TY - BOOK AU - Sekaran,Uma AU - Bougie,Roger TI - Research methods for business: a skill-building approach SN - 1118527747 (ebk.) AV - HD30.4 .S435 2013 U1 - 650.072 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex PB - Wiley KW - Business KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to research -- The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation -- Defining and refining the problem -- The critical literature review -- Theoretical framework and hypothesis development -- Elements of research design -- Interviews -- Data collection methods : observation -- Administering questionnaires -- Experimental designs -- Measurement variables : operational definition -- Measurement : scaling, reliability and validity -- Sampling -- Quantitative data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis : hypothesis testing -- Qualitative data analysis -- The research report N2 - Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach is a concise and straightforward introduction for students to the world of business research. The skill-building approach provides students with practical perspectives on how research can be applied in real business situations UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MitEm5Ce8h0zES6r40YKK0pgID5FrCpB/view?usp=sharing ER -