Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach is a concise and straightforward introduction for students to the world of business research. The skill-building approach provides students with practical perspectives on how research can be applied in real business situations.
xxiii, 420 p.
24 cm.
ill.
Introduction to research --
The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation --
Defining and refining the problem --
The critical literature review --
Theoretical framework and hypothesis development --
Elements in research design --
Interviews --
Data collection methods : observation --
Administering questionnaires --
Experimental designs --
Measurement variables : operational definition --
Measurement : scaling, reliability and validity --
Sampling --
Quantitative data analysis --
Quantitative data analysis : hypothesis testing --
Qualitative data analysis --
The research report.