MNG03048 Quantitative Research Methods

Value: 30% (marked out of 30)

Answer the questions below.

Please ensure that your assignment is submitted as a single document and the answers are displayed in a logical format. The word limit for each question is 400. Ensure you reference your work.

The word limit for each question is 400.

Question 1 (3 marks)

Define the business research and describe its task.

Question 2 (3 marks)

How have technology and internationalization affected business research?

Question 3 (4 marks)

Define knowledge management. What is its purpose within an organization?

Question 4 (4 marks)

What makes a decision support system successful?

Question 5 (4 marks)

What does the statement “There is nothing so practical as a good theory” mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain why.

Question 6 (4 marks)

What is meant by the sampling terms “population” and “sample”? Why are they important in business research?

Question 7 (4 marks)

Why is “defining research objectives” of the research process probably the most important stage?

Question 8 (4 marks)

What are the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics?