Research Methods for Business Students – Mark Saund

The market-leading textbook that offers clear, robust and pragmatic guidance on your dissertation or research project

Ranked as the most highly cited text in Business, Marketing, Accounting & Economics! According to the Financial Times’ Teaching Power Rankings (research by Open Syllabus) With over 500,000 copies sold, Research Methods for Business Students by Saunders, Lewis, and Thornhill is the definitive textbook for Business, Marketing, and Management students conducting a research-led project or dissertation

This fully revised 9th edition provides excellent coverage guiding you through the entire process, from deciding on a research topic to writing your dissertation or project and presenting your academic poster

By taking a transactional approach, the textbook will help you choose your project through critically reviewing the literature and designing your research, answering key questions such as: How do I generate a research idea and design my research?How do I review the literature critically?Why is research philosophy relevant to my research?How do I collect and analyse my data?When and what do I need to write?How can I do research virtually?  This comprehensive guide to conducting research will support you step-by-step at every stage of the process, offering a wealth of thought-provoking features and activities, such as tips and tricks from other students’ experiences on their research projects and a complete glossary of terms

It provides case studies, news, and articles based on the latest virtual and face-to-face methods, discussing how research is used in practice within organisations worldwide

Self-study prompts will further encourage you to apply what you have learned to your own research project

Get data-confident with the worked examples, self-test questions, and downloadable datasets, and take the Heightening Awareness of Research Philosophy survey (HARP) to understand more about your own research philosophy and how it affects your research project

Written by experts in the field, this resource guides you through developing your research skills by taking a clear, concise, and transparent approach, helping you complete and successfully present your research

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