Research Methodology : Logic, Methods, and Cases/
- 1st ed.
- New Delhi Oxford University Press 2016
- 727
Research Methodology—Logic, Methods, and Cases shares valuable, rarely accessible methodological insights, capable of turning seekers into mature researchers. Besides postgraduate management students, others such as research/doctoral scholars, academicians, practising researchers, consultants, and corporate executives connected to research will also find this book useful as it illustrates the philosophical underpinnings of research procedures in detail. The book also shares important methodological insights. The book makes research intuitive, effective, and enjoyable by divulging philosophical and logical ideas that are key to comprehension of others’ research and success in one’s own research.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Research and Research Methodology Chapter 2: Science and Scientific Thinking Chapter 3: The Research Process Chapter 4: Research Design Chapter 5: Formal Logic, Deduction, and Induction Chapter 6: Theories and Hypotheses Chapter 7: Explanation, Prediction, and Laws Chapter 8: Observation, Measurement, and Data Chapter 9: Statistical Sampling Chapter 10: Parametric and Non-parametric Statistics Chapter 11: Hypothesis Testing and Managerial Decision-making Chapter 12: Introduction to Advanced Statistical Concepts and Applications Chapter 13: Data Collection Methods Chapter 14: Reporting the Research Chapter 15: Questionnaire Design Chapter 16: Field Operations
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