Qualitative Research

Good Decision Making Through Understanding People, Cultures and Markets
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7494-5464-7
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

Reihe: Market Research in Practice

Qualitative Research helps those who have limited experience of qualitative research, to become proficient buyers of research. It will enable buyers to commission QR with confidence; to choose a supplier, agree a methodology with the research agency, understand the process and end up with useful outputs which address the initial research issues. It will help train new practitioners in terms of the basics of qualitative research and it will also develop the knowledge and understanding of more experienced qualitative researchers. Qualitative research explores questions such as what, why and how, rather than how many or how much; it is primarily concerned with meaning rather than measuring. Understanding why individuals and groups think and behave as they do lies at the heart of qualitative research, and market research practitioners and students of market research will all benefit from this title.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keegan, Sheila

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Marktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Market research: the big picture; Chapter - 02: How 'qualitative' fits within the wider world of research; Chapter - 03: The nature of qualitative research; Chapter - 04: The business of qualitative research; Chapter - 05: Research issues that call for qualitative methods; Chapter - 06: Qualitative research methodologies; Chapter - 07: Improving interviewing (and other) skills; Chapter - 08: Research stimuli; Chapter - 09: Projective techniques; Chapter - 10: Consumer input to idea generation and development; Chapter - 11: Designing a qualitative research project; Chapter - 12: Managing a qualitative research project; Chapter - 13: The 'hidden' processes of analysis and interpretation; Chapter - 14: Communicating qualitative research outcomes; Chapter - 15: Multi-country qualitative studies

Über Autor(innen)

Keegan, Sheila
Dr Sheila Keegan is a Chartered Psychologist and has a doctorate in Organisational Change. In 1983, she co-founded Campbell Keegan Ltd, a business psychology consultancy working in the private and public sectors. An organisational consultant and qualitative researcher for more than 25 years, she helps clients in the private and public sectors to make better decisions in the areas of business strategy, social policy and organisational change management. She is a Fellow of the Market Research Society and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Dr Sheila Keegan is a Chartered Psychologist and has a doctorate in Organisational Change. In 1983, she co-founded Campbell Keegan Ltd, a business psychology consultancy working in the private and public sectors. A qualitative researcher for more than 25 years, she helps clients to make better decisions in the areas of business strategy, social policy and organisational change management. She is a Fellow of the Market Research Society and a Fellow of Bath Business School.