Practical and useful guidance is given to those undertaking management research; and advice is given on how to manage the practicalities of the research project. Particular emphasis is placed on applied and action research culminating in implementation of findings within an organisational setting. A description of the aims of management research is followed by advice on the selection of a research subject and the importance of the planning stage. Details of the processes involved in gathering the relevant information; its careful analysis; and the presentation of the findings in a readable, structured and coherent form are presented. Finally, suggestions on how to implement the research findings within an organisation are offered, as well as advice on the publication of results.
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1 May 1990
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May 01 1990
Managing Management Research Available to Purchase
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6070
Print ISSN: 0025-1747
© MCB UP Limited
1990
Management Decision (1990) 28 (5)
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Howard K, Peters J (1990), "Managing Management Research". Management Decision, Vol. 28 No. 5 pp. No Pagination Specified, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/00251749010141609
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