Questions and Answers of Research Methods Business

evaluate the quality of your data;
clarify the relationship between research, theory and practice;
examine the implications of using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods;
highlight key differences between qualitative and quantitative data;
identify the main types of research studies in HRM research;
decide what data to gather and when;
formulate alternative explanations arising from your data analysis and justify the conclusions that you draw.
evaluate the trustworthiness of your data gathering and analysis process;
find out more about computer assisted qualitative data analysis software in relation to your project objectives;
identify the main components of discourse analysis and evaluate its use to analyse qualitative data;
undertake a thematic analysis of your data;
prepare your data so that you can both describe and analyse your qualitative data in order to answer your research question;
think about different ways of analysing documentary and organisational information.
identify the most appropriate and relevant forms of organisational evidence for your research;
identify sources of secondary data across organisations;
determine how to make use of data from management information systems;
differentiate between materials that can be used as part of the literature review and materials that can be used as part of the research;
evaluate the use of different types of evidence (written and visual) in designing and implementing a research project;
identify documents or organisational evidence that will help to answer your research questions;
complete any necessary ethical scrutiny processes required by your organisation and/or study centre.
identify and address ethical issues arising from your research and the research of others;
examine how your responsibilities as an HR professional are linked to your ethical choices as a researcher;
explain the development of national and international standards for HR practice;
discuss the importance of ethical practice for the HR profession;
reference your work in a credible way.
plan and structure your literature review;
read in a critically evaluative way;
establish an effective note-taking and recording system;
identify what you need to read and where to find it;
develop your skills of project planning.
identify potential sources of information for your project and how you might access it;
evaluate different research strategies;
clarify and articulate your research methodology;
focus your project by developing a research aim and research objectives or questions;
develop ideas for a research project;
consider how to build on prior learning.
reflect upon the key relationships that will support and enhance your project;
compare different approaches to HR research and the opportunities presented by an investigation of a business issue;
consider your role and influences as a researcher;
identify the different components of an effective research project and the skills needed;
define what is meant by research in the context of HRM&D and how it can contribute to effective policy and practice;
Q. What is the most appropriate way you can help from your perspective as a mentor?
Q. Of the ways in which you might help, which require you to become the least involved in the situation and which require you to be more involved?
Q. What are the different ways you might help them with this?
Q. How have you learned this yourself, or how has that belief been relevant for you?
Q. If they adopted this belief/principle, how would that affect their progress or situations?
Q. If you thought about this topic more generally, what principle or belief do you think they most need to operate from, e.g. ‘Learn to set boundaries and say “no”’or ‘Stay focused on
Q. Thinking about your mentee, what do they most need help with, e.g. handling conflict or making decisions or coping with pressure?
Q. What boundaries might I want to put around this relationship, e.g. my level of involvement, type of assistance I can offer, etc.?
Q. What are my potential barriers? (What might stop me being successful?) How will I overcome them?
Q. What sense of purpose have I got for mentoring this person? (Why am I doing this?)
Q. What are my practical considerations, e.g. time, location, medium of communication?
Q. What is the broader context for this, e.g. who else needs to be involved, are there stakeholders, etc.?
Q. How much do I need to know about my mentee’s situation and circumstances, and what understanding do they need of mine?
Q. What questions do you have that you still need to answer?
Q. Many of the mentors illustrated have some element of‘mystery’ or ‘dubious past’. How could this be relevant for a mentor now, i.e. why is it a useful idea to consider?
Q. What do the previous mentor characters seem to have in common?
Q. Think about how you relate to them, e.g. how much affinity or benevolence (generosity) do you feel towards them?
Q. How much does this person appear to respect you, or even look up to you?
Q. Outside of your immediate family, e.g. your partner, children, etc., what relationships are you aware of where someone values your views and opinions and can often be influenced by those?
Q. What relationships do you have right now that appear to fit the criteria of mentorship, e.g. someone you respect, someone you learn from, a relationship that feels ‘personal’ in a positive way?
Q. Who would you generally credit as being your mentors in life?
Q. During your career, who has had a positive influence on how you operate professionally?
Q. In your youth, was there a particular teacher, relation or friend who you would credit with having taught you lessons in life you are grateful for?
