Management Research

Introducing Management and Business ResearchIntroduction The Nature of Management and Business Research What Is Management? Skills and Resources for Management and Business Research Levels and Outcomes of Management Research Is Management Research Distinctive? Conclusion Further ReadingThe Philosophy of Management ResearchIntroduction The Philosophical Debates Ontology: From Realism to Nominalism Epistemology: Positivism versus Social ConstructionismLinking Ontology, Epistemology and MethodologyStrengths and Weaknesses of the Main Traditions Overviews of Other Philosophies Conclusion Further ReadingDesigning Management ResearchIntroduction Epistemology and Researcher Engagement Positivist Research DesignsConstructionist Research Designs Case method and Grounded Theory Mixed MethodsCommon Design Dilemmas Contributing to Theory Contrasting Views on Validity and ReliabilityResearch Design Template ConclusionFurther Reading The Politics and Ethics of Management ResearchIntroduction Political Influences on the Research QuestionsPolitics of Access Ethics Utilization of Research ConclusionFurther Reading Reviewing the LiteratureIntroduction What Is a Literature Review and What Is Its Purpose? Preparation for the Literature Review Elements of Literature Review Alignment with Study Context and Approach Sources of Information ConclusionFurther Reading Creating Qualitative DataMethods for qualitative data collection Collecting data through language Collecting data through observationUnderstanding data through interaction General concerns related to the collection of qualitative methodsConclusionFurther reading Framing Qualitative DataIntroduction Analysing natural language dataContent analysis and grounded analysisComputer aided analysis Social network analysisDiscourse analysis Narrative analysis Conversation analysisArgument analysis Gaining knowledge through interaction ConclusionFurther reading Creating Quantitative DataIntroduction Sampling designSources of quantitative

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This is an excellent book that covers a variety of management research related topics relevant to undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students as well as to research professionals. Furthermore, the book offers numerous useful practical activities through which readers can apply and advance their understanding in relation to management researchThomas MatheusSenior Lecturer and Programme Leader, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Northumbria University



This book has everything that the new and established management researcher needs to know, it is both informative and comprehensive. An excellent introductionCatherine CassellProfessor of Organizational Psychology, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester