
Essentials of Business Research
A Guide to Doing Your Research Project
Jonathan Wilson(Author)
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 14. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4739-9542-0 (ISBN)
Description
A true guide to the essentials, this book takes you through the whole research process from start to finish.
Whether you're conducting a report, literature review, proposal, project or dissertation, this book concentrates on what you need to succeed in your assessment. Fresh and focussed, it covers the nuts and bolts of research methods, grounding concepts and terminology in business and management contexts to help you get to grips with topics that can seem daunting at first.
This third edition offers:
New chapters on quantitative and qualitative data collection.
New and updated case studies of real-world business research from sectors as diverse as transportation and the dairy industry to social media platforms and charities.
Updated learning features, such as annotated further reading, that help you make the best use of your time.
This book is the perfect companion for undergraduate business and management students looking to tackle their research project with confidence.
Whether you're conducting a report, literature review, proposal, project or dissertation, this book concentrates on what you need to succeed in your assessment. Fresh and focussed, it covers the nuts and bolts of research methods, grounding concepts and terminology in business and management contexts to help you get to grips with topics that can seem daunting at first.
This third edition offers:
New chapters on quantitative and qualitative data collection.
New and updated case studies of real-world business research from sectors as diverse as transportation and the dairy industry to social media platforms and charities.
Updated learning features, such as annotated further reading, that help you make the best use of your time.
This book is the perfect companion for undergraduate business and management students looking to tackle their research project with confidence.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
804 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4739-9542-0 (9781473995420)
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Dr Jonathan Wilson BA (Hons), PGCE, MA, MSc, DipM, FCIM, MPhil, PhD is Associate Professor in Marketing and Business Research, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and an experienced lecturer in research methods, and has supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.
Content
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Business Research
Chapter 2: Developing a Research Topic
Chapter 3: Conducting a Literature Review
Chapter 4: Addressing Ethical Issues
Chapter 5: Establishing a Research Design
Chapter 6: Quantitative Methods
Chapter 7: Qualitative Methods
Chapter 8: Using Secondary Data
Chapter 9: Sampling
Chapter 10: Analyzing Quantitative Data
Chapter 11: Analyzing Qualitative Data
Chapter 12: Writing Up and Presenting your Research
Chapter 2: Developing a Research Topic
Chapter 3: Conducting a Literature Review
Chapter 4: Addressing Ethical Issues
Chapter 5: Establishing a Research Design
Chapter 6: Quantitative Methods
Chapter 7: Qualitative Methods
Chapter 8: Using Secondary Data
Chapter 9: Sampling
Chapter 10: Analyzing Quantitative Data
Chapter 11: Analyzing Qualitative Data
Chapter 12: Writing Up and Presenting your Research