What makes people to undertake research? This is a question of fundamental importance. The possible motives for doing research may be either one or more of the following: Desire to get a research degree along with its consequential benefits.

1. Motivation in research
Research Methodology

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3. Motivation in Research

4. Motivation in Research
• What makes people to
undertake research? This
is a question of
fundamental importance.

5. Motivation in Research
• The possible motives for
doing research may be
either one or more of the
following:
– Desire to get a research
degree along with its
consequential benefits.

6. Motivation in Research
• The possible motives for
doing research may be
either one or more of the
following:
– Desire to face the
challenge in solving the
unsolved problems, i.e.,
concern over practical
problems initiates
research.

7. Motivation in Research
• The possible motives for
doing research may be
either one or more of the
following:
– Desire to get intellectual
joy of doing some creative
work.

8. Motivation in Research
• The possible motives for
doing research may be
either one or more of the
following:
– Desire to be of service to
society.

9. Motivation in Research
• The possible motives for
doing research may be
either one or more of the
following:
– Desire to get
respectability.

10. Motivation in Research
• Many more factors such as
directives of government,
employment conditions,
curiosity about new things,
desire to understand causal
relationships, social
thinking and awakening,
and the like may as well
motivate (or at times
compel) people to perform
research operations.