Research Methods for Organizational Studies

Name: Research Methods for Organizational Studies
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ISBN: 9780805847277

ISBN-10: 0805847278

ISBN-13: 9780805847277

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Donald P. Schwab

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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 issues in interpreting variance, explained estimates, and standardized and unstandardized regression…

Book details

List price: $120.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/2/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 354
Size: 7.05" wide x 10.20" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



Preface



Overview


Introduction


A Model of Empirical Research



Measurement: Understanding Construct Validity


Measurement Foundations: Validity and Validation


Measurement Applications: Research Questionnaires



Design: Addressing Internal Validity


Research Design Foundations. Design Applications: Experiments and Quasi-Experiments


Design Applications: Field Studies and Surveys



Analysis: Investigating Empirical Relationships


Data Analysis Foundations


Analysis Applications: Describing Scores on a Single Variable


Analysis Applications: Simple Correlation and Regression


Analysis Applications: Multiple Correlation and Regression



Statistical Validation


Statistical Inference Foundations


Statistical Inference Applications



Generalization: Addressing External Validity


External Validity



Research Reports


Research Report Writing



Extensions


On Incomplete Data


On Reliability


On Multicollinearity


On Casual Models and Statistical Modeling


On Statistical Modeling Challenges


On Good Research