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企业决策研究:第四版

企业决策研究:第四版

作者:(美)杜安尼·戴维斯(DuaneDavis)著

出版社:东北财经大学出版社

出版时间:1998-01-01

ISBN:9787810443982

定价:¥58.00

内容简介
  内容提要本书是管理专业高年级本科生、研究生、工商管理硕士(MBA)层次“商务调研”课程的标准题材。它为管理者在复杂的商务环境和激烈的商务竞争中成功地进行商务调研,以便形成科学决策,提供了一个清晰的理论框架和全面的实务指南。
作者简介
  作者简介杜安尼.戴维斯,佛罗里达中部大学教授。
目录
     CONTENTS
   PART1
    SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY'S ROLE IN
    DECLSION MAKING
    CHAPTER 1
    THE RPLE OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
    THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
    OVERVIEW
    THE NATURE OF DECISION MAKING
    Leveis of Decision Making
    Devels of Declsion Making
    Decision-Making Processes
    THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN DECISION MAKING
    Business Research Defined
    Business Research and Ethics
    Role in Declsion Making
    Research and the internmational Buslness
    Seffing
    THE MANAGER-RESEARCHER RELATLONSHIP
    PLAN OF THE BOOK
    The Business Research Process
    SUMMARY
    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READING
    CHAPTER 2
    SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
    OVERVIEW
    DEFINITIONS
    Observations,Facts
    Concepts,Constructs,Deflinlfions,Variables
    Problems,Hypotheses,Laws
    Theories, Models
    METHODS OF THEORY CONSTRUCTlON
    Model-Based Theory
    Deductive Theory
    Functional Theory
    Inductive Theory
    RELEVANCE OF SClENCE IN BUSlNESS
    RESEARCH
    Science versus Nonscience
    Scientific Method
    STATE OF THE ART IN BUSlNESS RESEARCH
    Levels of Scientiflc Endeavor
    Computers and Buslness Research
    Where Do We Go from Here?
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
   PART 2
    BEGlNNlNG THE RESEARCH
    PROCESS
    CHAPTER 3
    SECONDARY DATA COLLECTlON IN
    BUSlNESS INQUlRY
    OVERVlEW
    SECONDARY DATA IN BUSlNESS RESEARCH
    Uses of Secondary Data
    Search Strategy
    SELECTlON OF DATA RETRlEVAL METHODS
    Manual Searches
    Online Searches
    vlii
    CONTENTS
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    CHAPTER 4
    PROBLEM AND PROPOSAL
    DEVELOPMENT AND
    MANAGEMENT
    OVERVlEW
    PROBLEM IDENTlFlCATlON AND
    FORMULATlON
    Problem Identification
    Problem Formulation
    The Question of Value
    PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
    A Typology of Business-Related Research
    Proposals
    Structure of a Proposal
    A Sample Research Proposal
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    Proposal Evaluation Mechanisms
    Other Control Mechanlsms
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: METHODS OF ASSESSlNG THE VALUE
    OF RESEARCH INFORMATlON
    Bayesian Decislon Analysis
    Simple Savings Method
    Return on Investment
    Notes
   PART 3
    RESEARCH DESlGN
    CHAPTER 5
    FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH
    DESlGN
    OVERVlEW
    THE NATURE OF RESEARCH DESlGN
    ERROR REDUCTlON THROUGH DESlGN
    Potential Sources of Error in the Research
    Process
    Managerial Strategies for Dealing with Error
    MAJOR TYPES OF DESlGNS
    Ex Post Facto Deslgns
    Experimental Designs
    SPEClFlC DESlGN CONFlGURATlONS
