TY - BOOK AU - Zikmund, William G. AU - Babin, Barry J. -- author AU - Carr, Jon C. -- author AU - Griffin, Mitch -- author TI - Business research methods SN - 9789353503260 (pbk.) U1 - 001.42 ZIK PY - 2022/// CY - New Delhi : PB - Cengage KW - Business Research Methodology KW - Business Methodology KW - Business Research KW - Management Research Methodology N1 - Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1. The Role of Business Research 2. Informati Systems and Knowledge Management 3. Theory Building 4. The Business Research Process: An Overview 5. The Human Side of Business: Organizational and Ethica Issues PART II: BEGINNING STAGES OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS. 6. Problem Definition: The Foundation of Business Research 7. Qualitative Research Tools 8. Secondary Data Research in a Digital Age PART III: RESEARCH METHODS FOR COLLECTING PRIMARY DATA. 9. Survey Research: An Overview 10. Survey Research: Communicating with the Respondents 11. Observation Methods 12. Experimental Research PART IV: MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS. 13. Measurement and Scaling Concepts 14. Attitude Measurement 15. Questionnaire Design PART V: SAMPLING AND FIELDWORK. 16. Sampling Designs and Procedures 17. Determination of Sample Size: A Review of Statistical Theory 18. Fieldwork PART VI: DATA ANALYSIS AN PRESENTATION. 19. Editing and Coding: Transforming Raw Data into Information 20. Basic Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics 21. Univariate Statistical Analysis 22. Bivariate Statistical Analysis: Differences Between Two Variable 23. Bivariate Statistical Analysis: Measures of Association 24. Multivariate Statistical Analysis 25. Communicating the Research Results: Research Report, Oral Presentation, and Follow-Up. PART VII: CRITICAL THINKING CASES. Appendix: Statistical Tables, Glossary of Frequently Used Symbols, Glossary, Endnotes Index ER -