BR3 Lesson 1 Recap

Research can be classified according to ___________________.

Business research is the _________________ process of collecting, recording, analysing and interpreting data for aid in solving managerial problems (Wilson, 2014).

Please tick correct options - Applied research has the following purposes:

• Develop universal principles

• Create solutions to social or organizational problems

• Improve understanding of specific social or organization problems

• Produce findings of significance and value to society

• Develop findings of practical relevance to public and organizational stakeholders

You try to find out more about the variables, independent and dependent, in this stage of the typical research process:

• Methodology

• Literature review

• Introduction

• Discussion/Analysis

Tick the correct answer(s). An independent variable is ...

• Manipulated by experimenter

• A funny thing

• Investigated to see what effect it has on another variable

• Expected to change as a result of manipulation of another variable

Tick the correct answer(s). Problem background states ...

• A problem itself for me

• What the problem is

• Background of the company

• Why it is a problem

Tick the correct answer(s). A problem statement ...

• States main question to answer

• Should be a statement

• Should be worded as a question

• Statement of authority

Tick the correct answer(s). The following is true of Experimental Research:

• Gives rich description of lived experience

• Structured 'laboratory like'

• Generalization to population

• Participants not randomly assigned

The following two timeframes can be considered in research:

Tick the correct answer(s). Types of studies when classifying research based on purpose:

• Exploratory

• Experimental

• Descriptive

• Explanatory

• Qualitative