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Solve problems
Decision making tool
Competition
Risk
Investment
Hire researchers and consultants more
effectively
Application
Understand the market trends
Find the optimal marketing mix
Devise effective HR policies
Find the best investment options
Scope/Role of Research Methodology
Through research, an executive can quickly get
a synopsis of the current scenario. Following
are the major areas in which research plays a
key role in making effective decisions.
Marketing,
Production,
Human Resource Development,
Government and Economic System, and
Social Relationships
Structure of Research
Begin with broad Question
The researcher could be interested in
how to use computers to improve the
performance of students in mathematics.
But this initial interest is far too broad to
study in any single research project (it
might not even be addressable in a
lifetime of research)
Narrow the question down to one
This might involve formulating a hypothesis
or a focus question.
For instance, the researcher might
hypothesize that a particular method of
computer instruction in math will improve
the ability of elementary school students in
a specific district.
Observation
At the narrowest point of the research
hourglass, the researcher is engaged in
direct measurement or observation of the
question of interest.
Analyzing
Once the basic data is collected, the
researcher begins to try to understand it,
usually by analyzing it in a variety of
ways
Conclusions
Even for a single hypothesis there are a
number of analyses a researcher might
typically conduct.
At this point, the researcher begins to
formulate some initial conclusions about
what happened as a result of the
computerized math program
Generalize back to questions
Finally, the researcher often will attempt to
address the original broad question of interest
by generalizing from the results of this
specific study to other related situations.
For instance, on the basis of strong results
indicating that the math program had a
positive effect on student performance, the
researcher might conclude that other school
districts similar to the one in the study might
expect similar results.
Certain activities on HRD
You must be Aware that The Human Resource
Development department uses research to study
wage rates, incentive schemes, cost of living,
employee turnover rates, employment trends, and
performance appraisal. It also uses research
effectively for its most important activity namely
manpower planning.
Now Let us do a Certain Activity
List out the uses of research in the field of
Hospital Management
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