FACTORS INFLUENCING INFORMATION SYSTEMS FAILURES IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA (A MASTER’S RESEARCH PROJECT)
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 RESULTS, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF FINDINGS Chapter four discusses the results, analysis and evaluation of findings as appropriate in sequential order. The results section presents the findings from the results of the quantitative and qualitative researches conducted in terms of the corresponding elements that can assist in the trajectory for answering the research questions as accurately as obtainable. The analysis section exhibits how the qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed and further discusses the triangulation process as far as mixed methods are concerned. An in-depth discussion follows in the evaluation of findings section, where the main deduction constructs of the research are elicited. Tables and charts will be adequately utilized in the presentation of results within chapter four and the appendices. 4.1 RESULTS Generalizations as described by Polit and Beck (2010) are an act of reasoning used to draw up broad inferences from particular observations. However this is most often associated with quantitative research as opposed to qualitative research which is usually more hinged on providing specific/contextualized perceptions of various kinds of experiences on subjects or objects via deeper and more intensified study of those particular objects, subjects or cases (Polit and Beck, 2010). It is believed that searching deeper has the possibility of discovering endless opportunities to solving potential or existing issues, and that means adopting strategies by researchers i.e. Information System researchers etc through qualitative and quantitative means to enrich reasonable research extrapolations (Polit and Beck, 2010). Generalizations as useful as they can be especially in evidence-based practice (Polit and Beck, 2010), elude critical contextual insights that can be derived or seen from research findings in specific contexts (Lee and Baskerville, 2003). As much as the results of this research study may correspond with certain generalizations, it is essential to note that a mixed methods strategy was adopted in gathering data (qualitative and quantitative data) to intensify and deepen the research in the context of information systems in Nasarawa State. The essence of which is to integrate these two sets of data in an analysis to triangulate findings which is essential in providing more contextualized knowledge than it is when the research is based on just one of the methods (O’Cathain, 2010). Triangulation in this respect involves setting out 32 | P a g e
