1 - The management-research question hierarchy process of sequential question formulation leads a manager or researcher from management dilemma to investigative questions. Pick one situation you are facing now at the workplace and apply the management-research question hierarchy on that situation.
Answer: Management research question hierarchy is a step process of solving a dilemma from management dilemma to management decision.
I work as a Team Leader for Target, which is one of the largest retailers in the U.S and Guest Surveys is one of our main focus making sure we are satisfying our customers.
Management Dilemma: There is a decline in guest survey; on the other hand the district is trending up with guest survey
Management Question: How can we increase the number of filled guest surveys?
Research Questions: * What are the factors impacting the guest survey. * Why aren’t guests filling out get survey. * What is impact of the guest survey? * How is this impaction the view of the store? * Can we improve our store guest survey if taken the right measurements?
Investigation Questions * Data of all the district stores will be taken into consideration. * Impact on how guest survey is important to the store and the company.
Measurement Questions * Who are the guests who are actually filling out the survey? * How has the guest survey score impacted our sales? * Are the guests who are filling out the survey being returning customers? Management Decision
What is the recommended course of action from the given research finding?

1. What is the management-research question hierarchy for Akron Children’s
Hospital?

a. Management Dilemma- Step 1 is identifying the management dilemma. The dilemma that the hospital faces is how to increase the bed-occupancy rate and what can the hospital do to gain more business than