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Instructor’s Manual Research Methods for Business Students Eighth edition Mark NK Saunders Contents Chapters Pages Introduction 5 1 Business and management research, reflective diaries and the purpose of this book 15 2 Choosing a research topic and developing your research proposal 19 ...

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Instructor’s Manual
Research Methods for
Business Students
Eighth edition



Mark NK Saunders
Philip Lewis
Adrian Thornhill


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Chapters Pages

Introduction 5
1 Business and management research, reflective diaries and the purpose
of this book 15
2 Choosing a research topic and developing your research proposal 19
3 Critically reviewing the literature 23
4 Understanding research philosophy and approaches to theory development 27
5 Formulating the research design 32
6 Negotiating access and research ethics 36
7 Selecting samples 40
8 Utilising secondary data 44
9 Collecting data through observation 48
10 Collecting primary data using research interviews and research diaries 54
11 Collecting primary data using questionnaires 59
12 Analysing data quantitatively 63
13 Analysing data qualitatively 68
14 Writing and presenting your project report 72

Appendix 75
1 Research project assignment 75
2 Group poster research project assignment 80
3 Research proposal assignment 84
4 Additional cases on the companion website 89




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