Essentials of Business Research: A Guide to Doing Your Research Project

Author:   Jonathan Wilson
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
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9781473995413


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   14 March 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Essentials of Business Research: A Guide to Doing Your Research Project


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A true guide to the essentials, this book takes you through the whole research process from start to finish. Whether you’re conducting a report, literature review, proposal, project or dissertation, this book concentrates on what you need to succeed in your assessment. Fresh and focussed, it covers the nuts and bolts of research methods, grounding concepts and terminology in business and management contexts to help you get to grips with topics that can seem daunting at first. This third edition offers: New chapters on quantitative and qualitative data collection. New and updated case studies of real-world business research from sectors as diverse as transportation and the dairy industry to social media platforms and charities. Updated learning features, such as annotated further reading, that help you make the best use of your time. This book is the perfect companion for undergraduate business and management students looking to tackle their research project with confidence.

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Author:   Jonathan Wilson
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781473995413


ISBN 10:   1473995418
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   14 March 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Business Research Chapter 2: Developing a Research Topic Chapter 3: Conducting a Literature Review Chapter 4: Addressing Ethical Issues Chapter 5: Establishing a Research Design Chapter 6: Quantitative Methods Chapter 7: Qualitative Methods Chapter 8: Using Secondary Data Chapter 9: Sampling Chapter 10: Analyzing Quantitative Data Chapter 11: Analyzing Qualitative Data Chapter 12: Writing Up and Presenting your Research

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Dr Jonathan Wilson BA (Hons), PGCE, MA, MSc, DipM, FCIM, MPhil, PhD is Associate Professor in Marketing and Business Research, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and an experienced lecturer in research methods, and has supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.

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