Research Design and Method: Applied Management and Business

This report, focusing on research design and methods within the context of applied management, begins by outlining the objectives, research questions, and hypotheses guiding the study. It then delves into a comprehensive literature review, examining the existing body of knowledge surrounding applied management and its impact on business practices. The report is divided into two parts; the first part focuses on the objectives, questions, and the literature review, while the second part details the research methodology, including the research philosophy (pragmatism), approach (deductive), design (exploratory), and strategy (descriptive). The report also covers data collection methods, specifically the use of surveys with a simple random sampling technique, and data analysis techniques, employing SPSS for statistical analysis and correlation to understand the relationship between applied management and business outcomes. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and the importance of applied management in business decision-making.

RUNNING HEAD: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD 0
“APPLIED MANAGEMENT”

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Table of Contents
Part-1................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Research objectives.........................................................................................................................2
Research questions...........................................................................................................................3
Hypothesis.......................................................................................................................................3
Null Hypothesis...............................................................................................................................3
Alternate Hypothesis.......................................................................................................................3
Literature review..............................................................................................................................4
Part-2................................................................................................................................................5
Research design and methods..........................................................................................................5
Research philosophy....................................................................................................................5
Research approach.......................................................................................................................6
Research design...........................................................................................................................6
Research strategy.........................................................................................................................6
Data collection.............................................................................................................................7
Data analysis................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Part-1
Introduction
Applied management refers to examination of existing business management practices
and the implementation of strategies, it also support in altering, improving or streamlining the
strategies. Applied management theory can involve the implementation of new hierarchical
order, emerging technologies or new decision making styles (Wallace, 2019). This applied
management supports in providing information regarding the development of managerial skills
and abilities and provide opportunity to the student to develop their career and get adequate
positions in management.
Furthermore, it is described that it provides various benefits to in the business
management areas. In this report, the discussion is divided into two areas in first part the
information is get regarding the objectives and problems for which the research is conducted. In
this part, it is also discuss different opinions and perceptions of the authors towards the subject
matter. In the second part, the research method which supports in conducting effective research
is discussed. This provides clear information regarding the approaches and strategies which is to
be used for answering the proposed research question.
Research objectives
In the organization the applied management is used to change and renovate the old strategies
which are adopted by the business to accomplish the objective of overall business and to make
effective decision making. Furthermore, this is adopted in the business management because of
adopting “e-business strategies, “adopting information management system” as well as also helps
in selecting the leadership styles.
The main aim of the study will understand the relationship between applied management and
business. Therefore, to accomplish this objective various sets of aim are developed which
includes:-
 To understand “the overall concept of applied management”

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 To investigation “the significance of applied management in management and research
area”
 To analyze “the relationship among the applied management and business”
Research questions
The research proposal describes that present research focuses on providing information
regarding the applied management association in the business, it is because it provide various
benefits to the organization and supports in achieving efficiency in the operations of the
business. Therefore, from the above proposed problem it is demonstrate that study will be
concentrate on these questions:-
 “What is the meaning of applied management?”
 “Define the importance of applied management in the field of management and
research?”
 “Describe the relationship between applied management and business?”
Hypothesis
It is the proposed assumption which provides and increases the capability to further
investigate the proposed research; it is because of achieving the answer of the research question.
This is because this leads in giving the clear description regarding the two variables which
includes applied management as well as business. Furthermore, research proposal describes the
research hypothesis for investigation so that validity and reliability is maintained in the study:-
Null Hypothesis
 “There is no significant association among applied management in business”.
Alternate Hypothesis
 “There is significant relationship between the research design and methods in applied
management and business”.

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Literature review
Applied management is considered the practice of examining and investigating the
business management practices which all exist in the organization. Researchers revealed that
applied as well as social relevant field is also considered in research. It is due to enhancing the
research field by finding the valid answers of the research questions (Sovacool, Axsen, &
Sorrell, 2018). It is because it supports the business in improving and implementing the
strategies. However, the other study also conducted on the similar concept and revealed that
applied management is the practice of solving the issues and implement as well as execute the
policies and techniques in the hierarchical order so that different styles are used in making
decisions (Percy, Kostere, & Kostere, 2015).
The study was also conducted to analyze the application of applied management in the
research area (Agapitou, Bersimis, & Georgakellos, 2017). From the investigation it is revealed
it support the researchers to conduct the study regarding the customers awareness, through
adopting the customer relationship management technique. The analysis that through applied
management in research it increase the capability to analyze the internal and external
environment and collect necessary information according to the needs and requirement of
customers through defining the benefits and advantages of customer relationship management. It
supports the researchers to conduct the study regarding the customer’s awareness. The findings
of the results revealed that in management advance technologies is to be used so that different
structure can be understood regarding the decision making and this can support the business to
improve the strategies of the organization which it adopt for communication, accomplishing
objective (Parnell, 2016). It is because the applied management research is conducted in the field
of the business which operates in “digital knowledge based economy”, this supports in
developing the proper strategy and policies.
The objective of the study is also investigating the overall picture of applied management
in the different areas from the investigation it is revealed that this is the use of techniques,
complex modeling (Martin, Scott, & Thompson, 2017). It is because of solving the challenging,
operations and other strategic as well as management issues. This supports the organization and
various other managers to decide the effective strategy which is going to be used in the
challenging environment. This also helps in deciding the leadership styles which is going to be

