The course is Research Method

please answer question 1 and 2

EXAMINATION OUESTIONS QUESTION ONE The role of micro, medium and small-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the economic development of Ghana cannot be underestimated. MSMEs account for about 92% of businesses in Ghana and contribute approximately 70% to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They also create employment to many Ghanaians and serve as a major tool for poverty alleviation, In spite of the important roles of MSMEs in the development of Ghana's coonomy, the recent Covid-19 pandemic and Ukraine war have affected the profitability and operations of many MSMEs, leading to the collapse of some of them. Some have argued that the collapse of these MSMEs is the result of poor implementation of corporate governance principles and practices in these enterprises. These principles include business registration, record keeping. management structure, business Plan and auditing (both internal and external). Implementation of good corporate governanee principles and practices can have positive impact on the performance of MSMEs in Ghana. As a student of Research Methods, you have been asked to conduct research to understand the underlying reasons why there is poor implementation of the corporate governance principles in MSMEs in the Ga South Municipality. Design your research project by responding to the followine anostions QUESTION TWO a. You intend to collect data for a qualitative study. Discuss the merits and demerits of four (4) methods that could be suitable for collecting the data [10 marks] b. Most researchers tend to use sample in their study rather than the research population. Discuss this statement in relation to sampling as a technique in research [10 marks] 2 Previous studies of exports performance in Ghana were carried out at the aggregate level. This current study performs a disaggregated analysis of exports of three major products, namely, timber, tourism, and gold. This kind of analysis is useful for developing sector-based export promotion policies. The results from one of the estimations are presented in the table below. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow. Use the 5% level of significance when needed. Table 1: Regression output of exports of gold in Ghana Dependent Variable: Exports of gold EXAMINATION OUESTIONS QUESTION ONE The role of micro, medium and small-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the economic development of Ghana cannot be underestimated. MSMEs account for about 92% of businesses in Ghana and contribute approximately 70% to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They also create employment to many Ghanaians and serve as a major tool for poverty alleviation, In spite of the important roles of MSMEs in the development of Ghana's coonomy, the recent Covid-19 pandemic and Ukraine war have affected the profitability and operations of many MSMEs, leading to the collapse of some of them. Some have argued that the collapse of these MSMEs is the result of poor implementation of corporate governance principles and practices in these enterprises. These principles include business registration, record keeping. management structure, business Plan and auditing (both internal and external). Implementation of good corporate governanee principles and practices can have positive impact on the performance of MSMEs in Ghana. As a student of Research Methods, you have been asked to conduct research to understand the underlying reasons why there is poor implementation of the corporate governance principles in MSMEs in the Ga South Municipality. Design your research project by responding to the followine anostions QUESTION TWO a. You intend to collect data for a qualitative study. Discuss the merits and demerits of four (4) methods that could be suitable for collecting the data [10 marks] b. Most researchers tend to use sample in their study rather than the research population. Discuss this statement in relation to sampling as a technique in research [10 marks] 2 Previous studies of exports performance in Ghana were carried out at the aggregate level. This current study performs a disaggregated analysis of exports of three major products, namely, timber, tourism, and gold. This kind of analysis is useful for developing sector-based export promotion policies. The results from one of the estimations are presented in the table below. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow. Use the 5% level of significance when needed. Table 1: Regression output of exports of gold in Ghana Dependent Variable: Exports of gold