Method And Analysis In Organizational Research

Author : Paul M Brewerton
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412931479
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Research Methods written by Paul M Brewerton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-04-06 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `This text provides a timely and comprehensive introduction to major research methods in the Organizational sciences. It will be a boon to all students conducting their projects in this area, and may well become a standard reference for staff teaching research methods to undergraduate and postgraduate students of business studies or organizational behaviour′ - Professor Neil Anderson, Goldsmiths College, University of London ′This reasonably priced text would provide an invaluable starting point for those considering undertaking research in organisational settings′ - Paula Roberts, Nurse Researcher This book provides the reader with clear pointers for how to conduct organizational research appropriately, through planning and making informed and systematic research decisions, to understanding the ethical implications of applied organizational research, to implementing, reporting and presenting the findings to the highest possible standards. It provides an overview of a wide variety of research strategies, methods of data collection (both qualitative and quantitative) and analysis in a volume accessible to both an undergraduate, postgraduate and practitioner readership alike. Organizational Research Methods also represents a useful aid to the report writing task, indicating ways in which the project material can be most effectively organised for academic and feedback purposes, and by drawing upon real-life organizational contexts and examples to help the reader understand the core issues. Finally, the book offers a clear, manageable procedure for preparing a presentation to an academic or an organizational audience. Providing practical guidance on all elements of the research process, this book will be essential reading to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as researchers, in psychology, organizational studies and management disciplines.

Author : Thomas S. Bateman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Method and Analysis in Organizational Research written by Thomas S. Bateman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gillian Symon
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446258270
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Qualitative Organizational Research written by Gillian Symon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text brings together in one volume both consideration of the core methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis, and discussion of common challenges faced by all researchers in conducting qualitative research. Qualitative Organizational Research: Core Methods and Common Challenges contains 27 chapters, each written by an expert in the area. The first part of the volume considers common challenges in the design and execution of qualitative research, examining key contemporary debates in each area as well as providing practical advice for those undertaking organizational research. The second part of the volume looks at contemporary uses of core qualitative methods in organizational research, outlining each method and illustrating practical application through empirical examples. Written by internationally renowned experts in qualitative research methods, this text is an accessible and essential resource for students and researchers in the areas of organization studies, business and management research, and organizational psychology. Key features: • Coverage of all the key topics in qualitative research • Chapters written by experts drawing on their personal experiences of using methods • Introductory chapters outlining the context for qualitative research and the philosophies which underpin it Gillian Symon is Reader in Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. Catherine Cassell is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Manchester Business School.

Author : Professor David Buchanan
Publisher : SAGE Publications Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1446246051
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sage Handbook of Organizational Research Methods written by Professor David Buchanan and published by SAGE Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Research Methods provides a rich resource for organizational researchers, locating the technical aspects of organizational research in the wider context of the relevant personal, epistemological, theoretical, historical, ethical, and political issues. David Buchanan and Alan Bryman have gathered together many of the world's leading writers on theory, method, and analysis in organizational research and have made this the most comprehensive and cutting-edge volume in this ever-growing field.

Author : Gillian Symon
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Qualitative Methods and Analysis in Organizational Research written by Gillian Symon and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1998-08-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text brings together a range of qualitative methods in organizational research and shows how they can be used in practice. The diversity of organizational contexts examined highlights the breadth of work issues and environments to which qualitative methods have been applied. qualitative approaches in research into organizations. Taking a particular method as its theme, each chapter then outlines its features while demonstrating its use in current organizational research. The text is illustrated with detailed examples and each chapter concludes with an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of its subject.

Author : Catherine Cassell
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761948889
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research written by Catherine Cassell and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-05-26 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text covers an array of methods needed for undertaking qualitative data collection & analysis. It includes 30 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique including chapters on traditional methods, analysis techniques, intervention methods & the latest developments in research methods.

Author : Donald P. Schwab
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135704910
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Methods for Organizational Studies written by Donald P. Schwab and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revision of a best selling research methods textbook introduces social science methods as applied broadly to the study of issues that arise as part of organizational life. These include issues involving organizational participants such as managers, teachers, customers, patients and clients, and transactions within and between organizations. In this new edition, chapter 19 now focuses on describing the modeling process and outcomes. An entirely new chapter 20 now addresses challenges to modeling. It goes substantially beyond a discussion of statistical inference. It also discusses issues in interpreting variance, explained estimates, and standardized and unstandardized regression coefficients. A new capstone chapter 21 helps students recognize good research. This textbook is accompanied by an Instructor's Manual for course use.

Author : Kimberly D. Elsbach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317908775
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Qualitative Organizational Research written by Kimberly D. Elsbach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art, innovative approaches to qualitative research for organizational scholars. Individual chapters in each area are written by experts in a variety of fields, who have contributed some of the most innovative studies themselves in recent years. An indispensable reference guide to anyone conducting high-impact organizational research, this handbook includes innovative approaches to research problems, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and application of research findings. The book will be of interest to scholars and graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropology, organizational behavior, organizational theory, social psychology, and sociology

Author : Catherine Cassell
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412931606
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research written by Catherine Cassell and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research is an excellent resource for students and researchers in the areas of organization studies, management research and organizational psychology, bringing together in one volume the range of methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis. The volume includes 30 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique. The chapters cover traditional research methods, analysis techniques, and interventions as well as the latest developments in the field. Each chapter reviews how the method has been used in organizational research, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the method, and presents a case study example of the method in use. A list of further reading is supplied for those requiring additional information about a given method. The comprehensive and accessible nature of this collection will make it an essential and lasting handbook for researchers and students studying organizations.

Author : Peer C. Fiss
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781907781
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research written by Peer C. Fiss and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 20 years after the emergence of configurational theory as a key perspective in organization studies in the 1990s, this approach has yet to deliver on its promise. While we know that configurations the relative arrangement of parts and elements - matters, empirical research on configurations is just beginning to deliver on its promise.