TY - BOOK AU - Saunders,M.N.K. AU - Lewis,Philip AU - Thornhill,Adrian TI - Research methods for business students SN - 9781292208787 U1 - 650.072 23 PY - 2019///] CY - New York PB - Pearson KW - Business KW - Research KW - Data processing N1 - Revised edition of the authors' Research methods for business students, 2015; Includes biographical references, appendices, glossary, and index.; 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 philosophy and approaches to theory development -- Formulating the research design -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Utilising secondary data -- Collecting data through observation -- Collecting primary data using research interviews and research diaries -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing data quantitatively -- Analysing data qualitatively -- Writing and presenting your project report -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Index ER -