IIBM Institute of Business Management
Examination Paper MM.100
Research Methodology
Section A: Objective Type
Multiple Choices:
1. Research is an art of _________ investigation
a. Technological
b. Scientific
c. Political
d. None of the above
2. Exploratory research is flexible and very ________ research
a. Variable
b. Visuals
c. Versatile
d. None of the above
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10. Chi – square is an important ______ test
a. Parametric
b. Probability
c. Non – parametric
d. None the above
Part Two:
1. What is ‘Sequential sampling’?
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4. What are the cautions to be taken on ?2 (chi square) test?
Section B: Case lets
Case let 1
Swastika Computer System was established in 1981 at Delhi to provide computer training. In 1980s computer education was relatively new in India. Personal computers 286 existed and MS DOS was the operating system. Languages like Basic, Pascal, COBOL, FORTRAN were used in programming.
Swastika Computer Systems was established with their support departments namely computer assembly, faculty training and computer servicing department. In the first financial year, it recorded a turnover of Rs 11.5 lakhs. Within a few years of its existence, Swastik Computer System opened its
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1. What according to you went wrong at the Bhopal branch?
2. What can be done to revive the Bhopal branch?
Case let 2
Mind tree which was founded in 1999 in India by a group of IT professionals who wanted to chart a somewhat distinctive path. Today, it has a top line of $269 million and is rated as one of the most promising mid-sized IT services companies. Creditable as that is, Mind Tree does not want to be just that. There is an element of serendipity about what it has been doing over the last year. In 2008, it designated one of its founders Subroto Bagchi ‘Gardener’, a gimmicky signal, intended to declare
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1. What do you analyse as the main reason behind the success of Mind tree?
2. Do you think that redefining the mission statement shows the lacunae on the part of the founder members of an organization? Why?
Section C: Applied Theory
1. What are the various methods of collecting statistical data? Explain in brief their merits and demerits.
2. What do mean by Research design. What are basic types of research design?
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