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082	0	0	_a658.0072 _bTHO
100	1		_aThomas, Alan
245	1	0	_aResearch skills for management studies
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _cc2004.
300			_axvi, 269 p. : _billustrations ;
500			_a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
505	0		_aResearch 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.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aManagement
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003010827.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2003010827-d.html
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