Design and Conduct of Research in Tax, Law and Accounting provides a comprehensive guide to the design and conduct of robust social research in a range of business contexts including tax, law and accounting. This book addresses not only the theoretical underpinnings of research, and how they shape methodological choices and design, but also the practicalities of writing, conducting, analysing and reporting.

The book’s focus is on assisting researchers to make sound choices in order to effectively address their research objective, as poorly designed research can lead to insupportable arguments and misinformed claims. With a style that stimulates critical thinking and reflection this book facilitates the identification of skills that are needed, and how best to acquire and employ them. It is particularly useful where researchers need to bridge new disciplines of knowledge.

Design and Conduct of Research in Tax, Law and Accounting is an essential acquisition for all postgraduate, academic and professional researchers.

We spoke to Margaret McKerchar to find out why she decided to write Design & Conduct and how it will help those in the field of research. Read the Q & A here.

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Part I: GETTING STARTED
1. Introduction
2. Planning the research
3. Identifying the research problem

Part II: DESIGNING THE RESEARCH
4. Choosing the research framework
5. Choosing the methodological approach
6. Choosing the research method

Part III: CONDUCTING THE RESEARCH
7. Working in the field
8. Analysing data
9. Forming conclusions
10. Validating the contribution

Instructor Supplements

• Chapter 1 [PDF 19480]
• Chapter 10 [PDF 18300]
• Chapter 2 [PDF 19510]
• Chapter 3 [PDF 17870]
• Chapter 4 [PDF 18610]
• Chapter 5 [PDF 18820]
• Chapter 6 [PDF 20000]
• Chapter 7 [PDF 18430]
• Chapter 8 [PDF 18600]
• Chapter 9 [PDF 18590]

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