Research Methods and Organization Studies

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Author(s): Alan Bryman
Series: Contemporary Social Research; 20
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: 304

Book cover......Page 1
Half title......Page 2
Series title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Glossary of abbreviations......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
1. The nature of organizational research......Page 15
2. Measurement in organizational research: questionnaires and structured interviews......Page 40
3. Experimental research......Page 68
4. Survey research......Page 99
5. Qualitative research......Page 126
6. Case study and action research......Page 156
7. Archival research and secondary analysis of survey data......Page 170
8. Structured observation, simulation, language studies and other methods of data collection......Page 186
9. Issues in organizational research......Page 205
Bibliography and author index......Page 227
Subject Index......Page 249