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Course syllabus - Business Research in Practice

Scope

15.0 credits

Course code

FOA330

Valid from

Spring semester 2021

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Business Administration

School

School of Business, Society and Engineering

Ratified

2020-06-26

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2022-11-23
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Saunders, Mark; Lewis, Philip; Thornhill, Adrian.

    Research methods for business students

    ISBN: 9781292208787

    LIBRIS-ID: hsvjz1sdf23zhwkc

    Eighth edition, Harlow, Pearson Education, 833 sidor

    Mandatory

    Bjereld, Ulf; Demker, Marie; Hinnfors, Jonas

    Varför vetenskap?: om vikten av problem och teori i forskningsprocessen

    ISBN: 9789144054759

    LIBRIS-ID: 11303846

    3., [omarb.] uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 165 s.

    Mandatory

    Eriksson-Zetterquist, Ulla; Hansson, Magnus; Nilsson, Fredrik

    Theories and perspectives in business administration

    ISBN: 9789144127088

    LIBRIS-ID: s42233b7ql3h4g7w

    First edition, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 496 sidor

    Mandatory

    Referece Literature

    Penrose, Edith Tilton

    The theory of the growth of the firm

    ISBN: 0-19-828978-2

    LIBRIS-ID: 4627377

    3. ed., Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, xxiii, 272 s.

    Berger, Peter L.; Luckmann, Thomas; Olsson, Synnöve

    Kunskapssociologi: hur individen uppfattar och formar sin sociala verklighet

    ISBN: 9146174354

    LIBRIS-ID: 8353988

    2. uppl., Stockholm, Wahlström & Widstrand, 242, [3] sidor

    Engwall, Lars

    Företagsekonomins rötter: några bidrag till en företagsekonomisk doktrinhistoria

    ISBN: 91-44-42861-8

    LIBRIS-ID: 7278792

    Lund, Studentlitt., 115 s.

    Articles

    Birkinshaw, J., Brannen, M. Y., & Tung, R. L,

    From a distance and generalizable to up close and grounded: Reclaiming a place for qualitative methods in international business research

    Journal of International Business Studies,

    Flyvbjerg, B,

    Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research

    Qualitative Inquiry,

    Yilmaz, K,

    Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Traditions: epistemological, theoretical, and methodological differences.

    European Journal of Education,

    Chang, S. J., Van Witteloostuijn, A., & Eden, L.,

    From the editors: Common method variance in international business research.

    Journal of International Business Studies,

    Cronbach, L. J.; Meehl, P. E

    Construct validity in psychological tests

    Psychological bulletin,

    Other Materials

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Grade

AF-skala