NEW Are you interested in postgraduate studies but worried about the research component? Are you faced with a complex business problem and do not know how to go about solving it? With changes in the world of work come new theories, new meanings and new applications. These require scientific methodologies and research strategies to obtain data and analyse it in such a way that the outcomes are reliable and generalisable. Research is synonymous with knowledge-creating which, in turn, is linked to innovation. Both of these are critical for economic and social development, as well as business development. But not all business practitioners are good researchers. And the broad landscape of the modern business world begs for a set of plans and models that can simultaneously provide stability and a breadth of development. Contents Include: Chapter 1: The history of research Chapter 2: The fundamentals of research Chapter 3: Research strategies and data types Chapter 4: Data collection and analyses Chapter 5: Finding a topic to research Chapter 6: The research proposal Chapter 7: Research presentation Chapter 8: The role of the supervisor Chapter 9: How to be a good researcher Of Interest and Benefit to: Business Practitioners Key Benefits: Provides easy referencing to most research techniques in the business domain. Depending on the problem at hand, there are numerous quantitative and qualitative methods described, as well as ways and means to write down the main problem. Beginners and specialists are reminded how to read and write academically and how to become good researchers.