MBA 501
METHODS OF
RESEARCH
TOPIC 2 PRESENTATION
BY: MS. ANNABEL B. SALAZAR
OVERVIEW OF THE
RESEARCH
I- RESEARCH IS A PROCESS OF:
1. COLLECTING
2. ANALYZING
3. INTERPRETING INFORMATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE RESEARCH PROCESS
CONTROLLED-
RIGOROUSSYSTEMATICVALID AND VERIFIABLEEMPIRICAL AND
 CRITICAL
II- HINDRANCES
ENCOUNTERED IN RESEARCH
III- SOURCES OF RESEARCH
PROBLEM
A research problem, in general, refers to some difficulty which a researcher experiences
in the context of either a theoretical or practical situation and wants to obtain a solution
for the same. (Research Methodology, C.R. Kothari, 2004)
4 P’s
III- SOURCES OF RESEARCH
PROBLEM
Some Research problems may also be selected to the following sources:
IV-CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
V-SELECTING A RESEARCH
PROBLEMS
VI-HOW TO WRITE THE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM IN
THESIS
VII-RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
AND NULL HYPOTHESIS