INTRO TO RESEARCH METHODS

What does the term 'methodology' refer to in research?

• The specific tools and techniques used to conduct research

• The study of how research is done, including the justification for methods used

• The final presentation of research findings

• The statistical analysis of collected data

Which type of research is motivated by the aspiration to gain knowledge about a phenomenon without immediate practical application?

• Applied research

• Pure or fundamental research

• Exploratory research

• Descriptive research

What is the primary purpose of exploratory research?

• To describe the state of a phenomenon

• To test whether one variable causes another

• To gain a better understanding of a research problem and develop new theories

• To solve a specific practical problem

Which research strategy involves the use of qualitative data collection through interviews and focus group discussions?

• Survey

• Experiment

• Grounded theory

• Archival research

What is the role of theory in business research?

• To provide a framework for explaining and predicting business phenomena

• To collect data using various research tools

• To summarize the findings of previous studies

• To test the hypotheses derived from previous research

Which component of a theory refers to the logical explanation of relationships between variables?

• What

• How

• Why

• Whom, Where, and When

Which research strategy is typically associated with quantitative research?

• Case Study

• Ethnography

• Survey

• Grounded Theory

What does the 'parsimony' characteristic of scientific research emphasize?

• The research should be methodologically sound

• The research should involve a large number of variables

• The research should use simple and effective frameworks

• The research should be generalizable

Which of the following research designs is described as having the ability to test the cause-and-effect relationships between variables through statistical methods?

• Exploratory research

• Descriptive research

• Applied research

• Explanatory Research

Which of the following best describes the relationship between practice and theory in business research?

• Practice and theory are independent of each other, with theory only being relevant in academic settings

• Theory informs practice, but practice does not influence theory

• Practice informs theory, but theory does not influence practice

• Practice and theory are interdependent, with each informing and shaping the other**