Figure 1.
The flowchart titled Applied Research Methods presents a research process connecting multiple theories and methods. A large section on the left contains D I S C Theory personality types, credited to Marston, 1928, listing Dominant, Influencing, Steady, and Compliant personality types, each followed by example behavioural descriptions. Below this are two connected boxes titled Learning styles, credited to Kolb, 2005, and Social influencing principles, credited to Cialdini, 2009. The Learning styles box lists Diverging, with the description feel and watch, Assimilating, with the description think and watch, Converging, with the description think and do, and Accommodating, with the description feel and do. The Social influencing principles box lists Authority, Consistency, Liking, Reciprocity, Scarcity, and Social Proof. Arrows from these sections point to a box stating Describe, Identify keywords and Create a P L S framework. On the right side, a separate section titled Systematic literature search, credited to Webster and Watson, 2002, contains a box labelled Identify I S A methods. Arrows from both the applied research methods section and the systematic literature search section point to a central box titled Directed Content Analysis, credited to Hsieh and Shannon, 2005, with the description Matching distinct personality types with I S A methods. Four arrows extend downward from this box to smaller boxes labelled Dominant possible I S A method match, Influencing possible I S A method match, Steady possible I S A method match, and Compliant possible I S A method match.The research methods applied in this research
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