Business research methods /

Schindler, Pamela S.

Business research methods / Pamela S. Schindler. - Fourteenth edition - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, ©2022. - xxxi, 624 pages: Illustrations 28 cm

Includes bibliographic references and index

Part I: Building the Foundation for ResearchChapter 1: Research Foundations and FundamentalsChapter 2: The Research Process: An OverviewChapter 3: Stage 1: Clarify the Research QuestionPart II: The Design of Business ResearchChapter 4: Stage 2: Research Design, An OverviewChapter 5: Stage 2: Sampling DesignAppendix: Calculate the Sample SizeChapter 6: Stage 2: Data Collection Design: Qualitative ResearchChapter 7: Stage 2: Data Collection Design: Observation ResearchChapter 8: Stage 2: Data Collection Design: ExperimentsChapter 9: Stage 2: Data Collection Design: Survey ResearchPart III: MeasurementChapter 10: Stage 3: Measurement FoundationsChapter 11: Stage 3: Measurement QuestionsAppendix: Sources of Measurement QuestionsChapter 12: Stage 3: Measurement InstrumentsPart IV: Collect, Prepare, and Examine the DataChapter 13: Stage 3: Collect, Prepare, and Examine DataAppendix: Better TablesAppendix: Review: Describing Data StatisticallyPart V: Analyze and Interpret DataChapter 14: Stage 4: Hypothesis TestingChapter 15: Stage 4: Measures of AssociationPart VI: Stage 5: Report the ResearchChapter 16: Stage 5: Research Reports: Support Insights and RecommendationsAppendix: Better ReportsPart VII: Research Project OverviewChapter 17: An Integrated Example Case IndexAppendicesA Business Research Proposals and RFPs (with Sample RFP)B Focus Group Discussion GuideC Nonparametric Significance Tests D Selected Statistical TablesReferencesGlossaryIndexes


in English

9781264704651


Industrial management--Research methodology

658.0072 Sch34b 2022