7 Task 3: Identify Research Topics
Lesley McCannell and Christina Page
Learning Objectives
By the end of this task, you will have:
- Reviewed a model of how to brainstorm search terms
- Brainstormed possible search terms with your group members
Now that you have identified your challenges, your next step is to identify relevant search terms. At this point, you have likely identified the major organizational behaviour topics that will be relevant for your project. However, this major topic terms are likely too general to search effectively. To create more specific searches that will find highly relevant articles, you will need to brainstorm a cluster of related search terms.
For example, imagine you are looking to search for articles related to motivation. What might you search for?
Now, imagine that you are looking for articles related to leadership. Create a diagram like the one above.
Main Organizational Behaviour Concept: Leadership
Related ideas/subtopics:
Now, with your group members, brainstorm search terms for all three of the challenge areas that you have identified. When you have finished this, you will be prepared to conduct your research.
