Research in Business & Management Chapter 1: Choosing your research topic

Multiple choice questions
 
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This activity contains 12 questions.
   
 
Question 1.
In academic research, at University level, a verb best avoided in the research question is:

  
   to determine.
   to describe.
   to identify.
   to establish.

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Question 2.
Idea generation by two or more people thinking as freely as possible is formally known as:

  
   forced relationships.
   gap analysis.
   brainstorming.
   the learning curve.
   clap-trapping.

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Question 3.
What is the difference between research questions and research objectives?

  
   One of these is proposed by a supervisor.
   The wording of one is likely to be more specific than the other.
   The question is worded by the researcher, the objective is not.
   No difference, they are the same.

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Question 4.
A student plans a research project; it is called A description of IBM. On the limited information we have (the title), which ONE of these best applies to the idea?

  
   It is narrow.
   It has an acceptable method.
   It is wide.
   It has an acceptable purpose.

  End of Question 4

  
 
Question 5.
What is 'a possible explanation that we may or may not agree with'?

  
   The research question.
   Grounded theory.
   The hypothesis.
   The objective.

  End of Question 5

  
 
Question 6.
Consider this research question:
Should a new factory procedure be used?
Which management function is the closest match?

  
   HRM.
   All functions.
   Production.
   Marketing.

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Question 7.
Consider this research aim:
To help solve problems of absenteeism.
Which management function is the closest match?

  
   Production.
   All functions.
   Marketing.
   HRM.

  End of Question 7

  
 
Question 8.
Consider this research aim:
To investigate new markets.
Which management function is the closest match?

  
   HRM.
   Production.
   All functions.
   Marketing.

  End of Question 8

  
 
Question 9.
Research goes through distinct phases. Which one is in the WRONG position?

  
   Report.
   Critically review literature.
   Formulate your research question.
   Determine information gathering techniques.

  End of Question 9

  
 
Question 10.
Read the following definition by Gill and Johnson (1997):
"A formulation regarding the cause and effect relationships between two or more variables, which may or may not have been tested."

Which one of these does it define?

  
   Observation.
   Sampling.
   Theory.
   Secondary data.

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Question 11.
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?

  
   Being less ambitious.
   Working closely with the information collected.
   Using SPSS.
   Asking for the deadline to be changed.
   Regular progress reports to the supervisor.

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Question 12.
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?

  
   Using SPSS.
   Using a Gantt chart.
   Asking for the deadline to be changed.
   Being less ambitious.
   Regular meetings with the supervisor.