Management and Business Research
Sixth Edition
by Mark Easterby-Smith, Richard Thorpe, Paul R. Jackson and Lena J. Jaspersen
Student Resources
Practice Quizzes
1. What is the definition of ontology?
- a specific way of gathering and analysing information
- a general set of assumptions about ways of inquiring into the nature of the world
- philosophical assumptions about the nature of reality
- a combination of techniques used to inquire into a specific situation
Ans: C
2. What is the definition of epistemology?
- a specific way of gathering and analysing information
- a general set of assumptions about ways of inquiring into the nature of the world
- philosophical assumptions about the nature of reality
- a combination of techniques used to inquire into a specific situation
Ans: B
3. What is the definition of methodology?
- a specific way of gathering and analysing information
- a general set of assumptions about ways of inquiring into the nature of the world
- philosophical assumptions about the nature of reality
- a combination of techniques used to inquire into a specific situation
Ans: D
4. What is the definition of methods and techniques?
- a specific way of gathering and analysing information
- a general set of assumptions about ways of inquiring into the nature of the world
- philosophical assumptions about the nature of reality
- a combination of techniques used to inquire into a specific situation
Ans: A
5. Which of the following statements best describes relativism?
- Facts exist and can be revealed.
- Facts are all human creations.
- Facts are dependent on the viewpoint of the observer.
- Facts are concrete but cannot be accessed directly.
Ans: C
6. Below are some philosophical assumptions in relation to positivism. Which statement does not fit assumptions in relation to positivism?
- Independence: The observer must be independent from what is being observed.
- Causality: The aim of the social sciences should be to identify causal explanations and fundamental laws that explain regularities in human behavior.
- Contextualism: Problems as a whole are better understood if they are seen in their widest possible context and in relation to their most detailed dimensions.
- Generalization: In order to move from the specific to the general it is necessary to select random samples of sufficient size, from which inferences may be drawn about the wider population.
Ans: C