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    <li>1 Business and management research, reflective diaries and the purpose of this book </li>
    <li>2 Choosing a research topic and developing your research proposal </li>
    <li>3 Critically reviewing the literature </li>
    <li>4 Understanding research philosophy and approaches to theory development </li>
    <li>5 Formulating the research design </li>
    <li>6 Negotiating access and research ethics </li>
    <li>7 Selecting samples </li>
    <li>8 Utilising secondary data </li>
    <li>9 Collecting data through observation </li>
    <li>10 Collecting primary data using research interviews and research diaries </li>
    <li>11 Collecting primary data using questionnaires </li>
    <li>12 Analysing data quantitatively </li>
    <li>13 Analysing data qualitatively </li>
    <li>14 Writing and presenting your project report </li>
    <li>Bibliography </li>
    <li>Appendices </li>
    <li>Glossary </li>
    <li>Index</li>
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<div class="c-no-headers-number-list_container"><h4>Brief Contents</h4><ol><li>Business and management research, reflective diaries and the purpose of this book</li><li>Choosing a research topic and developing your research proposal</li><li>Critically reviewing the literature</li><li>Understanding research philosophy and approaches to theory development</li><li>Formulating the research design</li><li>Negotiating access and research ethics</li><li>Selecting samples</li><li>Utilising secondary data</li><li>Collecting data through observation</li><li>Collecting primary data using research interviews and research diaries</li><li>Collecting primary data using questionnaires</li><li>Analysing data quantitatively</li><li>Analysing data qualitatively</li><li>Writing and presenting your project report</li></ol><p>Bibliography</p><p>Glossary</p></div>

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Mark N. K. Saunders

Philip Lewis

Adrian Thornhill

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