Postgraduate research in business : a critical guide / Sarah Quinton and Teresa Smallbone.

"In Postgraduate Research in Business, Sarah Quinton and Teresa Smallbone provide a vital introduction to the research process and the thinking and learning skills needed to successfully complete postgraduate research.In step-by-step terms, the authors detail the 'tools of the trade'...

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Main Authors: Quinton, Sarah (Author), Smallbone, Teresa (Author)
Format: Ebook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2006.
Series:Sage study skills.
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