Research

Research is a process of discovery that may inform the organisation’s decision-making process and lead to enhanced organisational performance. Ultimately, the achievement of the organisation’s corporate goals is measured through research and evaluation.

Research is conducted on a needs basis. Some common criteria used to prioritise research include:

relevance to corporate goals
evidence of need (eg. injury incidence rates)
need in terms of identified gaps in available knowledge and/or recommendation of key stakeholders
opportunity to build upon successful efforts of previous work
ability to draw support in terms of likely adoption of successful strategies
show a likely favourable benefit-cost ratio.

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