Research methods Questions Solved Correctly to
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1. Finding your feet in management and business research - Answer
Applied research is when
a) the researcher conducts the research without distraction
b) the researcher designs the research to shed light on a specific company or organizational problem
c) the research data is analysed at a distance from where it was collated
d) the researcher conducts all aspects of the research themselves - Answer b) the researcher designs the
research to shed light on a specific company or organizational problem
Action research is when
a) the research involves a great deal of travelling
b) the focus of the research is the researcher themselves
c) the focus of the research is action framed as agency
d) the research attempts to change the situation under investigation - Answer d) the research attempts
to change the situation under investigation
Pure research is where
a) the research process is followed in as precise a manner as is humanly possible
b) the main focus of the research is on new contribution to knowledge and the development of theory
c) all of these
d) the results of previous studies form the basis of the hypothesis to be used for a new study - Answer
the main focus of the research is on new contribution to knowledge and the development of theory
The knowledge value chain is
a) an assessment of knowledge at the start of a project
b) illustrates the creation and translation of knowledge as a flow
c) a model for calculating the value of knowledge
,d) illustrates how to capture practitioner knowledge - Answer d) illustrates how to capture practitioner
knowledge
The difference between international and global business research is
a) global business research can imply more of a focus on global issues
b) international business involves no more than two countries
c) both a and b
d) there is none - the terms are often used interchangeably - Answer both a and b
Management and business research has been criticized as being too western-centric because
a) most of the top academic journals are North American European
b) most studies published in top academic journals have been conducted in North America and Europe
c) both a and b
d) all academics want to work in Business Schools in the USA - Answer both a and b
A useful analogy for research is
a) cooking, where there is a recipe for which ingredients are needed
b) sailing across the oceans, where you will need to carefully navigate unknown areas in unknown
conditions
c) climbing a hill, where one needs to manage owns energy
d) fighting in a battle, where a commander deploys their troops - Answer a) cooking, where there is a
recipe for which ingredients are needed
Originality in academic scholarship can relate to
a) the uniqueness of a new perspective
b) a new explanation of a phenomenon
c) the methodology of a study
d) all of these - Answer c) all of these
All research is situated
,a) with a view to its empirical context
b) all of these
c) with a view to previous research
d) with a view to the objectives of the researcher - Answer b) all of these
Which of the following is NOT a component of research that needs to be in balance?
a) the choice of an appropriate research design, methodology, and the techniques to be used for the
conduct of the research
b) the particular questions to be answered/explored through the research
c) the researcher's skills
d) how others have tackled similar research questions before - Answer d) how others have tackled
similar research questions before
2. Reviewing the Literature - Answer
Which of the following is a reason to undertake a systematic review of the literature?
a) enhancing creativity and intuition
b) being able to access important 'grey' literature
c) increasing the transparency of a review
d) being able to reach older yet still important contributions - Answer c) increasing the transparency of a
review
What is the function of a Boolean operator?
a) to delineate the scope and depth of research results
b) to broaden the scope of a search on a particular subject
c) to identify a particular type of publication
d) to have a programme that can operate within the Google platform - Answer a) to delineate the scope
and depth of research results
What is a citation search?
, a) It calculates the impact factor for a journal.
b) It traces all the publications of a particular author over time.
c) It traces key authors of journal articles or books to previous or future related work in relation to a
particular topic.
d) It traces articles on a particular topic from books as opposed to journal articles. - Answer c) It traces
key authors of journal articles or books to previous or future related work in relation to a particular
topic.
Which of these is NOT an advantage of using a library?
a) to have experts to help
b) to identify adjacent material that might be of interest/use on a related topic
c) to access working papers ahead of print
d) to obtain print information that is available but difficult to access elsewhere - Answer c) to access
working papers ahead of print
Which of the following provide a means of assessing the reputation of a journal?
a) Citation alert
b) Impact factor and ABS list
c) ABS list
d) Impact factor - Answer b) Impact factor and ABS list
A checklist of a literature review would NOT include which of the following key items?
a) the topic and scope clearly identified
b) material from as far back as it is possible to obtain
c) research conceptualized/reordered in such a way that new perspectives are generated
d) a clear understanding of the relevant terms and concepts - Answer b) material from as far back as it is
possible to obtain
Which of the following statements would NOT define a main purpose of a literature review?
