Project guide - Ramya namburi Company name - KSRTC Title of the study A STUD !" P#R$!R%A"C# !$ &US 'AR(A"TS (" KSRTC) Research desi*n %eanin* of research - Research is a systematic controlled empirical and critical investigation of hypothetical prepositions about the presumed relations among the natural phenomena. Statement of the problem the first and foremost step in the research process is selecting and properly defining a research problem where the researcher must find the problem and formulate it so that it becomes researchable. In this statement the main thing is to study the performance of bus variants and also to now the various types of buses and cost revenue structure of buses prevailing in !SR"C. "eed for the study as it involves the complete process of planning and operations of the research it enables the researcher to have a complete preview of the problem with this design he can conduct his study in an organi#ed and systematic manner. It is an instrument$ which enables the efforts towards objectives$ focused mind in achieving scientific accuracy with minimum errors and ma%imum efficiency. Sources of the study data are the facts$ figures$ observations$ and other relevant materials$ past present$ serving as the basis for the study and analysis. "he two main sources of data in research can be labeled as paper$ people$ primary data and secondary data. !bjecti+es of the study &ecision maing is considerably influenced by research in the relevant. Project objective stands for the role played by research in project identification. Policy objectives are a corporate policy for any organi#ation which is lined with the corporate objectives and organi#ational philosophy$ culture and climate. Controlling policies a manager function is e%pected to be a controller and every management function has an element of controlling function. 'conomic use of resources is one of the most important managerial functions. It may include maret share$ penetration$ profit margin$ sales volume$ business growth. Product development researchers are carried out$ both for new product development and e%isting product modification. "he purpose of innovation$ e%istence researches are carried out. Researches which are conducted with the sole objective of customer satisfaction are also not rare. "he product selling approach has already given way to customer satisfaction approach of mareting. It is the main purposes of many companies do conduct researches. In this mareting e%ecutives prefer to conduct surveys for the purpose of identifying variable in support of promotion. It shapes of the corporate image is ine%tricable tied in with company(s relations with e%ternal groups. It employs to attain its desired place in industry will have a profound effect on its employees$ customers$ competitors and general public. Scope of the study "he study has been conducted within the )angalore. "he study specifically covers the cost revenue$ types of buses and how it is useful for commuters. "he study is for the sae of nowledge and an important source of providing guidelines for the company as well as to commuters. "his study shows the relationship between the company(s staff and commuters. Research methodolo*y methodology can be defined as the study of methods. *ny study or research re+uires a proper methodology for its success. *ny systematic and scientific$ and study or research can give a clear picture of the film. "he methodology plays highly and significant role. It also considers the logic behind the methods we use in the conte%t of our research study and e%plain why we are using a particular method or techni+ue. Samples a sample as the name implied is smaller representative of a larger whole. ,ethod of selecting a portion of the universe for the study is nown a sampling. Sampling or sample design refers to techni+ues or procedure the researcher would adopt in selecting items for the sample from a given population. *n ade+uate sample is one which contains enough data to produce reliable results. Research instrument this research instrument includes +uestionnaire$ interview and schedule. ,uestionnaire where it contains of a number of +uestions printed or typed in a definite order on a form or set of forms. (nter+ie-s this involves presentation of oral verbal stimuli and reply in terms of oral verbal responses. Schedules this method involves proforma containing a set of +uestions which is filled b enumerators and the secondary data available in the articles$ reports C&- R-,$ brag$ internet and microfilm. Tools for data collection. &ata is of two types they are. Primary data Secondary data Primary data. this data is collected personally and interviewing and by using structure +uestionnaire$ since this is the first hand information it provides valuable and correct information(s. Secondary data. this data is collected through compass manuals$ survey reports$ personnel departments te%t boos$ internet$ cd-rom etc.$ (nterpretation of data. interpretation refers to the tas of drawing influences from the collected facts after analytical and e%perimental study. It involves two major aspects namely. "he effort to establish continuity in research through lining the results of a given study with those of author. "he establishment of some e%planatory concepts. /imitations of the study. each research study has its own limitations$ The limitations may be as follo-s. "hese errors arise from any bias in selection$ estimation etc.$ "he tas of preparing slips is time consuming and e%pensive. Cases selected to be too widely dispersed geographically and hence the time and cost of collecting data is large. * complicated study/sampling plan may re+uire more labor than a complete coverage.