James Vea, Anthony

Business research methods Anthony James Veal, Bill Ticehurst - South Melbourne, Vic. : Pearson Addison Wesley, 2005. - xx, 362 pages : 26 cm.

Part I. Preparation: 1. The research process; 2. Approaches to research; 3. Planning and designing research projects; 4. Using the literature -- Part II. Data Collection Methods: 5. Secondary data sources; 6. Observation; 7. Qualitative methods; 8. Questionnaire surveys; 9. The case study method; 10. Experimental research; 11. Sampling and its implications -- Part III. Analysis: 12. Analysing secondary data; 13. Survey analysis; 14. Statistical analysis; 15. Qualitative analysis -- Part IV. Reporting: 16. Reporting research results -- Appendices.

Written for undergraduate and postgraduate students and practising managers. Assumes no prior knowledge of research or statistics. Provides a broad overview of a range of contemporary business research methods, from critical interpretive perspectives, through questionnaire survey methods and more. Veal from Uni of Tech, Sydney.

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Management--Research--Methodology
Business--Research