Description
Product ID: | 9780761971016 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Organizational Research Methods |
Subtitle: | A Guide for Students and Researchers |
Authors: | Author: Lynne Millward, Paul M Brewerton |
Page Count: | 224 |
Subjects: | Psychology, Psychology, Organizational theory and behaviour, Organizational theory & behaviour |
Description: | Select Guide Rating New from SAGE Publications `This text provides a timely and comprehensive introduction to major research methods in the Organizational sciences. It will be a boon to all students... 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 London Order you inspection copy via our web site www.sagepub.co.uk/inspection _copy_request.html This excellent text provides a practical guide for students and researchers 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. This book will be essential reading to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as researchers, in organizational studies and management disciplines.
''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. |
Imprint Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-04-07 |