02424nac a22002651u 4500 2766 080806t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 2005020309 0415341914 (hard cover) 0415341922 (soft cover) 658.0072 T3611 Thomas, Alan Research concepts for management studies / Alan Berkeley Thomas. New York, NY : Routledge,2006 2006. xi, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada." Includes bibliographical references and index. What does it all mean? Language, research and management studies -- Some features of language and discourse -- The problem of meaning and the vocabulary of research -- Contexts of meaning -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Science and management studies -- The language of science -- The standard model of science -- Science and the social -- The social science disciplines -- Management studies and the social sciences -- Conclusion on science -- Further reading -- Theory and management studies -- The language of theory -- Perspectives on theory -- Theory in management studies -- Conclusion on theory -- Further reading -- Data and management studies -- The language of data -- Data and reality -- Data and social research -- Data in management studies -- Conclusion on data -- Further reading -- Validity and management studies -- The language of validity -- A brief history of validity in social research -- Validity in quantitative research -- Validity in qualitative research -- Poststructuralism and validity -- Validity in management studies -- Conclusion on validity -- Further reading -- Significance and management studies -- The language of significance -- Values and value-freedom in research -- Statistical significance: Is it significant? Management Study and teaching. Management Study and teaching Methodology. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005020309.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2005020309-d.html BB 658.0072T3611 ddc 2766 2766 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN MAIN 1ST 2007-03-05 Purchase 204.00 2 1 658.0072 THO 000001523 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2010-11-09 255.00 BB