CHAPTER 1:
1.Scientific research can be described as a systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific
problem encountered in the work setting, that needs a solution.
Correct Answer : False
2.Research done with the intention of applying the results of the findings to solve specific problems
currently being experienced in an organization is called applied research.
Correct Answer : True
3.Research done chiefly to make a contribution to existing knowledge is called applied research.
Correct Answer : False
4.Applied research has little scientific relevance.
Correct Answer : True
5.Being knowledgeable about research and research methods helps professional managers to
discriminate good from bad research.
Correct Answer : True
6.The manager should make sure while hiring researchers or consultants that the roles and
expectations of both parties are made explicit.
Correct Answer : True
7.An advantage of engaging in an external team to do the research project is that the external team
would stand a better chance of being readily accepted by the employees in the subunit of the
organization where research needs to be done.
Correct Answer : False
8.An advantage of engaging in an internal team to do the research project is that the team would
require much less time to understand the structure, the philosophy and climate, and the functioning
and work systems of the organization.
Correct Answer : True
9.A disadvantage of engaging in an external team to do the research project is that certain
organizational biases of the research team might in some instances make the findings less objective
and consequently less scientific.
Correct Answer : False
10.Ethical conduct applies to the researchers who undertake the research, but also to the
respondents who provide them with the necessary data.
Correct Answer : True
11.The main distinction between applied and basic business research is that the latter does not have
to be carried out in a scientific manner.
Correct Answer : False
12.Identifying the critical issues, gathering relevant information, analyzing the data in ways that
would help decision making, and implementing the right course of action, are all facilitated by
understanding business research.
Correct Answer : True
13.Knowledge gained by the findings of basic research can be applied by organizations to solve their
own problems. Correct Answer : True
,CHAPTER 2:
1.‘Precision’ related to scientific investigation refers amongst others to:
Correct Answer : The closeness of the findings to “reality” based on a sample.
2.‘Parsimony’ as a characteristic of scientific investigation refers to:
Correct Answer : The idea that a simple model that explains a certain phenomenon has preference
over a complex model.
3.Which of the following characteristics are both related to the rigor of an investigation?
Correct Answer : A good theoretical base and a sound methodological design.
4.A deductive investigation starts with an observation of empirical data.
Correct Answer : False
5.An inductive investigation is based on theoretically logical reasoning.
Correct Answer : False
6.Case studies involve in-depth, contextual analyses of similar situations in other organizations,
where the nature and definition of the problem happen to be the same as experienced in the current
situation.
Correct Answer : True
7.Case studies play an important role in the hypothetico-deductive method.
Correct Answer : False
8.Induction is the process of drawing conclusions based on (an interpretation of) the results of data-
analysis.
Correct Answer : False
9.Objectivity refers to the closeness of the findings to “reality” based on a sample.
Correct Answer : False
10.It is imperative to meet all the hallmarks of science in full even though comparability, consistency,
and wide generalizability are often difficult to obtain in research.
Correct Answer : False
11.Theory testing (deduction) is an essential part of the research process whereas theory generation
(induction) is not.
Correct Answer : False
12.The action research methodology is most appropriate while effecting planned changes.
Correct Answer : True
13.Action research is a constantly evolving project with interplay among problem, solution, effects or
consequences, and new solution.
Correct Answer : True
14.Hypothesis testing is deductive in nature because we test if a general theory is capable of
explaining a particular problem.
Correct Answer : True
15.Ontology is concerned with the nature of knowledge or how we come to know.
Correct Answer : False
,16.For a positivist, the world operates by laws of cause and effect that we can discern if we use a
scientific approach to research.
Correct Answer : True
17.The key approach of positivist researchers is observation.
Correct Answer : False
18.Constructionism criticizes the positivist belief that the truth is subjective.
Correct Answer : False
19.Constructionism studies the accounts people give of issues and topics and how people get to
these accounts.
Correct Answer : True
20.The critical realist believes that researchers are inherently biased.
