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1. Research done with the intention of applying the results of the findings to solve specific problems currently being experienced in an organization is called basic research.

2. Research done chiefly to make a contribution to existing knowledge is called basic, fundamental, or pure research.

3. Applied research is not scientific in nature.

4. An advantage of engaging in an external team to do the research project is that the external team can draw on a wealth of experience from having worked with different types of organizations that have had the same or similar types of problems.

5. A deductive investigation is based on theoretically logical reasoning.

6. It is impossible to test hypotheses via case studies.

7. For a constructionist, science and scientific research is seen as the way to get at the truth

8. Positivists believe that the world (as we know it!) is mentally constructed.

9. Once we have identified the management problem, it needs to be narrowed down to a researchable topic for study.

10. The selection of an academic perspective on the problem allows us to draw upon a rich body of literature to help us to solve the problem.

11. Secondary data refers to information that the researcher gathers first hand through instruments such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, or observation.

12. PhD theses often contain an exhaustive review of the literature in a specific area.

13. The quality of the journal that published an article is unrelated to the quality of a research article.

14. Providing inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it impossible to find them is a form of plagiarism.

15. A mediating variable influences the relationship between two variables.

16. A moderating variable changes the relationship between a dependent and an independent variable.

17. Correlational studies done in organizations are called field studies.

18. A researcher wants to determine the cause-effect relationship between price discounts and sales. A field experiment would be an appropriate way to test this relationship.

19. Interviews can help you to better interpret the results of a quantitative investigation.

20. An advantage of face-to-face interviews is that the respondents are able to end the interview on every moment.

21. Interview bias is typically introduced by the interviewee.