Transcript of how to find choose and apply theories for theoretical framework for dissertation & thesis

a lot of students and researchers often ask how  they can choose an appropriate theory for their   research in this video we will see how to search  for theories for your research select the best   theory and to apply the chosen theory to your  study hello intellects thanks for joining us   once again at insights for you today theoretical  frameworks are essential for any academic work or   research article they guide your study and help  you justify your research questions and findings   thus choosing a theory for your research is  a must i will show you how to search choose   and apply the most appropriate theory  for your research in five simple steps   step one identify the main variables of your study  let us use this topic for this tutorial leadership   is a predictor of individual innovativeness  of librarians the dependent variable here is   the individual innovativeness of librarians  while the independent variable is leadership   step 2. go to google scholar put  in your main variables using the   boolean operator and add theory to your  search keywords for example i will search   on google scholar for innovativeness and  in capital letters leadership and theory this way you get to see what theories other  scholars have used in their study related to yours for example i can see that in this study  face's multi-factor leadership theory in   leiden maslin's multi-dimensional model  of leader member exchange lmx were used step 3 start studying please make a list  of all the theories you find and start   studying them one after the other step  four choose a theory or two evaluate   compare and select the most relevant  theory or theories you find after studying   try not to choose more than two theories if  possible it may make your work lack focus step five start writing your theoretical framework  by applying the chosen theory to your research   find out what the theory says about the  variables of your study you may add who   propounded the theory based on what is acceptable  in your school or the journal for publication   for example for our tutorial topic i have  chosen the leader member exchange theory   numerous scholars have found it helpful  in explaining the effect of leadership   on organizational behaviors in this  case the innovativeness of employees   then i will explain the tenets of the theory  and other scholars ideas and compare them   look at what we got here   while at it try to gather points to  answer your why and how questions   this will help you apply or relate your  theory correctly to your research to relate   your theory to your study start by pointing  out the relevance of the theory to your study at this point creating your hypothesis  becomes more accessible and more on point finally you can come up with your theory  when you get the findings of your study   all right intellects i hope  this video was helpful to you   i'm open to answer any question in the  comments section below see you next week bye