Fundamentals of Research : Concepts of Research Methodology Statistics Econometrics and Mathematics
This book is a dictionary of research, especially in the business and management students domain. This book will help the reader to takeover with some confidence the choices, by plugging a number of knowledge gaps in that. The book brings together in one place a wide range of issues that are important for a researcher to understand and in order to be able to obtain the best result from their work. The book has primarily been written for all disciplines of masters students and doctoral degree students in business and management studies and research associated engaged in the research process.
The book is meant for different segments of readers: managers and executives who are involved in research and doctoral, postgraduate, graduate students doing courses such as Ph.D., M.Phil., MBA, M.Sc, M.Com, MA, MMS, ME/M. Tech, etc. Finance planners, bank officials, treasury officers, economists also could use the book as a ready reference manual. The book will help already engaged in research as well as those who are considering the possibility of undertaking an advanced research degree. Also increasing number of institutions may require some independent research work to be done by faculty. It is a useful reference text for members of the academic staff working with their research.
The intention in this book Fundamentals of Research is to provide the reader with a comprehensive guide to research at the masters and doctoral degree level. For those who have little or no prior exposure, to academic research, it might be useful to read the book all the way through once.
For others, who have already started on their research or have had some previous exposure to research, it could be used as a spoon-book. For example to know about the meaning of the applied research, basic research, cluster analysis, hypothesis you can look at particular sequential page and get clarification.
This work is expected to be a desk book for everyone who intends to acquire a clear, precise and authentic understanding of the research terms and for all those who are dealing with research. It will also help in building up the professional competence of the managers dealing with the research and development. (jacket)
The book is meant for different segments of readers: managers and executives who are involved in research and doctoral, postgraduate, graduate students doing courses such as Ph.D., M.Phil., MBA, M.Sc, M.Com, MA, MMS, ME/M. Tech, etc. Finance planners, bank officials, treasury officers, economists also could use the book as a ready reference manual. The book will help already engaged in research as well as those who are considering the possibility of undertaking an advanced research degree. Also increasing number of institutions may require some independent research work to be done by faculty. It is a useful reference text for members of the academic staff working with their research.
The intention in this book Fundamentals of Research is to provide the reader with a comprehensive guide to research at the masters and doctoral degree level. For those who have little or no prior exposure, to academic research, it might be useful to read the book all the way through once.
For others, who have already started on their research or have had some previous exposure to research, it could be used as a spoon-book. For example to know about the meaning of the applied research, basic research, cluster analysis, hypothesis you can look at particular sequential page and get clarification.
This work is expected to be a desk book for everyone who intends to acquire a clear, precise and authentic understanding of the research terms and for all those who are dealing with research. It will also help in building up the professional competence of the managers dealing with the research and development. (jacket)
