Business Research Quiz

Business research primarily aims at:

• Guesswork

• Systematic inquiry

• Random assumptions

• Personal opinions

The scope of business research includes:

• Decision-making

• Policy formulation

• Forecasting trends

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT an objective of research?

• Exploration

• Description

• Manipulation

• Explanation

Research that seeks solutions to practical problems is called:

• Fundamental research

• Applied research

• Conceptual research

• Exploratory research

Which type of research deals with developing new theories?

• Applied research

• Descriptive research

• Fundamental research

• Empirical research

In which approach do researchers move from theory to data?

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Empirical

• Exploratory

Which approach starts with observations and builds theory?

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Hypothetical

• Statistical

The main purpose of exploratory research is:

• To test hypotheses

• To gather preliminary insights

• To confirm conclusions

• To establish causation

Descriptive research is mainly concerned with:

• Finding relationships

• Explaining causes

• Portraying accurate profiles

• Manipulating variables

A study that evaluates whether a training program improves employee performance is:

• Descriptive

• Analytical

• Experimental

• Conceptual