BBS200 session 3 recap

Is research always problem-solving based?

• A. No, only applied research is problem solving based

• B. Yes research is always problem solving based

• C. No, as sometimes research is designed to investigate theory only

• D. No, only basic or applied research is problem solving based

Good research has the following characteristics

• A. Follows the scientific method, has a clearly defined purpose and has high ethical standards applied

• B. Has a clearly defined purpose, has high ethical standards applied and sophisticated statistical analysis

• C. Justifies conclusions, reveals the limitations, and presents findings ambiguously

• D. Follows the scientific method, has a clearly defined purpose and is only published in academic journals

Research philosophies include:

• A. Realism, Positionism, Intrepretivism

• B. Realism, Positivism and Interpretivism

• C. Realism, Qualitative and Quantitative

• D. Interpretivism, Quantitative and Qualitative

The aim of a literature review is to

• A.Show the reader what has been done previously

• B.Synthesize and gain a new perspective on a problem

• C. Relate theories and ideas to a problem

• D. All of the above

A systematic review includes:

• A. Planning the proposal, identifying articles, reading and writing up

• B. Planning, conducting review, reporting and dissemination

• C. Formulate the problem, find the solution, write up the report

• D. Formulate the problem, identifying the articles and reporting

The focus of a literature review can be:

• A. Integrative

• B. theoretical

• C. methodological

• D. all of the above

The four criteria used in critical reviews are:

• A. Contribution to the field; agreement; methods and analysis; writing

• B. Contribution to the field; argumentation; methods and analysis; writing

• C. Literature; argumentation; methods and analysis; writing

• D. Literature; agreement; methods and analysis; writing

Criteria to assess relevance and value of literature

• A. Prominence of article/book/chapter documented by citations or the source

• B. Recency of the article or (book) chapter and methodological quality of the article or (book) chapter

• C. A and B are both correct

• D. None of the above

What are ethics?

• A. Moral principles, norms or standards of behaviour that guide moral choices about our behaviour and our relationships with others.

• B. Rules of behaviour based on ideas about what is morally good and bad

• C. The set of moral principles that guide a person's behaviour

• D. All of the above

A useful way to approach the research process is to state the basic dilemma that prompts the research and then…

• A. Start finding solutions

• B. Develop questions

• C. Breaking down the original question into other more specific questions using the management research question hierarchy

• D. Breaking down the original question into more specific questions