- Applied research may be solely quantitative, solely qualitative, or mixed-methods research design
- Aims to solve a problem by adding to the field of application of a discipline
- May say how things can be changed
- New knowledge limited to a problem
- Data is used to solve a real-life problem
- Undertaken by people in a variety of settings including organizations and universities
Note: Adapted from (Salkind, 2010; Saunders et al. 2012, p. 12).