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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784715503321

Autore

Quinton Sarah

Titolo

Postgraduate research in business [[electronic resource] ] : a critical guide / / Sarah Quinton and Teresa Smallbone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2006

ISBN

1-281-24454-6

1-84920-956-1

9786611244545

1-84787-803-2

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

SAGE study skills

Altri autori (Persone)

SmallboneTeresa

Disciplina

658.00711

Soggetti

Management - Study and teaching (Graduate)

Business - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.