Action vs. Traditional Research

Action vs. Traditional Research
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Action vs. Traditional Research
The common ground between action research and traditional research is targeting organizational change. However, the major difference between action and traditional research is the scale of urgency required to solve a given organization issue. On the one hand, action research is for an immediate solution to improve organizational performance. As a result, it is crucial in responding to dynamic and frequently emerging issues of “customer service, technology management, human resource management, supply chain management, and organization change” (Shani & Coghlan, 2019, p.2).On the other hand, traditional research is useful in analyzing the quantitative aspect of improving organizational growth, thus, pertinent in achieving the long-term goals of a business. It suffices to say, therefore, that action research is purposed to change situations, and traditional research ...