Research Without Tears

From the First Ideas to Published Output

John Creedy, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

The book covers topics including: planning a first research project; writing a first research paper; writing a thesis and the relationship with a supervisor; the differences between journal and book publishing and what to expect from editors of both publishing formats. It also offers invaluable advice on structure, writing clearly and pitfalls to avoid as well as the processes involved in publishing.

‘Research Without Tears is. . . clearly presented and well structured. In fact it illustrates in its execution all the good advice on writing style Creedy gives to his readers. . . It will enhance any collection on research methods in the social sciences. It is hard to think of any research student who would not be grateful for the advice it gives.’
– The Electronic Library