Designed as a comprehensive introduction to the key phases of research projects, this textbook responds to the lack of guides tailored specifically to management studies. It combines theory and practice to offer a completely rounded introduction.

Designed as a comprehensive introduction to the key phases of research projects, this textbook responds to the lack of guides tailored specifically to management studies. It combines theory and practice to offer a completely rounded introduction.

By its very nature, management is a multidisciplinary enterprise. Despite this, management research has tended to be organized around a number of discrete management disciplines with their own methodological outlooks. As a result, researchers in different fields often find it difficult to appreciate work outside their own area of specialization,

Demands made on the management skills of Britain s 2.5 million managers increase continually. Each year 90,000 people take courses to improve their management skills. Colleges and universities are expanding to meet this demand for better qualified managers. Employers increasingly regard training as an investment in people. But companies often

This second edition of Research Projects for Business and Management Students provides students undertaking extended research with a foundation upon which to build their practice. The author sets out each stage of a research project systematically to allow you to follow along and build an understanding of the processes involved