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WorksheetsBusiness Research Prelim Exam
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 21mins
(a) as an organized, systematic, data‐based,
critical, objective, inquiry or investigation into a specific problem, undertaken with the purpose
of finding answers or solutions to it.
What is the process of finding solutions to a problem after a thorough study and analysis of the situational factors?
Research
Problem-Solving
Theory and information play an important role in a research project.
True
False
Which of the following are the areas that are interrelated to business research?
Finance
Marketing
Management
Engineering
Medical
What type of research that is done with the intention of applying the results of the findings to solve specific problems currently being experienced in an organization?
Applied Research
Basic Research
What type of research that is done chiefly to make a contribution to existing knowledge?
Applied Research
Basic Research
It refers to the code of conduct or expected societal norms of behavior.
Ethics
Business Research
Business Code of Ethics
Which of the following can helps professional
managers in research and research methods?
Appreciate and be constantly aware of the multiple influences and multiple effects of factors impinging on a situation.
Identify and effectively know minor problems in the work setting.
Combine results with knowledge while making decisions.
In hiring a research consultant, managers should consider _________.
Relevant philosophies and value systems of the organization are clearly stated and constraints, if any, are communicated.
The roles and expectations of one party are made explicit.
Having a good rapport to established with the researchers, and between the researchers and the employees in the organization, can enabling the full cooperation in the project or research.
True
False
Which of the following options refers to the characteristics of scientific research which manager has started the research with a definite aim or purpose?
Purposiveness
Rigor
Replicability
Which of the following characteristics of scientific research that refers to the probability that our estimations are correct?
Precision
Confidence
Rigor
Which of the characteristics of scientific research that refers to the scope of applicability of the research findings in one organizational setting to other settings?
Generalizability
Objectivity
Parsimony
Which of the characteristics of scientific research that can be introduced with a good understanding of the problem and the important factors that influence it?
Objectivity
Parsimony
Precision
Which of the characteristics of scientific research that refers to the closeness of the findings to reality based on a sample?
Precision
Confidence
Objectivity
It is used to test the theory about a topic of interest.
Deductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning
Hypotheses
It is a process where we observe specific phenomena and on this basis arrive at general conclusions.
Deductive reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Hypotheses
An alternative approach to research which criticizes the positivist belief that there is an objective truth.
Positivism
Constructionism
Critical realism
An alternative approach to research in which describes research as a process where concepts and meanings are generalizations of our past actions and experiences, and of interactions we have had with our environment.
Critical realism
Pragmatism
Constructionism
An alternative approach to research which believes that there is an objective truth out in the world.
Pragmatism
Positivism
Critical Realism
What do you think are the advantages of internal research consultant? (5 points)
What do you think are the disadvantages of external research consultant? (5 points)
