Management Research Methodology: Integration of Principles, Methods and Techniques

CHAPTER 7

Ex Post Facto Research

• Introduction
• Ex Post Facto Research by Objective
• Ex Post Facto Research by Nature of Study
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Evaluation Research
• Outcome Evaluation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Appreciate the similarities and differences in various kinds of ex post facto research
• Study special features of explorative, descriptive, evaluative and historic researches
• Understand survey research—how a design is made
• Find out how to design a field study
• Compare field study and survey research
• Understand the importance of participant observation in qualitative research ...