Advanced Business Research

A Bibliography
Contents
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General
Writing a Dissertation
Business Research Methods
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Focus Group & Interview Research

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1. General
New Perspectives in International Business Research
Maryann P. Feldman & Grazia D. Santangelo, Eds.
HD30.4 N48 2008
HD30.4 N48 2008eb
Electronic Book
Thought Leadership in Advancing International Business Research
Arie Y. Lewin, et al., Eds.
HD2755.5 T57 2008
Table of Contents
International Business Research
James P. Neelankavil
HD62.4 N434 2007
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2. Writing a Dissertation
2010
Making Supervision Work for You: A students guide
Jerry Wellington
LB2371 W45 2010

2009
Dissertations Desk Reference: The doctoral students manual to writing the dissertation
Raymond L. Calabrese
LB2369 C273 2009
Qualitative Dissertation: A guide for students and faculty
Maria Piantanida, Noreen B. Garman
LB2369 P48 2009

2008
Authentic Dissertation: Alternative ways of knowing, research, and representation
Four Arrows (AKA Don Trent Jacobs)
LB2369 J33 2008
Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A roadmap from beginning to end
Linda Dale Bloomberg & Maria Volpe
H62 B58555 2008
Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from leading editors
Beth Luey Ed.
LB2369 R49 2008
Stepping Stones to Achieving Your Doctorate: Focusing on your vita from the start
Vernon Trafford & Shosh Leshem
LB2386 T73 2008
LB2386 T73 2008eb
Electronic Book
Theses and Dissertations: A guide to planning, research, and writing
R. Murray Thomas & Dale L. Brubaker
LB2369 T458 2008
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2007
Practical Guide to the Qualitative Dissertation
Sari Knopp Biklen & Ronnie Casella
LB2369 B49 2007
Table of Contents
Proposals that Work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals
Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso & Stephen J. Silverman
Q180.55 P7 L63 2007
Table of Contents
Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A guidebook for business students
Colin Fisher, with John Buglear [et al.]
LB2369 F537 2007
Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the conversation
Irene L. Clark
LB2369 C52 2007
Table of Contents

2006
Doing Your Dissertation in Business and Management: The reality of researching and writing
Reva Berman Brown
LB2369 B73 2006
Helping Doctoral Students Write: Pedagogies for supervision
Barbara Kamier & Pat Thomson
LB2369 K313 2006
Table of Contents

2005
Good Supervisor: Supervising postgraduate and undergraduate research for doctoral theses and
dissertations
Gina Wisker
LB2371 W57 2005
Table of Contents

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2004
Dissertation Journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your
dissertation
Carol M. Roberts
LB1742 R63 2004
Table of Contents
Portable Dissertation Advisor
Miles T. Bryant
LB1742 B79 2004
Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from leading editors
Beth Luey Ed.
LB2369 R49 2004
LB2369 R49 2004eb
Electronic Book
Unwritten Rules of PhD Research
Gordon Rugg & Marian Petre
LB2386 R84 2004
LB2386 R84 2004eb

2003
Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A handbook for students and faculty
James E. Mauch & Namgi Park
LB2369 M377 2003

2002
Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
G. David Garson
LB2369 G27 2002
LB2369 G27 2002eb
Electronic Book
Research Proposals: A guide to success
Thomas E. Ogden & Israel A. Goldberg
R853 P75 O35 2002

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2000
Dissertation Skills for Business and Management Students
Brian White
LB2369 W45 2000
Researching and Writing Dissertations in Business and Management
Michael Riely [et al.]
LB2369 R65 2000
Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation: Invisible rules for success
Rita S. Brause
LB2369 B72 2000eb
Electronic Book

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3. Business Research Methods
2010
Essentials of Business Research: A guide to doing your research project
Jonathan Wilson
HD30.4 W55 2010

