Research methods for business students /
Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, Adrian Thornhill.
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow, England ; New York : Prentice Hall, 2003.
- xviii, 504 p. : ill. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The Nature of business and management research and structure of this book -- Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Deciding on the reserach approach and chosing 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 questionaires -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- Writing and presenting your project work.