TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas,Alan
TI  - Research skills for management studies
SN  - 9780415268981
U1  - 658.0072 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Management
N1  - "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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003010827.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2003010827-d.html
ER  -