Q1 You are working in a manufacturing company that has branches throughout the country. The managing director is mindful of the fact that managers of the branches need to talk over common problems on a regular basis. That is why there have always been monthly meetings. However, she is becoming increasingly concerned that these meetings are not cost-effective. Fuze online meeting service provider reported that executives considered more than 67% of meetings to be failures, yet more than 37 billion is spent on unproductive meetings. Too many managers see them as an unwelcome intrusion. They feel that their time would be better spent pursuing their principal job objectives. Other managers see is as 'day off: an opportunity to recharge the batteries. The managing director asked you to carry out a research on the cost effectiveness of the monthly meetings. You have defined the research questions you are seeking to answer as What are the managers' opinions of the value of their monthly meetings? Your principal research strategy will be a survey using a questionnaire to all managers who attend the monthly meetings. However, you are keen to triangulate your findings. (a) Identify ONE (1) main issue in the above case study. (2 marks) (b) Construct TWO (2) research objectives that can be derived from the case. (2 marks) (c) List TWO (2) possible variables to measure the meeting effectiveness from your point of view. (2 marks) (d) (i) Elaborate the steps involved in designing the survey that is appropriate for the study. (10 marks) (ii) Discuss a suitable sampling technique appropriate for the study with justification. (4 marks) (iii) Recommend a sampling frame suitable for the study with justification. (4 marks) (e) (i) Define triangulation method. (2 marks) (ii) Determine TWO (2) benefits of research triangulation method from the context of the above case. (4 marks) Q1 You are working in a manufacturing company that has branches throughout the country. The managing director is mindful of the fact that managers of the branches need to talk over common problems on a regular basis. That is why there have always been monthly meetings. However, she is becoming increasingly concerned that these meetings are not cost-effective. Fuze online meeting service provider reported that executives considered more than 67% of meetings to be failures, yet more than 37 billion is spent on unproductive meetings. Too many managers see them as an unwelcome intrusion. They feel that their time would be better spent pursuing their principal job objectives. Other managers see is as 'day off: an opportunity to recharge the batteries. The managing director asked you to carry out a research on the cost effectiveness of the monthly meetings. You have defined the research questions you are seeking to answer as What are the managers' opinions of the value of their monthly meetings? Your principal research strategy will be a survey using a questionnaire to all managers who attend the monthly meetings. However, you are keen to triangulate your findings. (a) Identify ONE (1) main issue in the above case study. (2 marks) (b) Construct TWO (2) research objectives that can be derived from the case. (2 marks) (c) List TWO (2) possible variables to measure the meeting effectiveness from your point of view. (2 marks) (d) (i) Elaborate the steps involved in designing the survey that is appropriate for the study. (10 marks) (ii) Discuss a suitable sampling technique appropriate for the study with justification. (4 marks) (iii) Recommend a sampling frame suitable for the study with justification. (4 marks) (e) (i) Define triangulation method. (2 marks) (ii) Determine TWO (2) benefits of research triangulation method from the context of the above case. (4 marks)