TY - BOOK AU - Gill,John AU - Johnson,Phil TI - Research methods for managers SN - 9780761940029 U1 - 658.57 23 PY - 2005/// CY - London, England PB - Sage Publications Ltd. KW - Management KW - research KW - methodology KW - NGU-sh KW - Industrial management N1 - 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 ER -