Research Methods for Business Students

By M. Saunders, Philip E. T. Lewis, A. Thornhill. 2006

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Leadership learning through lived experience: A process of apprenticeship? (2006, background): “The specific research questions were kept from the interviewees to limit respondent bias (Saunders et al. 2000; Mason 2002).”
Survey response rate levels and trends in organizational research (2008, background): “However, given the lack of consensus around these alternative methodologies, RR remains a critical concern for organizational scholars who seek dependable, valid and reliable results (see Hair et al., 2007; Saunders et al., 2006).”
Offshoring and backshoring: A multiple case study analysis (2017, background): “…to the overall phenomenon of backshoring, this sampling strategy ensures that variation is not caused by extraneous/confounding variables (e.g. Saunders et al., 2003), adding robustness to findings and allowing the development of propositions more focused and fine-tuned to the study context.”
Social Sustainability in Developing Country Suppliers: An Exploratory Study in the Ready Made Garments Industry of Bangladesh (2014, background): “3.2 Multiple Case Study Approach The infancy of social sustainability research calls for an exploratory study (Saunders et al., 2009).”