Research skills for management studies

Thomas, Alan

Research skills for management studies - London ; New York : Routledge, c2004. - xvi, 269 p. : illustrations ;

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."

Research skills and how to acquire them -- What is research? -- Ways of knowing -- Problem fields -- Problem identification -- Research ethics -- Research strategies: the experiment and survey -- Research strategies: the case study, ethnography and action research -- Data construction by asking questions -- Data construction by making observations -- Data construction by using documents and records -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Writing and publication.

"Designed as a comprehensive introduction to the main phases of a research project, this textbook leads students from the very first stage of initiation right through to final publication. It considers the nature of research skills and the fundamental elements of the research process, while also exploring the institutional context in which management research is carried out."--Jacket.

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