1. What is the purpose of business research?

2. What is the definition of a hypothesis?

3. Compare and contrast the difference between scientific and business research.

4. Why is it important to properly frame a research question?

5. What is the purpose of a cost-benefit analysis?

6. List the primary elements that are contained within a well-written business research proposal.

7. What is the difference between primary and secondary data?

8. Give an example of poor ethics in research.

9. Your boss, Ms. Salina, presents you will a serious business problem. Sales in the Eastern region have been dropping for over 6 months. She knows that you have just finished a business research course and she wants you to research this problem. What is the first thing you would do?

10. Explain how you would use Descriptive Statistics in business research and the relationship to the research question/s.

11. What is an example of poor ethics in research?

12. What are some of the ethical issues of research associated with e-business?

13. How does culture impact ethics in global business settings?

14. How do you balance ethical consideration in research?