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|a Research methods for graduate business and social science students /
|c John Adams [and others].
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|a New Delhi ;
|a Response Books ;
|a Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
|b SAGE Publications,
|c 2007.
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|g Section I.
|t General Introduction --
|g 1.
|t Introduction to Research --
|g 1.1.
|t What is Research? --
|g 1.2.
|t Why is Research Conducted? --
|g 1.3.
|t Who Does Research? --
|g 1.4.
|t How is Research Conducted? --
|g 1.5.
|t Business and Social Research Methods --
|g Section II.
|t Research Methodology --
|g 2.
|t Research Methodology --
|g 2.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 2.2.
|t Research Method versus Research Methodology --
|g 2.3.
|t Approaches to Business and Social Research --
|g 2.4.
|t Justifying the Scientific Method --
|g 2.5.
|t Research Ethics --
|g 2.6.
|t Exercises --
|g 2.7.
|t References --
|g Section III.
|t Formulation --
|g 3.
|t The Research Cycle --
|g 3.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 3.2.
|t The Research Cycle --
|g 3.3.
|t Problems with the Research Process --
|g 3.4.
|t Exercises --
|g 3.5.
|t References --
|g 4.
|t Literature Review and Critical Reading --
|g 4.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 4.2.
|t The Importance of a Literature Review --
|g 4.3.
|t What Should the Literature Review Do? --
|g 4.4.
|t Types of Literature Review --
|g 4.5.
|t Some General Points in Literature Reviewing --
|g 4.6.
|t Obtaining Literature Sources --
|g 4.7.
|t Searching the Literature --
|g 4.8.
|t Assessing the Quality of Literature --
|g 4.9.
|t An Example of a Literature Review --
|g 4.10.
|t Critical Evaluation --
|g 4.11.
|t Critical Analysis --
|g 4.12.
|t Critical Reading --
|g 4.13.
|t Critical Thinking --
|g 4.14.
|t Critical Questions --
|g 4.15.
|t Critical Reviews --
|g 4.16.
|t Exercises --
|g 4.17.
|t References --
|g Section IV.
|t Research Design --
|g 5.
|t Sampling --
|g 5.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 5.2.
|t Classification of Research Designs --
|g 5.3.
|t Sources of Data --
|g 5.4.
|t Types of Data and Measurement --
|g 5.5.
|t Methods of Data Collection --
|g 5.6.
|t Sampling Techniques --
|g 5.7.
|t Representative Sampling Plans --
|g 5.8.
|t Sample Size Determination --
|g 5.9.
|t Test of --
|t Significance for Population Mean --
|g 5.10.
|t Test of Significance for Population Proportion --
|g 5.11.
|t Key Statistical Concepts --
|g 5.12.
|t Some Problems with Random Sample Surveys --
|g 5.13.
|t The Normal Distribution --
|g 5.14.
|t Exercises --
|g 5.15.
|t References --
|g Section V.
|t Data Collection --
|g 6.
|t Primary Data Collection --
|g 6.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 6.2.
|t Observation --
|g 6.3.
|t Experimentation --
|g 6.4.
|t Surveys --
|g 6.5.
|t Interviews --
|g 6.6.
|t Diary Methods --
|g 6.7.
|t Case Studies --
|g 6.8.
|t Data Storage --
|g 6.9.
|t Triangulation --
|g 6.10.
|t Exercises --
|g 6.11.
|t References --
|g 7.
|t Secondary Data Collection --
|g 7.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 7.2.
|t Web Search Skills --
|g 7.3.
|t Exercises --
|g 7.4.
|t References --
|g 8.
|t Surveys --
|g 8.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 8.2.
|t Design --
|g 8.3.
|t Questions --
|g 8.4.
|t Administering the Survey --
|g 8.5.
|t Ensuring a High Response Rate --
|g 8.6.
|t Missing Information --
|g 8.7.
|t Coding and Data Input --
|g 8.8.
|t Guidelines --
|g 8.9.
|t References --
|g 9.
|t Interviews --
|g 9.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 9.2.
|t Why do Interviews? --
|g 9.3.
|t General Guidelines for Interviewing --
|g 9.4.
|t Bias and Errors --
|g 9.5.
|t Telephone Interviews --
|g 9.6.
|t Group /Focus Group Interviews --
|g 9.7.
|t References --
|g Section VI.
|t Analysis --
|g 10.
|t Qualitative Data Analysis --
|g 10.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 10.2.
|t Preparation --
|g 10.3.
|t Content Analysis --
|g 10.4.
|t Summarising --
|g 10.5.
|t Grounded Theory --
|g 10.6.
|t References --
|g 11.
|t Descriptive Quantitative Analysis --
|g 11.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 11.2.
|t Descriptive Statistics --
|g 11.3.
|t Are There Significant Differences? --
|g 11.4.
|t Comparing Two Groups --
|g 11.5.
|t Comparing More Than Two Groups --
|g 11.6.
|t The Association Between Categorical Variables --
|g 11.7.
|t Summary of Test Procedures --
|g 11.8.
|t Exercises --
|g 11.9.
|t Appendix: Exploratory Data Analysis --
|g 11.10.
|t References --
|g 12.
|t Correlation and Regression --
|g 12.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 12.2.
|t Correlation --
|g 12.3.
|t Regression --
|g 12.4.
|t Diagnostics --
|g 12.5.
|t Multiple Regression --
|g 12.6.
|t Exercises --
|g 12.7.
|t References --
|g 13.
|t Advanced Statistical Analysis --
|g Section VII.
|t Quality and Verification - --
|g 1.
|t Introduction --
|g 2.
|t Factor Analysis --
|g 3.
|t Logistic Regression --
|g 4.
|t Exercises --
|g 5.
|t References --
|g 14.
|t Test of Measurement and Quality --
|g 14.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 14.1.
|t Reliability --
|g 14.2.
|t Validity --
|g 14.3.
|t Generalisability --
|g 14.5.
|t Exercises --
|g 14.6.
|t References --
|g Section VIII.
|t Involvement During Research --
|g 15.
|t Conducting Your Research --
|g 15.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 15.2.
|t Selecting your Topic --
|g 15.3.
|t Guidelines for Supervision --
|g 15.4.
|t Undertaking your Research --
|g 15.5.
|t References --
|g 16.
|t Writing and Presenting the Dissertation --
|g 16.1.
|t Introduction --
|g 16.2.
|t The Dissertation --
|g 16.3.
|t Dissertation Objectives --
|g 16.4.
|t What Should a Dissertation Look Like? --
|g 16.5.
|t Presenting the Dissertation --
|g 16.6.
|t References.
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