Postgraduate research in business : a critical guide / Sarah Quinton and Teresa Smallbone.
By: Quinton, Sarah.
Contributor(s): Smallbone, Teresa.
Series: Sage study skills. Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2006Description: ix, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1412908361 (pbk.); 1412908353 (hardcover); 9781412908351; 9781412908368 (pbk.).Subject(s): Business education | Management -- Study and teaching (Higher) | Business -- Research
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| 650.072 PAG Applied research design for business and management / | 650.072 PAG Applied research design for business and management / | 650.072 PAG Applied research design for business and management / | 650.072 QUI Postgraduate research in business : | 650.072 RES Research methods for business / | 650.072 SAU Research methods for business students / | 650.072 SAU Research methods for business students / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements - About this book - 1. What is management research and what does it mean at Master's level? - 2. Developing a critical approach - 3. Generating, developing and mapping ideas for research topics - 4. Making your project manageable - 5. Sources of secondary information - 6. How to read critically - 7. Organizing and analysing what you have read - 8. Reflection - How to learn to be a better researcher and business manager from doing research - 9. Reliability, validity and generalization - 10. Writting up and beyond - References - Index.