224 Pages
    by Routledge

    222 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Despite numerous books on research methodology, many have failed to present a complete, hands-on, practical book to lead college classes or individuals through the research process. We are seeing more and more scientific papers from all research fields that fail to meet the basic criteria in terms of research methods, as well as the structure, writing style and presentation of results. This book aims to address this gap in the market by providing an authoritative, easy to follow guide to research methods and how to apply them.



    Qualitative Methods in Economics is focused not only on the research methods/techniques but also the methodology. The main objective of this book is to discuss qualitative methods and their use in economics and social science research. Chapters identify several of the research approaches commonly used in social studies, from the importance of the role of science through to the techniques of data collection. Using an example research paper to examine the methods used to present the research, the second half of this book breaks down how to present and format your results successfully.



    This book will be of use to students and researchers who want to improve their research methods and read up on the new and cutting edge advances in research methods, as well as those who like to study ways to improve the research process.

    Table of Contents



    Introduction



    Preface



    Acknowledgements



    About the Authors





    Part I





    Chapter 1 The Role and Importance of Science





    Chapter 2 Research in the Social Sciences





    Chapter 3 Sources and Types of Scientific Literature





    Chapter 4 Methodology and Research Methods





    Chapter 5 Design and Implementation Strategy of Qualitative Methods in Scientific Research





    Chapter 6 Methods and Techniques of Data Collection





    Part II





    Chapter 7 Notion, Structure and Types of Scientific Papers





    Chapter 8 The Introduction





    Chapter 9 Literature Review





    Chapter 10 The Method





    Chapter 11 Presentation and Discussion of the Results





    Chapter 12 Conclusions and Recommendations



    Biography

    Mirjana Radović-Marković is a full professor of Entrepreneurship at Akamai University, Hilo, Hawaii.



    Beatrice Avolio Alecchi is a full professor of Accounting at CENTRUM Católica Graduate Business School, Lima, Peru.