Introduction to Business Research: Scope of Business Research - Managerial Value of Business Research - Major Topics for Research in Business – Design of Inquiring Systems (based on the works of Leibnitz, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Singer) – Theory, Concepts, Propositions and Scientific Method. Business Research Tools: Types of Business Research - Stages in the Research Process - Problem discovery and definition - Planning the research design - Evaluating research designs - Ethical Issues in Business R