Finance practices of large construction firms in Ghana: Methodological perspectives for postgraduate researchers

Abstract

Conducting research is a process of combining a set of principles, outlooks and ideas with a collection of specific practices, techniques and strategies to produce and legitimize knowledge. In this paper, knowledge is shared with postgraduate students pursuing various studies in management and finance regarding research methodology. Integrated approach of conducting quality research in this field through personal experience and reference to scholarly works is advocated by the paper. The paper is concerned with methodological considerations adopted for emblematic doctoral research work in the area of construction finance. The discussion focuses mainly on attentive issues such as research philosophies, research approaches and research techniques. The paper concludes by recommending postgraduate researchers to situate their research within theoretical, philosophical and empirical relevance, which would require holistic adoption and adaptation of apposite research methodology.