Now in its Fifth Edition, this much-loved text offers theoretical and philosophical depth as well as insights into practice. The text covers the entire research process in an accessible way and provides critical, thoughtful treatment of important issues like ethics and politics, making it an invaluable companion for any business and management student New to the Fifth Edition: Expanded to include examples from across business and management including Marketing, International Business and Psychology Up-to-date, international examples and cases from a range of countries Introductory chapter looks at writing proposals in detail Chapter on the literature review now includes how to critically review Move towards new technologies and social media including discussion of wikis and cloud sourcing Improved structure and flow, with three chapters on qualitative methods and three on quantitative methods Additional practical exercises which are linked to key research tasks throughout The companion website (https://edge.sagepub.com/easterbysmith) offers a wealth of resources for both lecturers and students including, for lecturers, an instructor's manual and PowerPoint slides and, for students, author podcasts, journal articles, web links, MCQs, datasets and a glossary.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
SAGE Publications LTD
ISBN-13
9781446296585
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213527638
Product Key Features
Author
Richard Thorpe, Mark Easterby-Smith, Paul R Jackson
Publication Name
Management and Business Research
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Business
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
265mm
Item Width
195mm
Item Weight
850g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Richard Thorpe, Mark Easterby-Smith, Paul R Jackson