HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Author: Dr. Naresh Malik

The process is used to collect information and data for the purpose of making business decisions. The methodology may include publication research, interviews, surveys, and other research techniques, and could include both present and historical information. Research can be defined as the search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method. The primary purpose of basic research ( as opposed to applied research ) is discovering, interpreting, and developing methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe. Scientific research relies on the application of the scientific method, a harnessing of curiosity. This research provides scientific information and theories for the explanation of nature and the properties of the world around us. It makes practical applications possible. Scientific research is funded by public authorities, charitable organizations, and private groups, including many companies. Scientific research can be subdivided into different classifications according to their academic and application disciplines

Contents: Introduction  Research Approach and Methodology Hypothesis and Research Design Scientific Method: Characteristics, Applicability and Limitations  Methodological Dilemmas of Action Research Research Design and Sampling Quantitative Research Methodology Quantitative Content Analysis Methodology Research Methods in Health Psychology Research Design and Rationale.

ISBN 9789382110811

1695

1695