Two types of research methods were used: firstly, quantitative data was obtained by means of a questionnaire where the participants were managers in charge of the educational aspects of human resource management in companies employing more than 100 persons.
Tvenns konar rannsóknaraðferðum var beitt. Annars vegar megindlegri aðferð þar sem þátttakendur voru stjórnendur sem bera ábyrgð á fræðslumálum í sínu fyrirtæki en fyrirtækin voru með 100 stöðugildi eða fleiri.