RMB final part 1

1. In academic research, at University level, a verb best avoided in the research question is: a. to describe. b. to identify. c. to establish. d. to determine.

a

1. Literature review is not usually concerned with helping in: a. literary appreciation. b. research instrument design. c. subsequent data collection. d. objective setting.

a

10. Before searching you should define the timeframe of your search. Why? a. So you work when you are most efficient. b. So you find the most articles. c. So you do not incur unnecessary costs. d. So you don't find the library busy.

a

10. Consider this research aim: To help solve problems of absenteeism. Which management function is the closest match? a. HRM. b. All functions. c. Production. d. Marketing.

a

10. Projects do go wrong. In one case a student was indecisive and collected anything, just in case it came in useful: web sites, photocopies, brochures. The questionnaire even included irrelevant questions, just in case the information could be useful. Which ONE of the following would have been realistic and would have helped the most with this problem? a. Setting a clear objective. b. Being less ambitious. c. Using a Gantt chart. d. Regular progress reports to the supervisor. e. Using SPSS.

a

11. Which is the major disadvantage of using peer-reviewed journals in literature reviews? a. Information could be as old as four years. b. Subscription fees are high. c. Humans control the quality. d. The information is too recent

a

12. Research goes through distinct phases. Which one is in the WRONG position? a. Report. b. Critically review literature. c. Formulate your research question. d. Determine information gathering techniques

a

13. A student plans a research project; it is called A description of IBM. On the limited information we have (the title), which ONE of these best applies to the idea? a. It is wide. b. It is narrow. c. It has an acceptable method. d. It has an acceptable purpose

a

13. Which of these is the most efficient way to locate relevant journals? a. Searching using tertiary sources. b. Browsing in a newsagents. c. Browsing the shelves in the library. d. Following up references in articles.

a

14. What is 'a possible explanation that we may or may not agree with'? a. The hypothesis. b. The research question. c. The objective. d. Grounded theory.

a

14. What is described here? The reasons for corporate failure in the UK and France. a. Mode I knowledge creation. b. Mode II knowledge creation. c. Both. d. Neither.

a

14. Which one of these is not normally used by researchers to store references? a. Panels. b. Spreadsheets. c. Handwritten index cards. d. Word processing software.

a

15. When you cite Internet resources, you do not need to find: a. date of birth of the author. b. date created. c. date of access. d. date last updated.

a

6. Symbolic interactionism is: a. a continual process of interpreting the social world around us b. a way of looking at the stars. c. a famous research methods book. d. a branch of research philosophy which refers to the study of material artifacts

a

8. Citation means that a particular paper has been: a. quoted in another paper by another author. b. sold to another publisher. c. discussed orally by another author. d. reproduced elsewhere.

a

9. Which word fills all the blanks in this extract: We talk about generating __________, testing_______, rejecting ________. a. hypotheses b. aims c. objectives d. questions

a

1. Epistemology refers to: a. a form of interviewing. b. acceptable knowledge in a field of study. c. a statistical test. d. a software package.

b

11. Projects do go wrong. In one case a student's conclusion was not acceptable. She jumped to that conclusion because it seemed to her to be the right answer. Which ONE of the following would have been realistic and would have helped the most with this problem? a. Being less ambitious. b. Working closely with the information collected. c. Regular progress reports to the supervisor. d. Using SPSS. e. Asking for the deadline to be changed

b

12. Why is it important for a researcher to review the literature? a. Because it is traditional. b. Because it will find if anyone has done the work before. c. Because it shows time has been spent on the subject. d. Because it identifies like-minded researchers

b

13. What is described here? To investigate two possible radio adverts for the new movie. a. Mode I knowledge creation. b. Mode II knowledge creation. c. Both. d. Neither.

b

15. The timing section of a report will NOT include: a. progress report dates. b. guidelines on ethics. c. deadlines for submitting the final report. d. deadlines for ending data collection.

b

2. If your research philosophy reflects the principles of positivism, then you will probably: a. want to be sure that all your answers are beyond dispute. b. adopt the philosophical stance of the natural scientist. c. reject the possibility of working with numbers. d. not accept any argument about your research conclusions

b

2. The literature review will examine: a. only opinions. b. all aspects of a topic. c. only facts. d. only one side of the main argument

b

3. Idea generation by two or more people thinking as freely as possible is formally known as: a. clap-trapping. b. brainstorming. c. gap analysis. d. the learning curve. e. forced relationships.

