Methodological Issues in Management Research

Rabi N. Subudhi is a Senior Professor at KIIT School of Management, KIIT University, India. With over 32 years of teaching experience, he has published seven books and several research papers in the area of quantitative research methodology. He is also the Editor of KIIT Management Research Journal, Parikalpana. Sumita Mishra is an Associate Professor at KIIT School of Management, KIIT University, India. Her research on organizational culture, organization design, group culture and social psychology has been published in several reputable journals, such as Asian Case Research Journal, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, and Management Review.

• Foreword; Rajendra Nargundkar  Chapter 1. Introduction: The Methodological Domain in Management Research; Sumita Mishra and Rabi N. Subudhi Chapter 2. Review of Literature; Sumita Mishra Chapter 3. Purpose and Process of Research; Shikta SinghChapter 4. Research Design; Fakir M. Sahoo Chapter 5. Questionnaire Design; Sudhakar Patra Chapter 6. Qualitative Interviewing; Upasnaa Agarwal Chapter 7. Focus Group Discussions; Vijayalakshmi C. Balasubramaniam Chapter 8. Quantitative Data Analysis; Punyaslok Dhall Chapter 9. Testing of Hypothesis: Concepts and applications; Rabi N. Subudhi Chapter 10. Nature of Qualitative Research; Richa Awasthy Chapter 11. Case Study Research; Srilata Patnaik and Satyendra C. Pandey Chapter 12. Grounded Theory: A Method of Research Inquiry; Sunil Sharma, Atri Sengupta and Subhash Chandra Panja Chapter 13. DEA, Structural Modelling and Non-Parametric Tests; PKJ Mohapatra Chapter 14. Special Section on Sample Research Papers Chapter 14.1. Working with Second Order Construct in Measurement Model: An Illustration Using Empirical Data; Subhra Pattnaik Chapter 14.2. Role of Self-Congruity in Predicting Travel Intention; Joydeep Biswas and Shabbirhusain RVChapter 14.3. Structural Equation Modelling: Threshold Criteria for Assessing Model Fit; Malabika SahooChapter 14.4. Socio-Economic Development Disparity in India: An Inter-State Analysis; Ayushi Raichoudhury Chapter 14.5. Stages and Methods for Cleaning Large Secondary Data Using R; Manoj K. Jena & Brajaballav Kar Appendix. Statistical Tables

Management researchers in India examine methodological issues in the field, covering the methodological domain in management research; reviewing the literature; the purpose and process of research; research design; questionnaire design; qualitative interviewing; focus group discussions; quantitative data analysis; testing hypotheses: concepts and applications; the nature of qualitative research; case study research; grounded theory: a method of research inquiry; and supplemental research methods: DEA, ISM, AGP, and non-parametric statistics. They also include five sample research papers. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution.