The nature of business and management research - Understanding theory: components and connections
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What is a concept?
What is the difference between a construct and a concept?
A construct aims at more abstract side of research, therefore it is widely used in social research. A construct is usually build up of a number of concepts, since constructs are more abstract and difficult to define they tend to consist of more than one concept.
What is the use of operational definitions?
By using operational definitions we make the more abstract and difficult to understand constructs and making them measurable
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What is a moderating variable (MV)?
The MV adds a condition or extra relationship to the DV, for example: age, income etc.
WHy are concepts improtant in research?
WHat are the challenges with concepts?
Concepts provide progressive levels of abstraction. Table is a very objective concept, but personality is more difficult to visualice.
What are control, confounding and intervening variables?
Control variable: To make sure that other factors do not effect our DV.
Confounding variable: Basically the same as the CV, only aims at reducing the bias of other variables.
Intervening variable: A variable that effect the IV and MV, so it indirectly effects the DV, however it cannot be measured directly, since it works via the IV and MV.
What is a conceptual scheme?
What is a moderating / interatciont variable and why is it sometimes included?
Wat is een "confounding variable"?
What is an extraneous variable and what to do with them?
What are confounding variables?
What is an intervenign variable?
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