Review
Part one: Introduction to the research process 1. The role of marketing research and the research process Part two: Defining the problem 2. Problem definition and the research process Part three: Planning the research design 3. Qualitative research 4. Digital research using secondary data 5. Survey research 6. Observation 7. Experimental research and test marketing 8. Measurement 9. Questionnaire design Appendix 9A Question wording and measurement scales for commonly researched topics Part four: Planning the sample 10. Sampling: Sample design and sample size Part five: Collecting the data 11. Editing and coding: Transforming raw data into information Part six: Analysing the data 12. Univariate statistical analysis: A recap of inferential statistics 13. Bivariate statistical analysis: Tests of differences 14. Bivariate statistical analysis: Tests of association 15. Multivariate statistical analysis Appendix 15 A Measuring consumer utility Part seven: Formulating conclusions and writing the final report 16. Communicating research results: Research report, oral presentation, and research follow-up Appendix A Statistical tables
About the Author
Ben Lowe is Professor of Marketing at Kent Business School, University of Kent. He was previously Head of the Marketing Group for a number of years and has also taken on other leadership roles within the School (e.g., Interim Director of Education, Programme Director for the MSc in Marketing and the MSc in Management, Academic Lead for the School’s Periodic Programme Review). Currently he is on the editorial board of several journals and is an Associate Editor at the European Journal of Marketing. He has published extensively in the field of consumer behaviour, and his research made contributions to our understanding of pricing, innovation adoption, social marketing, marketing communications and interactive marketing. Qualifications: PhD (Griffith), BBus (Monash), BCom (Sydney), PGCHE (Kent).
Hume Winzar is an Associate Professor in Business at Macquarie University, Sydney. He is director of the Bachelor of Business Analytics in the Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics. Teaching and research focuses on marketing research and analytics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Hume is regarded as one of Australia’s authorities on research design and marketing research analysis. Over the last 30 years he has taught the full range of marketing courses in universities across Australia, SE-Asia, Eastern Europe, Canada and the USA. He has also published in marketing theory, consumer behaviour and research methodology and has contributed to publications in psychology, management, accounting and banking. Qualifications: B.Business (QUT), MBA (UQ), M.Commerce (Bond), PhD (Sydney), GCHE (Griffith).
Steven D’Alessandro is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Tasmania. Steve has published 114 refereed papers in leading international journals (including The European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Research, International Marketing Review, Psychology and Marketing, Marketing Letters, Journal of Services Marketing, Journal of Macromarketing, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Studies, Accounting and Finance, Food Quality and Preference, Applied Economics, and Journal of Environmental Management), books and conferences. Steve has also worked as a market research consultant for blue-chip companies such as Pacific-Dunlop, ANZ, Challenge Bank, BHP, Telstra and Ford. He has published a number of market-leading textbooks on Market Research and Consumer Behaviour as well as an original text on Services Marketing with Oxford University Press. In 2012 he was awarded the ANZMAC Distinguished Marketing Educator of the Year Award, in recognition of his sustained excellence and innovation in marketing education. In 2017, he was part of the successful bid team and co-investigator for the Cyber Security CRC which was awarded 140 million dollars by industry and government. He is currently co-editor of the Journal of Consumer Behaviour.
William G. Zikmund, Ph.D., was a professor of marketing at Oklahoma State University until his death in 2002. He received his bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Colorado, a master of science degree from Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Colorado. Professor Zikmund worked in marketing research for Conway/Millikin Company and Remington Arms Company before beginning his academic career, and he had extensive consulting experience with business and not-for-profit organizations. Professor Zikmund published dozens of articles and papers in a diverse group of scholarly journals, including the JOURNAL OF MARKETING, ACCOUNTING REVIEW, and the JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY. He was the author of the successful textbooks EXPLORING MARKETING RESEARCH, BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS, MARKETING, and EFFECTIVE MARKETING, as well as a work of fiction: A CORPORATE BESTIARY. Professor Zikmund was a member of several professional organizations, including the American Marketing Association, the Academy of Marketing Science, the Association for Consumer Research, the Society for Marketing Advances, the Marketing Educators¿ Association, and the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators. He served on the editorial review boards of the JOURNAL OF MARKETING EDUCATION, MARKETING EDUCATION REVIEW, JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, and JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH. Professor Zikmund was an accomplished educator who strived to be creative and innovate in the classroom, and his books have been used in universities in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and North America, reaching more than a half million students worldwide.
Barry J. Babin has authored more than 100 research publications in some of today's most prestigious peer-reviewed research periodicals, such as the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Retailing, Psychology and Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and the International Journal of Wine Business Research. Dr. Babin is currently Morris Lewis Professor of Marketing and chair of marketing in the Ole Miss Business School. He has won numerous honors for his research, including the Louis K. Brandt Faculty Research Award from the University of Southern Mississippi, Outstanding Researcher in the COB at Louisiana Tech University, the 1996 Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) Steven J. Shaw Award, the 1997 Omerre Deserres Award for Outstanding Contributions to Retail and Service Environment Research and the Academy of Marketing Science’s prestigious Harold W. Berkman Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Babin is a past president of the Academy of Marketing Science and the Society for Marketing Advances and has been recognized as a distinguished fellow of both organizations. His research focuses on the effect of the service environment in creating value for employees and customers and on the impact of big data on consumer liberty. He offers expertise in building and understanding value that leads to long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with employees and customers. His teaching specialties involve advanced methods of marketing and consumer research and creative problem solving. A frequent international lecturer, he has presented in Australia, South Korea, France, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Peru, Israel and the United Kingdom.
