Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Development
theoretical (basic)
real time and action oriented (applied).
Decision Making
For example
• Study of existing organic market, objective is
• To categorized the organic products available market e.g., grain, snacks, herbs,
pickles, squashes, fruits and vegetable
• To estimate the demand of various products
• To understand the market strategies adopted by different player
• Consumer diagnostic research, objective is
• To study the existing consumer profile, i.e. perception and attitudes towards
organic products and purchase and consumption pattern
• To study the potential customer in term of consumer segments, level of
awareness, perception and attitude towards health and organic product.
• Opinion survey, objective is
• To assess the awareness and opinion of experts such as doctor and dietician
Research Hypotheses
Descriptive hypotheses:
Null hypotheses: There is no difference between young students’
choice of Indian army and other career options amongst young
students.
Alternative hypotheses: There is a significant difference between
Indian army and other career options amongst young students.
Relational hypotheses:
Null hypotheses: There is no relation between compensation
package and career options amongst young students.
Alternative hypotheses: There is a significant and positive relation
between compensation package and career options amongst young
students.
Situation 2
For conducting a research audit the student can suggest any of the
following:
- secondary data on training modules conducted in the past at ABC
- training modules offered for new trainees in other organizations
- talking to industry experts to take their opinion
- conducting a short exploratory qualitative survey with the supervisors to
understand what could be the skill / management training that should be given
to young trainees
Answer
Descriptive hypotheses:
Null hypotheses: The training module in soft skills and the training
module on technical know-how are equal in terms of impacting
managerial effectiveness.
Alternative hypotheses: There is a significant difference between the
training module in soft skills and the training module on technical
know-how in terms of impacting managerial effectiveness.