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020 _a9788131761045
082 _a001.42
_bSAU
100 _aSaunders, Mark & Others
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245 _aResearch methods for business students
250 _aEd.5
260 _bPearson Education
_c2011
_aNew Delhi
300 _axxxi,2-614p.
505 _aCONTENTS How to use this book xvii Guided tour xxii Preface xxv Contributors xxvii Publisher's acknowledgements xxix The nature of business and management research and structure of this book 2 Formulating and clarifying the research topic 20 Critically reviewing the literature 58 Understanding research philosophies and approaches 106 Formulating the research design 136 Negotiating access and research ethics 168 Selecting samples 210 Using secondary data 256 Collecting primary data through observation 288 Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews 318 Collecting primary data using questionnaires 360 Analysing quantitative data 414 Analysing qualitative data 480 Writing and presenting your project report 526 Bibliography 561 Appendices 573 Glossary 587 Index 604
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890 _aIndia
891 _aGRATIS
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