Making overall assessment comments in the "Findings and Analysis" chapter in applied business research report

Making overall assessment comments in the "Findings and Analysis" chapter in applied business research report: 2 groups of suggestions

Most students have no difficulties to make findings statements based on individual research method used; however, to come up with some assessment comments based on a synthesis of all the research methods findings and based on the theoretical framework (as produced via the agile literature review approach) is easier said than done. Here are my suggestions on how to do so:

Group 1: factors and linkages analysis
1. Identify (i) the most critical factor(s) and linkage(s) from all the research findings and (ii) the relatedness of these critical items (i.e., critical factors and linkages) as a kind of "critical path".

2. Identify a set of critical factors with linkages and comment on the combined effect of it (the set of critical factors) on other domains of your theoretical framework (e.g., the outcome domain of your theoretical framework).

Group 2: emergent properties analysis
By considering all the research findings together, you form an overall impression on the problem-situation and make some evaluative comments on emergent properties of the system(s) under review, notably the company studied. These emergent properties can be associated to the following management topics:

1. Strategic drift 1/ strategic drift 2
2. Strategic misalignment (especially with I. Ansoff's rating forms)
3. Strategic leadership
4. Obstacles to change and learning
5. Organizational types of H. Mintzberg
6. Types of management theories (R.E, Miles)
7. Existence of certain wicked problems, that cannot be addressed / solved with piecemeal approaches