Business and Management Research Methodologies Contributor(s): Johnson, Phil (Editor), Clark, Murray (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412912229 ISBN-13: 9781412912228 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2006 Annotation: The 94 articles of this six-volume set have been carefully selected to capture the current methodological variations in business and management research and to highlight the important philosophical assumptions that underpin these variances. Seminal articles from leading thinkers are drawn together under the umbrella of six key areas and provide a revealing road map through the field of business and management research. Volume I considers different philosophical stances and their methodological implications, Volumes II to V look at the broad spectrum of research approaches; such as positivism, Neo-Empiricism, the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and social constructionist approaches. Volume VI explores the challenges associated with trying to evaluate the quality of business and management research. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Management - General |
Dewey: 658 |
LCCN: 2005929227 |
Series: Sage Library in Business and Management |
Physical Information: 6.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" L (9.75 lbs) 2464 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
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Publisher Description: The 94 articles of this six-volume set have been carefully selected to capture the current methodological variations in business and management research and to highlight the important philosophical assumptions that underpin these variances. Seminal articles from leading thinkers are drawn together under the umbrella of six key areas and provide a revealing road map through the field of business and management research. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Phil: - In recent years Phil has participated in the generation and management of over £420, 000 of research funding, over £330,000 of which was provided by EPSRC and ESRC. Involved in much of this research have been local public and private sector organizations as sponsors of research and as research sites for both data collection and for change-management interventions. This research has concerned a range of issues including: management control; corporate governance; contractor-client relations; evolving management roles. Recently Phil has engaged in ESRC sponsored research into "Benchmarking Good Practice in Qualitative Management Research" which is part of the ESRC Research Methodology Programme. Currently Phil is a referee for a number of academic journals and reviews book proposals for several major academic publishers. He has also been a guest editor for the journal Management Decision and has recently been appointed as Associate Editor for a new international journal, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. Phil's education includes: BA (Hons) Sociology (Sheffield); MSc Organization Development (CNAA); MSc Advance Educational and Social Research Methods (Open University); PhD Management and Organization (CNAA). |
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