Mid Term Examination Spring ‘21

Course: Business Research Methods Date: 11th April, 2021

Teacher Name: Syed Ali Raza Duration: 9AM to 9PM

Semester: BBA(2Y) – 3 & 4 (A) Marks: 20

Student I.D: _______________ Program: BBA – 2 Years (H)

Instructions:
 Read all questions carefully.
 All questions are compulsory.
 You are required to use MS Word.
 Regular font must be 12 pt. and headings should be 14 pt.
 Text should be justified in formatting.
 Do not submit your solution other than pdf or word file format.
 Mid Term solution will be only acceptable through KASBIT LMS, assignment on email
will be directly rejected.

Question 1: (Marks 04)

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corporate governance quality and
ownership structure on the relationship between the agency cost and firm performance. Both
the fixed-effects model and a more robust dynamic panel generalized method of moment
estimation are applied to Chinese A-listed firms for the years 2008 to 2016. The results
show that the agency–performance relationship is positively moderated by (1) corporate
governance quality, (2) ownership concentration, and (3) non-state ownership. State
ownership has a negative effect on the agency–performance relationship. Various robust
tests of an alternative measure of agency cost confirm our main conclusions. The analysis
adds to the empirical literature on agency theory by providing useful insights into how
corporate governance and ownership concentration can help mitigate agency–performance
relationship. It also highlights the impact of ownership type on the relationship between
agency cost and firm performance. Our study supports the literature that agency cost and
firm performance are negatively related to the Chinese listed firms. The investors should
keep in mind the proxies of agency cost while choosing a specific stock. Secondly; the abuse
of managerial appropriation is higher in state-held firms as compared to non-state firms.
Policymakers can use these results to devise the investor protection rules so that managerial
appropriation can be minimized.
Required:
a) Suggest the topic for the above Abstract in your own words.
b) Describe the purpose of the research and research gap on which researcher has
conducted this research.
Question 2: (Marks 04)
a) Set the scenario base example for the Descriptive and Explanatory research, as one
example for both.

b) Place the following variables in the research model with the identification of variables
(Dependent, Independent, Moderating and Intervening):

Buying Behavior, Packaging Design, Ingredients Info, Advertising Strategy,

Customer Satisfaction and Availability of Product.
Question 3: (Marks 04)
What are the main components for writing any research proposal? Select any topic from the
following given topics and briefly define the components with respect to your selected topic.
i. Social Media and Business Opportunities
ii. Organizational Structure and Employee Performance
iii. Impact of after sale services on customer intension.

Question 4: (Marks 03)

What is literature review and why we need to include it in research? Define in your own
words.

Question 5: (Marks 05)

a) Suggest two other titles / topics for the attached Research Paper.
b) Identify the problems or purpose for conducting the given Research.
c) What are the Moderating and Intervening Variables which may play any role for the
research attached with this paper?
d) Write a summary of the research paper attached with this paper.

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the front page of Research Article).