The Management Research Handbook
Published on 5. September 1991
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-415-04341-0 (ISBN)
Description
The area of organizations and management environments presents special problems for researchers. How far can findings be validated? What can be successfully drawn from the research? How should different contexts such as developing countries be approached? How scientific should the approach be? This collection discusses these issues as it analyzes the whole process of research. The essays range from a theoretical underpinning of techniques to the practical details of writing up findings. By re-examining orthodox methods, the essays put forward a model for research that follows a more scientific approach. The book is structured around three crucial areas that affect the output of management research: the research perspective, method and context. It analyzes techniques such as case studies, interview strategies, team building and mail questionnaires, showing how data can be most effectively gathered and used. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-04341-0 (9780415043410)
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Content
Part I: Research Perspectives 1. Alternative Perspectives in the Organisational Sciences: "Inquiry from the Inside" and "Inquiry from the Outside" R. Evered and M.R. Louis 2. Multiple Paridigm Analysis: A Methodology for Management Research J.S. Hassard 3. The Case for the Natural Science Model for Research in Organizational Behaviour and Organization Theory O. Behling 4. Meaningful Management Research: The Meaning of Science in Relation to Management Research P. Dainty 5. What is Management Research? R. Bennett Part II: Research Methods 6. How is Management Research Carried Out? R. Bennett 7. Research Methodology in Organizational Studies P.M. Podsakoff and D.R. Dalton 8. Ethnomethodology and Organization: An Introduction J.S. Hassard 9. The Case Study: A Vital Yet Misunderstood Research Method for Management N.C. Smith 10. Management Field Research Using Reportory Grid Technique: Problems and Possibilities P. Dainty 11. Choosing a Survey Method in Management Research D. Jobber 12. Designing and Using Mail Questionnaires P.B. Cragg 13. A First Time User's Guide to Collection and Analysis of Interview Data from Senior Managers S.J. Hart Part III: Research Contexts 14. The Context of Doctoral Research N.C. Smith 15. Learning to do Research E. Philips 16. Understanding Supervisory Relationships P. Jeffcutt and A. Thomas 17. Writing up the Doctoral Thesis N. Clark 18. The Social Process of Research: Some Reflections on Developing a Multi-Disciplinary Accounting Project C. Tomkins, D. Rosenburg and I. Colville 19. Researching in Teams: Lessons from Experience M. King, R. Lee, J. Piper and J. Whittaker 20. Politics and Ethics in Action Research A. Kakabadse 21. Data Collection for Management Research in Developing Countries K. Ramachandran.