TY - BOOK AU - Zikmund,William G. TI - Business research methods SN - 0030975859 AV - HD 30.4 Z54B 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - Fort Worth PB - Dryden Press, Harcourt Brace College KW - MANAGEMENT KW - RESEARCH KW - BUSINESS N1 - Includes index; Introduction. The role of business research -- Theory building -- The research process : an overview -- Ethical issues in business research -- Beginning stages of the research process. Problem definition and the research proposal -- Exploratory research -- Secondary data and global information systems -- Research methods. Survey research : an overview -- Survey research : basic methods of communication with respondents -- Observation methods -- Experimental research. Measurement concepts. Measurement and scaling concepts -- Attitude measurement -- Questionnaire design. Sampling and fieldwork. Sample designs and sampling procedures -- Determination of sample size : a review of the statistical theory -- Fieldwork. Data analysis and presentation. 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. Cases. Video cases and video research project ER -