TY - BOOK AU - Zikmund,William G. TI - Business research methods SN - 0030975859 SN - 978003097 AV - HD30.4 .Z54 PY - 1994/// CY - Fort Worth PB - Dryden KW - Management KW - Research KW - Business N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The role of business research -- Theory building -- The research process : an overview -- Problem definition and the research proposal -- Exploratory research -- Secondary data and database search and retrieval systems -- Survey research : an overview -- Survey research : basic methods of communication with respondents -- Observation methods -- Experimental research -- Measurement and scaling concepts -- Attitude measurement -- Questionnaire design -- Sample designs and sampling procedures -- Determination of sample size : a review of the statistical theory -- Fieldwork -- Editing and coding : beginning to transform raw data into information -- Basic data analysis : descriptive statistics -- Univariate statistics -- Bivariate analysis : tests of differences -- Bivariate analysis : measures of association -- Multivariate analysis -- Communicating research results : research report, oral presentation, and research follow-up -- Ethical issues in business research -- Cases ER -