Employment of Questionnaire as Tool for Effective Business Research Outcome: Problems and Challenges

Adeniyi Akingbade Waidi ()
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Adeniyi Akingbade Waidi: Department of Business Administration, Lagos State University, Ojo; Lagos, NIGERIA

Global Economic Observer, 2016, vol. 4, issue 1, 136-144

Abstract: Questionnaire has to do with questions designed to gather information or data for analysis. Questionnaire has to be adequate, simple, focused and related to the subject which the research is set to achieve and to test the hypotheses and questions that are formulated for the study. But many questionnaires are constructed and administered without following proper guideline which hinders there end result. This paper assesses some of the guides for constructing questionnaire as well as it uses and the extent to which it enhanced manager’s access to reliable data and information. Descriptive method is employed for the study. Findings revealed that poor or badly prepared questionnaire produce questionnaire that does not provide effective results. Managers and researchers that use such questionnaire hardly achieve their organisational and research objectives. The need for good, well prepared and adequate questionnaire is exemplified by its being the primary tool for analytical research. The study recommends that questionnaire be properly prepared for effective research outcome.

Keywords: Questionnaire; Research; Business Research. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-05
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