Research methods for managers /
- Third edition.
- xiii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Third edition 2003, reprinted 2005. Includes glossary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Starting Management Research -- The Role of Theory in Research Methods -- Experimental Research Design -- Quasi-Experiments and Action Research -- Survey Research Design -- Ethnography: Its Origins and Practice -- Issues in Ethnographic Research -- Making Methodological Choices: The Philosophical Basis -- Conclusion: Resolving the Dilemmas in Choosing a Research Strategy -- References -- Glossary -- Index.