Importance of Research

1.      Research extends knowledge of human beings, social life and environment. Scientists and researchers build up the wealth of knowledge through their research findings. They search answers for various types of questions; what, where, When, How and why of various phenomena, and enlighten us.

2.      Research unravels the mysteries of nature; brings to light hidden information that might never be discovered fully during the ordinary course of life.

3.      Research establishes generalizations and general laws and contributes to theory building in various fields of knowledge. Our knowledge of isolated events is connected together to draw generalizations and general laws.

4.      Research verifies and tests exiting facts and theory and these help improving our knowledge and ability to handle situations and events. Research plays an active role; it performs at least four major functions. It initiates, it formulates, it deflects, and it clarifies theory.

5.      General laws developed through research may enable us to make reliable predictions of events yet to happen.

6.      Research aims to analyze inter-relationship between variables and to derive causal explanations; and thus enables us to have a better understanding of the world in which we live.

7.      Applied research aims at finding solutions to socio-economic problems (e.g., social unrest, unemployment, and poverty) health problems, human relations problems in organizations and so on.

8.      Research also aims at developing new tools, concepts, and theories for a better study of unknown phenomena.

9.      Research aids planning and thus contributes to national development.