The Handbook for Focus Group Research
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The Handbook for Focus Group Research

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The Handbook for Focus Group Research

About this book

As one of the most popular tools for gathering information in today?s marketplace, focus groups require understanding of purpose and good grounding in the technique to be effective. In The Handbook for Focus Group Research, Second Edition, Thomas L. Greenbaum provides the latest information on conducting effective focus groups. New chapters in this 1997 edition discuss the technology revolution, globalization of focus groups, physician focus groups, and the effective management of field services and recruiting. With more than 20 years of experience in focus group research, Tom Greenbaum shows the reader in this essential guide how to maximize the effectiveness of focus groups in thorough discussions of moderators and their techniques, escalating costs, facilities, and careers. This book is essential for professionals and scholars interested in marketing and marketing research.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction to the Second Edition
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Focus Groups: An Overview
  11. 2 Research Decisions
  12. 3 Maximizing the Effectiveness of Focus Group Research
  13. 4 Common Mistakes in Focus Groups
  14. 5 The Moderator
  15. 6 Focus Groups and the Technology Revolution
  16. 7 Controlling the Costs of Focus Group Research
  17. 8 New Moderating Techniques
  18. 9 Global Focus Groups
  19. 10 Litigation Focus Groups
  20. 11 Focus Groups With Physicians
  21. 12 Focus Group Trends
  22. 13 Effective Management of Field Services and Recruiting
  23. 14 Threats to the Focus Group Industry
  24. 15 A Career as a Moderator
  25. 16 Building a Business Moderating Focus Groups
  26. 17 The Role of the Facility
  27. Glossary
  28. Index
  29. About the Author