BUS642: Business Research Methods And Tools
Week 2 Assignment
BUS642: Business Research Methods & Tools
ASSIGNMENTS TO COMPLETE:
Chapter 2 - Discussion Questions (Making Research Decisions) #1
Chapter 6 - Discussion Questions (Terms in Review) #1-5
Chapter 14 - Discussion Questions (Making Research Decisions) # 7
Chapter 2 – Discussion Questions – Making Research Decisions #1:
A. What are the most prudent decisions she can make about her responsibilities to herself and others?
The most prudent decisions she can make about her responsibilities to herself and others, in my opinion, would be to turn the papers to the airline. The reason I believe it would be the best thing to do is because if her employer were to find out she ran the risk to get fired and …show more content…
Ascribing causality is more difficult when conclusions have been reached because you are testing the research to see if it is true or not.
Correlation does not imply causation. Illustrate this point with examples from business.
Correlation just means when two or more variables share a common element or relationship.
3. Using yourself as the subject, give an example of each of the following asymmetrical relationships:
a. Stimulus-response: A great example that affects me at my job is the new internet use rule. We are now not allowed to use the internet at work and if affects me because I used to internet all the time.
b. Property-disposition: Social class and opinions about taxation affect me all the time because I am an accountant and deal with these issues constantly.
c. Disposition-Behavior: Going above and beyond at work is a great example of disposition behavior.
d. Property-Behavior: For me specifically age affects property because everything changes with age.
4. Why not use more control variables rather than depend on randomization as the means of controlling extraneous
BUS642: Business Research Methods & Tools
ASSIGNMENTS TO COMPLETE:
Chapter 2 - Discussion Questions (Making Research Decisions) #1
Chapter 6 - Discussion Questions (Terms in Review) #1-5
Chapter 14 - Discussion Questions (Making Research Decisions) # 7
Chapter 2 – Discussion Questions – Making Research Decisions #1:
A. What are the most prudent decisions she can make about her responsibilities to herself and others?
The most prudent decisions she can make about her responsibilities to herself and others, in my opinion, would be to turn the papers to the airline. The reason I believe it would be the best thing to do is because if her employer were to find out she ran the risk to get fired and …show more content…
Ascribing causality is more difficult when conclusions have been reached because you are testing the research to see if it is true or not.
Correlation does not imply causation. Illustrate this point with examples from business.
Correlation just means when two or more variables share a common element or relationship.
3. Using yourself as the subject, give an example of each of the following asymmetrical relationships:
a. Stimulus-response: A great example that affects me at my job is the new internet use rule. We are now not allowed to use the internet at work and if affects me because I used to internet all the time.
b. Property-disposition: Social class and opinions about taxation affect me all the time because I am an accountant and deal with these issues constantly.
c. Disposition-Behavior: Going above and beyond at work is a great example of disposition behavior.
d. Property-Behavior: For me specifically age affects property because everything changes with age.
4. Why not use more control variables rather than depend on randomization as the means of controlling extraneous