Research methods for organizational studies / Donald P. Schwab.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwab, Donald P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organization--Research--Methodology.

Organization.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This revision of a best selling research methods textbook introduces social science methods as applied broadly to the study of issues that arise as part of organizational life. These include issues involving organizational participants such as managers, teachers, customers, patients and clients, and transactions within and between organizations. In this new edition, chapter 19 now focuses on describing the modeling process and outcomes. An entirely new chapter 20 now addresses challenges to modeling. It goes substantially beyond a discussion of statistical inference. It also discusses

Contents:

Contents; Preface; About the Author; I: OVERVIEW; II: MEASUREMENT: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; III: DESIGN: ADDRESSING INTERNAL VALIDITY; IV: ANALYSIS: INVESTIGATING EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; V: STATISTICAL VALIDATION; VI: GENERALIZATION: ADDRESSING EXTERNAL VALIDITY; VII: RESEARCH REPORTS; VIII: EXTENSIONS; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-32164-1

9786612321641

1-4106-1128-0

9781410611284

OCLC:

271586332