An expansive, yet remarkably concise and accessible resource, Qualitative Research in Business and Management is designed to help qualitative researchers with all aspects of their research project from start to finish. It discusses the key philosophies underpinning qualitative r…
Patton has created the most comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date review of qualitative methods available. The Third Edition has retained and expanded upon the exhibits, which highlight and summarize major issues, guidelines, the summative sections, tables, and figures as we…
A brief, authoritative introduction to field experimentation in the social sciences. It covers the major aspects of experiment design, analysis, and interpretation in clear language. Students learn how to design randomized experiments, analyze the data, and interpret the finding…
Research Methods in Human Resource Management is a key resource for anyone undertaking a research report or dissertation. It covers the planning and execution of HRM research projects, from investigating and researching HR issues to designing and implementing research and then e…
The fully updated Second Edition presents systematic methods for analyzing qualitative data with clear and easy-to-understand steps. Real examples drawn from social science and health literature along with carefully crafted, hands-on exercises at the end of each chapter allow re…
Art Practice as Research: Inquiry in the Visual Arts presents a compelling argument that the creative and cultural inquiry undertaken by artists is a form of research. The text explores themes, practices, and contexts of artistic inquiry and positions them within the discourse o…
Video provides unprecedented opportunities for social science research, enabling the fine-grained analysis of social organisation, culture and communication. This is the first book to provide practical guidance for both students and academics on how to use video in qualitative r…
Comprises eight quality volumes that provide practical advice on how to conduct state-of-the-art qualitative research. This toolkit is useful for students and researchers for use in planning and carrying out research in a variety of academic and professional environments
Designed for students, scholars and marketing research practitioners by three qualitative marketing research pioneers, this book takes readers through the basics to an advanced understanding of the state of the art in qualitative marketing and consumer research. With hands-on ex…
Explains how to design case study research that will produce results useful to policymakers and it emphasises the imporatnce of developing policy-related theories. It offers three major contributions to case study methodology. This book will be of use to graduate students and sc…
This straightforward, jargon-free book provides an invaluable introduction to planning and conducting qualitative data analysis with NVivo. Written by leading authorities, with over 40 years combined experience in computer-assisted analysis of qualitative and mixed-mode data, th…
Social work researchers, educators, and doctoral students who are interested in systematic reviews will find the step-by-step format of this book invaluable for conducting their reviews, both in the form of rapid evidence assessments and in high-quality critical reviews.
"The SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods" is a must for every social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in one volume. The Handbook includes chapters on each phase o…
Equips students and researchers in psychology and the social sciences to carry out qualitative data analysis, focusing on four major methods. To help students and researchers make informed methodological choices about their own research, this book addresses data collection and t…
