2. Every Business and businessman can encounter problem situation
which may be unique to the organizations but can be broadly
categorized into subheads of –
Marketing Functions
Personnel and Human resource Management functions
Financial and accounting functions
Production and operation Management
Cross- functional problems
3. Application of research in Marketing
function
Market potential analysis
Market Segmentation Analysis
Demand Estimations
Market Structure Analysis
Sales and Retail audit
Consumer and business trend Analysis
Research pertaining to 4 Ps’ like New product development, Price determination
Research , Copy testing, Measuring the impact of alternative media , Locational
Analysis, Loyalties Analysis , Research based on customer satisfaction
4. Application of research in Personnel
and HRM function
Performance management
Leadership Analysis Development and Evaluation
Organisational climate and work environment studies
Talent and Aptitude Analysis and management
Incentives and benefits studies
Training and Development studies
Employee benefits and reward Analysis
Absenteeism and accident Analysis
Turnover and attrition studies
5. Application of research in Financial and
accounting function
Asset Pricing , corporate finance and capital markets
IPOs andTakeovers
Analysis of interest rate derivatives
Corporate credit rating models
Market –based accounting research
Accounting BasedValuations
Analysis of audit regulations and methodologies
Forecast of volatility and risk estimation and Analysis
6. Application of research in Production and
Operation management function
Operation planning : capacity planning
Demand forecasting and decision Analysis
Process planning : Scheduling and material requirement planning (MRP)
Logistics, supply chain and inventory Analysis
Quality management research
Project management
Work design planning and monitoring