Researching the world of work : strategies and methods in studying industrial relations / edited by Keith Whitfield and George Strauss.

Other author Whitfield, Keith.
Other author Strauss, George, 1923-2020
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : ILR Press, 1998.
Descriptionx, 330 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents ch. 1. Research methods in industrial relations / George Strauss and Keith Whitfield -- ch. 2. What is distinctive about industrial relations research / Thomas A. Kochan -- ch. 3. Qualitative methods: technique or size / Richard Whipp -- ch. 4. Quantitative methods: it's not what you do, it's the way that you do it / Keith Whitfield -- ch. 5. Experimental methods / Jan Bruins -- ch. 6. Role and challenge of case study design in industrial relations research / Jim Kitay and Ron Callus -- ch. 7. In the eye of the beholder: ethnography in the study of work / Raymond A. Friedman and Darren C. McDaniel -- ch. 8. Participatory action research: getting involved and creating surprises at the workplace / William Foote Whyte -- ch. 9. Large-scale national surveys for mapping, monitoring, and theory development / Neil Millward, Paul Marginson, and Ron Callus -- ch. 10. Employee attitude surveys / Jean Hartley and Julian Barling -- ch. 11. Comparative international industrial relations / George Strauss -- ch. 12. Using workplace surveys for comparative research / Keith Whitfield, Rick Delbridge, and William Brown -- ch. 13. Digging up the past: historical methods in industrial relations research / Greg Patmore -- ch. 14. Legal methods: asking new questions about law and the world of work / Suzanne Hammond and Paul Ronfeldt -- ch. 15. Sociological approaches to employment research / Daniel B. Cornfield and Melinda D. Kane -- ch. 16. Industrial relations research and the American policy-making process / Jay S. Siegel -- ch. 17. Funders and research: the vulnerability of the subject / William Brown -- ch. 18. Retrospect and prospect / Keith Whitfield and George Strauss.
Local noteLittle-308999--305131014903U
General noteArticles by contributors recruited by the Research Methods Study Group of the International Industrial Relations Association (IITA).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 295-320) and index.
LCCN 97048339
ISBN0801432901 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801485495 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD6961 .R37 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold