Deck 1: The Nature and Process of Business Research

Question 1

Which of the following are reasons to conduct business research? Please select all that apply.

A) There may be a gap or inconsistency in the literature
B) A societal event may bring the issue to the fore
C) When an aspect of business or management is inadequately understood
D) Because businesses themselves have mandated the topic for research

Answer 1

A,B,C

Question 2

The topics of business research are deeply influenced by the theoretical position adopted by the researcher.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is a source of information that contributes to evidence-based management? Please select all that apply.

A) Practitioner expertise and judgement
B) Perspectives of those who may be affected by a particular decision
C) Discussions on social media
D) Evidence from the local context

Answer 3

A,B,D

Question 4

Which of the following is a reason to conduct a literature review? Please select all that apply.

A) To understand what is known about a topic
B) To solve a business problem
C) To understand what methods have been applied to a topic
D) To investigate clashes of evidence

Question 5

Concepts are labels we give to aspects of the social world that have common features.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a feature of a research question?

A) It guides your literature search
B) It will determine your research findings
C) It will guide decisions about which research design to employ
D) It will guide your decisions about what data to collect and from whom

Question 7

A representative sample is a sample that:

A) Represents the views of a specific group of people
B) Represents a wider population
C) Tends to be smaller in nature
D) Is more democratic in its aims and objectives

Question 8

Which of the following is not a feature of data analysis?

A) Transcription
B) Coding
C) Data reduction
D) Programming

Question 9

Primary research means that it is the ________ who collects the data and does the analysis

A) Researcher
B) Somebody else

Question 10

Big data can only be collected via the internet.

Question 11

How does big data differ from survey data?

A) It is more valid
B) It is more reliable
C) It is more predictable
D) It combines data from multiple sources

Question 12

Which of the following are features of writing up a research project? Please select all that apply:

A) Literature review
B) Research method
C) Editorial
D) Results

Question 13

Business research is a process where the findings can be predicted with reasonable certainly before data is collected.

Question 14

Well conducted academic research rarely contains false starts, blind alleys, mistakes or enforced changes

Question 15

In business research, the core aspects of the production of certain "findings" tend to be omitted from the written account