Academic Skills IBA, summary of the book 'Doing Business Research' Foreword and CH 1

Summary written by Matthijs Bout, 2646780, an IBA student at the VU
Course: Academic Skills IBA (IBA E_IBA1_ACSK)
Academic year: 2019/2020 (P3)

Coursebook title of Academic Skills: “Doing Business Research” by Nick Lee and Ian Lings

This summary covers the “foreword” and “Chapter 1: ​What is research, and why would
anyone want to do it?​”




Lee, N and Lings, I. (2008). ​Doing Business Research: a Guide to Theory and Practice (​ 1st edition). London: SAGE
Publications Ltd

, Summary written by Matthijs Bout, 2646780, an IBA student at the VU
Course: Academic Skills IBA (IBA E_IBA1_ACSK)
Academic year: 2019/2020 (P3)

● Foreword (by professor Stewart Clegg, Aston Business School
2007)
○ Research is a process in which everyone should follow rules.
○ Problems arise because rules seem to differ among positivists, realists,
phenomenologists, ethnomethodologists, critical realists, feminists and
many more.
○ The plethora of different accounts can often be confusing.
○ The great value of the book: systematic in its accounting and coverage
of the research process.
○ It is a great orienting device (compass) → research
○ Every student will need many guides for their journey, and this is a very
good one with which to get started.




Lee, N and Lings, I. (2008). ​Doing Business Research: a Guide to Theory and Practice ​(1st edition). London: SAGE
Publications Ltd