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Overview
Providing readers with a unique insight into conducting research, this exciting book describes the thought and work processes of researchers as they complete their projects. Engaging and accessible it investigates all the key aspects of this topic and advice on how to conduct interviews, study the everyday life of an organization, and many other standard methods of conducting research. This is not a prescriptive methodology textbook, rather it explores how to approach, think and act in interaction with the empirical field.
Comprehensive and accessible, this thought-provoking text shows readers how to develop management investigations skills, and will be invaluable for final year undergraduates, masters and PhD students.
Synopsis
Producing Management Knowledge: Research as Practice Edited by Jan Löwstedt and Torbjörn Stjernberg At last here is a text for students undertaking research which shows them how different research methods work in practice. It is of vital importance not only to students but also to those who have to guide them through the quagmire of research practice. All the contributors draw on several case studies and explore how specific research approaches are developed and applied. Producing Management Knowledge offers students important insights into research methods and demonstrates how different research approaches can be applied in a variety of organizational settings. Providing detailed accounts of processes of research and assisting students in choosing and applying the methods they have studied to real organizations,. this text is essential reading for anyone considering a research project and for all those who have to supervise students undertaking research.