Research concepts for management studies / Alan Berkeley Thomas.
By: Thomas, Alan (Alan Berkeley).
Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2006Description: xi, 211 p.: 23 cm.ISBN: 0415341914 (hbk.); 9780415341912 (hbk.); 0415341922 (pbk.); 9780415341929 (pbk.).Subject(s): Management -- Study and teaching | Management -- Study and teaching -- MethodologyDDC classification: 658.0072Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Remark |
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"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What does it all mean? Language, research and management studies -- Some features of language and discourse -- The problem of meaning and the vocabulary of research -- Contexts of meaning -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Science and management studies -- The language of science -- The standard model of science -- Science and the social -- The social science disciplines -- Management studies and the social sciences -- Conclusion on science -- Further reading -- Theory and management studies -- The language of theory -- Perspectives on theory -- Theory in management studies -- Conclusion on theory -- Further reading -- Data and management studies -- The language of data -- Data and reality -- Data and social research -- Data in management studies -- Conclusion on data -- Further reading -- Validity and management studies -- The language of validity -- A brief history of validity in social research -- Validity in quantitative research -- Validity in qualitative research -- Poststructuralism and validity -- Validity in management studies -- Conclusion on validity -- Further reading -- Significance and management studies -- The language of significance -- Values and value-freedom in research -- Statistical significance: Is it significant?