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Research methods for business students / Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, Adrian Thornhill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2009.Edition: 5th edDescription: 672 p. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780273716860 (pbk.) :
  • 9780273716860 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.0072 SAU
LOC classification:
  • HD30.4 .S28 2009
Contents:
The nature of business and management research and structure of this book -- Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Understanding research philosophies and approaches -- Formulating the research design -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Using secondary data -- Collecting primary data through observation -- Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- Writing and presenting your project report.
Summary: Using real-life case studies and written with a student-centred approach, this 5th edition provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to undertake a piece of business research making the best use of IT where appropriate.
List(s) this item appears in: Group Project and Integrative Learning
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 658.0072 SAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 218949
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 658.0072 SAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216012
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 658.0072 SAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216013
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Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature of business and management research and structure of this book -- Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Understanding research philosophies and approaches -- Formulating the research design -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Using secondary data -- Collecting primary data through observation -- Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- Writing and presenting your project report.

Using real-life case studies and written with a student-centred approach, this 5th edition provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to undertake a piece of business research making the best use of IT where appropriate.

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