Researching and writing dissertations in business and management /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:London : Thomson Learning, 2000.
Description:xii, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4462796
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Other authors / contributors:Riley, Michael
ISBN:1861526083 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1. Getting Started
  • 2. What is Research For and What Does it Involve?
  • 3. Thinking About Doing: Choosing a Topic
  • 4. Choosing a Research Method
  • 5. Describing Research Objectives Through Mapping Sentences
  • 6. The Uses of Classification Systems and Typologies
  • 7. Managing the Research Process: A Basic Framework
  • Part 2. Key Qualitative Research Methods
  • 8. Sampling - Choosing Your Subjects
  • 9. Questionnaire Design
  • 10. Quality and Quantity: Some Miscellaneous Methods
  • 11. Measuring Attitudes
  • 12. How to Interview
  • 13. So Just What is Ethnography?
  • Part 3. Key Statistical and Quantitative Techniques
  • 14. An Introduction to Statistical Terms and Concepts
  • 15. The Concept of Probability Theory
  • 16. Descriptive Statistics
  • 17. Statistical Tests
  • 18. Measures of Association
  • Part 4. Writing The Dissertation
  • 19. Key Techniques in Writing Up Your Dissertation
  • 20. The Oral Presentation of Dissertation Findings
  • Appendix. Statistical Tables
  • Index