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Business research methods / William G. Zikmund.

By: Material type: TextSeries: The Dryden Press series in managementPublication details: Fort Worth : Dryden, c1997.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxi, 829 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0030184320
  • 9780030184321
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD30.4 .Z54 1997
Contents:
Preface -- About the Author -- Part 1. Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Role of Business Research -- Chapter 2. Information Systems and Knowledge Management -- Chapter 3. Theory Building -- Chapter 4. The Research Process: An Overview -- Chapter 5. Ethical Issues in Business Research -- Part 2. Beginning Stages of the Research Process -- Chapter 6. Problem Definition and the Research Proposal -- Chapter 7. Exploratory Research and Qualitative Analysis -- Chapter 8. Secondary Data -- Part 3. Research Methods for Collecting Primary Data -- Chapter 9. Survey Research: An Overview -- Chapter 10. Survey Research: Basic Methods of Communication with Respondents -- Chapter 11. Observation Methods -- Chapter 12. Experimental Research -- Part 4. Measurement Concepts -- Chapter 13. Measurement and Scaling Concepts -- Chapter 14. Attitude Measurement -- Chapter 15. Questionnaire Design -- Part 5. Sampling and Fieldwork -- Chapter 16. Sample Designs and Sampling Procedures -- Chapter 17. Determination of Sample Size: A Review of Statistical Theory -- Chapter 18. Fieldwork -- Part 6. Data Analysis and Presentation -- Chapter 19. Editing and Coding: Beginning to Transform Raw Data into Information -- Chapter 20. Basic Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics -- Chapter 21. Univariate Statistics -- Chapter 22. Bivariate Analysis: Tests of Differences -- Chapter 23. Bivariate Analysis: Measures of Association -- Chapter 24. Multivariate Analysis -- Chapter 25. Communicating Research Results: Report, Presentation, and Follow-Up -- Part 7. Video Cases -- Video Case 1. Polaroid I-Zone -- Video Case 2. WBRU -- Video Case 3. Ben & Jerry's -- Video Case 4. Fossil -- A Watch for Every Wrist -- Video Case 5. IBM: Enterprise Resource Planning -- Video Case 6. Fisher-Price Rescue Heroes -- Video Case 7. Upjohn's Rogaine -- Video Case 8. Trading Cards Focus Group -- Video Case 9. V8 -- Video Case 10. Furniture.com -- Video Case 11. The Census Bureau: Census 2000 -- Video Case 12. Burke Inc. -- Video Case 13. The Walker Information Group -- Part 8. Critical Thinking Cases -- Case 1. The Atlanta Braves -- Case 2. Harvard Cooperative Society -- Case 3. Tulsa's Central Business District (A): Developing a Research Project -- Case 4. Hamilton Power Tools (A) -- Case 5. Middlemist Precision Tool Company -- Case 6. EZPass -- Case 7. Today's Man -- Case 8. Behavioral Science Research of Coral Gables, Florida -- Case 9. Tulsa's Central Business District (B) -- Case 10. The Greeting Card Study -- Case 11. The Evergreen Company -- Case 12. Tulsa's Central Business District (C) -- Case 13. The Pretesting Company -- Case 14. Professional Recruiters -- Case 15. Hamilton Power Tools (B) -- Case 16. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Jacobs Field -- Case 17. Flyaway Airlines -- Case 18. Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Survey -- Case 19. Omar's Fast Freight -- Case 20. Canterbury Travels -- Case 21. United States Postal Service -- Case 22. Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna -- Case 23. The Business Forms Industry -- Case 24. Zagorski Field Services -- Case 25. The Multiplex Company -- Case 26. Survey on Americans and Dietary Supplements -- Case 27. Old School versus New School Sports Fans -- Case 28. Fidelity Investments -- Case 29. LastDance Health Care Systems -- Case 30. Sunbelt Energy Corporation -- Case 31. Employees Federal Credit Union -- Case 32. Values and the Automobile Market --
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Preface --
About the Author --
Part 1. Introduction --
Chapter 1. The Role of Business Research --
Chapter 2. Information Systems and Knowledge Management --
Chapter 3. Theory Building --
Chapter 4. The Research Process: An Overview --
Chapter 5. Ethical Issues in Business Research --
Part 2. Beginning Stages of the Research Process --
Chapter 6. Problem Definition and the Research Proposal --
Chapter 7. Exploratory Research and Qualitative Analysis --
Chapter 8. Secondary Data --
Part 3. Research Methods for Collecting Primary Data --
Chapter 9. Survey Research: An Overview --
Chapter 10. Survey Research: Basic Methods of Communication with Respondents --
Chapter 11. Observation Methods --
Chapter 12. Experimental Research --
Part 4. Measurement Concepts --
Chapter 13. Measurement and Scaling Concepts --
Chapter 14. Attitude Measurement --
Chapter 15. Questionnaire Design --
Part 5. Sampling and Fieldwork --
Chapter 16. Sample Designs and Sampling Procedures --
Chapter 17. Determination of Sample Size: A Review of Statistical Theory --
Chapter 18. Fieldwork --
Part 6. Data Analysis and Presentation --
Chapter 19. Editing and Coding: Beginning to Transform Raw Data into Information --
Chapter 20. Basic Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics --
Chapter 21. Univariate Statistics --
Chapter 22. Bivariate Analysis: Tests of Differences --
Chapter 23. Bivariate Analysis: Measures of Association --
Chapter 24. Multivariate Analysis --
Chapter 25. Communicating Research Results: Report, Presentation, and Follow-Up --
Part 7. Video Cases --
Video Case 1. Polaroid I-Zone --
Video Case 2. WBRU --
Video Case 3. Ben & Jerry's --
Video Case 4. Fossil --
A Watch for Every Wrist --
Video Case 5. IBM: Enterprise Resource Planning --
Video Case 6. Fisher-Price Rescue Heroes --
Video Case 7. Upjohn's Rogaine --
Video Case 8. Trading Cards Focus Group --
Video Case 9. V8 --
Video Case 10. Furniture.com --
Video Case 11. The Census Bureau: Census 2000 --
Video Case 12. Burke Inc. --
Video Case 13. The Walker Information Group --
Part 8. Critical Thinking Cases --
Case 1. The Atlanta Braves --
Case 2. Harvard Cooperative Society --
Case 3. Tulsa's Central Business District (A): Developing a Research Project --
Case 4. Hamilton Power Tools (A) --
Case 5. Middlemist Precision Tool Company --
Case 6. EZPass --
Case 7. Today's Man --
Case 8. Behavioral Science Research of Coral Gables, Florida --
Case 9. Tulsa's Central Business District (B) --
Case 10. The Greeting Card Study --
Case 11. The Evergreen Company --
Case 12. Tulsa's Central Business District (C) --
Case 13. The Pretesting Company --
Case 14. Professional Recruiters --
Case 15. Hamilton Power Tools (B) --
Case 16. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Jacobs Field --
Case 17. Flyaway Airlines --
Case 18. Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Survey --
Case 19. Omar's Fast Freight --
Case 20. Canterbury Travels --
Case 21. United States Postal Service --
Case 22. Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna --
Case 23. The Business Forms Industry --
Case 24. Zagorski Field Services --
Case 25. The Multiplex Company --
Case 26. Survey on Americans and Dietary Supplements --
Case 27. Old School versus New School Sports Fans --
Case 28. Fidelity Investments --
Case 29. LastDance Health Care Systems --
Case 30. Sunbelt Energy Corporation --
Case 31. Employees Federal Credit Union --
Case 32. Values and the Automobile Market --

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