Philippine Christian University

Graduate School of Business and Management

Master in Management major in

Public Administration

Management Research
Ruben A. Sanchez, Ed.D, DPA
Associate Professor 2
Kinds of Research Design

1. Quantitative Research

2. Qualitative Research

3. Mixed Method Research

 1. Quantitative Research
1. Descriptive research 2. Correlational research

3. Causal-comparative/quasiexperimental research 4. Experimental research

2. Qualitative Research

Aims to generate INSIGHTS and

IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING
of the topic of interest

Hypothesis-Free
Grounded theory, ethnographic, narrative
research, historical, case studies, and

phenomenology are several types of

qualitative research designs. The proceeding
paragraphs give a brief over view several of
these qualitative methods.
3. Mixed Method

Aims to generate INSIGHTS and

IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING
of the topic of interest and at the
same time supported by
quantitative data, or vice-versa.