Research methods for business students / Mark N. K. Saunders, Philip Lewis, Adrian Thornhill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research, reflective diaries and the purpose of this book -- Generating a research idea and developing your -- research proposal -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Understanding research philosophy and approaches to theory -- development -- Formulating the research design -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Obtaining and evaluating secondary data -- Collecting primary data through observation -- Collecting primary data using interviews and diaries -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing data quantitatively -- Analysing data qualitatively -- Writing and presenting your project report.