Chapter 2

Question 1

When does a business problem occur?

Answer 1

Desired state, actual situation can be improved.

Actual state, actual situation seriously wrong.

Question 2

What makes a good business problem?

Answer 2

Feasibility,

Relevance.

Question 3

What makes a business problem feasible?

Answer 3

Problem demarcated,
Expressed in variables,
Able to gather data.

Question 4

When is a business problem relevant?

Answer 4

For Managers,

For academic.

Question 5

What makes a good problem statement?

Answer 5

Formulated in variables and relations,
Open-ended,
Stated clearly.

Question 6

What makes a good research question?

Answer 6

Collectivley address the problem statement,
From theory to practical questions,
Stated clearly.

Question 7

A theoretical framework consists of?

Answer 7

Variable definitions,
Conceptual model,
Hypothese.

Question 8

Which types of variables are there?

Answer 8

Independent,
Dependent,
Mediating,
Modering.

Question 9

Which types of mediating?

Answer 9

Full,

Partial.

Question 10

Which types of moderating?

Answer 10

Pure,

Quasie.

Question 11

What makes a good hypothesis?

Answer 11

Derived from theory,
Testable,
Unambiguos.

Question 12

Which two types of hypothesis are there?

Answer 12

Directional,

Undirectional.

Question 13

Managerial relevance is looking at?

Answer 13

Who benefits from having the problem solved.

Question 14

Academic relevance is looking at?

Answer 14

If the problem not already has been solved in prior research.

Question 15

Managerial relevence is for?

Answer 15

Managers
End users
Public policy makers

Question 16

Academic relevance is for?

Answer 16

New topic
New contexct
Integrate scattered research
Reconcile contradictory research.

Question 17

What do you search in preliminary research?

Answer 17

Organization context

Extent literature

Question 18

A business problem is .. focused?

Answer 18

Manager focused.

Question 19

A problem statement is .. focused?

Answer 19

Research-focused.

Question 20

To what extent makes an?

Answer 20

Open-ended question.

Question 21

What are relationship variables?

Answer 21

How does .. affect (X > Y)

Question 22

Implication question is a … research question?

Answer 22

Practical research question.

Question 23

When the company name is mentioned in the research question this implies?

Answer 23

A practical research question.

Question 24

When the research question is directed at a single person this implies an?

Answer 24

A practical research question.

Question 25

What do you do with variable definitions if there are multiple?

Answer 25

Acknowledge the differences.

Focus on the shared meaning or pick one and define.

Question 26

What do you avoid when defining variables?

Answer 26

Jargon

Examples

Question 27

The moderator is an variable that?

Answer 27

Alters the strength and sometimes the direction of the realtionship between X and Y.

Question 28

The mediator is an variable in which?

Answer 28

X has an effect through the mediator then to Y.

Question 29

The alternate hypothese is the?

Answer 29

H1

Question 30

With hypothese you have to?

Answer 30

Provide a logical background.

Question 31

Theoretical research questions are based on?

Answer 31

Context question

Conceptualisation question

Question 32

Practical research questions are based on?

Answer 32

Relationship questions (effect of X on Y)
Implication question (how to implement)

Question 33

Mediating variable is for .. and …?

Answer 33

Why or how.

Question 34

Moderator variable is for .. and ..?

Answer 34

When or whom.

Question 35

The word X with .. through Y is considerd?

Answer 35

A mediator.

Question 36

The word X whichs alters the strength of X between Y is considered?

Answer 36

A moderator.