000			nam a22 7a 4500
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008			190403b2015 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780198094739
082			_a658.0072 MIS-P
100			_aMishra, Prahlad
245			_aBusiness research methods / _cPrahlad Mishra
260			_aIndia _bOxford _c2015
300			_a832 p.
365			_aINR _b730.00
500			_aBusiness Research Methods is a comprehensive textbook designed to meet the requirements of post graduate management students. It explores the core concepts of research methods and its practice, especially in business management scenarios through numerous exhibits, solved exercises, and cases. The book is divided into four parts. Part I, Conceptual Background of Research, provides a detailed theoretical and conceptual understanding of research, its types, usage, and specific roles of a researcher. Part II, Operationalization in Research and Instruments Designing, highlights the use of probability and distributions in different management situations, as also parametric and nonparametric tests. This section also discusses sampling and research design in detail. Part III, Univariate and Bivariate Techniques for Data Analysis, addresses tabulation, descriptive statistics, and bivariate regression model and explains the use of SPSS and Excel interpreting data for decision-making. Part IV, Multivariate Techniques for Data Analysis, discusses techniques such as discriminant analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, structural equation modeling, canonical correlation, and many more. This part concludes with a separate chapter on report writing and ethics in presentation. Written in a simple manner with inclusion of SPSS and Excel outputs and their inference, the book will be useful for students and young professionals.
650			_aResearch Methodology
650			_aOperations Management & Decision Sciences
650			_aBusiness Management