This concise and practical guide explores the use of analysing quantitative survey data using classical test theory as a method for conducting research in a business and management Masters dissertation.

A guide to understanding digital research from both a conceptual and practical perspective, helping the reader to make sense of the issues, challenges and opportunities of social science research in the digital age.

Focusing on the up-and-coming method of Necessary Condition Analysis, this text offers a practical guide to successfully using NCA in a business and management dissertation or project.

At a time when the fields of sports, music and leisure are becoming increasingly connected to events and the growth in visitor numbers has been significant, this book deals with the techniques involved with the production of such events. "Event Logistics" highlights "HOW" an event should be organized.

The book addresses key logistics and traffic theories and applies them to practical situations whilst elaborating on numerous case studies and examples. Questions surrounding the choice of locat...

This concise and practical guide explores the use of case studies as a method for conducting research in a business and management Masters dissertation.

Many companies have already introduced Lean, WCM and 6 Sigma, in order to try to realize the potential these techniques promise: double the production at half the costs. But in the western world, we have proved to be less successful in achieving these goals than the Japanse are. In this book, Steven Blom explains why, and he proposes ideas and methods to make real progress in increasing productivity. According to Blom, balancing out the Technical and the Social Systems within a company is cru...

Dit Engelstalige handboek beschrijft op Europees niveau het probleem van giftige gassen en dampen in importcontainers. Ongeveer 15 procent van alle importcontainers bevat een te hoge concentratie gevaarlijke gassen of dampen. De meeste gassen zijn afkomstig uit de lading zelf, een deel is in de container gebracht door fumigatie ten behoeve van ongediertebestrijding.Werknemers die containers openen of lossen lopen aanzienlijke gezondheidsrisico’s. Werkgevers zijn aansprakelijk en verplicht om...

Now in its third edition, Qualitative Research in Business and Management has been fully updated to include a range of recent examples of aspects of qualitative research in action, and a new look at the methods and ethics of using social media data.

„I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. It is exceedingly informative and reads extremely well, it has a logical structure throughout and also for me a lovely rhythm and pace.“

Dr Simon Templar, Visiting Fellow, Cranfield Centre for Logistics and

Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management,

Cranfield University, United Kingdom.

“During more than 40 years of engaging with European and global intermodal transport I have seen its development with all the ups and downs that belo...

An introduction to mixed methods research, explaining the types of research questions that mixed methods are best suited to answering and guiding students through using this method successfully in their own research-based dissertation or project.