Correct Answer : True
21.Pragmatists see theories and concepts as important tools for finding our way in the world that
surrounds us.
Correct Answer : True
22.Your viewpoint on the nature of knowledge and on how we come to know will have a strong
influence on the research questions you ask, your research design, and the research methods you
will use.
Correct Answer : True
, CHAPTER 3:
1.Business research as a systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific problem
encountered in the work setting. A “problem” means that something is seriously wrong with a
current situation that needs to be rectified immediately.
Correct Answer : False
2.A problem could also indicate an interest in an issue where finding the right answers might help to
improve an existing situation.
Correct Answer : True
3.A feasible topic for research is specific and focused.
Correct Answer : True
4.Primary data are data that already exist and do not have to be collected by the researcher.
Correct Answer : False
5.A frequent problem in terms of feasibility is that the problem statement is too narrow in scope.
Correct Answer : False
6.Data gathered through existing sources are called secondary data.
Correct Answer : False
7.A problem statement is a clear, precise, and succinct statement of the specific issue that a
researcher wishes to investigate.
Correct Answer : True
8.There are three key criteria to assess the quality of the problem statement: it should be
parsimonious, feasible, and testable.
Correct Answer : False
9.A “problem” can be defined as any situation where a gap exists between the actual and the desired
ideal states.
Correct Answer : True
10.From an academic perspective research is relevant if nothing is known about a topic.
Correct Answer : False
11.The research objective and the research questions are strongly related.
Correct Answer : True
12.The purpose or objective of the study thus explains how the study is being done.
Correct Answer : False
13.The research objective is the translation of the problem of the organization into a specific need
for information.
Correct Answer : False
14.The statement of the research objective(s) should be brief, but nonetheless communicate clearly
the focus of the project.
Correct Answer : True
15.A problem statement addresses both the “why” (the specific aim or purpose of the study) and the
“what” (the central research question or a set of research questions) of the research.
Correct Answer : True
1.Scientific research can be described as a systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific
problem encountered in the work setting, that needs a solution.
Correct Answer : False
2.Research done with the intention of applying the results of the findings to solve specific problems
currently being experienced in an organization is called applied research.
Correct Answer : True
3.Research done chiefly to make a contribution to existing knowledge is called applied research.
Correct Answer : False
4.Applied research has little scientific relevance.
Correct Answer : True
5.Being knowledgeable about research and research methods helps professional managers to
discriminate good from bad research.
Correct Answer : True
6.The manager should make sure while hiring researchers or consultants that the roles and
expectations of both parties are made explicit.
Correct Answer : True
7.An advantage of engaging in an external team to do the research project is that the external team
would stand a better chance of being readily accepted by the employees in the subunit of the
organization where research needs to be done.
Correct Answer : False
8.An advantage of engaging in an internal team to do the research project is that the team would
require much less time to understand the structure, the philosophy and climate, and the functioning
and work systems of the organization.
Correct Answer : True
9.A disadvantage of engaging in an external team to do the research project is that certain
organizational biases of the research team might in some instances make the findings less objective
and consequently less scientific.
Correct Answer : False
10.Ethical conduct applies to the researchers who undertake the research, but also to the
respondents who provide them with the necessary data.
Correct Answer : True
11.The main distinction between applied and basic business research is that the latter does not have
to be carried out in a scientific manner.
Correct Answer : False
12.Identifying the critical issues, gathering relevant information, analyzing the data in ways that
would help decision making, and implementing the right course of action, are all facilitated by
understanding business research.
Correct Answer : True
13.Knowledge gained by the findings of basic research can be applied by organizations to solve their
own problems. Correct Answer : True
,CHAPTER 2:
1.‘Precision’ related to scientific investigation refers amongst others to:
Correct Answer : The closeness of the findings to “reality” based on a sample.
