Year: 2007
Author: Tharenou Ph., Donohue R., Cooper B
Genre: Allowance
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521694280
English language
Format: PDF
Number of Pages: 348
Management Research Methods is a comprehensive guide to the design and conduct of research in management-related disciplines such as organisational behaviour, human resource management, industrial relations, and the general field of management. Specifically, the text begins by providing an overview of the research process and in subsequent chapters explains the major types of design used in management research (correlational field studies, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, case studies, historical analysis, and action research). There are also chapters that describe the methods of data collection (interviews, questionnaires, documentation and observation) commonly employed by management researchers.
In addition, the text examines the issues of reliability and validity, the construction of multi-item scales, and the methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The text concludes with a practical guide explaining how to report research findings and a discussion of the ethical issues in the conduct and practice of research.
Preface page vii
Part 1 Introduction 1
1 . The research process 3
Part 2 Research designs 31
2 . Experimental and quasi-experimental designs 33
3. Correlational field study (survey) designs 45
4. Case study research designs 72
5 Action research designs 88
Part 3 Methods of data collection 99
6 . Asking questions: Questionnaires and interviews 101
7 . Documentation and observation 123
Part 4 Measurement 147
8 . Reliability and validity 149
9 . Scale development 160
Part 5 Methods of data analysis 187
10 . Quantitative data: Data set-up and initial analysis 189
11 . Quantitative data: Multivariate data analysis for answering research questions and hypothesis testing 220
12 . Content analysis 250
Part 6 Reporting research findings and ethical considerations 273
13 . Writing up a quantitative or qualitative project 275
14 . Ethical issues and conduct in the practice of research 316
Index
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