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applied with the different complex situations (Iacobucci, 2016). However, through this leaders
can use contingency leadership problems so that it can make changes according to the required
situation.
However, in comparison to this the study revealed that there is continuous interaction of
the applied management in the business. It is because applied management supports in defining
the uncertainties for the limiting managers so that effective decision making is done in the
organization (Milner-Gulland & Shea, 2017). The objective of the study is to understand the
relationship among applied management and business. The investigation describes that applied
management supports in developing the performance indicators and developed the policies and
structure for decision making by applying applied theories as well as methods (Vogel, Hattke, &
Petersen, 2017). This also used in the research field by identify the research paradigm and
techniques so that it can manage ease in the flaws and manage performance measurement so that
each procedure is followed and profitability will be managed in the organization. Further, it also
provides the efficiency of the business to navigate with the changes and maintain efficiency and
effectiveness in studying the approaches of business management.

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Part-2
Research design and methods
The research design and methodology describes the overall problems of the research and
it also supports in investigating the hypothesis so that testing method is used for analysis. It
provides the detail information regarding the procedure and systems for solving the proposed
problem and research question for the reason the research is conducted (Jaideep, 2019). The
research proposal demonstrate that for conducting the research regarding the applied
management, it defines the techniques, approaches, strategy which is to be used so that adequate
information is gathered and analyzed. This supports in managing different principles in the study
which includes validity, reliability as well as accuracy of the study.
Research philosophy
It describe the overall manner and values, belief which involve in conducting the
research, the study will use this methods for describing the techniques which is to be used for
collecting the data (Sileyew, 2019). However, it describes the way in which the data collection is
to be done and also supports in identifying the variables which is important for the study. For
conducting the study it is revealed that “pragmatism research philosophy” is used, it is because
through this the themes and variables through which present research will be conducted is
identified that is applied management, business, research and organization. It support in focusing
on these aspects while solving the problem.
Research approach
It is the series of the procedure which is followed by the researchers in following the
research it is because in this framework and structure of the research is identified for conducting
the research (Gentles, Charles, Nicholas, Ploeg, & McKibbon, 2016). In this various strategy is
identified and design is to be used for that research will be concluded and aim is achieved. The
research proposal demonstrate that “deductive research approach” is used it is because
quantitative method is used for analyzing the data so that aim of the study is achieved. This study
supports in providing the information regarding the testing method which is to be used for
evaluating the data.

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Research design
It is the framework which is to be followed while being the research, this support the
researchers by focusing on the different concepts and allow the researchers to move to the
objective of research (Sileyew, 2019). This leads in providing adequate information about the
research question and supporting in maintaining the accuracy of the information. In the present
research, “exploratory research design” will be used it is because this support the researches in
exploring the new concept and systems in the research. It is because not much of the study is
conducted to analyze the association among the applied research and business in the
organization.
Research strategy
This is the overall procedure and system to accomplish the research problem through which the
proposed problem will get the accurate results (Gentles, Charles, Nicholas, Ploeg, & McKibbon,
2016). It also supports the researchers to form and reframe new objectives and themes so that
overall research will be conducted according to the needs and requirements and this can
influence the research to adopt the new methods of conducting research. The research proposal
demonstrate that study will be using descriptive approach and primary method of conducting the
research it is because of taking the opinions of the employees whether it benefited the employees
regarding the policies and strategies which is being used by the researcher in the study.
Data collection
It the method of gathering the information so that proposed problem will be solved in this
technique various structure are formed for receiving adequate information (Sajjad Kabir, 2016).
The research proposal demonstrate that primary research will be used that is survey method is
used in which questionnaire method with different questions strategy were adopted to receive the
opinions of different employees of the organization. Therefore, to gather more information about
175 employees are selected so that their opinion will be taken for achieving to the objective and
to solve the proposed problem. In the research simple random sampling method is used to
include all the respondents in the study and to take responses from various respondents regarding
the subject matter. This supports in achieving the objective of conducting the research and to
move to the proposed problem.

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Data analysis
The research proposal demonstrates that in the present research, data analysis method is
used to evaluate the overall validity of the information. In the research testing method is used to
analyze the data, in this SPSS method is used to test the validity of the information which is
collected in the above step. Furthermore, correlation method is used to understand the
relationship among two variables that is to make association among applied management and
their application in the business management.
Conclusion
From the above, it is conclude that applied management supports in describing the
different approaches, techniques, methods which can be used to identify the process of business
and to describe the technique which is to be used in the business in the effective decision
making. From the further, investigation it is revealed that applied management is used in
business because of providing various benefit that is deciding the leadership style, methods of
describing in which decision is to be taken, coordination in the workforce and maintain effective
organizational environment. In the study survey method will be used and exploratory research
design will be used to investigate new concepts and approaches.
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