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Different between Research & Investigation Research is a human activity based on intellectual investigation and is aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising human knowledge on different aspects of the world. investigation you are required to make quarry for already happened events and bring the facts of the matter. Investigation is sort of finding hints or clues and moving forward .

CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH 1. Purpose of Doing Research Exploratory Research Descriptive Research Explanatory (Causal) Research 2. The Uses of Research Basic Research Applied Research Action research R & D Impact Assessment Research Evaluation Research 3. The Time Dimension in Research Cross-Sectional Research Longitudinal Research A cohort analysis- Time Series Panel Study 4. Research (data collection) Techniques Used Quantitative Qualitative

CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH Before a researcher begins to conduct a study, he or she must decide on a specific type of research. For classification of research we shall look from four dimensions The purpose of doing research; The intended uses of research; How it treats time i.e. the time dimension in research; and The research (data collection) techniques used in it.

1. Purpose of Doing Research If we ask someone why he or she is conducting a study, we might get a range of responses: “My boss told me to do”; “It was a class assignment”; “I was curious.” Simply there are almost as many reasons to do research as there are researches. Yet the purposes of research may be organized into three groups based on what the researcher is trying to accomplish Explore a new topic, Describe a social phenomenon, Explain why something occurs. Studies may have multiple purposes (e.g. both to explore and to describe) but one purpose usually dominates

a. Exploratory/Formulative Research You may be exploring a new topic or issue in order to learn about it, you began at the beginning to clarify and define the nature of a problem. Management may have discovered general problem but research is needed to gain better understanding of problems. Exploratory research may be the first stage in a sequence of studies. Subsequent researches expected. The results of exploratory research are not usually useful for decision-making by themselves, but they can provide significant insight into a given situation. Although the results of qualitative research can give some indication as to the "why", "how" and "when" something occurs, it cannot tell us "how often" or "how many."

Goals of Exploratory Research: Become familiar with the basic facts, setting, and concerns; Develop well grounded picture of the situation; Develop tentative theories, generate new ideas, conjectures, or hypotheses; Determine the feasibility of conducting further study; Formulate questions and refine issues for more systematic inquiry; and Develop techniques and a sense of direction for future research. Conjectures- formation of an opinion on incomplete information, guessing Tentative- experimental

Categories of Exploratory Research Experience Surveys Secondary Data Analysis Case Studies Pilot Studies

Experience Surveys An exploratory research technique in which individuals who are knowledgeable about a particular research problem are surveyed Secondary Data Analysis Data that have been previously collected for same purpose other then problem at hand (Books, periodicals, government sources, internet, media)

Case Study Method Intensely investigates one or A few situations similar to the problem. Investigate in depth. Analyzing the similar situations already occurred. Pilot Study The use of small-scale diverse research techniques that involves sampling but doesn't apply rigorous standards. It includes Focus group Interview-A focus group is a gathering of 6 to 10 people who are carefully selected and invited to discuss relevant problem of interest in the presence of a moderator.

Projective Techniques- An indirect means of questioning that enables a respondent to project beliefs and feeling of 3rd party. these are unstructured prompts or stimulus that encourage the respondent to project their underlying motivations, beliefs, attitudes, or feelings onto an ambiguous situation. They are all indirect techniques that attempt to disguise the purpose of the research includes Word Association Tests- Subject is presented with a list of words by Asking to respond with first word that comes to mind. Sentence Completion Method- respondents are given incomplete sentences and asked to complete them Story completion - respondents are given part of a story and are asked to complete it

Third-person Technique- a verbal or visual representation of an individual and his/her situation is presented to the respondent - the respondent is asked to relate the attitudes or feelings of that person - researchers assume that talking in the third person will minimize the social pressure to give standard or politically correct responses Role Playing- respondents are asked to play the role of someone else - researchers assume that subjects will project their own feelings or behaviors into the role T.A.T- respondents are shown a picture (or series of pictures) and asked to make up a story about the picture (s) that are assumed to reveal elements of his or her psychological makeup Picture Frustration/cartoon tests - pictures of cartoon characters are shown in a specific situation and with dialogue balloons - one of the dialogue balloons is empty and the respondent is asked to fill it in In-depth Interview- An extensive interview by experts used in primary stages of the research process.

Descriptive /Statistical Research Describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon. Descriptive research seeks to determine the answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions. Although the data description is factual, accurate and systematic, the research cannot describe what caused a situation. Labor Force Surveys, Population Census, and Educational Census are examples of such research.

Goals of Descriptive Research Describe the situation in terms of its characteristics i.e. provide an accurate profile of a group; Give a verbal or numerical picture (%) of the situation; Present background information; Create a set of categories or classify the information; Clarify sequence, set of stages; and Focus on ‘who,’ ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘where,’ and ‘how’ but not why.

