Management Research Methodology: Integration of Principles, Methods and Techniques

CHAPTER 3

Problem Solving

• General Problem Solving
• Logical Approach
• Soft System Approach
• Creative Approach
• Development of Creativity
• Group Problem Solving Techniques for Idea Generation

Creative Problem Solving

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Appreciate the meaning of a problem
• Enumerate categories of problems in research
• Get an overview of the problem-solving process
• Broadly understand the three basic approaches of problem solving
• Appreciate intense questioning as the root of all methods of problem solving
• Understand why creativity should be studied
• Appreciate the difference in thinking strategies ...