Research methods for business students /
Mark N. K. Saunders, Philip Lewis and Adrian Thornhill.
- Second edition.
- xvi, 479 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Previous ed.: 1997.
Bibliography: p. 438-445. - Includes index.
The nature of business and management research and how to use this book -- Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Deciding on the research approach and choosing a research strategy -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Using secondary data -- Collecting primary data through observation -- Collecting primary data using semi-structured and in-depth interviews -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing quantitive data -- Analysing qualitative data -- Writing your project report.