"Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach is a concise and straightforward introduction for students to the world of business research. The skill building approach provides students with practical perspectives on how research can be applied in real business situations....

Part I: Before the Institutionalization of Business Administration as a Science -- 1. Early Devices and Techniques in Western Asia and the Near East -- 2. Management of Homes, Estates and Trade in Europe until the Middle Ages -- 3. The age of Enlightenment and beyond in Europe -- 4. Three...