Synopses & Reviews
Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process, MR2 is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners. MR2 provides an exciting, innovative approach to Marketing Research that provides the material needed for a successful course.
About the Author
Tom J. Brown received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. Prior to joining the marketing faculty at Oklahoma State University, he served on the faculty at Southern Methodist University. Professor Brown teaches marketing research and has supervised dozens of student research projects for industry clients ranging from not-for-profit service organizations to Fortune 500 companies. Professor Brown is a past recipient of the Sheth Foundation Best Paper Award in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. In addition, he received a Richard D. Irwin Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship while at the University of Wisconsin, the Kenneth D. and Leitner Greiner Teaching Award, and the Regents Distinguished Research Award, both at Oklahoma State University. Professor Brown's articles have appeared in such publications as the JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF MARKETING, JOURNAL OF CONSUMER RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, JOURNAL OF RETAILING, CORNELL HOTEL and RESTAURANT ADMINISTRATION QUARTERLY, and JOURNAL OF SERVICE RESEARCH, among others. His research interests include services marketing and corporate branding and reputation. He has served on the editorial review boards of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and Corporate Reputation Review and is cofounder of the Corporate Associations/Identity Research Group. He is currently a member of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association. Tracy A. Suter received his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. Prior to joining the marketing faculty at Oklahoma State University, he served as a full-time faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi. Professor Suter teaches a wide range of courses with emphasis on marketing research. Each semester undergraduate marketing research students complete real-world research projects for area for-profit and not-for-profit firms under his guidance. Professor Suter's research interests include public policy, the use of new technologies in marketing, and consumer-to-consumer communities. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, and Journal of Retailing among many others. He also serves on two editorial review boards of academic journals and is a frequent reviewer for other journals and conferences. Professor Suter has received numerous awards for both research and teaching activities including the University of Arkansas Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Competition Award given by the Society for Marketing Advances, and the Greiner Outstanding Teaching, Regents Distinguished Teaching, and President's Outstanding Faculty Awards all at Oklahoma State University. Tracy is frequently asked to speak to doctoral students and other academic groups about teaching excellence.
Table of Contents
Brief Contents. 1. Marketing Research: From Data to Information to Action. 2. The Research Question: Formulation of the Problem. 3. Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research Designs. 4. Collecting Secondary Data from Inside and Outside the Organization. 5. Collecting Primary Data by Observation. 6. Collecting Primary Data by Communication. 7. Asking Good Questions. 8. Designing the Questionnaire. 9. Developing the Sampling Plan. 10. Data Collection: Enhancing Response Rates while Limiting Errors. 11. Data Preparation for Analysis . 12. Analysis and Interpretation: Individual Variables Independently. 13. Analysis and Interpretation: Multiple Variables Simultaneously. 14. The Research Report. Endnotes. Index. Chapter in Review Cards. Qualtrics Quickstart Card. SPSS Quickstart Card.