Title: Part 1: Questions: Chapters 4-7: Research Methods for Business: A Skill-building Approach

Contents

The chapters/questions are from the below text:

Sekaran, U., & Bougie, R. (2013). Research methods for business: A skill-building approach (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Chapter 4: The Critical Literature Review

Q1. After studying and extracting information from all the relevant work done previously, how does the researcher know which references, articles, and information should be given prominence in the literature survey?

Chapter 5: Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses Development

Question 2: “Because literature survey is a time-consuming exercise, a good, in-depth interview should suffice to develop a theoretical framework.” Discuss this statement. 

Chapter 6: Elements of Research Design

7. Why is the unit of analysis an integral part of the research design?

Chapter 7: Data Collection Methods: Introduction and Interviews

8. Generally, data collected through unobtrusive methods are more reliable than data gathered through surveys. Discuss this statement.

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