TY - GEN AU - Zikmund, William G. AU - Babin,Barry J. AU - Carr,Jon C. AU - Adhikari, Atanu. AU - Griffin, Mitch. TI - Business research methods SN - 9788131520369 U1 - 658.0072 PY - 2016/// CY - Delhi PB - Cengage learning KW - Business research KW - Management research KW - Business research methodology N1 - It includes Appendix, Glossary, and index N2 - a good manager needs to have insight into the previous happenings as well as the present situation in a business so as to be able to identify the underlying trends to develop short-term and long-term business strategies. These trends could relate to managing employees, using financial resource, studying target consumers, designing or formulating products, and promoting products effectively. Collecting useful information and analyzing it to identify underlying patterns require knowledge of research methods ER -