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Informationen zum Autor Klappentext "If research is the seed, this book is the tool to till the soil." -Ken Melrose, Chairman and CEO, The Toro Company This is a basic research textbook for people to learn about planning and conducting research in organisations. The book covers the foundations and methods relevant to doing research in organisations as well as the identification of research questions and the ethical conduct of research. Sections of the book are devoted to quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research and presents case examples illustrating the various research methods covered. Research in Organizations can be thought of a comprehensive beginning researcher's text. Zusammenfassung Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Holton! leading scholars in the field! bring together contributions from more than twenty distinguished researchers from multiple disciplines to provide a comprehensive introductory textbook on organizational research. Designed for use by professors and students in graduate-level programs in business! management! organizational leadership! and human resource development! Research in Organizations teaches how to apply a range of methodolgies to the study of organizations. This comprehensive guide covers the theoretical foundations of various research methods! shows how to apply those methods in organizational settings! and examines the ethical conduct of research. It provides a holistic perspective! embracing quantitative! qualitative! and mixed-methodology approaches and illuminating them through numerous illustrative examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Advancing Research in Organizations through Learning Communities —ANDREW H. VAN DE VEN, University of Minnesota Preface List of Figures List of Tables PART ONE Research in Organizations 1: The Challenge of Research in Organizations —RICHARD A. SWANSON, University of Minnesota 2: The Process of Framing Research in Organizations —RICHARD A. SWANSON, University of Minnesota PART TWO Quantitative Research Methods 3: The Basics of Quantitative Research —ELWOOD F. HOLTON III AND MICHAEL F. BURNETT, Louisiana State University 4: Sampling Strategies and Power Analysis —DAVID L. PASSMORE AND ROSE M. BAKER, The Pennsylvania State University 5: Effects Sizes versus Statistical Significance —BRUCE THOMPSON, Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) 6: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs —DARLENE RUSS-EFT, Oregon State University, and AMY L. HOOVER, Central Washington University 7: Survey Research in Organizations —KENNETH R. BARTLETT, University of Minnesota 8: Multivariate Research Methods —REID A. BATES, Louisiana State University 9: Structural Equation Modeling: An Introduction to Basic Techniques and Advanced Issues —JENI L. BARNETTE and LARRY J. WILLIAMS, Virginia Commonwealth Universit 10: Scale Development Principles and Practices —TIMOTHY R. HINKIN, Cornell University 11: Factor Analysis Methods —BAIYIN YANG, University of Minnesota 12: Meta-Analysis Methods —BAIYIN YANG, University of Minnesota PART THREE Qualitative Research Methods 13: Content, Lived Experience, and Qualitative Research —YVONNA S. LINCOLN, Texas A&M University 14: Analyzing Qualitative Data —WENDY E. A. RUONA, University of Georgia 15: Grounded Theory Research Methods —CAROL D. HANSEN, Georgia State University 16: Ethnographic Research Methods —PAMELA CRESPIN, CHRISTINE MILLER, and ALLEN W. BATTEAU, Wayne State University 17: Historical Research Methods —MICHAEL ROWLINSON, Queen Mary, University of London PART FOUR Mixed Methods Research 18: Mixed Methods Research: Developments, Debates, and Dilemmas —JOHN W. CRESWELL, University of Nebrask...
