Understanding management research : an introduction to epistemology / Phil Johnson and Joanne Duberley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Phil.

Contributor:

Duberley, Joanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Research--Methodology.

Management.

Industrial management--Research--Methodology.

Industrial management.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Industrial management--Research.

Management--Research.

Physical Description:

vii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2000.

Summary:

Although there are plenty of books devoted to small business and management research, few give much attention to the small enterprise. This book focuses systematically on researching the small firm, from basic issues of definition, to selecting topics and research designs, to fieldwork problems, analysis data and finally, writing and presenting results.

The discussion is set in the wider context of issues and problems in business research. Quantitative and especially qualitative approaches are explored and illustrated by drawing in depth on a wide range of research on the small enterprise. The result is an extensive resource book for researchers at all levels to draw upon in planning and conducting effective research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-209) and index.

ISBN:

0761952950

OCLC:

45329635