On a variety of research output types

It is important that research work services both science and practice. When researchers base or relate their research to the earlier studies, they must pay attention to the type of research. Practitioners try to recognize the value of new research results, to assimilate them and apply them to commercial ends. The new classification of research approaches puts a question: Do the research outputs of different approaches differ? The answer is affirmative. This study shows that research output type can vary from a) descriptions of reality, to b) constructs, c) (descriptive and prescriptive) models, d) (positive and normative) methods, e) instantiations, and f) proofs. This variety is in concordance with the classification of research approaches, and creates many other important implications.