Two types of research tasks in the Agile Literature Review Approach

There are two types of research tasks in the Agile Literature Review Approach.

Type 1 research tasks [high-level research task] are the theoretical framework component labels (re: theoretical framework level-0), such as "to evaluate the innovation capability of ABC Ltd". They are  broader research tasks and should be perceived as: (i) research objectives of the research project and (ii) an invitation to carry out literature review tasks so as to come up with a set of academic ideas to enable these research tasks to be carried in a theory-driven way using a balanced set of inter-related academic ideas. A type 1 task is also called a literature review task, because of that. It is also called a theoretical framework component label in the ALRA subject.

Type 2 research tasks [low-level research task] appear in theoretical framework level-1b. They are more focused research tasks (for specific theoretical framework components) that adopt a specific academic idea (of a theoretical framework component) to carry out 1-2 specific research methods. An example can be: to learn the perceptions of middle-managers on the managerial leadership competence of the senior managers of ABC Ltd [optional: using semi-structured research interview method].  *** in this case, the academic idea is "managerial leadership competence" and the research method used is "semi-structured research interview).

In the project management jargon, research task type 1 [high-level] is work breakdown structure level 2, e.g. task 1, while a research task type 2 [low-level] task of a task 1 belongs to level 3, e.g., task 1.1.