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TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean
August – September 2026
MBS / Third Semester / MSC 521: Research Methodology
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50
Time: 4 Hrs
Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Figures in brackets indicate full marks.
Group "A"
Case / Situational Analysis Questions
1. Read the following situation prudently and answer the questions that follow: [3 × 10 = 30]
ABC Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., a medium-sized manufacturing company in Kathmandu since 1995 AD, has been operating in a highly competitive market. It has been exporting its products to India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan since its inception. In the last five years, the company has experienced a continuous decline in its profitability despite its relatively stable sales revenue.
Management of the company has noticed a growing problem: rising operating costs, absenteeism, declining productivity, low employee motivation, and employee turnover. The company has also faced broader financial and economic pressures. Inflation has increased the prices of raw materials and utilities. Highly increased fuel price charged to high transportation costs and supply chain inefficiencies. Employees have raised demand for higher wages to compensate for the rising cost of living. The company's management is concerned that increasing labor costs without corresponding improvements in productivity will further reduce profit margins.
An internal review indicates that employee behavior may be contributing to the company's financial difficulties. Employees report dissatisfaction with compensation, limited opportunities for promotion, heavy workloads, and inadequate communication from supervisors. Some employees have become less committed to their work, resulting in absenteeism, delays, workplace conflicts, and reduced productivity. Employee turnover has also increased, forcing the company to spend more on recruitment and training.
Though the unemployment rate is high, the company is suffering from the domination of low-skilled but higher-degree qualification holders in new recruitments.
Management is considering introducing performance-based incentives, employee participation in decision-making, training and development programs, and improved financial planning. However, it is unclear which factors have the greatest influence on employee behavior and whether changes in employee behavior would significantly improve the company's financial performance.
Questions:
a. Identify the research problems with research questions from above case.
b. Develop a research framework to identify the factors influencing employee behavior. Also develop five hypotheses based on the framework.
c. Develop a research methodology (design, population, sampling techniques, and data analysis approach) to conduct the research.
Group "B"
Problem Solving / Critical Analysis Questions
Attempt Any THREE questions: [3 × 15 = 45]
2. If a company wants to undertake market research so as to extend market. Develop problem statement for such research.
3. Different research designs are used in different conditions. Therefore, explicitly explain the conditions of applying different research designs.
4. Discuss on the sources of qualitative data and explain how do you analyze such data.
5. Show difference in solicited and unsolicited proposal. And explain the contents of funded research proposals.
Group "C"
Concept Based Short Answer Questions
Answer any FIVE questions: [5×5 = 25]
6. Explain the difficulties that are faced by social science researcher while applying scientific research principles.
7. Describe the functions of literature review.
8. Why do you use t-test, ANOVA, Correlation and regression in data analysis? Mention.
9. What is validity and reliability? Also explain the key difference between them.
10. Sketch the structure of report.
11. Manage the following information in the reference format.
a. Mr. Krishan Kumar Rai wrote a book entitled Research Methodology for master level students in 2020 and published by ABC publications, Dharan.
b. An article entitled impact of business environment on organizational success developed by Ajit Nepal and Avay Thapa in 2022 and published by Nepal Journal of Management in volume 2, issue 5 and pages 202-212.
c. A Financial report of 2024 is published by Nepal Rastra Bank.
