TY - BOOK AU - Cavana,R.Y. AU - Sekaran,Uma AU - Delahaye,Brian L. TI - Applied business research: qualitative and quantitative methods SN - 0471341266 (pbk.) U1 - 650.072 PY - 2001/// CY - Milton, Qld. PB - John Wiley & Sons (Australia) KW - Business KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Previously published as: Research methods for business : a skill-building approach; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I - A Scientific approach to business research: 1. Introduction to business research - 2. Scientific investigations and the research process -- Part II Initial stages and design of a reserach project: 3. Preliminary information gathering and problem definition - 4. Framework development and research objectives - 5. Research design and planning -- Part III Qualitative business research: 6. Qualitative data gathering - 7. Qualitative data analysis and interpretation -- Part IV Quantitative business research: 8. Measurement of variables - 9. Scaling, reliability and validity - 10. Questionnaire design - 11. Sampling design - 12. Experimental designs - 13. Quantitative daya analysis and interpretation -- Part V Research reporting and managerial decision making: 14. Research reporting - 15. Managerial decision making and evaluating research ER -