GC University, Faisalabad.

LYALLPUR BUSINESS SCHOOL (LBS)

1st Assignment – Spring 2020
Course Title: Business Research Methods Course Code: MGT-504 _
Program / Section: BBS Department: LBS
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Semester: 4 Date: April 1st 2020
Total Marks: 50 Submission Date: 25th April 2020
Instructor: Dr. M. Waseem Bari
Note:
This is a handwritten assignment that should be written with blue ink
(material is taken from the book) and black ink (material is taken from video
lectures and your input). After completing the assignment, please scan the pages
and made a PDF file and upload to the portal. Don’t upload a single image. A single
image submission will be considered no submission.

Question 1

Explain the key features of business and management research and explain the
difference between basic and applied research, discuss the research process.

Marks 10, minimum words 1,000/-

Question 2

Generate (YOUR) research idea that will help in the choice of a suitable research
topic; Identify the attributes of a good research topic; explain the attributes
research question (s), and objectives.
Marks 10, minimum words 1,000/-

Question 3

Define Theory and importance of theory, threefold typology of theories, and

content of the research proposal.
Marks 10, minimum words 1,000/-

Question 4

Explain the key purposes of the literature review, Categories of Literature

Sources. what are the deductive and inductive approaches from the perspective
of the literature review and Plagiarism?
Marks 10, minimum words 1,000/-

Question 5

Explain the following,

1- Ontology, 2- Epistemology, 3- Pragmatism, 4- Positivism, 5- Realism, 6-
Interpretivism, 7- Axiology
Marks 10, minimum words 1,000/-