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AIMST UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS

TUTORIAL 1

1. Explain what you understand by the word ‘Research’. Provide examples to support your
answer.

2. In an organization, how do managers relate research with their daily business routine tasks?

3. With an example describe the steps involve in business research.

4. Identify and explain five (5) attributes that characterize high quality research.

5. ‘Research is referred as a model of scientific inquiry’. Based on this statement, outline the
steps involve in research process.

6. Distinguished between quantitative and qualitative based research.

7. How do the terms “Hypothesis” and “Theory” differ in meaning?

8. Describe briefly with examples the distinction between basic research and applied research.

9. Explain the difference between historical, correlation and quasi experimental research.

10. Discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of using internal researchers in finding
solutions for problems faced in an organization.

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