After defining the problem that ecompeteusa wants solved, you need to determine what type of research objective to pursue. what type of research objective would be most appropriate given ecompeteusa's research problem

Descriptive research

Explanation:

Descriptive research is defined as a research method that describes the characteristics of the population or phenomenon that is being studied. This methodology focuses more on the “what” of the research subject rather than the “why” of the research subject. Descriptive, or qualitative, methods include the case study, naturalistic observation, surveys, archival research, longitudinal research, and cross-sectional research. Experiments are conducted in order to determine cause-and-effect relationships