Demonstrate an informed understanding of the roles and purposes and design of different types of Accounting and Finance research.

Critical research analysis

• L1: Demonstrate an informed understanding of the roles and purposes and design of different types of Accounting and Finance research.
• L2: Evaluate different research approaches, methods and methodologies.
• L4: Interpret and evaluate published management and Accounting and Finance research and other evidence.

Task:
Prepare a critical analysis of how research methodology and data analysis is used and applied in the research paper given below.
The focus of the critical analysis should be on:
• The practical application of methods to answer the research questions
• The suitability and quality of method, data analysis, and overall approach taken for that
purpose.