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M. Metcalfe - Business Research Through Argument - 9780792396161 - V9780792396161
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Business Research Through Argument

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Description for Business Research Through Argument Hardback. Suggests that business research, in the collection, analysis, and communication of evidence, will benefit from explicit acceptance of research as argumentation. This book argues that all types of empirical data, including statistics and personal experiences, be accepted as data, but that it is essential that these observations be explained. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 930.
This book suggests that business research, in the collection, analysis, and communication of evidence, will benefit from explicit acceptance of research as argumentation. Argumentation is the process of compiling an argument through selection and organization of the relevant evidence.
Recently, business research methods books have placed too much emphasis on the scientific method as brute empiricism, using only large sample statistical testing and demanding prediction through retesting old theories. Especially with regard to the study of human activity, there is now much evidence that there is not one special ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792396161
SKU
V9780792396161
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Reviews for Business Research Through Argument
`Metcalfe's book is an excellent reference for those students having difficulty getting their research started. By orientating the researchers' mind to what they really want to say and how they are going to say it, Metcalfe provides them with the confidence to venture into such areas. In terms of recommending a research methods text to ... Read more

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