RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Research is seen as the process of arriving at dependable solutions to problems in society through the planned and systematic collections, analysis and interpretation of data. Through research we are able to understand what we do not know and we are able to extend the frontiers of knowledge which can help in arriving at solutions to our problems and developing our society. Through research, we get to know new things (innovations) and this is also true of business education as a discipline. The paper focused on research and technological innovations in business education. Concept of research and technological innovations, types of research, characteristics of research, needs for research design in business education, data collection and analysis and innovation in business education were thoroughly discussed. The paper recommends that there should be re-orientation of the students in business education who take research as a mere formalities and their teachers (supervisors) should take research work in business education seriously.