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1 Businessb andb managementb research,b reflectiveb diariesb andb theb purpose
ofbthisbbook 15
2 Choosingbabresearchbtopicbandbdevelopingbyourbresearchbproposal 19
3 Criticallybreviewingbthebliterature 23
4 Understandingb researchb philosophyb andb approachesbtob theoryb development 27
5 Formulatingbthebresearchbdesign 32
6 Negotiatingbaccessbandbresearchbethics 36
7 Selectingbsamples 40
8 Utilisingbsecondarybdata 44
9 Collectingbdatabthroughbobservation 48
10 Collectingbprimaryb databusingbresearchbinterviewsb andbresearchbdiaries 54
11 Collectingbprimarybdatabusingbquestionnaires 59
12 Analysingbdatabquantitatively 63
13 Analysingbdatabqualitatively 68
14 Writingbandbpresentingbyourbprojectbreport 72
Appendix 75
1 Researchbprojectbassignment 75
2 Groupbposterbresearchbprojectbassignment 80
3 Researchbproposalbassignment 84
4 Additionalbcasesbonbthebcompanionbwebsite 89
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Mark NK Saunders b b b
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Introduction 5
1 Businessb andb managementb research,b reflectiveb diariesb andb theb purpose
ofbthisbbook 15
2 Choosingbabresearchbtopicbandbdevelopingbyourbresearchbproposal 19
3 Criticallybreviewingbthebliterature 23
4 Understandingb researchb philosophyb andb approachesbtob theoryb development 27
5 Formulatingbthebresearchbdesign 32
6 Negotiatingbaccessbandbresearchbethics 36
7 Selectingbsamples 40
8 Utilisingbsecondarybdata 44
9 Collectingbdatabthroughbobservation 48
10 Collectingbprimaryb databusingbresearchbinterviewsb andbresearchbdiaries 54
11 Collectingbprimarybdatabusingbquestionnaires 59
12 Analysingbdatabquantitatively 63
13 Analysingbdatabqualitatively 68
14 Writingbandbpresentingbyourbprojectbreport 72
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4 Additionalbcasesbonbthebcompanionbwebsite 89
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