Synopses & Reviews
Cooper and Schindler’s Business Research Methods, 8e offers students and instructors thorough coverage of business research topics backed by solid theory. The authors are successful marketing research consultants and that is evident in the rich and realistic case studies found in the text. Managerial decision making is the underlying theme, topics and applications are presented and organized in a manner that allow students to thoroughly understand business research topics and functions. Consequently, the structure of the text encourages and supports completion of an in-depth business research project during the semester.r.r.
Synopsis
Cooper and Schindlers Business Research Methods, 8e offers students and instructors thorough coverage of business research topics backed by solid theory. The authors are successful marketing research consultants and that is evident in the rich and realistic case studies found in the text. Managerial decision making is the underlying theme, topics and applications are presented and organized in a manner that allow students to thoroughly understand business research topics and functions. Consequently, the structure of the text encourages and supports completion of an in-depth business research project during the semester.r.r.
About the Author
Don Cooper is the writer of the text. He is on leave from Florida Atlantic University and currently does extensive consulting work for companies such as IBM in the domestic and global areas.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction to Business Research 1. Research in Business 2. Addressing Management Problems with Scientific Thinking 3. The Research Process 4. The Research Proposal 5. Ethics in Business Research Part II. The Design of Research 6. Design Strategies 7. Sampling Design 8. Measurement 9. Measurement Scales Part III: Sources and Collection of Data 10. Exploring Secondary Data 11. Survey Methods: Communicating with Respondents 12. Instruments for Respondent Communication 13. Observational Studies 14. Experimentation Part IV: Analysis and Presentation of Data 15. Data Preparation and Description 16. Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data 17. Hypothesis Testing 18. Measures of Association 19. Multivariate Analysis: An Overview 20. Presenting Results: Written and Oral Reports Cases Appendixes A. Core Business Reference Sources: Printed and Electronic Resource Title List B. Decision Theory Problem C. Request for Proposal (RFP): Assessment and Contents D. Sample Student Term Project E. Nonparametric Significance Tests F. Selected Statistical Tables