1), 34-50.