    Validlty Concerns
    Speciflc Designs
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: ADVANCED EXPERlMENTAL
    DESlGNS
    Completely Randomized Design
    Randomized Block Design
    The Latin Square Design
    Factorial Design
    Analysis of Covariance
    Notes
    CHAPTER 6
    FOUNDATlONS OF MEASUREMENT
    OVERVlEW
    THE NATURE OF MEASUREMENT
    Components of Measurement
    The Measurement Process
    LEVELS OF MEASUREMENT
    Nominal
    Ordinal
    Interval
    Ratio
    EVALUATlON OF MEASUREMENT SCALES
    Validity
    Reliability
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: COMPUTATlONAL EXAMPLE OF
    COEFFlClENT ALPHA FOR ENERGY
    CONSClOUSNESS MULTl-lTEM SCALE
    APPENDlX: A COMPUTATlONAL EXAMPLE
    ILLUSTRATlNG THE PROPERTlES OF THE CENTRAL
    LlMlT THEOREM
    Notes
    CHAPTER 7
    SCAUNG AND INSTRUMENT
    DESlGN
    OVERVlEW
    THE NATURE OF INSTRUMENT DESlGN
    SCALE DEVELOPMENT
    Item Phrasing
    Response Formats
    Frequently Used Scaling Techniques
    INSTRUMENT DESlGN
    Scale Sequencing and Layout
    Pretesting and Collecting
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    CHAPTER 8
    SAMPUNG DESlGN
    OVERVlEW
    THE NATURE OF SAMPLlNG
    Terminology
    The Rationale for Sampling
    The Sampling Process
    AN llMTRODUCTlON TO THE PHlLOSOPHY OF
    SAMPLlNG
    SAMPLE DESlGNS
    Sample Design Choice Considerations
    Probability Designs
    PRACTlCAL CONSlDERATlONS IN SAMPUNG
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
   PART4
    DATA COLLECTlON
    CHAPTER 9
    PRlMARY DATA COLLECTlON
    OVERVlEW
    THE NATURE OF PRlMARY DATA COLLECTlON
    (PDC)
    PASSlVE PDC
    ACTlVE PDC
    Personal Interviewing
    Telephone Interviewing
    Mail Interviewing
    Computerized Interviewing
    A Comparison of Collection Methods
    PDC VENDORS
    PANEL VENDORS
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: QUALlTATlVE RESEARCH
    Nature and Uses of Qualitative Research
    Types of Qualitative Research
    Notes
    CHAPTER l 0
    MODEL BUlLDlNG; SELECTlON
    AND USE
    OVERVlEW
    IMPORTANCE AND TERMlNOLOGY
    VERBAL VERSUS MATHEMATlCAL MODELS
    TYPES OF MODELS
    Classification Criteria
    Model Speclflcation
    Managerial Objectives of Modeling
    SELECTlNG A MODEL SOLUTlON TECHNlQUE
    Sample Decislon Models and Solution
    Techniques
    AN EXAMPLE OF MODEL CONSTRUCTlON
    SOLUTlON, AND USE
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
   PART5
    ANALYTlCAL PROCEDURES
    C H A P T E R l l
    PLANNlNG FOR DATA ANALYSlS
    OVERVlEW
    PLANNlNG ISSUES
    SELECTlNG APPROPRlATE ANALYTlCAL
    SOFTWARE
    THE PREANALYTlCAL PROCESS
    Step 1:DataEditing
    Step 2: Variable Development
    Step 3: Data Coding
    Step 4: Error Check
    Step 5: Data Structure Generation
    Step 6: Preanalytical Computer Check
    Step 7: Tabulation
    BASlC ANALYTlCAL FRAMEWORK FOR BUSlNESS
    RESEARCH
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    CHAPTER l 2
    BASlC ANALYTlCAL METHODS
    OVERVlEW
    CLASSlFlCATlON OF ANALYTlCAL METHODS BY
    PURPOSE
    BASlC METHODS OF ASSESSlNG
    ASSOClATlON
    Crosstabulation
    Contingency Correlation
