Q: How do you come up with a conceptual framework in a research on an industrial collapse?
I am doing a research on the assessment of the effects of a collapsed factory on the economy of the town around.
In a study, the conceptual framework is based on the theoretical framework and leads to the hypothesis. So, let’s look at these three concepts in brief.
The theoretical framework is a broad and established set of rules, truths, or principles that forms the basis of the study. For instance, the three laws of motion (or even one of them) could be the theoretical framework for a study on the mass of black holes.
The conceptual framework is a specific exploration of an aspect of the theoretical framework. In the black hole study, the conceptual framework could, for instance, be built around the second law of motion, which looks at force, mass, and acceleration.
Finally, the hypothesis is a tentative statement of the proposed answer or solution.
Without directly providing the answers for your study, also as you would be the most familiar with it, to arrive at the conceptual framework and then the hypothesis, you will probably need to explore and examine aspects such as microeconomies, factors enabling microeconomies, and events impacting microeconomies.
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