Sunday, October 5, 2008

Research Questions

Hi all, I will update this post when I get new suggestions from you.

Here are some questions I have got already:



Ambition


- Where do you get your ambition from?

- How did you come up with your mission and vision? And is it related to your ambition?

- Do you understand the mission and vision of the company?

- If I’d start the same company, how could I become as good as this company?

Market


- What’s the company’s position in the market?

- Who are the company’s competitors?

- Does the company respond to the needs of your customer? If yes, how?

Knowledge

- How does the company acquire information?

- Does the company do their own market research?

- Do you arrange work related workshops and trainings for your employees?

Skills

- What skills are required for your position?

- How specialized are your skills?

- What skills do you look for in your employees?

Innovation

- Do you think your company is innovative?

- If yes, what makes your company innovative? Which methods do you use?

- How do your customers and staff respond to your innovative ideas?

(The above questions are for Rudy's assignment)

More questions...


When you look to your own company, do you think it's innovative?

How does the creative process exist?

Where do you gather your info?

From which need do you innovate?

How do you implement new innovations?

Where does the drive come from?

What is your position in the market?

What tools do you give your staff to stay creative?

What if you have a set-back with you company, should that influence your innovations as well? (ind. ass.)

In what way is innovation honored/rewarded at your company? (group ass.)

Do employees get time off to innovate or to stop and think for a while? (group ass.)

What is your best external source for knowledge/skill/innovation for your company? (ind. ass.)

How do you encourage your employees to innovate and are the rewarded for that?



Do you have another good question? (either for the individual or for the group assignment) Send it to me, and I will post it here :)

PS: If you also think it is useful: note for which assignment it applies to.

4 comments:

Josh said...

Thanks Jessica, I will come up with some later! :)

Josh said...

What if you have a set-back with you company, should that influence your innovations as well? (ind. ass.)
In what way is innovation honored/rewarded at your company? (group ass.)
Do employees get time off to innovate or to stop and think for a while? (group ass.)
What is your best external source for knowledge/skill/innovation for your company? (ind. ass.)

Can you add them in the list as well if you think they are good? :)

Jessica said...

Sure Josh, thanks! :)

Koen said...

I have some as well,

Do you revise the mission and vision of your company ever couple of years?

Do you encourage your employees to gain knowledge from external as well as internal sources?

Do you let your staff use new skills in their workspace?

Do you expect ideas from your staff? And do you encourage them to do so?