<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mods xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" version="3.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-1.xsd">
  <titleInfo>
    <title>Research methods for business</title>
    <subTitle>a skill-building approach</subTitle>
  </titleInfo>
  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Sekaran, Uma.</namePart>
    <role>
      <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm>
    </role>
    <role>
      <roleTerm type="text">author.</roleTerm>
    </role>
  </name>
  <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource>
  <genre authority="marc">bibliography</genre>
  <originInfo>
    <place>
      <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">nyu</placeTerm>
    </place>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2003</dateIssued>
    <copyrightDate encoding="marc">2003</copyrightDate>
    <edition>Fourth edition.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
  </originInfo>
  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
  </language>
  <physicalDescription>
    <form authority="marcform">print</form>
    <extent>xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm</extent>
  </physicalDescription>
  <tableOfContents>Introduction to Research -- Scientific Investigation -- Technology and Business Research -- The Research Process: Steps 1 to 3: The Broad Problem Area, Preliminary Data Gathering, Problem Definition -- The Research Process: Steps 4 and 5: Theoretical Framework Hypothesis Development -- The Research Process: Step 6: Elements of Research Design -- Experimental Designs -- Measurement of Variables: Operational Definition and Scales -- Measurement: Scaling, Reliability, Validity -- Data Collection Methods -- Sampling -- Data Analysis and Interpretation -- The Research Report -- Managerial Decision Making and Research -- Module: A Refresher on Some Statistical Terms and Tests.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Uma Sekaran.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-431) and index.</note>
  <note>UP-PAT copy: PSt.</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Business</topic>
    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Methodology</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Management</topic>
    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Methodology</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Business research</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Management research</topic>
  </subject>
  <classification authority="ddc" edition="22">650.072 S.U.R</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">0471203661</identifier>
  <identifier type="isbn">0471384488</identifier>
  <identifier type="lccn">2002725620</identifier>
  <recordInfo>
    <recordContentSource authority="marcorg">DLC</recordContentSource>
    <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">021023</recordCreationDate>
    <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260830135644.0</recordChangeDate>
    <recordIdentifier source="SIRSI">a2890607</recordIdentifier>
    <languageOfCataloging>
      <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
    </languageOfCataloging>
  </recordInfo>
</mods>