2009
Business Research: A practical guide for undergraduate & postgraduate students
Jill Collis & Roger Hussey
HD30.4 C65 2009
Research Methods: A concise introduction to research in management and business consultancy
David Crowther & Geoff Lancaster
HD30.4 C76 2009
Understanding Research Methods: A guide for the public and nonprofit manager
Donijo Robbins
HD30.4 R57 2009

2008
Business Research Methods
Donald R. Cooper & Pamela S. Schindler
HD30.4 C655 2008
Table of Contents
Case Study Methodology in Business Research
Jan Dul & Tony Hak
HD30.4 D84 2008
Doing Business Research: A guide to theory and practice
Nick Lee & Ian Lings
HD30.4 L42 2008
Projective Techniques for Social Science and Business Research
Lawrence Soley & Aaron Lee Smith
H62 S7247338 2008
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2007
Business Research Methods
Alan Byman & Emma Bell
HD30.4 B79 2007
Research Methods for Business Students
Mark Saunders, Phillip Lewis & Adrian Thornhill
HD30.4 S28 2007
Research Methods for Graduate Business and Social Science Students
John Adams, [et al.]
H62 R449 2007

2006
Business and Management Research Methodologies
Phil Johnson & Murray Clark, Eds.
HD30.4 B87 2006

2005
Designing and Managing a Research Project: A business students guide
Michael Jay Polonsky & Davis S. Waller
HD30.4 P65 2005
Table of Contents
Research Methods in Business Studies: A practical guide
Pervez Ghauri & Kjell Gronhaug
HD30.4 G49 2005
Research Methods in Management: A concise introduction to research in management and business
consultancy
Geoff Lancaster
HD30.4 L35 2005

2004
Guide to Management Research Methods
Mandy van der Velde, Paul Jansen & Neil Anderson
HD30.4 V44 2004
Table of Contents

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Reviewing Research Practice
Ralph E. Stablein & Peter J. Frost, Eds.
HD30.4 R4595 2004
Table of Contents

2003
Business Research Methods
Alan Byman & Emma Bell
HD30.4 B79 2003
Business Research Methods
William G. Zikmund
HD30.4 Z54 2003
Business Research: A practical guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students
Jill Collins & Roger Hussey
HD30.4 C65 2003
Essentials of Business Research Methods
Joseph F. Hair, [et al.]
HD30.4 E87 2003
Research Methods for Business Students
Mark Saunders, Phillip Lewis & Adriam Thronhill
HD30.4 S28 2003

2002
Experimental Business Research (3 Vol.)
Rami Zwick & Amnon Rappoport, Eds.
HD30.4 E95 2002
Vol. 1-3
HD30.4 E97 2005eb
Vol. 2 Electronic Book
HD30.4 E97 2002eb
Vol. 3 - Electronic Book
Research Methods in Business Studies
Pervez Ghauri & Kjell Gronhaug
HD30.4 G49 2002

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2001
Business Research Methods
Donald R. Cooper & Pamela S. Schindler
HD30.4 E47 2001

1999
Research Methods for Business: A skill building Approach
Uma Sekaran
HD30.4 S435 1999

1998
Doing Research in Business and Management: An introduction to process and method
Dan Remenyi [et al.]
HD30.4 D658 1998
Modern Methods for Business Research
George A Marcoulides, Ed.
HD30.4 M627 1998
HD30.4 M627 1998eb
Electronic Book

1996
Business Research through Argument
Mike Metcalfe
HD30.4 M477 1996

1995
Research Methods in Business Studies: A practical approach
Pervez N. Ghauri, Kjell Gronhaug & Ivar Kristianslund
HD30.4 G49 1995

1994
Principles and Practice in Business and Management Research
HD30.4 P74 1994

1992
Research Methods for Business and Management
L.R. Gay & P.L. Diehl
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HD30.4 G39 1992

1991
Business Research Methods
C. William Emory & Donald R. Cooper
HD30.4 E47 1991
Guide to Business Research: Developing, conducting, and writing research projects
Charles B. Smith
HF5718.3 S65 1991

