Business and management research is a systematic inquiry that helps to solve business problems and contributes to management knowledge. It is an applied research. Four factors (Easterby-Smith, 2008) combine to make business and management a distinctive focus for research:
Transdiscipline approach Information access is difficult since managers see information as a competitive advantage in the market Managers are educated and want some information produced by the classical research method Findings must resolve practical management problems Managers often need information of high quality to help them make the right decisions.
Research process Define and clarifying a research topic Literature review on this subject Research Philosophies Formulate research design Ethics and access to information Defining a sample Using Secondary data Collecting primary data through observations, questionnaires and interview Analysing data Draw conclusions from data analysis Basic research Applied Research
Magazines & Unions Journal of Management Studies Global business research association at http://grbn.org/about/our-members/ Business Science Daily – online business research publication
See also Research Market research
References
Saunders, M.N.K., Lewis, P., Thornhill, A. (2012) Research Methods for Business Students (6th edition), Harlow, England: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 0-273-75075-5 Ghauri, P., & Grønhaug, K. (2002), Research Methods in Business Studies : A Practical Guide (2nd edition), London: FT Prentice Hall Europe. ISBN 0-273-65110-2 Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R., Jackson, P.R. (2008) Management Research (3rd edition). London: Sage. [Chapter 1 explains what is management research.] Casse, C., & Lee, B. (eds) (2011) Challenges and Controversies in Management Research. New York, NY: Routledge.