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Websites and literatuur

Webportal Universiteitsbibliotheek

You can use the webportal Resources on Economics & and Management to find information. This portal brings together information resources in economics and management that are available via the website of the University Library (UL) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Websites

• APA: http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/apa/.
• Guides to writing scientific papers: http://depts.washington.edu/psywc/handouts.shtml.
• Information about the Toulmin Model:
  http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~digger/305/toulmin_model.htm
• Information about argumentation structures: http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/arg/complex.php.
• Oxford Collocations Dictionary: http://www.xiaolai.net/ocd
  

Literatuur

General 

• Cameron, S. (3th Edition, 2005). The business student’s handbook. Learning skills for study and employment. Harlow: Pearson Education. 
• Rosa, A. & Escholz, P. (5th Edition, 2005), The Writer’s brief handbook. New York: Pearson Education.  
• Verschuren, P & Doorewaard, H. (1999). Designing a research project. Utrecht: LEMMA.
• Oshima, A. and Hogue, A. (1999), Writing Academic English, Longman, isbn 9780201340542.
• A complete and advanced reference book is Hannay, M. and Mackenzie, J.L., (2009) Effective Writing in English isbn 9789046901618.
• Murphy, R. (2004) English Grammar in Use, Cambridge, isbn 0521537622A.
• Foley, M. & Hall, D. (2003) Advanced Learners’ Grammar, Longman, isbn 0582403839.

Observation methods

• Bulmer, M. (Ed.). (1982). Social research ethics: an examination of the merits of covert participant observation. London: McMillan.
• Jorgenson, D.L. Participant observation: a methodology for human studies. Newbury Park: Sage.
• Spradley, J. (1980). Participant observation. New York/London: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston.
  

Interview methods

• Atkinson, R. (1998). The life story interview. California: Sage.
• Brenner, M. Brown, J. & Canter, D. (Eds.). (1985). The research interview: uses and approaches. London: Academic Press.
• Corfield, R. (1992). Successful interview skills. London: Kogan Page.
• Cox, G. & Dufault, C. (1996). 25 role plays for interview training. Aldershot : Gower.
• Merton, R., Fiske, M. & Kendall, P (1990). The focused interview: a manual of problems and procedures. New York: Free Press; London: Collier McMillan.
• Hollway, W. & Jefferson, T. (2000). Doing qualitative research differently : free association, narrative and the interview. London: Sage.
• Holstein, J. & Gubrium, J. (1995). The active interview. California: Sage.

Literature research

• Bell, J. (1999). Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science. Buckingham: Open University Press.
• Fink, A. (1998). Conducting research literature reviews : from paper to the Internet. California : Sage.
• Forrester, W. & Rowlands, J. (2000). The online searcher's companion. London : Library Association Publishing.
• Hart, C. (1998). Doing a literature review : releasing the social science research imagination.  London: SAGE.
• Large, A., Tedd, L. & Hartley, R. (1999). Information seeking in the online age : principles and practice. London: Bowker Saur.

Other quantitative research methods 

• Berger, A. (1991). Media research techniques. Newsbury Park: Sage.
• Denzin, N. & Lincoln, Y. (1998). The landscape of qualitative research : theories and issues. California: Sage. Everitt, A. (1992). Applied research for better practice. Basingstoke: McMillan.
• Franke, A. & Richardson, R. (1994). Evaluatie-onderzoek : kansen voor een kwalitatieve benadering. Bussum : Coutinho.
• Kayzel, R. (1993). Onderzoeken en adviseren. Deventer: Kluwer.
• Lee, R. (1993). Doing research on sensitive topics. London: Sage. Miller, C. & Treitel, C. (1991). Feminist research methods: an annotated bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press. Rossi, P. & Freeman, H. (1993). Evaluation: a systematic approach. Newbury Park: Sage.
• Schmitt, N. & Klimoski, R. (1991). Research methods in human resources management. Cincinatti: South-Western.
• Swanborn, P. (1996). Case-study's: wat, wanneer en hoe? Amsterdam: Boom.
• Wester, F. &  Smaling, A. (2000). Praktijkgericht kwalitatief onderzoek. Bussum : Coutinho.
• Yin, R.K. (1989). Case study research: design and methods. Beverly Hills: Sage.