TY - BOOK AU - Saunders,M.N.K. AU - Lewis,Philip AU - Thornhill,Adrian TI - Research methods for business students SN - 9781292016627 U1 - 650.072 22 PY - 2016/// CY - Harlow, England PB - Pearson Education Limited KW - Business KW - Research KW - BUEsh KW - Data processing KW - GGEN KW - BUSADM KW - November2019 KW - Reading book N1 - Revised edition of Research methods for business students, 2012; Includes glossary; Includes appendix; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Contributors -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Business and management research, reflective diaries and the purpose of this book -- Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Understanding research philosophies and approaches to reasoning -- Formulating the research design -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Using secondary data -- Collecting primary data through observation -- Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- Writing and presenting your project report -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Index N2 - This book is an introduction to research methods for students planning or undertaking a dissertation or extensive research project in business and management ER -