Mastering Business Research: A Practical Guide to Scholars and Practitioners


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"Mastering Business Research (Second Edition)" is an improved guide for researchers and business professionals. It offers a step-by-step approach to the research process, from core concepts to sharing findings and future research directions. This edition emphasizes practical applications, bridging the gap between theory and real-world business challenges. New features include: emerging research trends, improved examples and exercises, and revised content reflecting the latest developments in the field. Whether you're a business student embarking on your research journey or a seasoned professional seeking to refine your research skills, Mastering Business Research: A Practical Guide to Scholars and Practitioners (Second Edition) equips you with the necessary tools and insights to conduct impactful and relevant research that contributes meaningfully to the ever-evolving field of business




Mastering Business Research


Book Description

"Mastering Business Research (Second Edition)" is an improved guide for researchers and business professionals. It offers a step-by-step approach to the research process, from core concepts to sharing findings and future research directions. This edition emphasizes practical applications, bridging the gap between theory and real-world business challenges. New features include: emerging research trends, improved examples and exercises, and revised content reflecting the latest developments in the field. Whether you're a business student embarking on your research journey or a seasoned professional seeking to refine your research skills, Mastering Business Research: A Practical Guide to Scholars and Practitioners (Second Edition) equips you with the necessary tools and insights to conduct impactful and relevant research that contributes meaningfully to the ever-evolving field of business




Introduction to Business Research


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Due to changing nature of business, business research is important for students as well as business professionals. This is due to the fact that business research is important for acquiring information for decision making. All decisions are based on comprehensive facts from business research. In this first edition, Dr. Ndalahwa Musa Masanja identifies the important aspects of business research. The author provides a step by step guide of the process in business research in relation to identifying key areas in business research. Some of the important topics include: -introduction of business research -relevant literature review - Research Methodology - Data analysis and interpretation -Writing the findings of the business research This outstanding new book provides the common styles and structure of business writing. With a well-integrated synopsis and comprehensive pedagogy for teaching graduate and senior undergraduate students, this book is instrumental toward learning business research. Dr. Ndalahwa Musa Masanja has been teaching in several institutions in the area of research and therefore, his expertise will contribute towards business research.




Mastering Book-Keeping


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Double-entry accounting can be easy if it's explained well, and Mastering Book-keeping does just that. Now in its updated 8th edition, this popular book has helped thousands of people to get to grips with book-keeping. It explains the principles and practice of book-keeping sequentially, and includes: - The daybooks and ledger accounts - End of year accounting - Sole proprietorships, limited companies, partnerships and not-for-profit organisations - Using computers for accounting - Accounting for VAT - Progressing to more advanced management accounting - The implications of the Data Protection Act 1998 on book-keepers Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts, and much more. Everything is made clear with easy-to-follow explanations. Typical transactions are illustrated throughout to make the information even easier to understand. This book is suitable for those preparing for the examinations of ICB, AAT, IAB, OCR, AQA and all other courses in book-keeping and accounts.




Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research


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Softcover version of the successful Handbook which sold over 500 copies world wide. Brings together leading scholars from a broad spectrum of fields such as management, finance, economics, sociology and psychology. Provides an overview of what the issues are for entrepreneurship when viewed through the lens provided by each of the above mentioned academic disciplines.




Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research


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Introduction to entrepreneurship - The entrepreneurial process - Opportunity and the nature of exploitation - The emergence of new ventures - Financing the new venture - The social context - Entrepreneurship, economic growth and policy.




Bridging the Scholar-Practitioner Gap in Human Resources Development


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Human resource professionals are an essential part of an organization; by helping to establish a rapport between employees and their managers and providing individual support, they ensure the overall well-being and success of an establishment. However, in certain sectors, such as academia or industrial settings, their role still remains unclear. Bridging the Scholar-Practitioner Gap in Human Resources Development examines the knowledge breach in the role of human resources professionals and the pivotal role they play in an organization. Featuring timely research, future implications, and practical applications of theoretical assumptions, this publication is a pivotal source for professionals, practitioners, academics, and researchers interested in the impact human resources specialists have in organizational settings.




Social Science Research


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This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.




Mastering Bookkeeping, 10th Edition


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The book explains the principles and practice of bookkeeping sequentially, including: ·The bank reconciliation ·Writing up the petty cash book ·Extracting a trial balance ·Accruals and prepayments ·Setting up a limited company ·Accounting for VAT Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts and much more. The 10th edition also includes significant enhancements to reflect the teachings of the principle bookkeeping institutes as they endeavour to raise the professional competence of their members. For example, accounting staff are increasingly being required to extend their record keeping into management accounts areas. The new edition includes chapters on stock control and budgetary control accounting. In addition, it will include more detailed guidance on the significance and importance of ratio analysis and statements of sources and application of funds, plus the latest available IAB and ICB exam papers.




Fundamentals of Qualitative Research


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This book is the road map to proficiency and development in the field of qualitative research. Borrowing from a wealth of experience teaching introductory qualitative research courses, author Kakali Bhattacharya lays out a dynamic program for learning different paradigms of inquiry, empowering students to recognize the convergence of popular research methodologies as well as the nuances and complexities that set each of them apart. Her book: supplements the readings and activities in a qualitative methods class, exposing students to the research process and the dominant types of qualitative research; introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives in qualitative research, including positivism and postpositivism, interpretivism, feminism, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical theory, and Critical Race Theory; identifies and summarizes the three dominant methodological approaches in qualitative research: narrative inquiry, grounded theory, and ethnography; provides interactive activities and exercises to help students crystallize their understanding of the different topics in each chapter.