2-While an MBA student was searching for a research topic, he considered the attributes associated with a good topic. However, he could not decide which of the following characteristics can be excluded. What do you suggest? *

• Simplicity
• Availability of financial resources
• Appropriateness
• Feasibility

3-A researcher decided to study the effects of monetary investments in TV advertisements on the sales of a certain good in units. He conducted statistical analysis using SPSS to find possible correlations between the research variables. Specify the philosophy, approach and method employed by the researcher. *

• Pragmatism, deductive approach, quantitative method
• Positivism, inductive approach, qualitative method
• Positivism, deductive approach, quantitative method
• Critical realism, abductive approach, mixed methods

4-A practitioner researcher considered the focus of interest in the field of his research. He wanted to get an absolute answer for the focus of interest, before starting his work. So he enlisted some foci of interest before starting his work. Which one of the following statements describes what he has to focus on? *

• Basic understanding
• Why knowledge
• Usable and 'Why' Knowledge
• Usable knowledge

5-A researcher wanted to conduct a research that is absolutely value-free, as he was attempting to be extremely objective in his work. Which philosophy do you recommend that he uses to underpin such a research? *

• Interpretivim
• Positivism
• Critical realism