TY - BOOK AU - AU - Thorpe,Richard AU - Lowe,Andy TI - Management Research: An Introduction SN - 0803983921 AV - HD30.4 .E265 1991 PY - 1991/// CY - London, Newbury Park PB - Sage KW - Management KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165) and index; Table of contents: Part 1 Introduction to management research: nature of management research; getting started. Part 2 Philosophy and politics: philosophy of research design; politics of management research. Part 3 Methods of management research: choice of methods; qualitative methods; quantitative methods; data analysis N2 - consideration of the methods and nature of management research, its philosophy and its politics. The authors examine the skills involved in undertaking management research and analyze the role of research as a vehicle for both personal learning and organizational development ER -