Introduction
The Middle East and Eastern Europe are currently highly focused areas in telecommunication, IT and the media. The markets in this region are gaining liberty and stabilizing in terms of economical and political aspects.
Romania is to date one of the biggest players and a fast growing market in telecommunication and IT. The players in the sector have discovered the potential in it sector and are currently putting resources to invest in the field and explore more opportunities (Delmon 5).
Telecommunication is a crucial industry since most sectors in the world make use of different telecommunication facilities. Without it, distance communication would not be possible and thus operations in virtually all areas would be impossible. Middle East and Europe are among the leadings areas in telecommunication where continued research and innovativeness in the sector is essential.
However, women have been marginalized in this sector in these areas. Majority of men believe that women cannot perform well in this sector .The truth is that women are equally good and can act as leaders in this male dominated field. For this to happen, there is need for them to prove their capabilities and be ready to take up tasks that have been historically reserved for men.
Broad Areas to be covered
The aim of this dissertation will be to look at this issue in depth by analyzing the roles that women can take in telecommunication industry in Europe and Middle East. The dissertation will attempt to explore the following broad categories of the topic in a bid to satisfactorily handle the topic.
- Professional requirements that a successful performer in the telecommunication industry in Middle East and Europe should possess.
- Challenges facing telecommunication industry in Europe and Middle East.
- Attitude of women towards telecommunication and other related professions.
- Historical analysis regarding whether women from these regions have been involved in leadership endeavors.
- Mechanisms that can be put in place to facilitate women in taking leadership roles in telecommunication.
Research Question
A research question is an important component in conducting research since it drives the researcher to remain focused during the research period (White, 2002). It helps narrow down the scope of research since a research with a broad research question may be difficult to conduct. For example, a research question such as ‘business management’ is too wide because there are hundreds of aspects of business management (White, 2003).
However, a question like ‘what are the challenges facing Saudi Arabia business management style’ is a focused research question. Having a research question will therefore make me remain focused within my topic without deviating to other extraneous aspects .
Positivist vs Interpretative Approaches
A positivist approach to research holds the view that reality is accorded objectively and full description is possible through features that are not dependent on the researcher and his research tools. Positivists are involved in testing theories in a bid to increase the power of prediction as they try to understand different phenomena
On the contrary, interpretative approach to research assumes that the source of reality is social variables such as language or shared meanings. Interpretative approach interprets data by analyzing the meanings that people have assigned phenomena hence this acts as the source of their understanding.
The approach to my topic will definitely be different when I use positivist approach because I will be testing theories to increase my prediction capacity of phenomena. When using interpretative approach, my understanding will be based on the meanings that people assign phenomena.
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