b

3. The starting point for a literature search is: a. secondary data. b. tertiary data. c. primary data. d. some other data

b

4. A supermarket manager wants to know whether employees feel comfortable working in the cold food department. This is an example of: a. marketing research. b. employee research. c. management consultancy. d. none of these.

b

4. A symmetry of potential outcomes means that the project: a. starts with a quantitative stage and ends with a quantitative stage. b. will be valuable whatever the outcome. c. starts with a qualitative stage and ends with a qualitative stage. d. will be reliable whatever the outcome.

b

4. Which of these is a philosophical concern for fact or reality and a rejection of the impractical? a. Stealthism. b. Realism. c. Prism. d. Unrealism.

b

5. A research study was carried out to see whether people notice web addresses on television adverts. This is an example of: a. applied research. b. pure research. c. neither. d. both.

b

5. What is the difference between research questions and research objectives? a. The question is worded by the researcher, the objective is not. b. The wording of one is likely to be more specific than the other. c. No difference, they are the same. d. One of these is proposed by a supervisor.

b

6. A research study was carried out to see how many people bought a product using the freephone number and how many using a paid-for phone call. This is an example of: a. pure research. b. applied research. c. neither. d. Both

b

6. These research tasks are slightly out of order. Which one should be moved? The study asked 2000 people about Christmas shopping. a. The costs of research were calculated. b. Tables produced. c. A timetable was created. d. Secondary sources consulted. e. The questionnaire was written. f. People interviewed.

b

7. Respondent selection is also known as: a. weighting. b. sampling. c. coding. d. grossing. e. sifting.

b

8. All of these may appear in a research proposal, but which one will ALWAYS appear? a. Marketing objective. b. Research objective. c. Creative objective. d. Business objective.

b

8. When a study has been conducted and is available for others to see, it becomes: a. ordinal data. b. secondary data. c. primary data.

b

9. Consider this research question: Should a new factory procedure be used? Which management function is the closest match? a. Marketing. b. Production. c. All functions. d. HRM.

b

3. A top manager of a chocolate bar manufacturer asks for a report on how a new competing chocolate bar is being advertised. This is an example of: a. management consultancy. b. employee research. c. marketing research. d. none of these.

c

5. Interpretivism refers to: a. an epistemology that advocates that it is advisable for the researcher to understand differences between humans in our role as social actors. b. the purely subjective. c. an epistemology that advocates that it is necessary for the researcher to understand differences between humans in our role as social actors. d. looking at phenomena and making up your own mind about what you are seeing.

c

5. Which one of these is likely to be peer-reviewed? a. The Guardian. b. Woman's Own. c. The European Journal of Management. d. The Economist

c

7. What helps to agree timing, agree resource allocation and also draws boundaries? a. The questionnaire. b. The final report. c. The proposal. d. The observation form.

c

9. When you discover that an author has, (1) cited another author (2) it is good practice to: a. use the work and attribute it to author 1. b. use the work and attribute it to author 2. c. locate and read the original, then attribute it to author 2. d. not to use the work.

c

1. Leading, controlling and allocating resources describes which ONE of these? a. Graphics. b. Research. c. Banking. d. Management.

d

11. Consider this research aim: To investigate new markets. Which management function is the closest match? a. All functions. b. HRM. c. Production. d. Marketing.

d

2. Management research is simply systematic research to find out things about business and management" (Saunders et al 2006). Which of these does it concern? a. Human resources. b. Marketing planning. c. Production planning. d. All of the above. e. None of these.

d

2. What is the main advantage of producing a written research proposal? a. Helps the institution. b. Helps with credibility. c. Helps keep people employed. d. Informs all interested parties

d

3. Which one of the following is a data collection method? a. The case study. b. Positivism. c. The onion. d. The interview.

d

4. Researchers need to be cautious of some material, particularly material found online. Why? a. It has been used before. b. The authors name often does not appear. c. It is too recent. d. The quality is unknown.

d

6. Which of these will NOT help you to decide whether a publication is reputable? a. Citation rate. b. Importance to peers. c. Audience. d. Advertising inside.

d

7. The likely readers (or audiences) for a journal is a useful guide to the importance of that journal to your research. Why? a. It indicates the likely number of pages. b. It indicates the likely publisher. c. It indicates the likely editor. d. It indicates the likely content.

d

12. Projects do go wrong. In one case a student could not analyse the data collected; he was not capable. Which ONE of the following would have been realistic and would have helped the most with this problem? a. Using a Gantt chart. b. Using SPSS. c. Being less ambitious. d. Asking for the deadline to be changed. e. Regular meetings with the supervisor

e