Applications of research Every profession uses research methods in varying amounts in many areas.

. Professional use methods and procedures in order to increase understanding in their own profession and to advance the professional base. The Applications of research from the viewpoint of: Questions that can be raised about any profession can be considered from four different perspectives The service provider How many people are using the product or service? How effective is the service/product? How can the service/product be improved? What type of people use or do not use the service/product? What are the problems with the service/product? How satisfied or dissatisfied are the consumers of the service/product? The service administrator, manager and/or planner What are the needs of the community? How many service providers are needed? What are the training needs of the staff? How many cases can a worker handle in a day? How can the effectiveness of each worker be evaluated? How can the service/product be made more popular? The service consumer Am I as a consumer getting value for money? How good are the service providers? What are the long term effects of the product I am using? The professional Which is the most effective intervention for a particular problem? What is the relationship between the variables selected?

 How valid is the particular theory in the present conditions? What is the best way of measuring attitudes? What is process through which people decide to adopt a program?

(3-7) Application of the research study Pure research- concerned with the development, examination, verification and refinement of research methods, procedures, techniques and tools that form the body of research methodology. Is to generate a body of knowledge by trying to comprehend how certain problems that occur in organizations can be solved. The findings of such research contribute to the building of knowledge in the various functional areas of business. Developing a sampling technique, a methodology to assess the validity of a procedure, developing an instrument to measure stress level in people. Applied research- the research techniques, procedures and methods that form the body of research methodology are applied to the collection of instrument about various aspects of a situation or phenomenon so that information gathered can be used in other ways such as for policy formulation, or enhancement of understanding of a phenomenon. (11-12)