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010			_a 2005020309
020			_a0415341914 (hard cover)
020			_a0415341922 (soft cover)
082	0	0	_a658.0072 _bT3611
100			_aThomas, Alan
245	1	0	_aResearch concepts for management studies / _cAlan Berkeley Thomas.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge,2006 _c2006.
300			_axi, 211 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm
500			_a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhat 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?
650		0	_aManagement _xStudy and teaching.
650		0	_aManagement _xStudy and teaching _xMethodology.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005020309.html
856	4	1	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2005020309-d.html
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