Explanatory/Causal Research When we encounter an issue that is already known and have a description of it, we might begin to wonder why things are the way they are. The desire to know “why,” to explain, is the purpose of explanatory research. Subdivided in Causal research Conducted to identify cause and effect relationships Laboratory Experiment Field Experiment

Goals of Explanatory Research 1. Explain things not just reporting. Why? Elaborate and enrich a theory’s explanation. 2. Determine which of several explanations is best. 3. Determine the accuracy of the theory; test a theory’s predictions or principle. 4. Advance knowledge about underlying process. 5. Build and elaborate a theory; elaborate and enrich a theory’s predictions or principle. 6. Extend a theory or principle to new areas, new issues, new topics: 7. Provide evidence to support or refute an explanation or prediction. 8. Test a theory’s predictions or principles Refute- prove the falsity or error

2. The Uses of Research Some researchers focus on using research to advance general knowledge, whereas others use it to solve specific problems. Basic Research- Investigation and analysis focused on a better or fuller understanding of a subject, phenomenon, or a basic law of nature in stead of on a specific practical application of the results. It does not directly involve the solution to a particular pragmatic problem. Just to consider how different problems that occur in organizational setup can be solved. Knowledge gained by the findings of basic research can be used by others. Verify the acceptability of a given theory. Action research allows practitioners to address those concerns that are closest to them, ones over which they can exhibit some influence and make change. We do something. We check if it worked as expected. If it didn't, we analyze what happened and what we might do differently. If necessary we repeat the process. act -> review -> act -> review ... This is the natural cycle which action research uses to achieve its twin outcomes of action (for example, change) and research (for example, understanding). You might say that action research is true to label -- it is action and research. action research = action and research

Types of Applied Research Applied Research- When research is done with the intention of applying the results of findings to solve the specific problem currently being experienced by organization. It is conducted when a decision must be made about a specific real-life problem. Types of Applied Research Action Research: It allows practitioners to address those concerns that are closest to them. In this, researcher wants to improve the way they address issues and solve problems. In larger organizations it is guided by professional researchers. action research = action and research act -> review -> act -> review

R & D: Research for development of new products or procedure or innovations. Impact Assessment Research: Its purpose is to estimate the likely consequences of a planned change. Such an assessment is used for planning and making choices among alternative policies. Eg. Impact of Basha Dam on the environment, impact of CNG on atmosphere of Quetta. Evaluation Research: It addresses the question, “Did it work?” The process of establishing value judgment based on evidence about the achievement of the goals of a program, policy, or way of doing something. Two types of evaluation research are formative and summative. Formative evaluation is built-in monitoring or continuous feedback on a program used for program management. Summative evaluation looks at final program outcomes. Both are usually necessary

Applied Research Examples Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Applied Research Examples UoB conducts research on “Should faculty be promoted on the bases of seniority or on merit/educational base in UoB”? Should ufone introduce a new post pay package? A product is not selling in the market ,to check the reasons & rectifying them. SBP conduction research on how to control inflation in country OPEC conducting research on how to control the prices of petrol around the glob. Furqan-ul-haq Siddiqui

Basic Research Example Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Basic Research Example Is executive success correlated with high need for achievement? Are members of highly cohesive work groups more satisfied than members of less cohesive work groups? Do consumers experience cognitive dissonance in low-involvement situations? Causes of Inflation in Pakistan Furqan-ul-haq Siddiqui

Difference Between Applied & Fundamental Research Applied Research is aimed at solving current problem. Fundamental Research has more general objective of generating knowledge & understanding of organizational problems.

3. The Time Dimension in Research Some studies give us a snapshot of a single, fixed time point it in detail & some studies provide a moving picture that lets us follow events, people, or sale of products over a period of time. Cross-Sectional Research. In cross-sectional research, researcher collects and analyses data at one specific point in time. The simplest and least costly. cannot capture the change processes. Cross-sectional research can be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory, but it is most consistent with a descriptive approach to research. b. Longitudinal Research. Examining features of people or other units at more than one time. It is usually more complex and costly than cross-sectional research more powerful, especially when researchers seek answers to questions about change. There are three types of longitudinal research: time series, panel, and cohort.

i. Time Series Research- In this same type of information is collected from a group of people or other units across multiple time periods. Researcher can observe stability or change in the features of the units or can track conditions overtime. ii. The panel study- In panel study, the researcher observes exactly the same people, group, or organization across time periods. It is a difficult to carry out such study. iii. A cohort analysis- is similar to the panel study, but rather than observing the exact same people, researcher collects information from people who have same nature, same characteristics etc.

4. Research (data collection) Techniques Used a. Quantitative b. Qualitative

CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH 1. Purpose of Doing Research Exploratory Research Descriptive Research Explanatory (Causal) Research 2. The Uses of Research Basic Research Applied Research Action research R & D Impact Assessment Research Evaluation Research 3. The Time Dimension in Research Cross-Sectional Research Longitudinal Research A cohort analysis- Time Series Panel Study 4. Research (data collection) Techniques Used Quantitative Qualitative