Management Research Methods

by Phyllis Tharenou , Ross Donohue , Brian Cooper

• ISBN13: 9780521694285
• ISBN10: 0521694280
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-19
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Brian Cooper is a lecturer in the Department of Management, Monash University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The research process	p. 3
Research designs	p. 31
Experimental and quasi-experimental designs	p. 33
Correlational field study (survey) designs	p. 45
Case study research designs	p. 72
Action research designs	p. 88
Methods of data collection	p. 99
Asking questions: Questionnaires and interviews	p. 101
Documentation and observation	p. 123
Measurement	p. 147
Reliability and validity	p. 149
Scale development	p. 160
Methods of data analysis	p. 187
Quantitative data: Data set-up and initial analysis	p. 189
Quantitative data: Multivariate data analysis for answering research questions and hypothesis testing	p. 220
Content analysis	p. 250
Reporting research findings and ethical considerations	p. 273
Writing up a quantitative or qualitative project	p. 275
Ethical issues and conduct in the practice of research	p. 316
Index	p. 329
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