a) to clearly indicate what the new research will add to what is already known
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1. Finding your feet in management and business research - Answer
Applied research is when
a) the researcher conducts the research without distraction
b) the researcher designs the research to shed light on a specific company or organizational problem
c) the research data is analysed at a distance from where it was collated
d) the researcher conducts all aspects of the research themselves - Answer b) the researcher designs the
research to shed light on a specific company or organizational problem
Action research is when
a) the research involves a great deal of travelling
b) the focus of the research is the researcher themselves
c) the focus of the research is action framed as agency
d) the research attempts to change the situation under investigation - Answer d) the research attempts
to change the situation under investigation
Pure research is where
a) the research process is followed in as precise a manner as is humanly possible
b) the main focus of the research is on new contribution to knowledge and the development of theory
c) all of these
d) the results of previous studies form the basis of the hypothesis to be used for a new study - Answer
the main focus of the research is on new contribution to knowledge and the development of theory
The knowledge value chain is
a) an assessment of knowledge at the start of a project
b) illustrates the creation and translation of knowledge as a flow
c) a model for calculating the value of knowledge
,d) illustrates how to capture practitioner knowledge - Answer d) illustrates how to capture practitioner
knowledge
The difference between international and global business research is
a) global business research can imply more of a focus on global issues
b) international business involves no more than two countries
c) both a and b
d) there is none - the terms are often used interchangeably - Answer both a and b
Management and business research has been criticized as being too western-centric because
a) most of the top academic journals are North American European
b) most studies published in top academic journals have been conducted in North America and Europe
c) both a and b
d) all academics want to work in Business Schools in the USA - Answer both a and b
A useful analogy for research is
a) cooking, where there is a recipe for which ingredients are needed
b) sailing across the oceans, where you will need to carefully navigate unknown areas in unknown
conditions
c) climbing a hill, where one needs to manage owns energy
d) fighting in a battle, where a commander deploys their troops - Answer a) cooking, where there is a
recipe for which ingredients are needed
Originality in academic scholarship can relate to
a) the uniqueness of a new perspective
b) a new explanation of a phenomenon
c) the methodology of a study
d) all of these - Answer c) all of these
All research is situated
,a) with a view to its empirical context
b) all of these
c) with a view to previous research
d) with a view to the objectives of the researcher - Answer b) all of these
Which of the following is NOT a component of research that needs to be in balance?
a) the choice of an appropriate research design, methodology, and the techniques to be used for the
conduct of the research
b) the particular questions to be answered/explored through the research
c) the researcher's skills
d) how others have tackled similar research questions before - Answer d) how others have tackled
similar research questions before
2. Reviewing the Literature - Answer
Which of the following is a reason to undertake a systematic review of the literature?
a) enhancing creativity and intuition
b) being able to access important 'grey' literature
c) increasing the transparency of a review
d) being able to reach older yet still important contributions - Answer c) increasing the transparency of a
review
What is the function of a Boolean operator?
a) to delineate the scope and depth of research results
b) to broaden the scope of a search on a particular subject
c) to identify a particular type of publication
d) to have a programme that can operate within the Google platform - Answer a) to delineate the scope
and depth of research results
What is a citation search?
, a) It calculates the impact factor for a journal.
b) It traces all the publications of a particular author over time.
c) It traces key authors of journal articles or books to previous or future related work in relation to a
particular topic.
d) It traces articles on a particular topic from books as opposed to journal articles. - Answer c) It traces
key authors of journal articles or books to previous or future related work in relation to a particular
topic.
Which of these is NOT an advantage of using a library?
a) to have experts to help
b) to identify adjacent material that might be of interest/use on a related topic
c) to access working papers ahead of print
d) to obtain print information that is available but difficult to access elsewhere - Answer c) to access
working papers ahead of print
Which of the following provide a means of assessing the reputation of a journal?
a) Citation alert
b) Impact factor and ABS list
c) ABS list
d) Impact factor - Answer b) Impact factor and ABS list
A checklist of a literature review would NOT include which of the following key items?
a) the topic and scope clearly identified
b) material from as far back as it is possible to obtain
c) research conceptualized/reordered in such a way that new perspectives are generated
d) a clear understanding of the relevant terms and concepts - Answer b) material from as far back as it is
possible to obtain
Which of the following statements would NOT define a main purpose of a literature review?
a) to clearly indicate what the new research will add to what is already known
