Lecture 2

Question 1

What are the steps in academic research?

Answer 1

1. Question
2. Method
3. Results
4. Conclusion

Question 2

What is a Main RQ

Answer 2

What issue or problem will you study and what your research will seek to find out, explain and answer.

Question 3

In quantitative studies RQ should …

Answer 3

…be in line with conceptual model

Question 4

In qualitative studies RQ guides …

Answer 4

…all steps in the research process

Question 5

Research question of quantitative

Answer 5

Specific, Static, Concepts

Question 6

Research question of qualitative

Answer 6

General, Evolving, Phenomena

Question 7

To what extent do entrepreneurial competences of the founder influence a success of a start-up firm?

Answer 7

Quantitative

Question 8

How do entrepreneurial competences of start-up founders develop over time?

Answer 8

Qualitative

Question 9

To what extent do internet-based recruitment and selection of potential students influence the number of students’ enrollment?

Answer 9

Quantitative

Question 10

In what ways do the issue of coupons at supermarket checkouts affect buyer behavior?

Answer 10

Qualitative

Question 11

Exploratory RQ

Answer 11

How, What

Question 12

Explanatory RQ

Answer 12

Why

Question 13

Evaluative RQ

Answer 13

To what extent, How, What

Question 14

What are characteristics of good research question?

Answer 14

1. Researchable
2. Not too broad or too narrow
3. Relevant
4. Indicating the type of research
5. Specifying the subject
6. Specifying concepts (and relations between them)
7. Clear and accurate
8. Manageable (time and your abilities)

Question 15

Sources of research ideas - Rational thinking

Answer 15

•	Examining your own strengths and interests
•	Examining staff research interests
•	Looking at past project titles
•	Discussion
•	Searching existing literature
Scanning the media

Question 16

Sources of research ideas - Creative thinking

Answer 16

• Keeping a notebook of your ideas
• Exploring personal preferences using past projects
• Exploring relevance to business using literature
• Relevance threes
Brainstorming

Question 17

If your RQ is unique, how will you set it up in the existing literature (theoretical framework)!!!

Answer 17

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Question 18

In order to come up with a good RQ you need a good understanding of the literature around the topic of interest!!!

Answer 18

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Question 19

When developing your RQ, think beyond what you have already done (related but new)!!!

Answer 19

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Question 20

Not too large, not too small!!!

Answer 20

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Question 21

What is literature review and how to conduct it?

Answer 21

“The selection of available documents (both published and unpublished) on the topic, which contain information, ideas, data and evidence written from a particular standpoint to fulfil certain aims or express certain views on the nature of the topic and to how it is to be investigated, and the effective evaluation of these documents in relation to the research being proposed.”

Question 22

Literature review

Answer 22

• Shares the results of other studies.
• Relates the study to the larger dialog in the literature.
• Provides a framework for establishing the importance of the study.
• Provides a benchmark for comparing the results to other findings.

Question 23

Literature review meaning

Answer 23

o a constructively critical analysis of the relevant literature,
o a critical judgement of the literature.

IT IS NOT:
o a description or
o a summary of what was said in the literature.

Question 24

Literature search and evaluation

Answer 24

1. Identify the parameters of your search.
2. Identify the search terms, phrases, key words.
3. Identify selection criteria for relevant and useful material.
4. Search in the databases/search engines.
5. Locate about 50 articles and/or books.
6. Skim this material and identify relevant publications. Save the relevant material.
7. Design a literature map.