Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students

FISHER, Colin et al
2010
Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students
3rd ed.
Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited
978-0-273-72343-1



RECOMMENDED CHAPTERS
FISHER, Colin et al 2010 Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students 3rd ed. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited

Chapter 2: Writing a critical literature review p91-132
also
Chapter 0: Introduction p1-29(especially 'Jargon, 'isms' and 'ologies')

Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students

FISHER, Colin et al
2007
Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students
2nd ed.
Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited
0-273-71007-3

Link is to the 2010 version


Suggested reading (2007 version)
Chapter 2: Writing a critical literature review p78-117
Chapter 0: Introduction p1-27
other chapters eg "Jargon, 'isms' and 'ologies'" 13-27

Writing the Qualitative Dissertation: Understanding by Doing

MELOY, Judith M.
2002
Writing the Qualitative Dissertation: Understanding by Doing
Mahway, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Doing Your Dissertation in Business and Management: The Reality of Researching and Writing

BROWN, Reva Berman
2006
Doing Your Dissertation in Business and Management: The Reality of Researching and Writing
London: Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN 1-4129-0351-3



Chapter 3 p20- 36 On the edge of the beginning [chapter is about developing research perspectives]
Chapter 4 p37-50 The problem with the research problem

The Qualitative Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty

PIANTANIDA, Maria and GARMAN, Noreen B.
1999
The Qualitative Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press
ISBN: 978-0803966895



Heavy going reading for an undergraduate, but there are some very good points for those looking in depth at gaining, interpreting and validating qualitative data
Start here:
Chapter 7 p 129-155 Living with the Study: Generating Knowledge through portrayals
Chapter 8 p 156-185 Living with the Study: Getting to portrayals