Postgraduate research in business : a critical guide / Sarah Quinton and Teresa Smallbone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinton, Sarah.

Contributor:

Smallbone, Teresa.

Series:

SAGE study skills.

SAGE study skills

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Study and teaching (Graduate).

Management.

Business--Research--Methodology.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 172 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors provide an introduction to the thinking & learning skills that are at the heart of suceeding in a Business Studies degree today. They detail the 'tools of the trade' - the practical skills & the intellectual skills - that underpin any critical & intelligent approach to the study of business & management.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; About this Book; Chapter 1 - What is Management Research and What Does it Mean at Masters' Level?; Chapter 2 - Developing a Critical Approach; Chapter 3 - Generating, Developing and Mapping Ideas for Research Topics; Chapter 4 - Making your Projects Manageable; Chpater 5 - Sources of Secondary Information; Chapter 6 - How to Read Critically; Chapter 7 - Organizing and Analysing What You Have Read and Researched; Chapter 8 - Reflection: How to Learn to Be a Better Researcher and Business Manager from Doing Research

Chapter 9 - Reliability, Validity and GeneralizationChapter 10 - Writing Up and Beyond; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611244545

9781281244543

1281244546

9781849209564

1849209561

9781847878038

1847878032

OCLC:

476142923