QUESTION $1(50$ Marks$)$

You have been funded by an organisation to carry out an empirical study on how leadership styles affect job satisfaction in the organisation. Taking this as the point of departure, answer the following questions.

QUESTION $2(25$ Marks$)$

a$)$A single perception of reality does not exist. There is no explicit $$condition$$ or $$situation$$ that everyone

interprets as universal reality$.($Jonker & Pennink, $2010$: $3)$

$(15$

marks$)$

Discuss the above assertion in the context of the main paradigmatic stances of research.

b$)$ Theorising and conceptualising are somehow confusing constructs in research. In your own understanding.

$(10$

marks$)$

Provide a detaled explaination of these two $($what do they mean$),$ highlighting their significance in undertaking

research.

QUESTION $3(25$ Marks$)$

a$)$ Compare and contrast research methodology and methods

$(5$

marks$)$

b$)$ Identify and characterise the three main research approaches, paying attention to their applicability$/$ their

purpose in research.

$(15$

marks$)$

c$)$ Explain ethnography as a data collection method. In doing so$,$ clearly indicate its main advantages.