Question 1

The results of a research project are the responsibility of the researcher alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Whose case will require evaluation of the organizations to recruit and retain volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary 
B)  Emily 
C)  Theo 
D)  Jim

Question 3

Research is defined as the collection of data in the form of numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the case presented about Mary, her organization could benefit from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  comparing response times between stations 
B)  comparing the new service delivery model to the old model 
C)  offering diversity trainings 
D)  performing a needs assessment

Question 5

????____________ case will require evaluation of the organization's response time and an assessment of a potential new service model.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary's 
B)  Emily's 
C)  Lavita's 
D)  Jim's

Question 6

The _______________ addresses an existing operational, social, or community problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  research objective 
B)  data analysis 
C)  sample selection 
D)  research question

Question 7

The components of the research process include ________________ and ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  implementing changes; formulating a research question 
B)  formulating a research question; analyzing the data 
C)  implementing changes; identifying alternative policy alternatives 
D)  analyzing the data; implementing changes

Question 8

After you have performed your analysis, you should do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  develop your research question 
B)  report the results 
C)  provide evidence to support your finding 
D)  collect data for your analysis

Question 9

________________ is referred to as "the heart of leadership" (Ciulla 1998).

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethics 
B)  Data 
C)  Hypotheses 
D)  Objectivity

Question 10

_________________ is an integral part of the job for those who work in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Research 
B)  Quarterly reports 
C)  Ensuring profit as the only goal 
D)  Reporting results only through numeric data

Question 11

The right to privacy and dignity are important __________________ considerations in research.

Accepted Answer

A)  inapplicable 
B)  ethical 
C)  biased 
D)  objective

Question 12

What are the research objectives for each of the case studies - Jim, Emily and Mary?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the research objectives for each...

Question 13

The ability to acquire resources is one potential outcome of a leader adept at research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The last step of the research process is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reporting the findings 
B)  performing the data analysis 
C)  collecting the data 
D)  identifying and articulating the research objective

Question 15

The conduct of research must be _____________________ in order to assure confidence in the data and results.

Accepted Answer

A)  transparent 
B)  well-funded 
C)  quantitative 
D)  qualitative

Question 16

According to Mumford et al. (2000), leader performance is based partially on ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to delegate 
B)  solution construction skills 
C)  the ability to analyze data 
D)  developing a research question

Question 17

A ___________________ can be helpful in making a case for funding one project over another.

Accepted Answer

A)  research objective 
B)  research question 
C)  needs adjustment 
D)  needs assessment

Question 18

One reason research in professional practice is important is because it is _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  irrelevant to the academic debate 
B)  useful only to organization leadership 
C)  immediately applicable 
D)  mandated by law

Exam 1: When a Practitioner Becomes a Researcher

The results of a research project are the responsibility of the researcher alone.

Whose case will require evaluation of the organizations to recruit and retain volunteers?

Research is defined as the collection of data in the form of numbers.

In the case presented about Mary, her organization could benefit from ______________.

????____________ case will require evaluation of the organization's response time and an assessment of a potential new service model.

The _______________ addresses an existing operational, social, or community problem.

The components of the research process include and .

After you have performed your analysis, you should do what?

________________ is referred to as "the heart of leadership" (Ciulla 1998) .

_________________ is an integral part of the job for those who work in the public and nonprofit sectors.

The right to privacy and dignity are important __________________ considerations in research.

What are the research objectives for each of the case studies - Jim, Emily and Mary?

The ability to acquire resources is one potential outcome of a leader adept at research.

The last step of the research process is _____________.

The conduct of research must be _____________________ in order to assure confidence in the data and results.

According to Mumford et al. (2000) , leader performance is based partially on ____________.

A ___________________ can be helpful in making a case for funding one project over another.

One reason research in professional practice is important is because it is _________________.