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BL
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1039999
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b794369
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| Main Entry
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Thomas, Alan, (Alan Berkeley)
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| Title & Author
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Research concepts for management studies /\ Alan Berkeley Thomas.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Routledge,, 2006.
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xi, 211 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0203481283
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: 0415341914
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: 0415341922
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: 9780203481288
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: 9780415341912
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: 9780415341929
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| Notes
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"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-204) and index.
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| Contents
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What does it all mean? Language, research and management studies -- Some features of language and discourse -- The problem of meaning and the vocabulary of research -- Contexts of meaning -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Science and management studies -- The language of science -- The standard model of science -- Science and the social -- The social science disciplines -- Management studies and the social sciences -- Conclusion on science -- Further reading -- Theory and management studies -- The language of theory -- Perspectives on theory -- Theory in management studies -- Conclusion on theory -- Further reading -- Data and management studies -- The language of data -- Data and reality -- Data and social research -- Data in management studies -- Conclusion on data -- Further reading -- Validity and management studies -- The language of validity -- A brief history of validity in social research -- Validity in quantitative research -- Validity in qualitative research -- Poststructuralism and validity -- Validity in management studies -- Conclusion on validity -- Further reading -- Significance and management studies -- The language of significance -- Values and value-freedom in research -- Statistical significance: Is it significant?
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| Abstract
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Alan Thomas provides management research students with an in-depth introduction to five key research concepts and to the constellation of ideas in which they are situated. These concepts are: knowledge, theory, data, validity, and significance.
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| Subject
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Management-- Study and teaching-- Methodology.
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Management-- Study and teaching.
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Management
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Management-- Study and teaching.
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Management-- Forschungsmethode.
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| Dewey Classification
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658/.0072
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| LC Classification
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HD30.4.T427 2006
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| NLM classification
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85.04bcl
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QB 100rvk
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QP 300rvk
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