BLUEPRINT OF CRITERIA OF GOOD RESEARCH

(1) RESEARCH- ITS AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT IN A SYSTEMATIALLY AND SCIENTIFIC MANNER . OR IT REFERS TO A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION PROCESS EMPLOYED TO INCREASE OR REVISE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE BY DISCOVERING NEW FACTS. RESEARCH IS BASICALLY MADE UP OF TWO WORDS I.E (RE+SEARCH=RESEARCH) WHICH AGAIN REVEALS THAT RESEARCH IS JUST A DEEP SEARCH OF THE SEARCH WHICH IS ALREADY BEING SEARCHED. DISCOVERY+ INVENTION = RESEARCH (2) NEED FOR GOOD RESEARCH IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO UNDERSTAND THIS SIGNIFICANT TOPIC WITH AN EXAMPLE. EXAMPLE:IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2011 CNN POSTED A NEWS VIDEO REPORT ABOUT A 4TH GRADE TEXTBOOK IN VIRGINIA THAT WAS FULL OF ERRORS LIKE GLARING MISTAKES. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT , THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK USED BAD SOURCES FROM THE INTERNET. SO YOU CANT TRUST EVERYTHING YOU READ. SO, BASICALLY IT CONCLUDES THAT IF A PROPER RESEARCH IS NOT BEING DONE THEN IT WOULD LEAD TO :A. WASTAGE OF TIME B. HIKE/SHOOT IN THE RESEARCH COST C. DEMOTIVATION AMONG THE RESEARCHERS D. OVERUSE OF RESOURCES THEREFORE, A GOOD RESEARCH HELPS IN:y EFFECTIVELY TARGETING THE PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE. y EFFICIENT USE OF VALUABLE RESOURCES. AWARD WINNING BUSINESS PAPERS 2011 I. RELATIONS BETWEEN CEO EQUITY INCENTIVES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , INVESTMENTS & FIRM VALUES REDNEY E.SMITH. B. BEST PAPER AWARD IN THE MANAGEMENT TRACK AT THE 3RD ANNUAL AMERCAN BUSINESS RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK. THE PAPER WAS TITLED PITCHING,TESTING AND FISHING MANAGERIAL VOICE PROPOGATION ACOSS HIERARCHIES .

(3) PRINCIPLES/ CRITERIAS OF GOOD RESEARCH:BEING A RESPONSIBLE/ KNOWLEDGABLE RESEARCHER DOESN T MEAN THAT HE/SHE IS PERFECT IN A RESEARCH FIELD. SOME RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ARE DEFINED THROUGH LAW AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES WHICH MUST BE FOLLOWED. THE MAINSTRAYS/ PILLARS OF GOOD RESEARCH ARE:A. FAIRNESS B. ACCURACY C. EFFICIENCY D. OBJECTIVITY E. RELIABLE CONTINUE . 1. CLEARLY DEFINED PURPOSE THERE IS A CLEAR STATEMENT OF RESEARCH AIMS , WHICH DEFINES THE RESEARCH QUESTION. 2. DETAILED RESEARCH PROCESS THERE IS AN INFORMATION SHEET FOR PARTICIPANTS , WHICH SETS OUT CLEARLY WHAT THE RESEARCH IS ABOUT , WHAT IT WILL INVOLVE AND HOW ITS GOING TO BE EXECUTED. 3. THOROUGHLY PLANNED DESIGN A PLAN IS MADE WHICH DESCRIBES WHAT IS TO BE DONE , AND HOW IS TO BE DONE ? BASICALLY IT ACTS AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN WHERE ARE WE AND WHEREW ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ? 4. HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS RESEARCH IS CARRIED OUT BASED ON THE BENCHMARKS SET OUT IN THE RESEARCH PLAN TO MAINTAIN ITS ORIGINALITY . 5. LIMITATIONS ADDRESSED PROBLEMS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY TO AVOID CONFUSION , CONFLICTS AND THE WRONG RESULTS. 6. ADEQUATE ANALYSIS- A PROPER ANALYSIS IS DONE BASED ON THE STANDARDS BY USING VARIOUS RESEARCH METHODS LIKE SAMPLING TECHNIQUES , SURVEYS ETC. 7. UNAMBIGUOUS PRESENTATION- THE RESEARCH SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN AN UNBAISED FASHION. AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THE RESEARCHER SHOULD NOT INFLUENCE THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH IN ANY WAY. IF THIS IS LIKELY, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY.

8. CONCLUSIONS JUSTIDIED- THE CONCLUSION SHOULD BE LOGICAL AND FIT THE CONCERN ENVIRONMENT. 9. CREDENTIALS A RESEARCHER SHOULD BE SUITABLE FOR THE RESEARCH I.E HE SHOULD BE KNWOLEDGABLE , PRACTICAL ,ETC. 10. FROM THE BEGINNING , THE RESEARCHER SHOULD HAVE APPROPRIATE AND SUFFICIENT RESOURCES IN TERMS OF LABOUR, TIME, MONEY, ETC. ALLOCATED TO IT.

(4) FOUR DRIVES OF A GOOD RESEARCH :A. SYSTEMATIC IT STATES THAT THE RESEARCH PROCESS IS WELL STRUCTURED TO OBTAIN THE DESIRED RESULTS AS PER THE LAID RULES AND REGULATIONS. B. LOGICAL- A GOOD RESEARCH IS LOGICAL & ACCURATE. C. EMPIRICAL- A GOOD RESEARCH DEALS WITH THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT PROOVES ITS VALIDITY. D. REPLICABLE- THIS FEATURE HELPS IN VERIFYING TH RESEARCH RESULTS BY REPLICATING ( MAKING AN EXACT COPY) THE DATA.