Exam 1: Research in Business

Data was analyzed and it showed that: a salesperson's performance is directly and positively related to the salesperson's level of education.This is an example of what type of research?

Recordings of public proceedings,speeches by elected officials,and information on agency web sites are all examples of business intelligence available from _____ sources.

Specialty research suppliers who provide the screening and recruiting of probability samples for a wide range of survey studies are called _____.

Minute Maid sees research as the fundamental first step in any business decision and it created proprietary methods for conducting research.At what level of the hierarchy of business decision makers does Minute Maid operate?

Which characteristic of good research involves distinguishing between the organization's symptoms,its problems,the manager's perception of the problems,and the research problem?

In the early part of your career,you will likely be asked to perform a number of reporting studies.Many managers consider the execution of such studies:

Researchers have the ethical responsibility to guard the welfare of _____.

The procedures used in the research are specified in the _____ section of a research report.

Which of the following considerations is not a potential ethical dilemma for a researcher?

The acronym,RFP,stands for _____ and refers to the document used to invite research firms to propose ideas for addressing the research needs of the organization.

Most firms in the business research industry are _____.

The main purpose of a(n)_____ is to share company information and computing resources among internal audiences.

Research methods courses recognize that students preparing to manage any function need training in a disciplined process for conducting an inquiry of a management dilemma.Which of the following is not a reason for such training?

Which of the following is not included in the statement of the decision problem?

A predictive study showed that a company would gain a 10% market share if it reduced its product price by $5.The study assumed competitors would keep the prices of their products unchanged.

Applied research:

Good research follows the standards of the ______.

All of the following terms except _____ can be used to describe custom full-service business research firms?

Sometimes business research may be unnecessary.Explain when this could occur.

A private network that uses Internet protocols and the public telecommunication system to share an organization's information,data,or operations the external suppliers,vendors,or customers is called a(n)_____.