RESEARCH PROBLEM COMMERCE & MANAGEMENT Dr LAL WILSON

1. RESEARCH PROBLEM
Dr P.V. LAL WILSON,M.Com.,M.Phil.,PGDCA, Ph.D.,
Head –Research, Dept of Commerce,
N.M.C.COLLEGE,KANYAKUMARI DIST,
TAMIL NADU.

3. DEFINITIONS

4. TYPES OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
 EMPERICAL PROBLEM
 ANALYTICAL PROBLEM
 NORMATIVE PROBLEM

5. Dr LAL WILSON’S CRITERIA FOR GOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM
 WELL DEFINED NOVELTY PROBLEM
 RESEARCHER’S OWN INTEREST
 INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY
 PRESENT SOCIAL PROBLEM
 GUIDANCE FROM EXPERTS/GUIDE
 TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
 PRACTICAL VALUE & VERIFIABILITY
 LOGICAL & SYSTEMATIC
 EMPERICAL TESTING
 CREATIVITY

6. FORMULATION OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
 1 DEFINING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
 2 SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
 3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM
 4 SURVEYING LITERATURE
 5 FEASIBILITY OF THE PROBLEM
 6 ORIGINALITY OF THE PROBLEM

7. 1 DEFINING THE PROBLEM
 ‘ A WELL DEFINED PROBLEM IS HALF - SOLVED “
 Identification of a research problem – first step in
research process
 Broad area is selected & then a broad topic is
narrowed down
 This is most difficult, challenging & needs a lot of
time
 Research problem selection depends on factors like
researcher’s knowledge, expertise, creativity, skills
,motivation etc

8. S0URCES OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
 PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
 SOCIAL ISSUES
 PREVIOUS RESEARCH
 EXISTING THEORIES
 FIELD SITUATION
 CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS

9. RESEARCH PROBLEM / TOPIC
“Impact of covid-19 in India”
“ Socio-Economic impact of
COVID-19 in India’’
‘Impact of COVID-19 on
education in India”

10. 2 SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM

11. 3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM
 PROBLEM NEEDS URGENT SOLUTION
 GAINING NEW KNOWLEDGE HIGHLIGHTED
 PREVENT UNIMPORTANT, TRIVIAL, PROBLEMS
 SAVES TIME,MONEY,ENERGY
• EXAMPLE :
COVID 19 Social problem needs urgent solution

12. EXAMPLE :
COVID 19 Social problem needs urgent solution

13. 4 SURVEYING THE LITERATURE
 WHY ?
 REFINING THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
 DATA AVAILABLE
 METHODOLOGY TO BE USED
 RESEARCH GAPS

17. 5 FEASIBILITY OF PROBLEM

20. 6 ORIGINALITY OF THE PROBLEM
 RESEARCH PROBLEM –

 NEW & UNIQUE IN ITSELF
 INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE USED

21. “IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN INDIA”
 NEW TOPIC
 IN January 2020 the World Health Organisation
(WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic disease
 Outbreak more than 115 countries.
 India–FirstCOVID-19case in Kerala on30thJan 2020
 UNICEF & WHO supporting Indian Government
 to control the COVID-19 outbreak.

22. 
 Dr. P.V.LAL WILSON
 Head_ Research ,
 Department of Commerce,
 N.M.C.COLLEGE, Kanyakumari District.
 drpvlal@gmail.com
 9097 443322
 THANK YOU.