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003			OCoLC
005			20240604110040.0
008			220518s2021 sa eng d
020			_a9780190747787 (paperback)
020			_a
035			_a
040			_beng _erda _c3228
082			_a658.0072 RESE
245	0	0	_aResearch methodology : _bbusiness and management contexts / _ceditors, Alan Bryman, Emma Bell, Philip Hirschsohn ; contributors, Andeline dos Santos [and six others].
250			_a2nd edition.
264		1	_aGoodwood, Cape Town, South Africa : _bOxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Limited, _c2021.
300			_axxx, 498 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_aFirst edition published, 2014.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPart 1. Introduction. The nature and process of business research -- Approaches to business research: key philosophical issues and differences -- The nature of quantitative and qualitative research -- Mixed methods research: breaking the divide between quantitative and qualitative approaches-- Part 2. Main steps in research. Project planning: research designs -- Getting started: Becoming familiar with the literature -- Formulating a research proposal: choosing a topic, reviewing the literature and developing research questions -- Ethics in business research -- Writing up research-- Part 3. Data gathering methods. Sampling -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Ethnography, action research and observation -- Secondary data collection and content analysis-- Part 4. Data analysis methods. Qualitative data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis -- Appendix A. Grammar and language style -- Appendix B. Recycling in enclosed residential developments.
520			_a"Research Methodology: Business and Management Contexts 2e provides students with a clear conceptual framework for conducting research in a step-by-step manner. While the textbook is pragmatic in its approach and acknowledges the South African context, it also equips students with different research traditions and methods. The textbook - based on a widely respected international title - follows a problem-solving approach, which is suitable to current global and local business environments."--Publisher's description.
650		0	_aBusiness _xResearch _xMethodology. _9186940
650		0	_aManagement _xResearch _xMethodology. _9186941
700	1		_aBryman, Alan, _eeditor. _9160438
700	1		_aBell, Emma, _d1968- _eeditor. _9186987
700	1		_aHirschsohn, Philip, _eeditor, _econtributor. _9186988
700	1		_aDos Santos, Andeline, _econtributor. _9186989
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _w156 _xLettie Matukane _y156 _zLettie Matukane
999			_c764361 _d764360