Q. Thinking about your childhood and growing up, who had a positive influence on how you see the world?
●● What are your unseen ‘barriers’ or ‘blocks’ to effective mentoring, e.g. beliefs, behaviours or circumstances? How can you overcome them?
●● How can you start practising these principles right away?
●● What areas do you need to focus on to become a better mentor, e.g. behaviours, principles and process?
●● What does becoming a better mentor mean to you, e.g. what are the benefits?
●● What is mentoring and how is it distinct from other types of relationship?
Working in groups of two, read each other a report and give critical comments regarding the structure of the report and the languageflow.AppendixLO1
Pick up a Master’s/PhD dissertation and write a two-page executive summary.AppendixLO1
Pick up a Master’s thesis from the library and prepare a 15-minute presentation.AppendixLO1
Is writing for publication different from writing up a thesis? How?AppendixLO1
What are the most important issues to be considered when writing the final report for a research project?AppendixLO1
What are the differences between writing a company report and writing a thesis?AppendixLO1
You are working on a qualitative research project that involves interviewing several firms to understand how companies evaluate a new market to enter. Suggest ways to enhance the reliability of your
Discuss the emic and etic approach of data collection for a multi-country research project that you have to undertake. Select three countries of your choice and explain how you can use these
A firm wants to go into a new market and is analysing Russia and India as possible candidates. Do you think thefirm can collect demographic data on the two markets and compare them to see which
How can a cross-cultural research project be most meaningful? What adjustments are necessary to accommodate cultural differences?AppendixLO1
Explain the two concepts emic and etic. How can we handle these issues in cross-cultural research?AppendixLO1
What is meant by the equivalence of the unit of analysis? Explain with examples.AppendixLO1
Is cross-cultural research different from research in the same cultural setting? Discuss.AppendixLO1
Reese and Robins (2017) investigate whether companies earn abnormal returns when their shares are added to the SandP500 index. Download the spreadsheet that accompanies the article (see link on p.
Use any online facility (e.g. www.truity.com/test/big-five-personalitytest)to assess your personality scores according to the Five Factors model.a. Which questionnaire items do you think load on to
In addition to market-based capabilities, what other capabilities may be important for firm performance?a. Do a literature review to identify importantfirm-level capabilities and how they are
Read the article by Ramaswami et al. (2009) on market-based capabilities.a. How do the authors define and measure market-based capabilities?b. How do they assess the validity and reliability of these
What is the cumulative abnormal return in event studies?AppendixLO1
What is the difference between moderation and mediation in structural equation modelling?AppendixLO1
What are the main objectives of factor analysis?AppendixLO1
Consider the estimated export performance model in Table 11.1 (model 4).EXP18 is measured as a percentage (mean = 38.0%), while AGE is measured in years (mean = 31 years).a. What will be the
Consider the estimated export performance model in Table 11.1 (model 4).What is the predicted value of export intensity (EXP18):a. For an automobile firm located in the north that has 200 employees,
In Section 11.5, we reported that the inclusion of the two SECTOR dummy variables (i.e. DELEC, DTEXT) in the export performance model(3) had led to a highly significant (p
Enter the data from Appendix A in an Excel spreadsheet (or a statistical package of your choice). Estimate the export performance model assuming that there are semi-logarithmic relationships
What is common method variance, when is it likely to occur, and why is it a problem?AppendixLO1
What is the relationship between the total sum of squares (SST), the regression sum of squares (SSR), and the sum of squared residuals (SSE)in multiple regression analysis?AppendixLO1
What is omitted variable bias, when is it likely to occur, and why is it a problem?AppendixLO1
Suggest examples of relationships between variables that are likely to be:a. linear;b. positive semi-logarithmic;c. quadratic (U-shaped);d. quadratic (inverse U-shaped).AppendixLO1
Suggest alternative measures to operationalize a concept such as the‘international experience’ of a firm. What are the strengths or weaknesses of the alternative measures?AppendixLO1
Suppose your computer output provides you with the following estimates of means:a. Mean = 0.87459313. How would you report this mean to three significant figures?b. Mean = 1 956 288.26. How would you

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