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The document is a test bank for Chapter 4 of 'Research Methods for Business' that includes multiple-choice questions with indicated correct answers. It covers the importance of literature reviews in research, their functions, and the quality of sources used. Key concepts include the relevance of literature reviews, their impact on research findings, and ethical considerations in research practices.

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ch4 Test Bank

The document is a test bank for Chapter 4 of 'Research Methods for Business' that includes multiple-choice questions with indicated correct answers. It covers the importance of literature reviews in research, their functions, and the quality of sources used. Key concepts include the relevance of literature reviews, their impact on research findings, and ethical considerations in research practices.

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Research Methods

for Business

Lecturer Testbank
Chapter 4
Answers are indicated with a *

1. A literature review helps the researcher to undertake research that is relevant.


a. T*
b. F

2. A literature review adds to the probability of finding significant relationships.


a. T*
b. F

3. The functions of the critical literature review depend on the specific research approach that is
taken.
*a.T
b. F

4. In inductive research, a literature review will help the researcher to develop a theoretical
framework and hypotheses.
a. T
*b.F

5. A critical literature review ensures that the research effort is positioned relative to existing
knowledge and builds on this knowledge.
*a.T
b. F
6. A critical literature review ensures that a clearer idea emerges as to what variables will be
important to consider, why they are considered important, and how they should be investigated to
solve the problem.
*a.T
b. F
7. A critical literature review may have a negative effect on the testability and replicability of
the findings of the current research.
*a.T
b. F

8. The quality of a literature review depends on a cautious selection and reading of books, academic
and professional journals, reports, theses, conference proceedings, unpublished manuscripts, and
the like.
*a.T

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Research Methods
for Business
b. F

9. Conference proceedings are quite valuable if you are working in a relatively new area or domain.
*a.T
b. F

10. PhD theses often contain an exhaustive review of the literature in a specific area.
*a.T
b. F

11. The quality of the journal that published an article is unrelated to the quality of a research article.
a. T
*b.F

12. Online databases display only the bibliographic citations such as the name of the author, the title
of the article (or book), source of publication, and the like.
a. T
*b.F

13. Articles and books that were written thirty or even forty years ago should never be included in
the literature review.
a. T
*b.F

14. Both purposely misrepresenting the work of others and plagiarism are considered to be fraud.
*a.T
b. F

15. Providing inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it impossible to find them is a
form of plagiarism.
*a.T
b. F

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