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SOLUTION MANUAL ’




Research Methods For Business St
’ ’ ’ ’




udents ’




8th Edition Mark Saunders, Philip L
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ewis Chapters 1 - 14, Complete
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’




©’Pearson’Education’Limited’2019

, Contents

Chapters Pages

Introduction 5
1 Business’ and’ management’ research,’ reflective’ diaries’ and’ the’ purpose
of’this’book 15
2 Choosing’a’research’topic’and’developing’your’research’proposal 19
3 Critically’reviewing’the’literature 23
4 Understanding’research’philosophy’and’approaches’to’theory’development
27
5 Formulating’the’research’design 32
6 Negotiating’access’and’research’ethics 36
7 Selecting’samples 40
8 Utilising’secondary’data 44
9 Collecting’data’through’observation 48
10 Collecting’primary’data’using’research’interviews’and’research’diaries 54
11 Collecting’primary’data’using’questionnaires 59
12 Analysing’data’quantitatively 63
13 Analysing’data’qualitatively 68
14 Writing’and’presenting’your’project’report 72

Appendix 75
1 Research’project’assignment 75
2 Group’poster’research’project’assignment 80
3 Research’proposal’assignment 84
4 Additional’cases’on’the’companion’website 89




©’Pearson’Education’Limited’2019

, INTRODUCTION


An’ overview’ of’ the’ instructors’’ manual

This’instructors’’manual’provides’commentary’for’the’eighth’edition’of’the’textbook’Rese
arch’Methods’for’Business’Students.’The’commentary’is’on’a’chapter’by’chapter’basis’and’i
ncludes:

 chapter’learning’outcomes;

 summary’of’the’content;

 comments’on’likely’student’reactions’and’possible’use’of’materials;

 ideas’for’students’’preparatory’work;

 suggestions’for’delivery’in’the’classroom;

 ideas’for’students’’follow-up’work.

In’addition,’we’have’included’a’copy’of’a’research’project’assignment,’a’group’research’p
rojectp
’ oster’assignment’and’a’copy’of’a’dissertation’proposal’assignment’as’appendices.


Research’Methods’for’Business’–’an’overview’of’the’eighth’edition

Pedagogic’ features

The’over-
riding’purpose’of’Research’Methods’for’Business’Students’is’to’help’undergraduate’and’post
graduate’students’and’students’on’professional’courses’to’undertake’research.’Each’cha
pterd’ eals’with’a’part’of’the’research’process’and’discusses’the’ideas,’techniques’and’metho
ds’using’as’little’jargon’as’is’possible.’Tables,’checklists’and’diagrams’are’used’to’aid’this’dis
cussion.’Wheren ’ ew’terms’are’introduced’for’the’first’time,’they’are’shown’in’bold,’and’a’defin
ition’or’explanation’follows’shortly’afterwards.’They’are’also’listed’with’a’brief’definition’in’
the’glossary.’The’application’of’appropriate’information’technology’is’considered,’in’mos
t’instances’as’an’integralp ’ art’of’the’text.’Chapters’have’been’cross-
referenced’as’appropriate,’and’an’index’is’provided’to’help’students’find’their’way’around’
the’book.

Focus’on’student’research’boxes’are’included’within’the’text’of’each’chapter.’These’are
’based’on’actual’research’projects,’undertaken’by’students,’in’which’points’made’in’the’te
xt’are’illustrated.’In’many’instances,’these’worked’examples’illustrate’possible’pitfalls’stu
dents’may’come’across’while’undertaking’their’research.’Where’a’pitfall’has’been’illustrat
ed,’it’will,’it’is’hoped,’help’your’students’avoid’making’the’same’mistake.’Further’illustrati
ons’are’provided’by’focus’on’management’research’and’research’in’the’news’boxes.


©’Pearson’Education’Limited’2019

, Focus’on’management’research’boxes’discuss’recent’research’in’business’and’manag
ement.’These’are’normally’derived’from’refereed’academic’journal’articles,’and’students’ar
e’likely’to’bea
’ ble’to’download’the’actual’articles’from’online’databases’at’their’university.


Focus’on’research’in’the’news’boxes’provide’topical’news’articles’that’illustrate’pertine
nt’research-
related’issues.’All’these’will’help’students’to’understand’the’technique’or’idea’and’to’asse
ss’its’suitability’or’appropriateness’to’their’research.’Boxed’checklists’provide’students’wi
th’further’focussed’guidance’for’their’own’research.




©’Pearson’Education’Limited’2019

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