Constructing research questions doing interesting research

All researchers want to produce interesting and influential theories. A key step in all theory development is formulating innovative research questions that will result in interesting and significant research. Traditional textbooks on research methods tend to ignore, or gloss over, actual ways of co...

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Main Authors: Alvesson, Mats, 1956- (Author), Sandberg, Jorgen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London SAGE 2013
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