Question 1

In inductive research, theory is the outcome of research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following two statements characterise the term "empiricism"? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  It suggests that only knowledge gained through experience and the senses is acceptable 
B)  That only quantitative evidence is appropriate to business research 
C)  The accumulation of facts is a legitimate goal in its own right 
D)  That business research must be relevant to practicing managers 
A)  It suggests that only knowledge gained through experience and the senses is acceptable 
B)  That only quantitative evidence is appropriate to business research 
C)  The accumulation of facts is a legitimate goal in its own right 
D)  That business research must be relevant to practicing managers A,C

Question 3

In deductive research, theory is something that develops after the collection and analysis of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Objectivism implies that we socially construct our own interpretation of external facts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Interpretivism is informed by which ontological position:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social constructionist 
B)  Subjectivist 
C)  Pragmatist 
D)  Objectivist 
A)  Social constructionist 
B)  Subjectivist 
C)  Pragmatist 
D)  Objectivist

Question 6

Who of the following was a founder of symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Popper 
B)  Karl Jung 
C)  George Herbert Mead 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Karl Popper 
B)  Karl Jung 
C)  George Herbert Mead 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 7

The term ontology concerns an understanding of what the following is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Methods 
B)  Empiricism 
C)  Reality 
D)  Science 
A)  Methods 
B)  Empiricism 
C)  Reality 
D)  Science

Question 8

Constructionism challenges the suggestion that social categories such as organisation and culture are objective phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes a paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  The disagreements between scientists in a given field 
B)  A cluster of beliefs and dictates in a particular discipline which influence what should be studied and how research should be done 
C)  A cluster of beliefs for which there is no consensus amongst scientists 
D)  A set of standards to which a scientific community used to use to evaluate research but no longer adhere to 
A)  The disagreements between scientists in a given field 
B)  A cluster of beliefs and dictates in a particular discipline which influence what should be studied and how research should be done 
C)  A cluster of beliefs for which there is no consensus amongst scientists 
D)  A set of standards to which a scientific community used to use to evaluate research but no longer adhere to

Question 10

The term epistemology concerns how we can know:

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge 
B)  Reality 
C)  Research 
D)  Science 
A)  Knowledge 
B)  Reality 
C)  Research 
D)  Science

Question 11

Positivism is informed by which ontological position:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social constructionist 
B)  Subjectivist 
C)  Pragmatist 
D)  Objectivist 
A)  Social constructionist 
B)  Subjectivist 
C)  Pragmatist 
D)  Objectivist

Question 12

Which of the following is not a paradigm identified by Burrell and Morgan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalist 
B)  Interpretative 
C)  Radical positivist 
D)  Radical structuralist 
A)  Functionalist 
B)  Interpretative 
C)  Radical positivist 
D)  Radical structuralist

Question 13

Postmodernists are sceptical that it is possible to arrive at a definitive version of reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Theory is absolutely central to the conduct of business research

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The values of a researcher have a strong influence upon the type of business research they will produce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Business Research Strategies

In inductive research, theory is the outcome of research.

Which of the following two statements characterise the term "empiricism"? Please select all that apply.

In deductive research, theory is something that develops after the collection and analysis of data.

Objectivism implies that we socially construct our own interpretation of external facts.

Interpretivism is informed by which ontological position:

Who of the following was a founder of symbolic interactionism?

The term ontology concerns an understanding of what the following is:

Constructionism challenges the suggestion that social categories such as organisation and culture are objective phenomena.

Which of the following statements best describes a paradigm?

The term epistemology concerns how we can know:

Positivism is informed by which ontological position:

Which of the following is not a paradigm identified by Burrell and Morgan?

Postmodernists are sceptical that it is possible to arrive at a definitive version of reality.

Theory is absolutely central to the conduct of business research

The values of a researcher have a strong influence upon the type of business research they will produce.

The Nature and Process of Business Research

Research Designs

Planning a Research Project and Developing Research Questions

Ethics in Business Research

Writing up Business Research

The Nature of Quantitative Research

Sampling in Quantitative Research

Structured Interviewing

Self-Completion Questionnaires

Asking Questions

Quantitative Research Using Naturally Occurring Data

Secondary Analysis and Official Statistics

Quantitative Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics

Quantitative Analysis: Inferential Statistics

The Nature of Qualitative Research

Sampling in Qualitative Research

Ethnography and Participant Observation

Interviewing in Qualitative Research

Focus Groups

Language in Qualitative Research

Documents As Sources of Data

Visual Qualitative Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Breaking Down the Quantitativequalitative Divide

Mixed Methods Research: Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Filters