Many business men associate the term "research" exclu sively with the physical and chemical laboratory. There is, however, a growing recognition of the value of business research, particularly as it relates to marketing, indus trial relations, and public relations. A broad picture of business research as it exists today in the United States has been drawn in a report to the National Resources Planning Board. Below are abstracts of certain parts of the report believed to be of special interest to textile executives.

The “Business Research Platforms” chapter describes the Web sites of business libraries at ten top business schools, ranked on research output by faculty. Highlights of each site are included.

Competent research methods and data analysis are essential components for the progression of family business research. To identify and evaluate empirical trends, and make suggestions for future research, we examine 319 empirical articles published in Family Business Review since 1988. These studies are compared with 146 family business research articles published in top-tier journals not dedicated to family business research over the same timeframe. While we substantiate growth in rigor and sophistication, we address specific family business research challenges regarding construct validity, generalizability, causality, temporality, and multilevel issues. Suggestions are provided for future empirical research across six major topical areas.

ABSTRACTThis study examines productivity in seven international business journals from 1991 to 1995. The evidence suggests that international business research is highly competitive. Although a high percentage of articles are produced by U.S. authors, international research productivity is widespread across the globe. Further, there is an increasing trend in the percentage of foreign authors contributing international business research. This study also finds that there is a wide dispersion of productive institutions and individual authors.

Too much emphasis cannot be placed on the fact that the success of small business research depends to a very large extent upon the implicit confidence of the management in the benefits to be derived or the values to be received from the investment in personnel and equipment necessary for the proper functioning of its laboratories. This usually means the presence in the company of an executive or executives with a dominant personality, a keen imagination, a true appreciation of the difficulties to be encountered, and a willingness to gamble. Small business research requirements for manpower and facilities vary considerably. Some industries require the services of only a few to do routine testing, while others, because of the nature of the business, have need of a staff made up of chemists, chemical engineers, physicists, and even patent solicitors. This formidable array of scientists can and has been accumulated by many small businesses. Let ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the progress of research on business research in India and identify the key disciplines, journals, articles, authors, and institutions. Design/methodology/approach – Bibliometric analysis using data for articles published from the ISI Web of Knowledge databases consisting of the ISI Web of Science (1899-present) consisting of Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-expanded), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI); BIOSIS Previews (1969-present); CABI: CAAAB Abstracts (1910-present); MEDLINE (1950-present); Zoological Record (1864-present); and Journal Citation Reports (1999-2008). Findings – There is growing number of research literature on the theme and more so post 2002. Among the journals, the most prolific, measured by number of articles published are Management Decision, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Harvard Business Review, and Journal of International Marketing and the top ten percent of the journals are responsible for 36 percent of all publications. Similarly the top seven authors are responsible for about 15 percent of all publications and the top ten institutions account for 30 percent of all publications. This highlights that few journals, authors, and institutions are dominating the research arena of business research in India. Research limitations/implications – Despite its high degree of objectivity, bibliometric analysis has a subjective dimension (Van Raan, 2003) since the researcher had to make choices on the search terms, the time period used, etc., and while the data set is comprehensive, is it not exhaustive as many new journals are not part of SSCI (Pillania and Fetscherin, 2009; Pillania, 2011). Practical implications – The study undertakes a multi-disciplinary review of literature on business research in India. It identifies the key disciplines, journals, articles, authors, and institutions on business research in India. It is a ready reference for practitioners and future researchers on the subject. Originality/value – This study has made an attempt to study and document the literature on business research in India.

"Sample Design in Business Research." Journal of the Operational Research Society, 12(3), pp. 191–192

The Editors of the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) always try to publish the best international business research. Unfortunately, there will probably never be a simple response to the question, What constitutes excellent international business research? We might make some progress, however, if we first attempt to define international business research and then identify several noteworthy examples.

"Bound Volumes of Accounting and Business Research." Accounting and Business Research, 11(43), p. i

"Bound Volumes of Accounting and Business Research." Accounting and Business Research, 15(57), p. iv