    Spearman Rank Correlation
    Pearson's r
    BASlC METHODS OF ASSESSlNG
    DlFFERENCES
    Chi-Square Test
    Z-Test for Differences in Proportions
    t-Test for Differences in Means
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: ADDlTlONAL BASlC ANALYTlCAL
    TECHNlQUES
    The Normal Distribution
    Calculation of the Sample Mean X and Sample
    Variance s2
    Standardizing a Data Array
    Covariation (Covariance)
    CHAPTER l 3
    ANALYSlS OF VARlANCE AND
    REGRESSlON TECHNlQUES
    OVERVlEW
    THE NATURE OF VARlANCE
    DECOMPOSlTlON
    LlNEAR MODELS
    One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    Llnear Regression
    Analysis of Covariance
    NONPARAMETRlC ANOVA
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: THE USE OF DUMMY AND EFFECT
    CODlNG TO EXAMlNE GROUP DlFFERENCES
    USlNG MULTlPLE LlNEAR REGRESSlON
   CHAPTER l 4
    ADVANCED MULTlVARlATE
    ANALYSlS
    OVERVlEW
    INTRODUCTlON TO MULTlVARlATE ANALYSlS
    SELECTlON OF A MULTlVARlATE TECHNlQUE
    ANALYSlS OF DEPENDENCY
    Multivariate Analysis of Variance
    Multiple Discrimlnant Analysis
    Conjoint Analysis
    Covariance Structure Analysis
    ANALYSlS OF iNTERDEPENDENCY
    Factor Analysis
    Cluster Analysis
    Multidimensional Scaling
    COMMENT ON MULTlVARlATE TECHNlQUES
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    PART6
    RESEARCH REPORTlNG AND
    EVALUATlON
    CHAPTER 1 5
    ETHlCAL CONSlDERATlONS IN BUSlNESS
    RESEARCH
    OVERVlEW
    ETHlCAL CONSlDERATlONS IN BUSlNESS
    RESEARCH
    Societal Rights
    Subjects' Rights
    Clients'/Managers' Rights
    Researchers' Rights
    CODES OF ETHlCS
    MANAGERlAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    APPENDlX: EXCERPTS FROM THE lCC/ESOMAR
    INTERNATlONAL CODE OF MARKETlNG AND
    SOClAL RESEARCH PRACTlCE
    Introduction
    3.2 Code
    Appendix 1
    CHAPTER l6
    RESEARCH REPORTlNG
    OVERVlEW
    WRlTTEN RESEARCH REPORTS
    The Outline
    Guidelines
    ORAL PRESENTATlONS
    COMMUNlCATlON CHALLENGES IN THE
    FUTURE
    MANAGERtAL CONSlDERATlONS
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    NOTES
    SUGGESTED READlNG
    CHAPTER 17
    EVALUATlON OF BUSlNESS
    RESEARCH
    OVERVlEW
    EVALUATlNG A RESEARCH REPORT
    Evaluation: Problem Development
    Evaluation: Research Design
    Evaluation: Data Collectlon
    Evaluation: Analytical Procedures
    Evaluation: Reportlng
    Overall Evaluative Score
    SUMMARY
    DlSCUSSlON QUESTlONS
    SUGGESTED READlNG
   APPENDlX A
    A PRACTlTlONER'S GulDE TO
    SECONDARY BUSlNESS INFORMATlON
    SOURCES
    RESEARCH GUlDES AND BlBLlOGRAPHlES
    ENCYCLOPEDlAS, DlRECTORlES, DlCTlONARlES
    AND HANDBOOKS
    INDEXES
    STATlSTlCAL SOURCES
    REFERENCES FOR (NDlVlDUAL COMPANlES
    OTHER SOURCES: (NTERNATlONAL BUSlNESS
    A NOTE ON THE STANDARD INDUSTRlAL
    CLASSlRCATlON (SlC)
   APPENDlX B
    SELECTED STATlSTlCAL TABLES
    TABLE B. RANDOM NUMBERS
    TABLE B.2 AREAS UNDER THE NORMAL
    CURVE
    TABLE B.3 DlSTRlBUTlON OF t
    TABLE B.4 DtSTRtBUTlON OF x2
    TABLEB.5FDtSTRlBUTlON
    TABLE B.6 FlSHER'S zTRANSFORMATlON
    OF rxy
   lNDEX
   
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