Research Design in Business and Management

1. Front Matter

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2. Introducing Research Designs

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 1-17

3. Understanding Intellectual Contributions

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 19-36

4. Setting-Up the Research Process

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 37-52

5. Writing up a Research Report

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 53-84

6. Comparing Types of Research Designs

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 85-96

7. Design Science Research Design

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 97-116

8. Action Research Design

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 117-139

9. Single Case Research Design

   • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

   Pages 141-170

10. Multiple Case Research Design

    • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

    Pages 171-186

11. Cross-Sectional Research Design

    • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

    Pages 187-199

12. Longitudinal Research Design

    • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

    Pages 201-220

13. Experimental Research Design

    • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

    Pages 221-234

14. Literature Review Research Design

    • Stefan Hunziker, Michael Blankenagel

    Pages 235-251

The present book project on Research Design, which is planned in English, is intended to create an innovative textbook that can be used at university undergraduate and graduate levels in internationally oriented education in the German-speaking countries. This textbook shall provide comprehensive guidance for students when tackling their (applied) research papers. Instead of reiterating qualitative and quantitative methods it focuses on how to come up with an appropriate research design that allows the student to make the intended intellectual contribution. Starting from the desired (hypothetical) conclusion or statement the student will be guided through the process of finding the appropriate Research Question that will be answered by such a statement and the required Research Design consisting of data collection and data analysis, that allows for such a statement as the conclusion of the study. Common Research Designs in Business and Management, i.e. well beyond the standard ResearchDesigns of Social Sciences and curtailed to the focus area, will be described with regard to their suitability to answer specific kinds of questions as well as the idiosyncrasies of the these Designs and their impact on the written research reports. Examples for each Research Design will be provided as well as guidance about how to write about such research.

• Abschlussarbeit
• Forschungsdesign
• Studienabschluss
• Forschungsfrage
• Studie selbst erheben
• Bachelorarbeit
• Masterarbeit
• wissenschaftliches Schreiben
• Promotion
• Doktorarbeit
• Mixed Methods
• Quantitative Forschung
• Qualitative Forschung

• Wirtschaft/IFZ, Campus Zug-Rotkreuz, Hochschule Luzern, Zug-Rotkreuz, Switzerland

  Stefan Hunziker

• Wirtschaft/IFZ, Campus Zug-Rotkreuz, Hochschule Luzern, Zug-Rotkreuz , Switzerland

  Michael Blankenagel

Professor Dr. Stefan Hunziker is Head of the competence center “Risk and Compliance Management“ at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Furthermore, he is Head of research at Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ and teaches Research Design on undergraduate and graduate level.

Professor Dr. Michael Blankenagel  is Senior Lecturer at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. He specializes in Corporate Performance Management and Research Design. He supervised several hundred undergraduate and graduate research papers, bachelor, and master theses.   

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