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4. Qualitative Research
Analyzing Qualitative Data: Systematic approaches
H. Russell Bernard & Gery Ryan
H62 B438 2010
Mixed Methods Design: Principles and procedures
Janice M. Morse & Linda Niehaus
H62 M6611 2009
Qualitative Methods in Business Research
Paivi Ericksson & Anne Kovalainen
HD30.4 E75 2008
Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for International Business
Rebecca Marschan-Piekkari & Catherine Welch, Eds.
HD2755.5 H3718 2004
My Qualitative Dissertation Journey: Researching against the rules
Dean Garrett
LB2369 G265 2003
Writing the Qualitative Dissertation: Understanding by doing
Judith M. Meloy
LB2369 M38 2002

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5. Quantitative research
Quantitative Analysis for Management
Barry Render, Ralph M. Stair, Jr. & Michael E. Hanna
T56 R544 2009
Quantitative Models for Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking: data envelopment analysis with
spreadsheets
Joe Zhu
HD58.9 Z48 2009eb
Electronic Book
Data Analysis in Business Research: A step-by-step nonparametric approach
D. Israel
HD30.4 I87 2008
Introduction to Management Science: A modeling and case studies approach with spreadsheets
Frederick S. Hillier, Mark S, Hillier
T56 H55 2008
Table of Contents
Quantitative Methods for Business
Donald Waters
HD30.25 W384 2008
Quantitative Methods for Business
David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney & Thomas A Williams
T56 A54 2006
Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative approaches to decision making
David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney & Thomas A. Williams
HD30.25 A53 2000
HD30.25 A53 2000eb

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6. Focus Group & Interview Research
2008
Questionnaire Design: How to plan, structure and write survey material for effective market research
Ian Brace
HF5415.3 B683 2008
HD5415.3 B683 2008eb
Electronic Book

2007
Design, Evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research
Willem E. Saris & Irmtraud N. Gallhofer
HN29 S29 2007
HN29 S29 2007eb
Electronic Book
Focus Groups: Theory and practice
David W. Stewart, Prem N. Shamdasani & Dennis W. Rock
H61.28 S74 2007
Table of Contents

2006
Power of Survey Design: A users guide for managing surveys, interpreting results, and influencing
respondents
Giuseppe Iarossi
HM538 I37 2006
HM538 I37 2006eb
Electronic Book

2005
Cognitive Interviewing: A tool for improving questionnaire design
Gordon B. Willis
H61.28 W55 2005
Table of Contents

2004
Focus Group Practice
Claudia Puchta & Jonathan Potter
H61.28 P83 2004

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Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires
Stanley Presser [et al.] Eds.
HM538 M48 2004
HM538 M48 2004
Electronic Book
Smart Questions: Learn to ask the right questions for powerful results
Gerald Nadler & William J. Chandon
HD30.29 N344 2004
HD30.29 N344 2004eb
Questionnaires: Practical hints on how to avoid mistakes in design and interpretation
T.L. Brink
HM538 B75 2004
Table of Contents

2003
Using Focus Groups in Research
Lia Litosseliti
H61.28 L58 2003
Table of Contents

2002
Beyond Listening: Learning the secret language of focus groups
Bonnie Goebert & Herma M. Rosenthal
HF5415.32 G64 2002
HF5415.32 G64 2002eb
Electronic Book
Handbook of Interview Research: Context & method
Jaber F. Gubrium & James A. Holstein, Eds.
H61.28 H36 2002

2001
Advanced Focus Group Research
Edward F. Fern
H61.28 F47 2001

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Focus Groups: A practical guide for applied research
Richard A. Krueger & Mary Anne Casey
H61.28 K78 2000
Interviewing: A practical guide for students and professionals
Daphne M. Keats
BF637 I5 K43 2000eb
Electronic Book

1999
Focus Group Research Handbook
Holly Edmunds
H61.28 E36 1999
H61.28 E36 1999eb
Electronic Book

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