2.‘Parsimony’ as a characteristic of scientific investigation refers to:
Correct Answer : The idea that a simple model that explains a certain phenomenon has preference
over a complex model.
3.Which of the following characteristics are both related to the rigor of an investigation?
Correct Answer : A good theoretical base and a sound methodological design.
4.A deductive investigation starts with an observation of empirical data.
Correct Answer : False
5.An inductive investigation is based on theoretically logical reasoning.
Correct Answer : False
6.Case studies involve in-depth, contextual analyses of similar situations in other organizations,
where the nature and definition of the problem happen to be the same as experienced in the current
situation.
Correct Answer : True
7.Case studies play an important role in the hypothetico-deductive method.
Correct Answer : False
8.Induction is the process of drawing conclusions based on (an interpretation of) the results of data-
analysis.
Correct Answer : False
9.Objectivity refers to the closeness of the findings to “reality” based on a sample.
Correct Answer : False
10.It is imperative to meet all the hallmarks of science in full even though comparability, consistency,
and wide generalizability are often difficult to obtain in research.
Correct Answer : False
11.Theory testing (deduction) is an essential part of the research process whereas theory generation
(induction) is not.
Correct Answer : False
12.The action research methodology is most appropriate while effecting planned changes.
Correct Answer : True
13.Action research is a constantly evolving project with interplay among problem, solution, effects or
consequences, and new solution.
Correct Answer : True
14.Hypothesis testing is deductive in nature because we test if a general theory is capable of
explaining a particular problem.
Correct Answer : True
15.Ontology is concerned with the nature of knowledge or how we come to know.
Correct Answer : False
,16.For a positivist, the world operates by laws of cause and effect that we can discern if we use a
scientific approach to research.
Correct Answer : True
17.The key approach of positivist researchers is observation.
Correct Answer : False
18.Constructionism criticizes the positivist belief that the truth is subjective.
Correct Answer : False
19.Constructionism studies the accounts people give of issues and topics and how people get to
these accounts.
Correct Answer : True
20.The critical realist believes that researchers are inherently biased.
Correct Answer : True
21.Pragmatists see theories and concepts as important tools for finding our way in the world that
surrounds us.
Correct Answer : True
22.Your viewpoint on the nature of knowledge and on how we come to know will have a strong
influence on the research questions you ask, your research design, and the research methods you
will use.
Correct Answer : True
, CHAPTER 3:
1.Business research as a systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific problem
encountered in the work setting. A “problem” means that something is seriously wrong with a
current situation that needs to be rectified immediately.
Correct Answer : False
2.A problem could also indicate an interest in an issue where finding the right answers might help to
improve an existing situation.
Correct Answer : True
3.A feasible topic for research is specific and focused.
Correct Answer : True
4.Primary data are data that already exist and do not have to be collected by the researcher.
Correct Answer : False
5.A frequent problem in terms of feasibility is that the problem statement is too narrow in scope.
Correct Answer : False
6.Data gathered through existing sources are called secondary data.
Correct Answer : False
7.A problem statement is a clear, precise, and succinct statement of the specific issue that a
researcher wishes to investigate.
Correct Answer : True
8.There are three key criteria to assess the quality of the problem statement: it should be
parsimonious, feasible, and testable.
Correct Answer : False
9.A “problem” can be defined as any situation where a gap exists between the actual and the desired
ideal states.
Correct Answer : True
10.From an academic perspective research is relevant if nothing is known about a topic.
Correct Answer : False
11.The research objective and the research questions are strongly related.
Correct Answer : True
12.The purpose or objective of the study thus explains how the study is being done.
Correct Answer : False
13.The research objective is the translation of the problem of the organization into a specific need
for information.
Correct Answer : False
14.The statement of the research objective(s) should be brief, but nonetheless communicate clearly
the focus of the project.
Correct Answer : True
15.A problem statement addresses both the “why” (the specific aim or purpose of the study) and the
“what” (the central research question or a set of research questions) of the research.
Correct Answer : True
