What journal was published first?

Top 2 peer review

Three key terms of soft science

Nigeria research

patchwork plagiarism definition:

Definition of Self-plagiarism

What is the name of FTU Journal?

What is the format of a literature review?

Điểm của journal 3 trường?

Definition of Plagiarism

Scientific community là audience của applied hay basic research

Nếu muốn search thông tin về ground and air transportations nhưng không muốn search về water transportation thì tìm như thế nào?

Nếu search word variations thì dùng truncation, wildcard hay gì

Định nghĩa explanatory research:

Định nghĩa descriptive research?

Định nghĩa exploratory research?

Any research that examines information on many cases at one point in time:

Any research that examines information from many units or cases across more than one point in time: time-series, panel, cohort.

Quantitative data

Qualitative data

Leading, controlling and allocating resources describes which ONE of these?

Management research is simply systematic research to find out things about business and management" (Saunders et al 2006). Which of these does it concern ?

A top manager of a chocolate bar manufacturer asks for a report on how a new competing chocolate bar is being advertised. This is an example of:

A supermarket manager wants to know whether employees feel comfortable working in the cold food department. This is an example of:

A research study was carried out to see how many people bought a product using the freephone number and how many using a paid-for phone call. This is an example of:

Respondent selection is also known as:

When a study has been conducted and is available for others to see, it becomes:

Research is something that people undertake in order to find out things in a systematic way, thereby increasing their knowledge.

Research is a multi-stage proce True ss and will involve both reflecting on and revising stages already undertaken and forward planning.

The term 'research methodology' refers to the theory of how research should be undertaken

The technique of brainstorming can be used to generate and refine research ideas

Management research not only needs to provide findings that advance knowledge and understanding, it also needs to address business issues and practical managerial problems

You will probably revisit each stage of the research process more than once.

Pure research is better than applied research.

Pure research is usually done for long term benefits.

It is a good idea to generate numerous ideas and develop them before choosing one in particular

If a study is reliable it means that it measures what we think it should measure.

The terms dissertation and thesis may be different names for the same thing.

Validity means that if we repeated the study we would get the same results.

An academic study may be considered valid if the only literature selected is newspaper material.

Mode I knowledge creation is research of an applied nature, governed by the world of practice and highlighting the importance of collaboration both with and between practitioners

Projects do go wrong. In one case a student was indecisive and collected anything, just in case it came in useful: web sites, photocopies, brochures. The questionnaire even included irrelevant questions, just in case the information could be useful. Which ONE of the following would have been realistic and would have helped the most with this problem?

Projects do go wrong. In one case a student's conclusion was not acceptable. She jumped to that conclusion because it seemed to her to be the right answer. Which ONE of the following would have been realistic and would have helped the most with this problem?

Projects do go wrong. In one case a student could not analyse the data collected; he was not capable. Which ONE of the following would have been realistic and would have helped the most with this problem?

What is 'a possible explanation that we may or may not agree with'?

The timing section of a report will NOT include:

In most studies objectives are best set after deciding on methodology.

The terms dissertation and thesis may be different names for the same thing.

The research objective will start with the word TO and a verb. Common verbs in research objectives are: to identify; to establish; to determine; and to develop.

It is unacceptable to take a previous study and repeat some aspects.

A hypothesis is a proposition.

Research objectives will start with one of the words: what, why and how

It is generally accepted that 'research objectives require more rigorous thinking which derives from the use of more formal language'.

The proposal will talk in the past tense; the final report is written in the future tense

Writing two separate project reports for two different audiences is always a complete waste of time

The starting point for a literature search is:

The literature review takes place at the start of the project and then stops.

Secondary data have been selected for a specific purpose, which is probably different from the aim of the current research.

Which one of the following is a data collection method?

Which one of these is NOT normally associated with quantitative data?

Which one of these is NOT normally associated with qualititative data?

A study is based on 30 people (across three focus groups). What type of study is this?

Which one of these studies is least associated with construct validity?

The introduction of planned change on one or more of the variables; measurement on a small number of variables and control of other variables.

Triangulation can come about from which one of the following?

Which of these should be most valuable to show a gradual change in behaviour over time?

Theory is developed from data generated by a series of observations or interviews principally involving an inductive approach

The survey strategy is usually associated with the deductive approach

Using the case study in management and business research is usually restricted to researchers who are employed in the organisation being researched

The case study in management and business research refers to the use of one organisation only as the research setting

Triangulation refers to the use of different data collection techniques within one study in order to ensure that the data are telling you what you think they are telling you.

Action research is concerned with the resolution of organisational issues such as the implications of change together with those who experience the issues directly

Grounded theory is a deductive approach, theory being grounded in such continual reference to the data.

Quantitative research is associated with two techniques: focus groups and in-depth interviews.

Archival research is only for historians, not those involved in management and business research.

If a study is reliable, it means that it measures what we think it should measure

If a study is valid, it means that we get the same result if the study is repeated.

Which one of these is likely to be peer-reviewed?

Double-blind means that an editor will send a manuscript to two or more reviewers for their comments. The identity of the editor will be withheld from the reviewers, so the review is blind.

In the process of peer review, reviewers comments are usually returned to the original author/s.

At the start of a literature search it is a good idea to discuss your ideas as widely as possible. This is called the Harvard Method

Considering the number of articles, you stop collecting when you have enough

The significance of your research and what you find out will inevitably be judged in relation to other people's research and their findings.

Business and management research rarely strays outside its own boundaries to include such disciplines as economics, psychology, sociology and geography

The critical review will need to show how the findings and the theories have been developed, or have been used, relating to the research that has gone before.

Only literature published in the last ten years should be included in the literature review

One clue that you have covered sufficient in your literature review is when further searches provide mainly references to items you have already read.

'Grey literature' is a term used to refer to that area of literature concerned with ageism

It is never a good idea to combine deductive and inductive approaches to research. It only leads to confusion.

Induction is often seen as the alternative to deduction

In the inductive approach theory would follow data rather than vice versa as with deduction.

Which research philosophy is 'better' depends on the research question(s) you are seeking to answer.

Paradigm is a term which academics use only in situations where they want to impress others deliberately.

Objectivism portrays the position that social entities exist in reality external to social actors.

Phenomenology refers to the way in which we as humans understand exceptional events.

Realism is about ignoring creativity in research and concentrating on what is real.

The positivist paradigm focuses on the facts or causes

Epistemology concerns what constitutes acceptable knowledge in a field of study.

Carefully study the stages below. Do they refer to Induction or Deduction? Theory developed Hypothesis worded Observations made Hypothesis tested on data Theory revised

Carefully study the stages below. Do they refer to Induction or Deduction? Observations made Theory developed Hypothesis worded Hypothesis tested on data Theory reviseD

To investigate two possible radio adverts for the new movie.

What is described here? The reasons for corporate failure in the UK and France