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Question 01

When writing up which of the following do quantitative researchers pay more attention to?

a) Ontological concerns.

b) The role of the researcher.

c) The approach to analysis.

d) All of the above.

Question 02

What is an implication of peer review on writing journal articles?

a) It is likely the article will have been revised from its original form.

b) It means that the first draft can be a basic synopsis of the main arguments.

c) It means the article should cite those who will review it.

d) It is important to make friends in the academic community.

Question 03

What route do Coyle-Shaprio and Kessler (2000) follow in their theory and hypotheses section?

a) Emphasis of inductive nature of research followed by tentative research questions.

b) Statement of epistemological position followed by hypothesis identification.

c) Identification of existing literature followed by review of sampling procedures.

d) Presentation of existing ideas about topic followed by hypothesis proposal.

Question 04

Which of the following is not a rhetorical strategy used in the writing up of quantitative research?

a) The researcher surfaces in the text to demonstrate ingenuity in overcoming obstacles.

b) Key figures in the field are not mentioned in order to differentiate research from existing studies.

c) The researcher is removed from the text to give impression of objectivity.

d) The research process is presented as a linear process.

Question 05

Why might an author use string references?

a) To denote the chronological development of the field of study.

b) To group authors according to indicate a theoretical association.

c) To measure the volume of existing material in the field of study.

d) All of the above.

Question 06

What is a common element of 'implications' sections in the writing up of business research?

a) How the research relates to business students.

b) How the research informs the wider social scientific community.

c) What is the benefit of the research to organised labour?

d) What is the benefit of the research to managers?

Question 07

The impact of postmodernism on the writing of business research has been:

a) to question the necessity of publishing findings.

b) to question the necessity of referencing other work.

c) to question the notion of the dispassionate social scientist.

d) to question the very nature of business research.

Question 08

When writing up research, discussing the implications of chosen methods, values, biases and decisions encountered during the research process is evidence of what?

a) Validity.

b) Reflexivity.

c) Constructivity.

d) Epistemology.

Question 09

Which of the following is not a type of ethnographic writing identified by Van Maanen (1988)?

a) Humorous tales.

b) Confessional tales.

c) Impressionist tales.

d) Realist tales.

Question 10

Interpretative omnipotence refers to a researcher:

a) writing accounts that are immune to criticism.

b) being unwilling to present the interpretation of research participants.

c) presenting the phenomena in question as having a single meaning.

d) using religious symbolism in the writing up of their research.

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